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Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… purchasing used mid-sized vehicles or new compact models for use by departmental staff. The used vehicles were … more desirable. To determine if buying used mid-sized cars was cost effective, county staff analyzed a sample of … need a cost analysis based on total costs to determine the best option based on the local government's needs. Updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemYorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… County; Holland and Sardinia in Erie County; and Centerville in Allegany County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process for claiming Excess Cost Aid and billing nonresident tuition … an elected nine-member Board of Education and operates 56 schools with approximately 32,000 students. The modified … District was not rebilling school districts of residence when NYSED released updated NRT rates. The District does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationEast Rochester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-97)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … analysis. Ensure that year-end encumbrances relate to the fiscal year that they are recorded in and avoid … limitation. Develop written policies and procedures to govern the separation payments process and ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-andBelleville-Henderson Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … Board has not developed a written plan that communicates to taxpayers the optimal funding levels or conditions under … Return any excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the unrestricted fund balance in the general fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-46Salem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… million. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adopt and implement appropriate policies and procedures … outlining their job duties. Reviewed remittances were not properly documented by both parties. Duplicate … from the student treasurers and faculty advisors were not provided. The student treasurers’ records were lacking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomLetchworth Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-332)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial management for the period … of fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years to reduce the tax levy, the Board over-estimated expenditures … officials also used some of the annual operating surpluses to fund eight general fund reserves and one debt reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/31/letchworth-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-332Village of Painted Post – Board Oversight (2017M-92)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of Village activities for the period July 1, 2015 through … Village of Painted Post Board Oversight 2017M92 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/08/11/village-painted-post-board-oversight-2017m-92Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
Genesee Valley Central School District Reserve Accounts and ExtraClassroom Activities 2014M56
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraTown of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
… for parking violations. Key Findings The Court’s parking ticket collection rate exceeded 85 percent during fiscal … August 28, 2012, they still remained on the unpaid parking ticket record. Town officials stated that parking ticket revenue is not included in the budget as a revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-eastchester-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-246Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… (Town) Board transparently planned and monitored the highway garage and salt shed capital project (Project). Key … of the Project. As a result, total costs to complete the highway garage exceeded the maximum estimated costs by … Fully define the Project scope. For example, a planned highway department office suite was omitted from bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… As a result, residents are not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and the … from monitoring overtime expenditures because they did not know how much overtime was being paid. The District also lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Town of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… vendors. Two of these vendors lacked written agreements detailing the services to be provided and their cost. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7Town of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… effectively manage the Town’s fund balance and continued to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in … In addition, the Board did not ensure it received up-to-date, accurate financial reports in a timely manner, which … (TOV) funds that as of January 1, 2024 were sufficient to fund the entire 2024 budgeted appropriations. Also, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and Monitoring Capital Assets (2024M-145)
… inventory records for and monitored the District’s capital assets. Key Findings District officials did not accurately and completely record and account for all capital assets we reviewed (i.e., machinery, vehicles, … cannot assure taxpayers that all of the District’s capital assets are safe and accounted for. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/island-trees-union-free-school-district-inventorying-and-monitoringFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
… for accuracy and completeness. We attribute these findings to a general lack of Board oversight, as well as inadequate … as they were gifts. Did not approve reimbursement payments to 27 employees totaling $19,419. Key Recommendations The … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Our comments on certain issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/fairview-fire-district-procurement-and-claims-audit-2025m-75County of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Recreation Department (Department) and Putnam County Golf Course (Golf Course) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported … supported. Key Findings The County’s Department and Golf Course did not always record, deposit, remit documentation … Recreation Department Department and Putnam County Golf Course Golf Course recorded deposited remitted and reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… also did not provide timely or accurate financial reports to the Board of Trustees (Board). As a result, the Board may … on the monthly Treasurer’s reports, that were provided to the Board approximately six weeks after month-end, were … review the Clerk-Treasurer’s financial records to ensure transactions were recorded accurately and in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… 538 charges totaling $156,982 had one or more exceptions: 410 charges totaling $144,142 were paid prior to audit and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… date was December 2017 but was completed in October 2020. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-audits