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Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024
… September August 2024 Featured Story: Retirement: Myths vs Facts Members: Working for a Public Employer While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-75)
… School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017mTown of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
Town of Red Hook Financial Condition 2018M171
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171Fredonia Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-33)
… the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board overestimated appropriations … resulting in annual operating surpluses and a fund balance increase of more than $2 million (52 percent). As of June 30, 2017, unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $3.3 million and was 11 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/fredonia-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-33Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Reduce … action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-146)
… an average of $2.5 million each year and appropriated fund balance to help finance operations that generally was not used. Unrestricted fund balance exceeded the legal limit annually. The District … realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budget. Ensure that the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-146Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… student grades, modifying student information system (SIS) permissions, assuming accounts or identities and viewing … There were also unnecessary user accounts in the SIS, including those for former district employees, former … at least in part, district officials’ failure to review SIS audit logs on a regular basis, properly manage accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsWest Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… (Board) reasonably and transparently managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board appropriated fund balance that was not needed to fund operations and was not … over a four-year period. Annually appropriated fund balance that was not needed to pay operational expenses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40Islip Fire District – Financial Condition (2020M-25)
… the audit period. Did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, the Board … Adopt a fund balance policy that addresses the level of fund balance to be maintained in the operating fund. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/islip-fire-district-financial-condition-2020m-25Hannibal Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-23)
Hannibal Central School District Financial Condition 2017M23
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/hannibal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-23VII.10.G Cash Advance Shortages and Overages – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Shortages All shortages, explainable or not, should be corrected by submitting an AP voucher for reimbursement to … All shortages explainable or not should be corrected by submitting an AP voucher for reimbursement to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10g-cash-advance-shortages-and-overagesBrockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in each of those five years, totaling $20.9 million. The … totaling $24.5 million that were not needed or used in many years, and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $700,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies … million (7 percent) and appropriated $2.5 million of fund balance that was not needed while generating operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… $300,000 of fund balance each year and increase real property taxes to close budget gaps. However, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, a significant accumulation of surplus fund … limit and missed opportunities to lower real property taxes. The continued practice of overestimating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Newburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A key measure of a school district’s financial condition is its level of fund … of surplus fund balance, 1 up to 4 percent of the budget, for unexpected occurrences and fluctuations in cash flow. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32Mount Markham Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-39)
Did District officials properly manage fund balance and ensure budget estimates and reserves were reasonable?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/mount-markham-2020-39.pdfAlexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly used and managed fund balance and reserves.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/alexander-2020-64.pdfTown of Harrison - Budgeting Practices (2018M-142)
Determine whether the revenue and expenditure projections in the budget and fund balance were reasonable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/harrison.pdfDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-134
… End Date: Leave blank Goal Amount: Leave blank Goal Balance: Leave blank April 2024 Location Pay (Earnings Code … $3,400 End Date: Leave blank Goal Amount: Leave blank Goal Balance: Leave blank OSC will also automatically update any … 425 Repay State Loans/Debt 426 Higher Ed Repay State Loan 428 Dependent Care 433 Total Unemployment Ins Owed 442 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-134-april-2023-and-april-2024-retroactive-increases