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Sandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… Education (Board) and District officials properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage reserve funds. The employee benefit accrued liability reserve (EBALR) was significantly overfunded, and over $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Village of Port Dickinson – Capital Asset Accountability (2023M-68)
… of Port Dickinson (Village) officials properly recorded and accounted for capital assets. Key Findings Village officials did not properly record and account for all capital assets. As a result, the Village … inventories. Officials did not maintain a complete and current capital asset list (asset list). We were unable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/08/18/village-port-dickinson-capital-asset-accountability-2023m-68Albany County – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-05)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether County of Albany (County) employees and elected officials completed … audit statewide county albany …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/09/15/albany-county-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-05Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… the District’s finances by adopting realistic budgets and ensuring unrestricted fund balance remained within … balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit for 2012-13 and 2014-15 through 2016-17 ranging from 7.3 and 7.7 percent. … limits and use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and needed reserves or reduce real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… revenues (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for … actual expenditures. Did not develop multiyear financial and capital plans or adopt a reasonable fund balance policy. … The Board should: Ensure the estimates for revenues and appropriations are reasonable based on historical or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency – Community Benefit (2014M-344)
… to review the Agency’s process for evaluating, approving and monitoring projects for the period January 1, 2013 … public corporation whose purpose is to promote, develop and assist industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, research and recreation facilities. The Agency is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/cattaraugus-county-industrial-development-agency-communityEast Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-247)
… to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and reported and that Department money was safeguarded for the period … the audit committee did not review canceled checks and the committee chairman for a fund-raiser did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/07/east-aurora-volunteer-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialErie County Water Authority – Information Technology (2018M-9)
… whether Authority officials adequately safeguarded and protected information technology assets used in its business environment against unauthorized use, access and loss for the period January 1, 2016 through October 6, … 75 accounts that have not logged on in at least four years and 377 accounts that have never been used. Five of 10 tested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/04/erie-county-water-authority-information-technology-2018m-9Greece Public Library – Information Technology (2017M-130)
… access rights, backups, breach notification, hardware and software inventories, restricting personal use and connecting personally owned devices to Library computers and the sanitation and disposal of hardware and electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/greece-public-library-information-technology-2017m-130Hillside Public Library of New Hyde Park – Claims Processing (2017M-175)
… Board did not audit claims; instead, the Director reviewed and initialed the claims and then forwarded them to a Board-designated Trustee who … The Director did not approve 13 claims totaling $27,143, and quotes or purchase orders, invoices and receiving reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/12/08/hillside-public-library-new-hyde-park-claims-processing-2017m-175Kings Park Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2015M-282)
… guidance to employees. Officials did not reconcile fuel pump readings to physical inventory. Officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/kings-park-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2015m-282Town of Dayton – Financial Condition (2013M-90)
… The Town of Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County and has a population of approximately 1,900 residents. The … five-member Town Board comprised of the Town Supervisor and four council members. Budgeted appropriations for the … As a result, the highway town-wide fund has a deficit and the general and highway town-outside-village funds have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/14/town-dayton-financial-condition-2013m-90Dansville Public Library – Procurement (2015M-225)
… a procurement policy as required by General Municipal Law. Most claims were paid before the Board’s review and … those exceptions authorized by resolutions or allowed by law, before paying them and ensure that each claim contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/12/18/dansville-public-library-procurement-2015m-225Stockport Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 – Selected Financial Activities (2015M-189)
… Committee is responsible for the Company’s overall general and financial affairs. Revenue for 2014 totaled approximately … $50,000. Key Findings The Treasurer did not prepare and submit formal monthly and annual financial reports in 2013 and 2014. The Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/06/30/stockport-volunteer-fire-company-no-1-selected-financial-activities-2015mPlattsburgh City School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-74)
… of Education which comprises nine elected members. Payroll and associated employee benefit costs represent a significant … established adequate internal controls over payroll and personal services. District officials implemented … specific procedures to ensure that individuals reported and paid on the payrolls were bona fide employees and, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/plattsburgh-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-74Town of Arietta – Budgeting (2016M-308)
… The Town of Arietta is located in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 305. The Town is … by more than $925,000 (33 percent) for the general fund and $820,000 (33 percent) for the highway fund. None of the appropriated fund balance was used and the general fund’s unrestricted fund balance increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-arietta-budgeting-2016m-308Town of Lake Pleasant – Credit Cards (2016M-432)
… whether the cards were used for appropriate purposes and in compliance with the Town's policies for the period … The Town of Lake Pleasant is located in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 780. The Town is … Key Findings Town officials did not establish policies and procedures over the use of credit cards. The Town had a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-lake-pleasant-credit-cards-2016m-432Town of Broadalbin – Leave Accruals (2014M-88)
… The Town of Broadalbin is located in Fulton County and has a population of approximately 5,260. The Town is … Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2013 for the general and highway funds totaled approximately $1.4 million. Key … leave accrual balances are not adequately accounted for and maintained. The Highway Superintendent has not maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/18/town-broadalbin-leave-accruals-2014m-88State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… pandemic, with the district‘s increased reliance on a remote learning environment and administrative operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0XII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Overview Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency … Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4b-certification-vouchers