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Rondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… inventory records. Ensure fixed assets are tagged and are in the locations indicated on the District’s inventory list. … 1 District officials stated that the valuations included in their inventory records corresponding to the musical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36Town of Stratford – Supervisor’s Records (2013M-11)
… 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. Background The Town of Stratford is located in Fulton County and has a population of 610 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-stratford-supervisors-records-2013m-11Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements (2023M-178)
… appropriately and securely executed check signatures for non-payroll checks. Key Findings The Board and Treasurer … not appropriately and securely execute check signatures for non-payroll checks between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2023. Although the checks we reviewed were disbursed for what appear to be legitimate District purposes, when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-thirteen-disbursements-2023m-178City of Salamanca – Employee Benefits (2023M-96)
… supported or accurately calculated. This resulted in unsupported and possibly improper payments being made. Of … Officials did not independently review the accruals for accuracy, increasing the risk that an improper payment … entirety, review payments made to former City employees for accuracy and legitimacy, and consult with the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-employee-benefits-2023m-96Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … budget complies with the property tax levy limit. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… of the Board, not supported, not audited or they resulted in overpayments. Key Recommendations Maintain sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Elwood Union Free School District – Electronic Transfers (2014M-133)
… documentation of transactions. We found no evidence that two people from the District were involved in the processing … 47 of 98 transfers processed, totaling $12.8 million, from two of the four banks that processed electronic transfers. … for each transaction. Segregate duties to ensure that no one person can both initiate and approve electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/elwood-union-free-school-district-electronic-transfers-2014m-133Village of Canton – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2021M-101)
… of the Village. The same Clerk-Treasurer was in office for both audits. We found: The accounting records were not … procedures to ensure the records were properly maintained. For example, as of May 31, 2020, the Village’s pooled cash … not filed with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) for 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, as required. The Board was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/24/village-canton-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2021m-101Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Village of Greenwich and Village of Perry . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for … questionable payments to members of the town supervisor’s family. For example, the supervisor’s wife was paid $4,186 … as a town court recorder in 2013 with no board approval of her salary or record of hours worked. Village of Greenwich – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… and submitted to the Board for review that includes a summary statement of projected use and need of the reserve … prepared by the Business Administrator does not include a summary statement. As a result, the Board’s ability to … use and need of reserve funds in the annual report on reserves to the Board. Attempt to identify the source of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsVillage of Richmondville – Disbursements (2012M-178)
… audit. There is a lack of segregation of duties within the payroll and disbursement processes and only limited oversight … and Second Deputy do not have full control over the payroll process or establish mitigating controls. Ensure that someone outside of the payroll process verifies that all employees are paid at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/25/village-richmondville-disbursements-2012m-178Town of Olive – Claims Processing and Information Technology (2012M-223)
… operating expenditures were $2,025,921 for the general fund and $1,694,561 for the highway fund. Key Findings The Board does not adequately audit claims … In addition, we reviewed 73 payments and found that 27 payments totaling $24,823 did not have signed receiving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-olive-claims-processing-and-information-technology-2012m-223State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… City officials could improve information technology (IT) security controls to safeguard water system operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsAltona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Financial Operations (2016M-201)
… The Altona Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Altona in Clinton County. The Company, which provides fire … and checks received totaling $21,181 were not deposited in a timely manner. Company officials did not approve 114 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/09/30/altona-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-operations-2016mSandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to analyze the school lunch fund’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2015 … elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted school lunch appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total … averaged $169,000 annually, been paid from the school lunch fund, the fund’s average annual operating deficit would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Town of Norwich – Justice Court (S9-14-3)
… $32,500. During the audit period, the Court operated with one Justice, James Fox, and two part-time Court clerks. According to the Court’s System, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-norwich-justice-court-s9-14-3Jericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… 2016. Background The Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, … five schools with approximately 3,000 students and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-84)
… year, the cumulative effect of these variances resulted in a 52 percent increase in the District’s fund balance. The … budgets that include the District’s actual needs based on historical trends, or other identified needs. Develop a plan for the use of the surplus balances in unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/14/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-84Horseheads Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-138)
… Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $73.6 million. Key Findings Because … the practice of adopting general fund budgets that result in the appropriation of fund balance and reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/horseheads-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-138Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… as Marcus Whitman) Central School District is located in the Towns of Gorham, Hopewell and Seneca in Ontario County and the Towns of Benton, Italy, Jerusalem, Middlesex and Potter in Yates County. The District, which operates four schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177