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City of Olean Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-93)
… The Authority does not have a written agreement with the brokerage firm that assists the Director in managing the … investments. Enter into a written agreement with the brokerage firm specifying, among other things, the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/07/29/city-olean-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-93Clifton Park Water Authority – Water Charges (2015M-247)
… January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background The Clifton Park Water Authority is an independent public benefit … for the benefit of the residents of the Towns of Clifton Park and Malta. The Authority is governed by a … five-member Board of Directors, which is appointed by the Clifton Park Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/01/22/clifton-park-water-authority-water-charges-2015m-247Sodus Center Fire Department – Financial Activities (2016M-424)
… 2015 through October 25, 2016. Background The Sodus Center Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the … The Department, which is affiliated with the Sodus Center Fire District and provides fire protection services to the Town, is governed by its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/03/31/sodus-center-fire-department-financial-activities-2016m-424Bethpage Fire District – Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2017M-50)
… examine the District’s credit card and travel expenditures for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … services to over 7,800 homes. General fund appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $4.6 million. Key Findings … properly supported, such as by itemized receipts. Charges for purchases totaling $24,831 did not comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/06/09/bethpage-fire-district-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2017m-50Altmar-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-conditionAnnual Financial Report Filing Deadlines
Annual Financial Report Filing Deadlines
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-filing-deadlinesDiNapoli Report Highlights Regional Education Trends
… taxes and other local sources. Similarly, the Mid-Hudson Valley relies on property taxes for nearly two-thirds of its … about a third of school district revenues for the Mohawk Valley and North Country regions. The report found that … school districts in 2014-15 was $22,658. The Mid-Hudson Valley had the highest median per-pupil spending rate at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-report-highlights-regional-education-trendsDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Twenty-three school districts statewide were designated in some level of … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2021, down from 31 school districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “Fewer of … Twentythree school districts statewide were designated in some level of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressComptroller DiNapoli and Senator Peralta Pen Op-Ed on NYS Dream Act
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and state Senator Jose Peralta coauthored an oped on the NYS DREAM Act
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-and-senator-peralta-pen-op-ed-nys-dream-actAccounts Payable Advisory No. 13
… provides important controls including: Prevention of duplicate payments and overpayments; Validation that goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/13-voucher-matching-process-required-sfsFallsburg Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-12)
… whether the Board and District officials effectively managed general fund balance. Key Findings The Board overestimated … 2018-19, resulting in over $5 million in appropriated fund balance not being used to finance operations. After … whether the Board and District officials effectively managed general fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/fallsburg-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-12Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Payroll (2015M-326)
… the accuracy of payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/11/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-326Newfield Fire Company, Inc. - Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-346)
Newfield Fire Company Inc Internal Controls Over Financial Activity 2014M346
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/30/newfield-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialFlanders Fire District – Disbursements (2014M-199)
… to be approved before payment and compare an approved warrant with the checks before signing and sending them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/03/flanders-fire-district-disbursements-2014m-199Town 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. Background The Town of Chester is located in Orange County. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/03/02/town-chester-time-and-attendance-records-2017m-287Greenwich Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-37)
… of our audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the District’s claims auditing procedures for the period July 1, … 30, 2015. Background The Greenwich Central School District is located in the Towns of Argyle, Cambridge, … Hebron, Jackson and Salem in Washington County. The District, which operates three schools with approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/greenwich-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-37Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-275)
… 983 employees. The District is governed by the Board of Education, which comprises seven elected members. The Board President is the District’s chief financial officer. For the 2014-15 fiscal year, the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/05/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014mWest Hempstead Water District – Life Insurance (2016M-393)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s provision of life insurance policies as a fringe benefit for the period … Key Finding The District paid for individual whole life insurance coverage for seven individuals, even though there was statutory authority only to provide group life insurance. Key Recommendation Review the life insurance …
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)
… November 15, 2016. Background The Town of Stuyvesant is located in Columbia County and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-stuyvesant-procurement-2017m-54Albany Public Library – Leave Accruals (2015M-293)
… January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014. Background The Albany Public Library is located in the City of Albany, Albany County. The Library, which is a Public School Library … Albany Public Library Leave Accruals 2015M293 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/02/12/albany-public-library-leave-accruals-2015m-293