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New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… 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 … appropriated an average of approximately $1.4 million in fund balance annually, which was not needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… planning, including reserve funds, and software management for the period July 1, 2014 through July 5, 2016. Background … Board of Cooperative Educational Services is a public entity created to provide shared educational … and using reserve funds. BOCES officials established the retiree health insurance reserve without proper statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesWarsaw Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-278)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management activities for … toward the subsequent year’s budget that were not used due to a practice of overestimating appropriations. Three … and reserves. Review all reserves at least annually to determine if the amounts reserved are necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/warsaw-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-278Watertown City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-85)
… Background The Watertown City School District is located in the City of Watertown and the Towns of Le Ray, Pamelia, Rutland and Watertown in Jefferson County. The District, which operates eight … Key Findings The District overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets by about 14 percent annually over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/watertown-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-85Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Payroll (2016M-76)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s payroll procedures … Clinton Central School District is located in the Towns of Altona, Champlain, Chazy and Mooers in Clinton County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-76County of Cortland – Departmental Operations (2013M-157)
… to examine the County’s departmental financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, through December 12, 2012. … Cortland County is located in central New York State and has a population of approximately 49,000. The County is … Chairman of the Board. The County’s budgeted expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year are $123.1 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/13/county-cortland-departmental-operations-2013m-157Groton Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-288)
… Background The Groton Central School District is located in the Towns of Dryden, Groton and Lansing in Tompkins County, the Town of Homer in Cortland County and … reserve funds to unassigned fund balance, where allowed by law, or to other reserves established and maintained in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/09/groton-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-288Sayville Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cellular Telephones (2015M-86)
… students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were about $90 million. Key Findings The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/sayville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cellularChurchville-Chili Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-354)
… that includes the reserve balances and planned uses, but does not address the establishment of each reserve, specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/08/churchville-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-354Harpursville Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-261)
… percent to 33 percent. The District has four reserve funds with excessive balances. Key Recommendations Ensure that the … unexpended surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits and reduce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/03/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-261Monticello Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-97)
… 2, 2013. Background The Monticello Central School District is located in the Towns of Bethel, Fallsburgh, Forestburgh, … Mamakating and Thompson in Sullivan County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and … benefits District taxpayers and ensure that the amount is in compliance with statutory limits. Establish policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/monticello-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-97Rochester Academy Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s purchasing practices for the period July 1, 2011, to March 1, 2013. Background The Rochester Academy Charter … policies and procedures would provide guidance on when and how to solicit competition, documentation requirements to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/26/rochester-academy-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-144Mahopac Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-302)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Background The Mahopac Central School … Findings The District was identified as being susceptible to fiscal stress due to a general fund operating deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/10/mahopac-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-302Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (2016M-179)
… audit was to examine the District’s credit card purchases for appropriate use and compliance with the District’s … The Lindenhurst Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The District, which operates eight schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-credit-cards-2016m-179Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: … with unknown costs, were not inventoried. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)
… which had an average of $13.4 million available for investing. Had officials considered other legally … a comprehensive investment program with written procedures for the investment of District funds. Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available for investment. Monitor investments. Formally solicit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-130Madison County – Consumer Protections: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-8)
… Determine whether the Madison County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … records were maintained. Key Findings The Director of Weights and Measures (Director) did not complete all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/madison-county-consumer-protections-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-8Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… and managed the District’s 2022 capital project (project) in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board and District … did not provide adequate oversight or manage the project in a transparent manner. We determined that: $545,538 of additional work was not included in the project proposition or subsequently communicated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83Dutchess County – Contract Monitoring (2023M-142)
… provided services in accordance with contract terms, and that payments were appropriate and supported. Key Findings County officials did not obtain … vendors were provided in accordance with contract terms and payments were appropriate and supported. As a result: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/08/09/dutchess-county-contract-monitoring-2023m-142State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… additions to the city’s workforce in areas of need or for expanded services. The city chose not to take this … or spending is lower than expected. With the potential for significant policy changes at the federal level in the … should be imperative. The city also elected to add funds for charter schools, overtime, special education, school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budget