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Cayuga County - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-274)
… totaling $2.7 million. Allowed the credit card company to directly withdraw 25 payments totaling $77,615 from the … Key Recommendations Consider the aggregate amount to be expended for the same or similar type of goods or … before payment. Discontinue allowing third-party access to directly withdraw funds from County bank accounts. County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/04/12/cayuga-county-procurement-and-claims-audit-2018m-274Town of Red Hook - Financial Condition (2018M-171)
… to 70 percent of annual expenditures. The policy did not define the time periods or means for which fund balance will … policy to ensure reasonable levels of fund balance and define timing and means of replenishment. Formalize and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/02/town-red-hook-financial-condition-2018m-171Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth of expenditures. On average, actual expenditures were 39 … financial plans. Key Recommendations Reduce the amount of unassigned fund balance and use the excess as a financing … Develop and adopt financial plans for the maintenance of a reasonable level of fund balance and the funding and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized $775,000 in cumulative tax savings if the Board maintained the same … officials should: Ensure unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with statute. Adopt realistic budgets based on … to pay related debt. District officials disagreed with us in many instances; however, they indicated they plan to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Village of Margaretville - Fiscal Management (2018M-78)
… the Board overestimated budgeted appropriations, resulting in general fund surpluses. As a result, the Town did not need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/17/village-margaretville-fiscal-management-2018m-78Village of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
… real property taxes over the last 12 years for two unused properties that did not benefit taxpayers. A Trustee, as … report and supporting records. Explore selling the unused properties or consider placing these properties in use to benefit taxpayers. Adopt procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… of fund balance (approximately $5.5 million each year) in the 2013-14 through 2017-18 budgets as a financing source. … Recommendations Ensure that the District’s fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits and use surplus funds as … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Village of Maybrook – Financial Condition (2020M-54)
… five years, and the water fund had an operating deficit in 2019. Village officials did not develop a fund balance … 2020 projections and our audit work do not factor in the pandemic’s financial effects. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/07/02/village-maybrook-financial-condition-2020m-54Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. Property tax collections totaling $5.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
… ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded. Key Findings Collections were not … ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mNiagara Engine Company No. 6 Inc. - Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2019M-29)
… the receipts and disbursements to the bookkeeper to record in the accounting records. We could not determine whether 75 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/08/09/niagara-engine-company-no-6-inc-cash-receipts-andWest Seneca Fire District #2 – Purchasing and Capital Project Management (2018M-241)
… Determine whether the Board ensured that goods and services were accurately paid and purchased in accordance … Determine whether the Board ensured that goods and services were accurately paid and purchased in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/30/west-seneca-fire-district-2-purchasing-and-capital-project-management-2018mMonroe No. 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Credit Cards (2024M-156)
… have adequate support including a specific BOCES purpose. 97 charges totaling $12,938 required pre-approval but were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2025/06/06/monroe-no-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-credit-cards-2024m-156Southampton Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-43)
… totaling $5.3 million over five years, that was not used to pay operational expenses and made year-end unbudgeted transfers to reserves, totaling $21.6 million, to stay within the statutory surplus fund balance limit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/southampton-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-43Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Law Section 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, a village board to audit all claims against a village before payment is made, the Board did not perform a thorough and deliberate … to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the Village’s procurement policy. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Niagara County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-93)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the IDA’s process for evaluating, approving and … ratios that help determine the potential benefits compared to costs. Not all payments-in-lieu of taxes (PILOTs) were … The Board was not provided adequate information to determine whether businesses achieved the goals stated in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/niagara-county-industrial-development-agency-projectDutchess County – Financial Condition (2013M-370)
… State and Federal aid. Key Finding The County enterprise funds users’ charges have not been sufficient to cover their … had to subsidize a significant portion of both enterprise funds’ operations over the last three completed fiscal years, … has appropriated $2.8 million to subsidize two enterprise funds in the 2014 proposed budget. Key Recommendation The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/03/14/dutchess-county-financial-condition-2013m-370Erie County Water Authority – Information Technology (2018M-9)
… January 1, 2016 through October 6, 2017. Background The Erie County Water Authority is a public benefit corporation … is governed by three Board members, appointed by the Erie County Legislature. Key Findings The Authority has 696 … Erie County Water Authority Information Technology 2018M9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/04/erie-county-water-authority-information-technology-2018m-9Fulton City School District – Non-Payroll Cash Disbursements (2017M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials … moneys to the TPAs for the total amount payable in satisfaction of claims audited and approved by the TPAs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/13/fulton-city-school-district-non-payroll-cash-disbursements-2017m-144Greece Public Library – Information Technology (2017M-130)
… June 21, 2017. Background The Greece Public Library is located in the Town of Greece in Monroe County. The … charter from the New York State Board of Regents in 1958, is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees appointed by … disaster recovery plan and ensure that the plan is distributed to all essential personnel. Maintain complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/greece-public-library-information-technology-2017m-130