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Niagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)
… $7.7 million in the 2013-14 fiscal year to pay for principal and interest costs on outstanding debt. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364Batavia City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-160)
… Background The Batavia City School District is located in the City of Batavia and the Towns of Batavia and Stafford in Genesee County. The District, which operates four schools … Key Findings While the Board appropriated fund balance in the annual budgets to help finance operations, these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/batavia-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-160North Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… May 31, 2013. Background The North Merrick Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau … North Merrick Union Free School District Treasurers Duties 2013M366 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… Develop, adopt, distribute and periodically review and test a comprehensive IT contingency plan. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationKings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … of approximately $4,800 were located but not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… track and locate IT assets. Perform annual and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Village of Pomona – Financial Condition (2015M-272)
… July 10, 2015. Background The Village of Pomona is located in the Towns of Haverstraw and Ramapo in Rockland County. The Village, which has a population of … The Board does not receive audited financial statements in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/12/31/village-pomona-financial-condition-2015m-272Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… track and locate IT assets. Perform annual and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Lyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. … of the next year’s budgetary appropriations averaged about 14.1 percent over the last three years, which is … Such uses could include, but are not limited to, paying off debt, financing one-time expenditures and reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… users. Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware … restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT systems or data in a timely manner. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… totaling $81,595 were not audited and approved before payment and 111 disbursements totaling $19,650 were made by … the ability to be audited and approved before payment. Key Recommendations Provide clear guidance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesGlens Falls Common School District – Financial Condition (2015M-66)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … budget, causing the District’s unrestricted fund balance to decrease to $6,036, which was less than 1 percent of the 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/glens-falls-common-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-66Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-359)
… June 30, 2013. Background The Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District is located in the Village of … Floral ParkBellerose Union Free School District Financial Management 2013M359 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/14/floral-park-bellerose-union-free-school-district-financial-managementAfton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 … appropriated fund balance that was not needed, which in effect is a reservation of fund balance that is not … the statutory limit. The District incurred $63,561 in unnecessary interest and other associated costs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Seymour Public Library District – Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts (2015M-102)
… waiving fines and fees. The Director does not generate a daily cash report from the System to assist in reconciling daily fine and fee collections or to review the waived … fines and fees. Require that the Director generate a daily cash report from the System and reconcile collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/24/seymour-public-library-district-over-counter-cash-receipts-2015m-102Introduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The audit of claims or vouchers (the terms are used interchangeably in this publication) is a classic internal control activity. It is also a control … received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionNanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… represented proper Department expenses, resulting in payment of personal bills belonging to the Fire Chief and a … ensure that all cash disbursements were approved prior to payment and that supporting documentation was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsChestertown Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-1)
… to the Board and file accurate annual reports with OSC in a timely manner. Establish written policies and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/06/16/chestertown-volunteer-fire-company-financial-operations-2017mTown of Kendall – Justice Court (2013M-130)
… to resolve outstanding issues and take action to close out old cases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/02/town-kendall-justice-court-2013m-130