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About this Report – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… (ACFR). Financial condition is a broad concept aimed at assessing the ability of a government to balance recurring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/about-reportAbout this Report – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… (ACFR) . Financial condition is a broad concept aimed at assessing the ability of a government to balance recurring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/about-reportJefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials did not … entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials did not … entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Wyoming County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-4)
… always make reasonable efforts to locate victims promptly. In addition, officials did not make undisbursed restitution … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the County’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wyoming-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-4Warren County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-102)
… provide adequate oversight of the revolving loan program. For the 15 active loans, we found: Fourteen loan files did … not have enforcement mechanisms to ensure funds were used for appropriate purposes and job creation and/or retention … files. Forward all loan modification requests to the Board for approval. Develop written policies and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/12/22/warren-county-local-development-corporation-revolving-loanTown of Saranac – Town Clerk Operations (2019M-33)
… manner. Deposit all collections timely and intact. As of October 31, 2018, $843 in recorded cash collections had … The Board did not: Annually audit or obtain an audit of the Clerk’s records and reports. Based upon our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-saranac-town-clerk-operations-2019m-33Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Commissioners (Board) effectively managed the Henrietta … 2020, which is excessive and enough to pay 41.5 percent of the District’s 2020 expenditures. The Board unnecessarily … Determine whether the Board of Commissioners Board effectively managed the Henrietta Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/henrietta-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-27Town of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… Supervisor did not adequately perform his financial duties and cannot provide support for almost $1.6 million in … to the Board. Review monthly bank reconciliations. Prepare and file the annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020 with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … 2020-21 by an average of $2.8 million, or 6.6 percent, and appropriated fund balance that was not used. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementFinger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Fund Program (2022M-36)
… monitored to ensure loan recipients’ performance goals were achieved. Officials requested follow-up … from loan recipients to verify job creation/retention goals but did not enforce these goals if not achieved. No practices were in place to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/08/finger-lakes-horizon-economic-development-corporationCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectPrattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… Objective Determine if the Board of Education (Board) and Prattsburgh Central School District (District) officials … the District’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board and District officials’ actions to manage financial condition were not transparent and more taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-147)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Young Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester … Determine whether Young Womens College Prep Charter School of Rochester School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/01/06/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-rochester-network-and-financialErie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… Board-authorized salaries. Ensure employees completed a timesheet or provided adequate documentation to support hours …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollTown of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… town tioga longterm planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Development (2022M-209)
… not ensure reasonable budget estimates. Budgets developed for the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 fiscal years had … $24 million over the three-year period. Appropriations for three equipment accounts and two printing service … office, which is inefficient and increases the likelihood for errors. There are also no verifications within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-budgetBrocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… that improper or unsupported payments could have been made and may not have been detected and corrected. Had the Board of Education (Board) provided … written policies to define the claims auditor’s duties and provide this guidance and the District’s procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… Findings District officials reduced excessive unrestricted fund balance by $14 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18 by … exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit on unrestricted fund balance by about 2 percentage points, or $609,000. … in two of the last three fiscal years. The debt service fund and most reserve funds are not being used, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionHyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (2025M-31)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Hyde Park Fire and Water District (District) Board of … Determine whether the Hyde Park Fire and Water District District Board of Trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/07/18/hyde-park-fire-and-water-district-procurement-2025m-31