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County of Cortland – Departmental Operations (2013M-157)
… Cortland County is located in central New York State and has a population of approximately 49,000. The County is … are not ensuring that various departmental operations and functions are operating at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers. The Sheriff’s office is understaffed and incurring an average of more than $500,000 annually in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/13/county-cortland-departmental-operations-2013m-157Bohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… employee overtime for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Bohemia Fire District is a district … five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. Expenditures for 2016 totaled approximately $3 million. Key Findings District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158See if any of NY's $12.5 Billion in Unclaimed Funds is Yours at Upcoming Statewide Events
… New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in … York has $12.5 billion in unclaimed fund accounts. We want to return this money to its rightful owners,” DiNapoli said. “The money belongs to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/see-if-any-nys-125-billion-unclaimed-funds-yours-upcoming-statewide-eventsVestal Central School District – Fund Balances (2017M-91)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management practices for … fund balance has increased by $6.3 million (38 percent) to $22.6 million from 2013-14 through 2015-16 and unassigned … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unassigned fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/28/vestal-central-school-district-fund-balances-2017m-91Lancaster Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-101)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … budgets that included the use of fund balance and reserves to finance operations. District officials have not developed a plan to ensure that debt reserve funds are used for related debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-101Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District's financial management for the … significant amount of accumulated fund balance, continued to raise the tax levy by an average of 2 percent each year or … the statutory limit by amounts ranging from $1.4 million to $1.9 million or 12.8 to 17.5 percentage points. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253Eldred Central School District – Budget Review (B4-15-3)
… review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s proposed budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/eldred-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-15-3Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… adopted budgets that appropriated fund balance from the water and sewer funds. Consistent appropriation of fund … unplanned repair costs resulted in a decline in water fund balance from $164,063 at the start of the 2011-12 … The Board did not develop a multiyear financial plan to address the water fund’s deficit fund balance or the sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … or safeguarded. We selected 30 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT … track and locate IT assets. Perform annual and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 43 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 9 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Mahopac Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-302)
… the period July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013. Background The Mahopac Central School District is located in the Town of Carmel in Putnam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/10/mahopac-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-302Friendship Central School District –Procurement (2016M-175)
… one school with approximately 360 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. The District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/friendship-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-175Warsaw 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-278Willsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… District (District) officials properly claimed State aid for special education students who received services in … Findings District officials did not properly claim State aid for special education students who received services in … 30, 2023, the District had not claimed $55,771 in State aid to which it was entitled, of which $52,640 would have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Saratoga Springs City School District – Procurement (2023M-25)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Saratoga Springs City School District (District) officials … raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school saratoga springs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/15/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-25Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… State aid for the Adirondack Educational Center (AEC) and North Franklin Educational Center (NFEC) capital … in State aid they were entitled to for the project, and two districts received $916,278 in aid before being … project. Provide oversight over the official who prepared and submitted State aid claims. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectOversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective … Background Our initial audit report, which was issued on June 4, 2009, determined that the districts are intervening in a timely and appropriate manner to protect the children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-followChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and developed and adopted an … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency … Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed . Unneeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andVillage of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (2015M-37)
… population of approximately 5,900. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. The general fund … Treasurer’s duties are not segregated and are not reviewed by the Board. The former Mayor's salary was increased without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-washingtonville-village-hall-building-project-and-board-oversight-2015m