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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … balance and reserve funds that are not needed and not used to fund District operations. Update the fund balance policy to require compliance with statutory limits. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mHunter-Tannersville Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-376)
… budgeted expenditures for the 2013-14 fiscal year were $13.9 million. Key Findings From fiscal years 2010-11 through … However, the District’s fund balance has declined as a result of planned operating deficits and appropriating fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-376Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Payroll (2015M-118)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process for the period July … performed by the Deputy were accurate by tracing them to source records. District officials did not review the … Routinely generate and review payroll change reports to promptly identify, investigate and resolve any payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-118Oneonta City School District –Financial Condition (2013M-165)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011, to March 29, 2013. Background The Oneonta City School … Finding District officials have taken appropriate action to manage the District’s financial condition. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/oneonta-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-165Lyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … that appropriated a total of $810,000 in fund balance to finance District operations, but none of the appropriated … The Board has not adopted a multiyear financial plan to allow it to facilitate the development of future finances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62East Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board ensured that extra-classroom … ledgers throughout the year. Update the ECA fund policy to provide specific guidance for the financial management and … high school ECA funds and take appropriate action to recover any money determined to be due to the high school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroomFreeport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-300)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … Board appropriated an average of $8.7 million each year to finance operations for the 2013-14 through 2015-16 fiscal … overfunded. Key Recommendations Develop a written plan to reduce the level of unrestricted fund balance to legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-300Harborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
… are incomplete and assets are not properly accounted for, District officials cannot assure taxpayers that the $3.9 … invested in IT assets has been appropriately safeguarded. For example, we selected 50 of the District’s IT assets to locate the assets and confirm they were accounted for and determined that: 13 IT assets, including laptops and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetTown of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs and identify appropriate funding and financing approaches to address them. Officials also have not developed a fund balance or a reserve fund policy to determine needed amounts for fund balance and specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… approved and supported. This occurred because the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not provide adequate … $8,936 and potentially: Overpaid 11 employees by a total of $44,301 for leave accrual payments that were inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics
… Since 2013, the Office of the New York State Comptroller’s (OSC) Fiscal Stress Monitoring System … (FSMS) has been alerting communities across New York State of the fiscal challenges their local governments are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/fiscal-stress-monitoring-system-statisticsVillage of Penn Yan – Procurement (2024M-152)
… were made in accordance with Village policy and in the best interest of ratepayers. Key Findings Village officials … goods and services or made purchases that were not in the best interest of ratepayers. For example, of the 195 WTP … and air-conditioned enclosure purchases were not in the best interest of ratepayers and resulted in $32,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/07/village-penn-yan-procurement-2024m-152Town of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… For example, Town officials paid a contractor $46,500 to clear debris for the highway department without bid or … used the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor) credit card to make an unauthorized purchase, totaling $383 without the Supervisor’s knowledge. The equipment was shipped to the Town’s former video supply contractor. The Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Town of Chester – Time and Attendance Records (2017M-287)
… over employee time and attendance and leave records for the period January 1, 2016 through October 2, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $11.8 million. Key Findings … Recommendations Implement comprehensive written procedures for time and attendance. Require all employees to complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/02/town-chester-time-and-attendance-records-2017m-287Columbia County – Procurement (2017M-249)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the County procured goods and services … for procuring goods and services that GML does not require to be competitively bid. The County procured goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/columbia-county-procurement-2017m-249Union Center Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls (2014M-303)
… Center Fire Company, Inc. is incorporated under New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and is located in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/30/union-center-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-2014m-303Port Washington Fire Department – Budgeting (2015M-209)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board … January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. Background The Port Washington Fire Department is located in Nassau County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/10/23/port-washington-fire-department-budgeting-2015m-209State Agencies Bulletin No. 738
To notify agencies of a new insurance deduction code
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/738-new-deduction-code-538-metropolitan-propertycasualtyWest Hempstead Water District – Life Insurance (2016M-393)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s provision of life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/03/03/west-hempstead-water-district-life-insurance-2016m-393Town of Stuyvesant – Procurement (2017M-54)
… services and does not require competitive methods to be used when procuring these services. Town officials were … Amend the procurement policy to require the use of a competitive process when procuring professional services. Use a competitive process when procuring professional services. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-stuyvesant-procurement-2017m-54