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Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… receipts were collected and deposited in a District bank account. Complete accounting records were not maintained. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… Posting a prepared plan further enhances the transparency of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations … multiyear financial plan to help residents see the impact of fiscal decisions over time. Ensure CAPs address responsibility and implementation dates of corrective action. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) that resulted in the Town receiving $86,000 more than it was entitled to. … and charged with obstructing governmental administration in the Second Degree for destroying Town records. In December … of Governmental Administration and was sentenced to a conditional discharge and $500 fine. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-175)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports. As a result, the Board was not provided with the necessary … did not: Prepare bank reconciliations, record receipts in the financial accounting software or provide the Board … monthly bank reconciliations, record all transactions in the financial software timely and provide detailed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-175Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… District financial activities. Key Findings The Board did not always provide adequate oversight of District financial … activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The Board did not: Develop and adopt a written … annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… and District officials did not meet all the requirements of General Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Schuyler Lake Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-191)
… whether the Schuyler Lake Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) established controls over … Board did not: Establish adequate controls over the work of the Treasurer, which include receiving and disbursing … for fiscal years 2015 through 2021 . As a result, as of July 31, 2022, the AUDs were between 152 and 2,343 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/02/10/schuyler-lake-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-191Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Olean City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly … demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and officials did not effectively manage the District’s financial condition. As … a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than … and officials as they develop District budgets, they did not develop a multiyear financial plan for the District. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionHenry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Henry Johnson Charter School (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to school districts were adequately supported and collections … audit charter school Henry Johnson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… communicated confidentially to officials, we found: 222 of the enabled nonstudent network user accounts (32 percent) were not needed or disabled. Most of these accounts should have been disabled in February 2021 … on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkSewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Key Findings … adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Without a comprehensive written IT contingency plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… and services. Key Findings The Town Board (Board) did not enforce the provisions of the Town’s procurement policy (Policy). As a result, Town officials did not seek competition when procuring goods and services … cannot ensure officials are procuring goods and services in the most prudent and economical manner. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Portville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… Board annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations and overestimated appropriations by … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… financial condition. Key Findings The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … appropriated fund balance and reserves that it did not use and generated operating surpluses totaling about $5 … increased by $3.9 million. District officials have not developed a comprehensive multiyear financial plan. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Patchogue-Medford Public Library - Non-Payroll Disbursements (2019M-126)
… The Treasurer did not maintain custody and control of her signature stamp and check signatory policies were not … records. Ensure the Treasurer maintains custody of her signature stamp and that bank account signature cards comply with Library policy. Establish and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2019/10/11/patchogue-medford-public-library-non-payroll-disbursements-2019m-126Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… budgeted appropriations from 2014 to 2017. The Board has not established any formal reserves or adopted formal … generally agreed with our findings and recommendations but questioned one issue. Appendix B includes our comment on the issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed the District’s general fund financial condition. Key Findings … As of June 30, 2017 unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by approximately $1.2 million, or 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Town of Athens - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-41)
… adequate records and properly deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings Real property taxes totaling … nearly $2.2 million in 2016 and $1.3 million in 2017 were not always remitted to the Supervisor and County Treasurer … $774,127 during the first three weeks of January 2016 but remitted these collections to the Supervisor between four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-athens-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-41