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Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… approximately $11,000, was not sufficiently itemized to clearly identify the quantity or cost of items purchased. … the faculty auditor (auditor) was not overseeing ECA funds to verify the accuracy and completeness of the records and … and indicated that they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Crown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
… images for 19 months. As a result, the Board’s ability to assess and monitor the District’s financial activity was … in a timely manner, it results in diminished transparency to the Board, taxpayers, Office of the State Comptroller … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/31/crown-point-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-29Rhinecliff Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-154)
… operations. As a result, the Board hindered their ability to make informed financial decisions and cannot assure … financial and capital plans. Adequately audit claims prior to payment. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt policies, … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/rhinecliff-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-154Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… Penn Yan (Village) officials properly approved, monitored and controlled overtime costs of water treatment plant (WTP) … been unnecessarily burdened with unneeded overtime costs and higher pension costs associated with pensionable overtime … costs totaling $338,108, which annually ranged between 28 and 32 percent of the total wages paid of approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… As a result, the Board did not have sufficient information to adequately oversee the District’s financial activities and … Develop realistic budgets, which caused appropriations to be overestimated by an average of $190,817 (35 percent) … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District (District) Board of … Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District District Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Without accurate, … the Town Board’s (Board) and Town officials’ ability to monitor financial affairs, make sound financial decisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Harborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
… Central School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology … did not always ensure that IT assets were appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded. Complete, accurate and … officials ensure that IT assets are properly insured, tracked through their life cycle and replaced as necessary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetTown of Gorham – Budgeting (2023M-181)
… Use historical trends and/or other known factors to develop and adopt annual budgets that contain more … revenue and expenditure estimates. Develop a plan to reduce the amounts of excessive unrestricted fund balance … officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-budgeting-2023m-181Village of West Hampton Dunes – Financial Operations (2013M-390)
… are not ensuring that these services are obtained at the best possible price. Key Recommendations File annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-west-hampton-dunes-financial-operations-2013m-390City of Watervliet – Financial Condition (2017M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Council adopted realistic budgets … monitored financial operations and took appropriate action to maintain the City’s fiscal stability for the period … 2014 through 2016. The Council did not receive budget-to-actual reports on a regular basis, and accounting records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/02/09/city-watervliet-financial-condition-2017m-230Farmingdale Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-235)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … that appropriated a total of $28 million in fund balance to finance operations. However, because they underestimated … in the appropriation of fund balance that will not be used to fund District operations. Reduce the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-235KIPP Tech Valley Charter School – Enrollment and Billing (2012M-256)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the student enrollment and billing process for the period July 1, 2011, to August 31, 2012. Background A charter school is a public … population during the 2011-12 and 2012-13 fiscal years to determine whether the billing invoices were accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/22/kipp-tech-valley-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2012m-256Copenhagen Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-142)
… District is located in the Towns of Champion, Rutland and Watertown in Jefferson County and the Towns of Denmark, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/copenhagen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-142Schroon Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-145)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … The Board did not establish a multiyear financial plan to facilitate development of the annual budgets that were … accumulated in excess of the limit allowed by law is used to reduce the next year’s real property tax levy. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/20/schroon-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-145Onteora Central School District – Information Technology (2015M-92)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District’s IT assets were adequately … Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures related to computer security, disaster recovery and disposal of … needs and expectations and specifies the level of service to be provided by the network support specialists. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/onteora-central-school-district-information-technology-2015m-92Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… 1, 2012 through June 30, 2016. Background The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mWayne Central School District – Financial Management and Property Purchase and Disposal (2014M-152)
… policies and procedures to ensure that District property was purchased and disposed of in a legitimate and … Law due to performing conflicting duties. The District’s property sale and disposal policy does not contain any … comprehensive policy for the sale and disposal of District property. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-and-property-purchaseVillage of Morris – Fund Balance (2017M-58)
… purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s fund balance management for the period June 1, 2015 through … Key Findings Over the last three years, the general fund balance increased by 42 percent to $338,000, or 159 percent of actual expenditures, and the water fund balance increased by 58 percent to $238,700, or 240 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58City of Yonkers – Information Technology (2017M-86)
… The IT department’s acceptable computer use policy was not signed or acknowledged by all employees. City officials have not … and ensure that all users of the City’s IT assets have signed acknowledgement forms on file. Adopt policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/08/11/city-yonkers-information-technology-2017m-86