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Moravia Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-4)
… cafeterias serving approximately 925 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted … Key Recommendations Analyze school lunch fund operations by completing a cost-per-meal analysis and exploring methods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/moravia-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-4Massena Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-21)
… schools with approximately 2,800 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. The 2015-16 … overfunded the employee benefits accrued liability reserve by about $7.1 million and the tax certiorari reserve by about $1.5 million as of June 30, 2015. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/massena-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-21Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… potentially be used to pay unsatisfied restitution orders. In addition, officials did not distribute all available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… balance during our audit fieldwork, this pattern continued in the 2021-22 budget. Annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by statute, resulting in higher than necessary tax levies. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementVillage of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… Justices collected, recorded, deposited, reported and remitted Justice Court (Court) collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Justices did not ensure all fines and fees were properly collected, recorded, deposited, … Village Justices collected recorded deposited reported and remitted Justice Court Court collections in a timely and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146Town of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. The Town’s accounting records were … financial reports were not prepared for and submitted to the Town Board (Board). Because the Board did not have … accurate and timely financial information, its ability to monitor the Town’s financial affairs, accurately assess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… Board of Trustees (Board) adopted realistic budgets and managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not … the Board: Did not establish a fund balance policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund … in the general fund; balances ranged between $839,530 and $1.1 million, or between 109 and 124 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Wallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
… (FFI) bank account instead of the Treasurer as required by law. The Treasurer did not accurately capture in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Town of Windsor – Financial Management (2025M-24)
… (TW), general fund town-outside-village (TOV) and highway fund TOV, the three main operating funds, during the … 93 percent in the general fund TW, general fund TOV and highway fund TOV, respectively. Underestimated sales tax revenues by approximately $1.3 million in the highway fund TOV and overestimated employer retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-windsor-financial-management-2025m-24Town of Rutland – Water and Sewer Charges (2025M-30)
… water and sewer charges. We identified a total of $8,823 in billing errors that resulted in $4,634 in overcharges to customer accounts and $4,189 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/06/13/town-rutland-water-and-sewer-charges-2025m-30Panama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-73)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials purchased goods and services in compliance with the District’s procurement policies. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not always comply with the … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials purchased goods and services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/panama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-73Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… County could have potentially saved approximately $4,800 in travel expenses and sales tax. Additionally, the … action. Appendix B includes our comment to an issue raised in the County’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity … not audit the accounts of the Treasurer and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer. Neither the Board nor the … by the Department’s audit committee. Consider the use of credit cards in place of debit cards or preauthorize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesFairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… approved and supported. This occurred because the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not provide adequate … $8,936 and potentially: Overpaid 11 employees by a total of $44,301 for leave accrual payments that were inaccurate … on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we reviewed were not properly approved or … to show they were for a valid School purpose . When credit card charges are not reviewed in a timely manner or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if … through October 2022. Did not detect billing discrepancies in the invoices for electricity supplied and paid duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andNorth Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student information applications. Key … officials properly managed user account permissions in the financial application but did not properly secure user … access to the network or manage user account permissions in the student information application . As a result, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Cayuga County Community College – Information Technology (2013M-291)
… 2011 through August 27, 2013. Background The Cayuga County Community College is sponsored by Cayuga County and operates … Cayuga County Community College Information Technology 2013M291 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/14/cayuga-county-community-college-information-technology-2013m-291Rhinebeck Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-135)
… The Rhinebeck Central School District is located in the Towns of Clinton, Hyde Park, Milan, Red Hook, Rhinebeck and Stanford in Dutchess County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/rhinebeck-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-135Connetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted … amount and did not audit petty cash disbursements made by multiple check signers. Ten purchases totaling $3,661 made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125