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Prattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… if the Board of Education (Board) and Prattsburgh Central School District (District) officials adequately managed the … The Board appropriated fund balance totaling $1.13 million for fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19 but none of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108Southern Cayuga Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-77)
… appropriations and the amount of fund balance needed to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Develop comprehensive multiyear financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/southern-cayuga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-77Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… before approving them. Charge some project applicants fees in accordance with the Board-approved fee schedule. Assess … information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Key Recommendations The Board … for evaluation and compared to project goals as stated in applications. JCIDA officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaTown of Canton - Compensation and Benefits (2018M-159)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether compensation and benefits were paid in accordance with the collective … amounts. Key Findings The Supervisor re-allocated and collected additional salaries for bookkeeping duties … 2017, he reimbursed the Town for these extra payments and the Town paid $58,858 to the Supervisor’s wife for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-canton-compensation-and-benefits-2018m-159Town of Hammond – Town Clerk Operations (2014M-350)
… April 30, 2014. Background The Town of Hammond is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of approximately … penalties and second-notice fees to the Supervisor in a timely manner. The Clerk did not properly secure all … collections to the Supervisor, County and other agencies in compliance with statutory requirements. Ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/27/town-hammond-town-clerk-operations-2014m-350Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… The Board could improve its budgeting and management of fund balance and reserves. The Board: Adopted unrealistic … Establish a written policy governing the reasonable amount of fund balance to maintain and adopt a multiyear financial … records. Town officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/25/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-5Town of Poestenkill – Credit Card Purchases (2024M-34)
Determine whether the Town of Poestenkill Town Town Board Board ensured credit card purchases were adequately supported for legitimate purposes and approved before payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/07/town-poestenkill-credit-card-purchases-2024m-34Debt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… Form”). The Guidelines summarize the process and criteria for the State Comptroller's review of the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsState Agencies Bulletin No. 296
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. Payroll Data Transaction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/296-revised-data-capture-files-nhrp-716-and-nhrp-517Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of … operations. Recalculated surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by $7.2 million including $2.8 million … restricted in a debt reserve as of June 30, 2021. The Board unnecessarily appropriated $2 . 4 million of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166State Agencies Bulletin No. 2142
… salary limit and pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 TRS members. Affected Employees: Tier 5 members of TRS … Section 401(a), 404(I), 408 (k) (3) (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $330,000 for the 2023 calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2142-tier-5-maximum-salary-limit-and-pensionable-overtime-ot-earnings-limitLaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… physical IT assets and non-student user account access to the District’s network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, we found: 235 IT assets costing $108,462 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192X.10 Record Retention for Vendor Records – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… is entered into the Statewide Vendor File in the SFS. As a result, OSC may contact the Business Unit’s personnel to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x10-record-retention-vendor-recordsHancock Central School District - Non-Resident Student Tuition (2021M-208)
… established non-resident tuition (NRT) rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. Key Findings Officials did not establish NRT rates in the best interest of District taxpayers. We found: While the … officials established nonresident tuition NRT rates in the best interest of District taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/hancock-central-school-district-non-resident-student-tuition-2021m-208Town of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… fees collected ($1,075) were not remitted or refunded to the appropriate parties. The Board did not conduct the … Remit real property tax collections and Clerk fees to the appropriate recipients within the required timeframes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Horseheads Central School District (District) officials ensured network access … response. … Determine whether Horseheads Central School District District officials ensured network access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… penalties. The Board did not correct deficiencies noted in our 2006 Receiver of Taxes audit, properly oversee the … the Board did not monitor and amend the budgets resulting in a negative fund balance since 2016. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Putnam County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-2)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Putnam County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced … take corrective action. … Determine whether the Putnam County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/putnam-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-2Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… Board gave taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128