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Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… To reduce fund balance, the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year to help finance the ensuing year’s … Board has not developed and adopted policies, including a disaster recovery plan and a breach notification policy, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNiagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2012 through September 6, 2013. … in the Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, is governed by a Board of Trustees that currently has 10 members, including … Periodically verify the residence of students and require a student who moves to provide a new proof of residence, even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Laurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s budgeting practices and reserves for the period July 1, 2011, to March 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is … budgets that included the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… Background The Shelter Island Union Free School District is located in the Town of Shelter Island in Suffolk County. … maximum. The District’s reserve policy does not define how reserve funds should be used. In addition, we found that … a formal plan to define how reserves will be funded, how much will be reserved, and when reserves will be used. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Albany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the … policies for disbursing restitution money retained in a victims’ trust fund, Department officials have not disbursed … totaled $130,707; this excessive balance precludes many crime victims of unsatisfied restitution orders from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Sanitary District No. 1 , Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… The Germantown Central School District is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of … District officials consistently overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $5.5 million. As a … four years, District officials appropriated $3.2 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budgets, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Town of Pittstown – Records and Reports (2013M-5)
… The Town of Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County and has a population of approximately 5,700 residents. The Town Board is the legislative body and has overall responsibility for managing operations. The Board comprises four elected Board members, and an elected Town Supervisor. The Town’s budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/08/town-pittstown-records-and-reports-2013m-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… than $7,200 could not be located. Another two assets (a phone server and a computer) valued at $9,600 were listed in … District – Purchasing (Nassau County) The purchasing agent did not ensure purchases adhered to the district’s … to competitive bidding. As a result, the purchasing agent approved 17 purchases totaling $150,961 without knowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and … The Clerk-Treasurer performs all functions related to receipts, disbursements and billed receivables, and … does not perform, or contract with an independent auditor to perform, an annual audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… internal controls over selected Town financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to September 30, 2012. … proper. Ensure there is an adequate segregation of duties for vendor payments or institute compensating controls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… with Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for the period July 1, 2011, to February 27, 2013. … $3.2 million. Key Finding The Board has appointed FREE to serve as the designated representative for the Treasurer of the School. FREE performs virtually all aspects of the School’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementVillage of Aurora – Treasurer’s Duties and Information Technology (2014M-107)
… 28, 2013. Background The Village of Aurora, the home of Wells College, is located in the Town of Ledyard in Cayuga …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-aurora-treasurers-duties-and-information-technology-2014m-107Town of Lindley – Financial Management (2012M-226)
… balance in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Research the origin of the existing capital and unemployment reserves. If unable to determine the origin of the reserves, reestablish the reserves in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-lindley-financial-management-2012m-226Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s budgeting practices for the period of June 1, 2011, to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is … revenues, and the appropriation of fund balance to finance operations; but for three of the last six years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Town of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Town has established adequate … operations and reporting for the period January 1, 2011, to October 3, 2012. Background The Town of Davenport is … Supervisor also provided inadequate financial information to the Board, and failed to file the Town’s annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62IV.5.B Bond and Debt Proceeds – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… proceeds includes the proceeds of general obligation bonds and short-term notes issued in the form of commercial paper … than outstanding ones. The proceeds are then invested, and when the older bonds become callable they are paid off … proceeds includes the proceeds of general obligation bonds and shortterm notes issued in the form of commercial paper or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv5b-bond-and-debt-proceedsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Authority , Village of Old Brookville , Town of Pamelia and the Tompkins County Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… and more real property taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. In the 2020-21 through 2022-23 fiscal … District would have budget deficits requiring fund balance to be appropriated and real property taxes to be increased. However, the District had operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Town of Harrison - Budgeting Practices (2018M-142)
… (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to Town officials. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic budgets using results from prior years to project revenues. Maintain unassigned fund balance within a reasonable amount. Develop a plan to use excess fund balance to benefit taxpayers. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-harrison-budgeting-practices-2018m-142