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North Salem Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-140-F)
… School District’s (District’s) progress, as of May 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140), released in June 2023. The audit determined that District officials … Central School Districts Districts progress as of May 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/26/north-salem-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-140-fVillage of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Canton (Village) Clerk-Treasurer maintained complete, … Determine whether the Village of Canton Village ClerkTreasurer maintained complete accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101Village of Port Jefferson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-56)
… receipts were collected, deposited, recorded and remitted in an accurate and timely manner. Key Findings The Justices … As a result, errors and irregularities were found in the Court’s records: The Senior Court Clerk’s duties were … Court Clerk deposited 12 personal checks totaling $2,096 in place of missing cash. The Senior Court Clerk deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Fire Island Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-114)
… ensuring that the Business Office had authorized payment for the goods and services received. 10 claims totaling … to verify that all supporting documentation was available for audit of the claim. Key Recommendations Update written … sufficient supporting documentation before approving them for payment. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/15/fire-island-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-114Town of Throop – Oversight of the Supervisor’s Cash Collections and Disbursements (2022M-172)
… Supervisor and Town Board (Board) ensured cash assets in the Supervisor’s custody were properly collected and … did not properly collect and disburse cash assets in his custody, nor did the Board ensure the Supervisor … properly performed those duties. Our audit found $15,823 in missing funds. We also found that the former Supervisor: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-oversight-supervisors-cash-collections-and-disbursements-2022m-172Stamford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-199)
… the Stamford Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … the 2019-20 through 2021-22 fiscal years by an average of $1.4 million (14 percent) and planned to use fund balance … fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in two of the last three fiscal years by approximately $700,000 (6.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-199Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… increased risk for errors and irregularities . The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not: Ensure basic … documents (AUDs) were filed. Conduct an annual audit of the Secretary-Treasurer’s accounting records. Hold … 2021 – appropriations were overestimated by an average of $43,300, or 40 percent. Develop and adopt written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 224 granted exemptions that we reviewed totaling … Determine whether the Town Assessor properly administered select real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Amani Public Charter School – Purchasing and Claims Approval (2025M-11)
… (86 percent) totaling $763,413 required by School policy to be competitively purchased. Credit card charges were not … and conflicting responsibilities enabled two Directors to each control all aspects of the procurement process, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/amani-public-charter-school-purchasing-and-claims-approval-2025m-11County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Key Recommendations Adopt a written collections policy to help ensure adequate controls are in place and documentation … adequate reconciliations from the vendors’ point of sale (POS) system reports and require approvals or authorization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Sherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… the Board of Education’s (Board) minimum qualifications for the position, was not provided the District’s policies … approximately $1,325,105 should not have been approved for payment because the claims lacked support that the … authorized, approved by the purchasing agent or approved for payment. 204 claims totaling more than $1.3 million were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92Pavilion Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-108)
… Of the 324 claims we reviewed totaling approximately $1.4 million, the claims auditor should not have approved 173 claims totaling approximately $1.04 million for payment. We identified more than one concern … with numerous claims. 152 claims totaling more than $1 million did not have documentation to demonstrate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/pavilion-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-108Town of Albion – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-111)
… revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers totaling $27,125 were … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/08/town-albion-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-111County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency – Project Monitoring (2014M-205)
… to determine if the Board monitored approved projects for the period January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. … directly billed and collected by taxing jurisdictions for payments-in-lieu-of-taxes. Agency officials did not … with the Uniform Tax Exemption Policy (UTEP) requirements for monitoring the sales and use tax exemptions used by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/12/12/county-clinton-industrial-development-agency-projectCuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-94)
… and reliable accounting records were not maintained. For example, the December 31, 2022 ending bank statement … audited prior to payment. Conduct required annual audits for 2020 through 2023.Although the Board paid a CPA $6,750 to … CPA. Ensure the required Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) for 2020 through 2023 were filed. Key Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/07/cuddebackville-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-94Limestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… officials did not maintain accurate records to show how much money was collected from the 2013 Dice Run, or the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mKillawog Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-111)
… consists of five elected members and is responsible for the District’s overall financial management. The … general fund budget totaled approximately $88,000 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has retained … us that approximately $189,000 of this fund balance was for a reserve fund established approximately 17 years ago. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/06/28/killawog-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-111Monroe County – Golf Course Contract Management (2014M-111)
… Monroe County is located in western New York on the south shore of Lake Ontario, comprises 19 towns, 10 villages … daily deposits of golf-fee revenues into a County bank account. The operator did not perform or pay for a … operator to make daily deposits into a County-designated bank account. Require the operator to submit annual capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/11/monroe-county-golf-course-contract-management-2014m-111Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… 31, 2016. Background All real property in New York is subject to taxation unless specific legal provisions grant … criteria, including the use to which the property is put, the owner's ability to pay taxes, the desire of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4LaFargeville Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-216)
… The LaFargeville Central School District is located in the Towns of Alexandria, Clayton, Le Ray, Orleans, Pamelia and Theresa in Jefferson County. The District, which operates one school … officials appropriated about $1 million of fund balance in each of the past three fiscal years but the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/lafargeville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-216