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Seaford Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-291)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s cash receipt … Seaford Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/seaford-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2016m-291Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… Officials did not: Develop clear guidance in procedures to seek competition for purchasing goods and services that were not required to be competitively bid. Follow the District’s purchasing … Key Recommendations Ensure procedures are updated to define clear expectations for procuring goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Town of Dayton – Financial Condition (2013M-90)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2012. Background The Town of Dayton is … adopt reasonable budgets or take appropriate action to maintain financial stability. As a result, the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/14/town-dayton-financial-condition-2013m-90Town of Hamden – Financial Condition (2013M-86)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2011, to February 22, 2013. Background The Town of Hamden is … fund. The Board has consistently relied on fund balance to fund operations, which has depleted Town resources. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-hamden-financial-condition-2013m-862020 Financial Condition Report – 2020 Financial Condition Report
… Message from the Comptroller The 2019-20 fiscal year brought the convergence of two dramatically different periods to New York State. The … continued to generate overall job growth through most of the fiscal year before finally ending in February, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2020-fcrAlexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… officials used $3.1 million in excess reserve funds as a financing source for a capital project, they did not do so … statutes. Appropriations were overestimated by a total of $7 million from 2015-16 through 2018-19. An average … have initiated or planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Town of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
… and capital plans and planning for and using fund balance. Key Findings Overall the Board could have improved … during our audit period and incurred operating deficits in two of the past three years (2016 and 2017). The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-249Canaseraga Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-104)
… written reserve fund policy and could not demonstrate a plan for the need for certain reserves that have not been … Adopt a comprehensive written reserve policy, including a plan for the use of reserves. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/09/canaseraga-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-104Alfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether the Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Genesee Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-231)
… appropriated $225,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/genesee-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-231Holland Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-58)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … District officials could not provide Board resolutions to demonstrate that four reserves were properly established. … District officials could not locate three invoices to support expenditures totaling $27,236 which appeared to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/holland-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-58Henry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to school districts were adequately supported and collections … Officials and staff did not: Monitor collections received to ensure they were deposited in a timely manner. Deposit 29 … in a timely manner, the School did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, diversion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsVillage of Victor – Financial Management (2015M-166)
… of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s financial management practices for the period June 1, 2013 through July 8, 2015. Background The Village of Victor is located in the Town of Victor, Ontario County, and has a population … the level of fund balance to maintain, resulting in excessive unrestricted general fund balance. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/11/06/village-victor-financial-management-2015m-166X.4.C Contacts – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Preparation: If a vendor informs an agency that it needs to update its contact information, the agency must direct the vendor to the New York State Vendor Self-Service Portal webpage at … the Vendor Self Service Portal, the vendor will be able to add or update any contact information, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4c-contactsTown of Clifton Park – Information Technology (2020M-162)
… procedures for managing, and monitoring user access to, the Town’s network and computers. Fourteen user accounts belonged to former employees who left Town employment one month to 15 years before our review. Have a written contract with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-clifton-park-information-technology-2020m-162Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… Because officials did not issue duplicate receipts prior to the 2020-21 school year, neither officials nor we could … The high school clubs’ 2018-19 records were lost due to poor controls, leaving no assurance that 2018-19 … supported. Key Recommendations Adopt an ECA fund policy to ensure that funds are properly collected, receipted, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mAbout this Report – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… economic, and demographic information in an easy-to-understand format. The report also presents basic … the Office of the New York State Comptroller, and is meant to complement those other reports, not to replace them. Detailed accounting data can be found in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/about-reportOneida Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2015M-20)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the District’s cash … Key Findings The Board did not audit each claim prior to payment. No District official reviewed payroll reports … payroll checks. Two service providers had direct access to the District’s bank accounts. District officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/05/08/oneida-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2015m-20Newburgh Preparatory Charter High School – Board Oversight and Disbursements (2015M-123)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of financial operations and … Orange County, and provides high school education to approximately 60 students. The School is governed by a … financial records and reports are prepared and presented to the Board and establish policies and procedures that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/08/21/newburgh-preparatory-charter-high-school-board-oversight-and-disbursementsEastport-South Manor Central School District – Financial Software User Access (2014M-379)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2013 through … recordkeeping functions, giving her unrestricted access to all functions within the financial software package. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/20/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-financial-software-user