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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… District No. 1 , Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … debt service fund is excessively funded. City of Olean – Budget Review (Cattaraugus County) The significant … District No 1 Niagara Falls Water Board and the City of Olean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… The Germantown Central School District is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of … District officials consistently overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $5.5 million. As a … four years, District officials appropriated $3.2 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budgets, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Town of Pittstown – Records and Reports (2013M-5)
… The Supervisor did not maintain adequate accounting records or provide the Board with accurate financial reports. … reports did not agree with bank balances or accounting records for any of the 17 months we reviewed, with … during 2011. The Supervisor’s AUDs did not agree with bank records, resulting in, for example, general fund cash being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/08/town-pittstown-records-and-reports-2013m-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… have been issued. Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services (2021M-207) Board of … officials did not properly monitor and account for fixed assets. Thirty-two of the assets tested and valued at $64,300 … $47,500 did not have required asset tags, were not on the inventory or information technology (IT) inventory asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and established internal controls over water operations for the period June 1, 2012 through February … Village of Red Creek Board Oversight of the ClerkTreasurer and Water Operations 2014M173 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over selected Town financial … directly to the payroll-processing contractor without approval, and there is no comparison of the amounts of the … contractor made withdrawals directly from the Town’s bank accounts. Key Recommendations Review the suggested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… board and is governed under Education Law Article 56. The Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School … Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementVillage of Aurora – Treasurer’s Duties and Information Technology (2014M-107)
… purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial and information technology operations for the period June 1, … is located in the Town of Ledyard in Cayuga County and has approximately 700 residents. Budget appropriations for the general, water and sewer funds in 2013-14 were approximately $651,100 funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-aurora-treasurers-duties-and-information-technology-2014m-107Town of Lindley – Financial Management (2012M-226)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial … 2009, to August 15, 2012. Background The Town of Lindley is located in Steuben County and has a population of … consists of the Town Supervisor and four Board members and is the legislative body responsible for overseeing the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/22/town-lindley-financial-management-2012m-226Village of Unadilla – Budgeting (2013M-143)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s budgeting practices for the period of June 1, 2011, to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Unadilla is … revenues, and the appropriation of fund balance to finance operations; but for three of the last six years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-unadilla-budgeting-2013m-143Town of Davenport – Financial Operations (2013M-62)
… 3, 2012. Background The Town of Davenport is located in the County of Delaware and has 2,965 residents. An elected … Key Findings We identified discrepancies totaling $4,800 in the Supervisor’s cash receipt records, and found that the … identified in permit fee revenues. Ensure that all claim vouchers are presented to the Board for audit and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-davenport-financial-operations-2013m-62IV.5.B Bond and Debt Proceeds – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Bond Anticipation Notes (BANs). Click here to download the table below as a Microsoft Excel file . SFS Account Title …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv5b-bond-and-debt-proceedsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… officials, however, do not generate and review audit trail reports. Village of Old Brookville – Cash Receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Gloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… card company electronically debited the payments directly from the District’s bank account. The District does not have a written disaster recovery plan. The Treasurer has administrative rights in the … auditor to do so. Adopt a formal written disaster recovery plan. Assign the Treasurer only those user permissions that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andRichford Fire District – Long-Term Planning and Board Oversight (2024M-55)
… officials run the risk that necessary fire protection and emergency services resources will not be available. The Board … ability to continue to provide fire protection and emergency services. Ensure the financial information it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/06/richford-fire-district-long-term-planning-and-board-oversight-2024m-55Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (District) … officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage fund balance, the difference between revenues and expenditures accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Village of Addison – Former Clerk-Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2024M-19)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Addison (Village) Clerk-Treasurer properly deposited, … to perform these acts without detection because the Board of Trustees (Board) failed to fulfill its fiscal … provide oversight and segregate the duties of the former Clerk-Treasurer (see Village of Addison – Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/11/village-addison-former-clerk-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2024m-19Town of Oneonta Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-243)
… relating to the calculation of the District’s annual fire protection bill. Key Recommendations Establish a system of … an audit of the District’s records. Negotiate a new fire protection contract with the City that would allow for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/town-oneonta-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsNewstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess the adequacy of Company financial controls for the period January 1, 2012 … through February 18, 2014. Background The Newstead Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Newstead in Erie County. The Company contracts with the Town to provide fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/27/newstead-fire-company-internal-controls-2014m-92Opinion 96 - 14
… of Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of … (consideration $100 or less) -- Purchases and Sales (community college purchasing from hardware store owned by … §§801, 802(2)(e): A member of the board of trustees of a community college would have a conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14