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Management of Energy Consumption
… energy consumption. The audit covers the period April 1, 2006 to January 31, 2012. Background Executive Order No. … by December 31, 2010, their respective energy consumption in all buildings by 35 percent relative to 1990 (or alternate … costs for 2010. Key Recommendations Develop and implement a plan to reduce energy consumption. Retain energy usage data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/management-energy-consumptionMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report of Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts … To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report of Motor Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/25/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-statement-assessablePersonal Income Tax and Property Tax
… processed by the Department during the period January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, and levy year 2018 credits … million credits for payment totaling over $1.6 billion . In addition, the Department paid nearly 2.5 million levy year … 19,049 questionable or inappropriate refunds resulting in a savings of $34.9 million and 4,331 credits resulting in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/30/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxDepartment of Labor Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefit Payments January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
… approved by the Department during the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017. We also used data … on the overpayments identified, DOL assessed $1,852,169 in penalties to claimants who made false statements or … help detect and prevent erroneous UI benefit payments. For a complete copy of Report 2018-UI-01, click here . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/19/department-labor-examination-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payments-january-1-2017Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… did not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. The Town’s … not recorded. Cash balances were understated by about $1.7 million as of June 30, 2021. Federal payroll taxes were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … approximately $8.7 million, were reasonable and lacked a sufficient reserve fund plan that detailed each reserve’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in each of those five years, totaling $20.9 million. The … $30 million (8 percent) and underestimated revenues by a total of $8.7 million (4 percent). Five reserves had … totaling $24.5 million that were not needed or used in many years, and the debt reserve in the debt service fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… did not effectively implement corrective actions. As a result, the Board and District officials continued to not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund … exceeded the legal limit of 4 percent by approximately $7.1 million, or 27 percentage points. Overfunded four reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings Although District officials conducted a comprehensive annual inventory, they did not appropriately … and one wireless microphone with a combined total cost of $1,449 were not inventoried. In addition, officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Central Valley Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-7)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/central-valley-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-7Freeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … Four IT assets with combined costs of approximately $1,500 could not be located and were not inventoried and seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Jefferson County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-3)
… the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law (AML). As a result, consumers are at increased risk of paying more than … were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of … businesses we tested during the audit were not included in the Department’s master list of 407 businesses. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/jefferson-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-3Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… charges totaling $22,276 included grocery, alcohol and restaurant purchases, and food purchases for “going away …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Town of Venice – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2023M-73)
… records were not complete, accurate or up-to-date . As a result, transparency and the Board’s ability to monitor … were diminished . Of the 39 cash receipts totaling $6 . 1 million and 81 cash disbursements totaling $586,823 we … receipts totaling $4 . 8 million were not recorded timely in the Supervisor’s accounting records. 11 disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-venice-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2023m-73Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… and adopted budgets that overestimated appropriations by a total of approximately $3 million (13 percent) from 2014-15 … 2016-17. District officials improperly restricted nearly $1.2 million in a debt reserve in the debt service fund from 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… Key Findings Unrestricted fund balance increased to $1.04 million as of June 30, 2017, or 61 percent of the … will be used. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, funding … are necessary and reasonable, and use excess amounts in a manner that benefits residents. The results of our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53White Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… annual budget. Certain appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to … officials are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In … not needed while generating operating surpluses totaling $1.7 million. Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61