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Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… did not return forfeited funds totaling $25,701 to the District, as required. Because officials did not … agreement. Annually reconcile FSA and DCAP activity to calculate the amount of forfeited funds that should be returned to the District. Establish written procedures for monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planChatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… reserves at reasonable levels. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school chatham …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… restricted funds that could have been refunded to school districts. Overfunded two reserves totaling $1.9 … written reserve fund policy. Review all reserve balances to determine whether the amounts reserved are necessary and … recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… physical IT assets and non-student user account access to the District’s network. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, we found: 235 IT assets costing $108,462 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Pelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… Hochul took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately demonstrated her … stronger-than-expected economic recovery taking place here in New York. Local sales tax receipts continue to improve, … for real, hands-on leadership is crucial at this point in our history to beat back the virus and to safely get us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-addressTown of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… penalties. The Board did not correct deficiencies noted in our 2006 Receiver of Taxes audit, properly oversee the … the Board did not monitor and amend the budgets resulting in a negative fund balance since 2016. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
… because it did not receive accurate financial information from the Town Supervisor (Supervisor). We found the Board: … 2013 audit recommendation to appropriate fund balance only in amounts that are actually available, after retaining a … deficits. Did not adopt realistic budgets for each fund from 2017 through 2020. Did not adopt a multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24Commack Public Library District – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-132)
… Background The Commack Public Library District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County and serves over 15,000 patrons. The … with GML. The Board also did not ensure disbursements from the Director’s discretionary fund were made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/commack-public-library-district-selected-financial-operations-2015m-132Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… West Branch Recreation and Aquatics Committee (Committee) to act under the auspices of the Town and organize … an affiliate of the Town. Inappropriately used Town funds to pay at least $8,000 for fundraising activities. Did not … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Sodus Center Fire Department – Financial Activities (2016M-424)
… power. The Treasurer makes deposits, disburses cash and performs all recordkeeping functions without an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/03/31/sodus-center-fire-department-financial-activities-2016m-424Prattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… The Board appropriated fund balance totaling $1.13 million for fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19 but none of the money was used or needed to fund operations. For the last three fiscal years the District reported that it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108IV.4.E Grants and Public Assistance – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Grants and public assistance includes payments to counties, cities, … . SFS Account Title Description 60301 Local Grants and Public Assistance Payments to counties, cities, towns, … to Others Interest on late payments for unjustified delays in paying vendors, and providers of service pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4e-grants-and-public-assistanceCity of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26Town of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… duties and cannot provide support for almost $1.6 million in interfund loans. Although interfund loans must be repaid … each fiscal year, interfund loans have grown from $246,280 in 2015 to almost $1.6 million as of December 31, 2019. The … and 2020 with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in a timely manner. Key Recommendations The Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Town of Mount Morris – Justice Court (2012M-129)
… controls over the financial operations of the Court for the period January 1, 2005, to June 22, 2012. Background … collected approximately $94,590 in fines and surcharges for the period January 1, 2010, to June 22, 2012. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-mount-morris-justice-court-2012m-129Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… As a result, some victims may not receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not establish adequate policies and procedures to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. The Department retained $18,589 in restitution that could have been used to pay victims with unsatisfied orders: some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Boquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in accordance with the Board of Education’s (Board) policies … officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory … $697,282, that exceeded the competitive bidding threshold in accordance with statutory requirements. Seven contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board properly established and managed capital reserve funds ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136