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Orange Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2015M-146)
… financial activity with the current year’s modified budget and the upcoming year’s preliminary budget. Budgets included appropriations for funding District reserves and the Board applied operating surplus funds to its … in the budget. Key Recommendations Develop policies and procedures over the budgeting process so that proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/09/25/orange-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2015m-146Vestal Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-265)
… period, the Department disbursed approximately $66,000 and the Stations disbursed approximately $75,000. Key … that officers were executing them sufficiently. The Board and Committees failed to perform adequate annual audits. The … Secretaries did not approve vouchers in a timely manner and the Treasurers often disbursed moneys before expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/vestal-fire-department-financial-activities-2014m-265New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District – Financial Management (2014M-7)
… City Park Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead in Nassau County. The District operates four schools with … Key Findings The District overestimated expenditures in its adopted budgets and then used $3.5 million of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/new-hyde-park-garden-city-park-union-free-school-district-financialVillage of Pelham – Information Technology (2016M-410)
… Key Findings The Village has not installed an adequate web filtering process and not adopted procedures to … Ensure Village officials install an adequate web filtering process and adopt procedures to monitor IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-pelham-information-technology-2016m-410Fallsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-33)
… District is located in the Towns of Fallsburg, Mamakating and Thompson in Sullivan County and the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education and operates two schools, with approximately 1,490 students. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/fallsburg-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-33Town of Kirkwood – Justice Court Operations (2016M-414)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the … 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Background The Town of Kirkwood in located in Broome County and maintains a … Town of Kirkwood Justice Court Operations 2016M414 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-kirkwood-justice-court-operations-2016m-414West Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)
… The claims auditor did not perform a proper audit of claims. As a result, there is an increased risk that goods and services may not have been received, and incorrect or inappropriate claims could be paid. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County (County) Treasurer within the timeframes … 35.As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector … payments totaling $656,657 in February, $327,001 in March and $92,168 in April. The Board did not audit the Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… and as required by Town Law. The Tax Collector made one payment totaling approximately $800,000 to the County … and penalties to the Supervisor, which were collected for late real property tax payments. Recommendations The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… oversight of the employees who prepared the tuition bills. Establish adequate procedures to ensure tuition bills were adequately prepared, calculated and issued to the … and employees who process nonresidential foster care bills and establish procedures to help ensure tuition bills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… determined whether Parks needs their advance accounts and whether the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. We concluded that these accounts received little scrutiny and made recommendations to improve internal controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followVan Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-63)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2015. … is located in the Towns of Stark, Columbia, Danube, German Flats, Little Falls and Warren in Herkimer County, the Town … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $5.4 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-conditionWhitesville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-313)
… School District is located in the Towns of Independence and Willing in Allegany County and the Town of West Union in Steuben County. The District, … unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $1.3 million and was 20 percent of the 2015-16 budgeted appropriations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/whitesville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-313Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-288)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the claims audit process for the … Central School District is located in the Towns of Louisville, Madrid, Norfolk, Potsdam and Stockholm in St. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-288Morris Central School District – Financial Operations (2015M-251)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s claims processing procedures and … District is located in the Towns of Laurens, Morris, New Lisbon and Pittsfield in Otsego County. The District, which … total approximately $9.5 million. Key Findings The auditor from the Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/morris-central-school-district-financial-operations-2015m-251Chautauqua Lake Central School District – Nonresident Tuition (2016M-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the … The Chautauqua Lake Central School District is located in the Towns of Chautauqua, Ellery, North Harmony, Portland, Stockton and Westfield in Chautauqua County. The District, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/chautauqua-lake-central-school-district-nonresident-tuition-2016m-7Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Internal Controls Over Wire Transfers (2016M-183)
… audit was to review internal controls over the District’s wire transfer process for the period July 1, 2014 through … officials have not developed written procedures for wire transfers; there is also a lack of segregation of duties in the wire transfer process. Although the District has an agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-internal-controls-overOversight of Grants (Follow-Up)
… Statewide Grants Management System, currently scheduled for April 2014, which they believe will address several of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/oversight-grants-followRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-275)
… the District’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period July 1, 2012 through September 4, 2015. … benefits taxpayers. Develop a written policy indicating how much money will be reserved, how each reserve will be funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-275Town of Lake Luzerne – Payroll (2022M-98)
… and certified. Ensure timecards are complete and fully in compliance with the Town’s policy. Ensure overtime is paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-payroll-2022m-98