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Town of Forestport – Financial Management (2013M-184)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Forestport is located in Oneida County and has approximately 1,500 residents. The … revenues. As a result, at the end of 2012, fund balance in the general fund had increased to $741,000 or 67 percent … and sewer districts were not properly funded, resulting in the general fund having to make interfund loans to these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-forestport-financial-management-2013m-184City of Lockport – Fiscal Stress (2013M-330)
… 9, 2013. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County, is approximately 8.4 square miles and serves approximately 21,165 residents. The elected Common Council is the legislative body responsible for managing City … balances to ensure that reports provided to the Council members and other City officials provide a realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/12/20/city-lockport-fiscal-stress-2013m-330State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. Auditors determined the board did not … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing … (Saratoga County) The authority has adequate controls over the collection of tenant rent payments. Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… audit was to evaluate the District's financial management for the period July 1, 2012 through April 15, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $8.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Chenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
… The Chenango Forks Central School District is located in the Towns of Barker, Chenango, Fenton, Maine and Triangle in Broome County and the Town of Greene in Chenango County, and is governed by the Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial activities for the … consistently appropriated fund balance that was not needed to finance operations, which, in effect, exceeded the … balance. District officials used surplus funds each year to finance reserves instead of funding reserves through the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98Town of Scriba – Board Oversight (2017M-83)
… $2,540. Several properties were not charged for water system debt as per local law. Town officials need to improve … and do not enter into any contract in which an officer or employee has a prohibited interest. Charge water system debt in accordance with the local law. Update computer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-scriba-board-oversight-2017m-83Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the … The New York Mills Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Whitestown and New Hartford in Oneida County. The District, which operates one school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107York Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-295)
… Background The York Central School District is located in the Towns of Leicester and York in Livingston County and the Town of Perry in Wyoming County. The District, which operates two schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/york-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-295Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… to herself and receiving cash from Company funds presented for deposit. Make 178 personal purchases totaling $19,572 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition … 1, 2011 through October 31, 2014. Background The Village of Round Lake is located in the Town of Malta, Saratoga … Village of Round Lake Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… Adopt realistic budgets and appropriate fund balance only when needed to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementState Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… Affected Employees Members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. currently in, or were previously in, Bargaining Units 01 and 21 at any time since 04/01/2020, … Background NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 (Code 291) will increase retroactively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationVillage of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds. Key Findings The Justice was unaware that in … $6,525 belonging to a neighboring village’s justice court for which she also worked. This error was corrected in … Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Town of Grafton – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2013M-133)
… internal controls over the Board’s claims auditing process for the period January 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. … governs the Town. The Town’s budgeted expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 million. … date, and claims totaling more than $1,400 were paid for a service contract which was expired. Informal procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/30/town-grafton-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2013m-133Town of Barre – Town Supervisor’s Activities and Board Oversight (2014M-220)
… did not adequately monitor the work of the accounting firm with which the Board contracted to assist the Supervisor in … duties. The Town’s financial records did not agree with the annual financial reports. The Board did not perform … reserves are established, funded and used in accordance with statute. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/24/town-barre-town-supervisors-activities-and-board-oversight-2014m-220Town of Richmondville – Administration of Grant Moneys (2013M-374)
… to properly administer some aspects of the grants and may have to pay for a required audit because the developer has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-richmondville-administration-grant-moneys-2013m-374