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Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for … fund balance and have allowed unrestricted fund balance to exceed the statutory limit for the past three fiscal years … million. District officials have allowed reserve balances to accumulate to excessive levels and have consistently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-362Hamburg Central School District – Capital Project (2014M-129)
… 26, 2014. Background The Hamburg Central School District is located in the Towns of Hamburg, Boston, Eden and Orchard Park in Erie County. The District is governed by a Board of Education which comprises seven elected members. … not sufficiently detailed for the taxpayer to know exactly what work was to be performed and what furnishings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/hamburg-central-school-district-capital-project-2014m-129Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2011 through May 3, 2013. Background … elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $13.7 million. … the District had operating surpluses totaling $2.7 million for the period, which caused the accumulated fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Albany City School District – Separation Payments and Information Technology (2012M-251)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s calculation of separation payments and information technology for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/22/albany-city-school-district-separation-payments-and-informationJamestown City School School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
Determine whether the Jamestown City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/jamestown-city-school-district-2022-97.pdfOdessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period … reserve policy. Develop a multiyear financial plan to estimate the future costs of ongoing services based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Andes Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-250)
… The Andes Central School District (District) is located in Delaware County. The District is governed by a Board of … levels. They have appropriated funds they have not used in four of the last five fiscal years (2008-09 through … officials used $205,000 of appropriated fund balance in 2011-12, their unreserved fund balance increased to almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/andes-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-250Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over budget transfers and IT for the period July 1, 2014 through August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationWhitney Point Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-282)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board ensured that the central … during the 2014-15 school year. Key Findings The Board did not establish adequate policies and procedures to ensure receipts from all events were deposited, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/whitney-point-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2016mFairport Public Library – Financial Management (2014M-354)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Library’s financial management for the period … policies. Unrestricted fund balance has increased to 64 percent of the ensuing year’s budget as of the end of … Key Recommendations Implement claims audit procedures to ensure that the Board audits and approves all claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/06/12/fairport-public-library-financial-management-2014m-354Debt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… issue of outstanding bonds. Among the requirements imposed by the Local Finance Law ( Sections 90.00 and 90.10 ) is that … the terms and conditions of all notes and bonds sold by certain public authorities at p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsExecutive Director of Baychester Youth Council Indicted for Stealing More Than $100,000 From Federal Grant
… [the money]" she saw fit. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Markus Sztejnberg of the … for their assistance in the investigation, and retired Assistant Bronx District Attorney Linda Tacoma for her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/executive-director-baychester-youth-council-indicted-stealing-more-100000-federal-grantNiagara Falls City School District – Fuel Accountability (2015M-178)
… The Niagara Falls City School District is located in Niagara County. The District, which operates 11 schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/13/niagara-falls-city-school-district-fuel-accountability-2015m-178Weedsport Central School District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2021M-199)
… were paid. District officials did not seek competition for purchases totaling $736,858 made from two vendors and … into a written contract and did not seek competition for the District’s external audit services, as required. 23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2021m-199Baldwinsville Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2022M-106)
… safeguard and accurately account for fuel inventory, and the responsibility for managing fuel inventories was not … 18 invoices and found District records support that the District may have been overbilled for 2,518 gallons … periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Review fuel usage reports for reasonableness or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/14/baldwinsville-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2022m-106Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… after District programs recorded receipts on a transmittal form. Treasurer reports were presented to the Board between 65 and 261 days after the end of the … payor of program funds received. Update District policy to provide guidance to ensure the timely deposit of funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education is Not Doing Enough to Prepare Students for Higher Education
… The NYC Department of Education (DOE) needs to step up its … DiNapoli said. “The DOE must make sure students are ready for their next steps after high school and should … not graduate high school.” DOE considers students college ready if they meet its criteria for graduating high school, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-not-doing-enough-prepare-students-higher-educationOssining Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-176)
… The Ossining Union Free School District is located in the Village of Ossining, in Westchester County. The District has approximately 4,980 … fiscal years 2012-13 through 2016-17, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used. Recalculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/ossining-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-176Cairo-Durham Central School District – Information Technology (2017M-246)
… accessed websites unrelated to business activities, and web filters were not adequate. Key Recommendations Update the … training, monitor Internet usage and configure the web filtering software to block access to sites that violate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/cairo-durham-central-school-district-information-technology-2017m-246New Hartford Central School District – Procurement (2016M-153)
… The New Hartford Central School District is located in the Towns of New Hartford, Paris and Kirkland in Oneida County and the Town of Frankfort in Herkimer County. The District, which operates five schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/new-hartford-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-153