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Smithtown Central School District – Capital Projects (2016M-202)

… The objective of our audit was to review capital projects for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $224 million. Key Findings The Board did not authorize an appropriation for a project, which prevented it from establishing the total …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/smithtown-central-school-district-capital-projects-2016m-202

Rensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)

… Board properly managed the District’s financial operations for the period July 1, 2012 through May 31, 2016. Background … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $23.9 … Key Recommendations Adopt structurally balanced budgets for the general fund that include realistic estimates for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286

Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)

… of our audit was to examine the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Total expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $27 million. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separation

Tupper Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-151)

… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 through April 30, 2014. … with approximately 790 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $17 million. Key Findings The Board adopted budgets for the general fund that were not structurally balanced …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/tupper-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-151

Springs Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Leave Accruals (2014M-200)

… by $3.5 million. The Board consistently appropriated fund balance in ensuing years’ budgets that was not used. The District’s unrestricted fund balance as of June 30, 2013 was almost 15% of budgeted … of adopting budgets that contain appropriations of fund balance that will not be used. Ensure that unrestricted fund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/springs-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-leave-accruals

Niagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)

… in aid for costs associated with operating the Tuscarora Indian School, and there is at least an 18-month lag before …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364

Brentwood Union Free School District – Fund Balance and Hiring Practices (2016M-251)

… The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s fund balance and examine the procedures for hiring … Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which operates 17 schools with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/22/brentwood-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-and-hiring-practices

DeRuyter Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-119)

… The Board has appropriated a significant amount of fund balance for the District’s budget during the past few years and has not adopted a fund balance policy establishing the level of unrestricted fund balance to maintain. The Board has not formally adopted a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/deruyter-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-119

Owego Apalachin Central School District – Capital Project and Financial Condition (2014M-109)

… audit was to examine certain District financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through December 16, 2013. … 2,200 students. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $42.4 million. Key Findings While the Board planned properly for the ongoing capital project, monitoring the project’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/22/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-capital-project-and-financial

Glen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)

… user access and to review potential conflicts of interest for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $82.5 million. Key Findings There was no written policy for notifying the IT office of new hires, keeping track of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflict

Town of Colden – Highway Operations (2017M-127)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review highway department operations for the period … management policy. The Superintendent did not keep up-to-date maintenance logs for the department’s fleet of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-colden-highway-operations-2017m-127

Franklinville Joint Fire District – Claims Processing (2017M-141)

… was to examine the District’s claims processing procedures for the period January 1, 2016 through May 25, 2017. … Fire Commissioners. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2017 total $349,000. Key Findings The Board has not … equipment and supplies. Board resolutions approving claims for payment did not indicate the number or dollar amounts of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/22/franklinville-joint-fire-district-claims-processing-2017m-141

True North Troy Preparatory Charter School – Enrollment and Billing (2013M-147)

… was to examine the student enrollment and billing process for the period July 1, 2011, to January 22, 2013. Background … eighth grades. The School’s budgeted operating expenses for the 2012-13 fiscal year were about $5.6 million. Key … their residence in each of the resident school districts for the 30 students reviewed. At the end of the fiscal year, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/08/09/true-north-troy-preparatory-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2013m

Village of Nassau – Budgeting (2018M-3)

… the Board adopted budgets based on reasonable estimates for the period June 1, 2014 through September 30, 2017. … approximately 1,100. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2017-18 fiscal year total $697,543. Key Findings … by an annual average of $118,599 (20.9 percent) for 2014-15 through 2016-17. The general fund’s unrestricted …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/20/village-nassau-budgeting-2018m-3

Brentwood Public Library – Leave Accruals (2018M-26)

… Office employee leave accrual records were accurate for the period July 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017. … five-member Board of Trustees. Expenditures and other uses for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $9.3 million. Key Findings Leave accrual records for five of the seven Business Office employees were …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/04/20/brentwood-public-library-leave-accruals-2018m-26

Voorheesville Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-181)

… properly accounted for extra-classroom activity (ECA) fund collections and disbursements for the period July 1, … maintain adequate supporting documentation for all ECA fund collections. Ensure that disbursement requests are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/08/voorheesville-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m

Town of Union Vale – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-172)

… competition. The Town has no policies or restrictions for Internet use; we found numerous instances of personal Internet use. Key Recommendations Revise the procurement … competition for professional services. Adopt policies for Internet use, implement web filtering software and review web …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-union-vale-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-172

Cattaraugus County - Onoville Marina and Probation Department (2018M-32)

… Marina employees did not accurately record the number of tickets sold and may not have collected and reported the … is owed. Key Recommendations Maintain copies of tickets or ticket stubs sold and count money collected on a … no other evidence documenting receipt (e.g., pressnumbered tickets) is available and retained. Take further action to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/09/07/cattaraugus-county-onoville-marina-and-probation-department-2018m-32