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Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… Receiver, who resigned during our audit, did not properly bill, collect or disburse taxes, fees and penalties. The … and water accounts for 16 resident parcels and did not bill 70 accounts. We also released Town of Highlands – Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… between seven and 27 years ago. The Department cannot account for $1,879 that was deposited in the restitution account. In addition, officials did not maintain an accurate …
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)
… School District (District) officials procured goods and services in accordance with the Board of Education’s (Board) policies and applicable … requirements. Officials did not procure: One purchase contract totaling $26,859, of 10 purchase contracts totaling …
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)
… notices were not published for certain purchases subject to permissive referendum. The District used $97,000 of … 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/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Commack 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 … services that are not required to be competitively bid, in accordance with GML. The Board also did not ensure …
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-105City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… [ read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of … 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-s9-19-26Mount Morris Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-328)
… students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $13.9 million. Key Findings District … its progress, against operating results, throughout the year and address any significant variances in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/12/mount-morris-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-328Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial activities for the period July 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014. … with approximately 6,300 students. Budgeted appropriations for 2014-15 were approximately $177.6 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98Village of Wappingers Falls – Board Oversight (2023M-70)
… and capital projects. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight over financial operations and … As a result, the Board did not have sufficient information to oversee financial operations and capital projects. The … duties. Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures to establish mitigating controls for the lack of segregation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/22/village-wappingers-falls-board-oversight-2023m-70City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… decisions. We noted: Fiscal year-ending 2021 general fund cash was overstated by approximately $330,000. Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-182)
… of Fire Commissioners (Board) monitored financial activity and ensured appropriate records and reports were maintained and filed timely. Key Findings While the Board monitored …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/04/19/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-182Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… not use the excess fund balance to reduce real property taxes or other appropriate purposes, and needs to improve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-boardBrighton Central School District – Separation Payments (2016M-119)
… examine the District’s calculation of separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through March 23, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $71.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/brighton-central-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-119Bradford Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-253)
… amount of accumulated fund balance, continued to raise the tax levy by an average of 2 percent each year or a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/bradford-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-253West Canada Valley Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-96)
… over personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) in the District’s student information system (SIS) for the … The West Canada Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Fairfield, Herkimer, Manheim, Newport, Norway and Schuyler in Herkimer County and the Town of Deerfield in Oneida …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-access-student-informationWhitney Point Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-282)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board ensured that the central … during the 2014-15 school year. Key Findings The Board did not establish adequate policies and procedures to ensure receipts from all events were deposited, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/whitney-point-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2016mChatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chatham … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation reserve has $1.4 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61