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Eaton No. 1 Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-4)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Eaton No. 1 Fire District (District) officials adequately monitored … or maintain appropriate records and reports. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not: Ensure basic accounting … Determine whether the Eaton No 1 Fire District District officials adequately monitored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/17/eaton-no-1-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-4Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-175)
… taxpayers and the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board overestimated appropriations … limit in each of the last three fiscal years by 3.1 to 12.8 percentage points. Reserves totaling $2.4 million … budgets and appropriate fund balance only when needed to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022mTown of Lisle – Highway Department Long-Term Planning (2022M-183)
… long-term capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/17/town-lisle-highway-department-long-term-planning-2022m-183Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… audit school Williamsville financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… labor costs. Officials did not establish procedures to evaluate labor costs by town. For example: Timecard information was not used to monitor labor costs for services provided to Ashland. Highway employees’ timecards did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… 11 and 26 days after District programs recorded receipts on a transmittal form. Treasurer reports were presented to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24Greene County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-1)
… located within the County, including an apothecary and a car wash. Eleven of 13 complaints did not include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/greene-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-1Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… the Brocton Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … statutes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate … corrective action . Appendix B includes our comment on issues District officials raised in their response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… adequately managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts to help prevent … 10 accounts not used by active employees, that had last log on dates ranging from November 2016 to December 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Marathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
… (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not develop and adopt a comprehensive written investment policy as required by New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/20/marathon-joint-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-76Town of Rosendale – Justice Court (2014M-232)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine Justice Court receipts for the period January 1, 2012 through … for overseeing Town activities, including the Justice Court. For 2012 and 2013, the Town reported $500,514 in fines, fees and surcharges to the State Justice Court Fund. Key Findings Because the Court clerk controlled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/10/30/town-rosendale-justice-court-2014m-232Town of Clifton – Financial Management (2014M-217)
… financial and capital plans. Key Recommendations Take immediate action to address the Town’s weak financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/17/town-clifton-financial-management-2014m-217Town of Exeter – Records and Reports (2015M-23)
… sent out several notices to remind the Supervisor of the filing deadlines and offers for assistance, and the tax levy limit calculation has never been filed since the inception of … reports and tax levy limit calculations to our Office in a timely manner. Conduct a comprehensive annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/07/town-exeter-records-and-reports-2015m-23Town of Barton – Financial Planning (2015M-52)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s financial planning practices for the … Findings Board members budgeted similar amounts from year to year for specific line items, without considering … actual revenues and expenditures when determining amounts to be budgeted for each revenue and appropriation line. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/02/town-barton-financial-planning-2015m-52Delhi Joint Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2020M-142)
… in fees were waived without evidence of Board approval. $300 was disbursed without the Board’s approval. The Board approved this payment after the claim was paid. Key Recommendations Require … use fees. Perform a thorough audit of all claims prior to payment, unless allowed by Town Law to be paid prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/delhi-joint-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2020m-142York Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-35)
… District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and … information. Key Findings District officials maintained a website but certain financial information was not posted, … officials must post required information to the District website: Final annual budget, external audit reports and CAP. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/york-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-35Town of Seneca Falls - Town Hall Capital Project (2018M-220)
… methods, and require periodic financial reports that show actual revenues and expenditures compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-seneca-falls-town-hall-capital-project-2018m-220Town of Parish - Financial Condition and Supervisor's Records (2019M-58)
… funds of about $1 million and deficit fund balances in its highway funds of over $1.1 million at the end of 2017. When combined together, the general and highway town-wide (TW) funds ended 2017 with a deficit fund … Board should transfer funds from the general funds to the highway funds to reduce or eliminate the fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-parish-financial-condition-and-supervisors-records-2019m-58East Ramapo Central School District - Nonpublic School Transportation (2019M-107)
… Objective Determine whether the District is providing transportation to eligible nonpublic school students. Key … did not have documentation that they were only paying for transportation for students that lived in the District. We … Obtain documentation to prove eligibility before providing transportation to nonpublic students. Use the actual number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/20/east-ramapo-central-school-district-nonpublic-school-transportation-2019mTown of Brownville Joint Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-207)
… and third-party vendors (vendors) had access to District bank accounts to withdraw electronic payments. Key … of funds and discontinue allowing vendors to access the bank accounts. Except as specified in Appendix A, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/01/25/town-brownville-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-207