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Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… all ECA funds were properly used. For example: One club advisor did not deposit more than $3,500 in club fundraising activities until our audit began, which was more than six months after the club’s fundraising activity had taken place. The supporting …
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)
… and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings … recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes our …
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-157Town 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)
… inventoried and safeguarded. Complete, accurate and up-to-date inventory records help District officials ensure that … For example, we selected 50 of the District’s IT assets to locate the assets and confirm they were accounted for and … official inventory records. Officials were unable to provide acquisition information for the computers; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetVillage of West Hampton Dunes – Financial Operations (2013M-390)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board properly monitored the … revenues and appropriations and carefully monitor budgets to prevent the recurrence of annual operating deficits. Review and revise the procurement policy to address the use of competition when procuring professional …
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)
… School District is located in the Towns of Champion, Rutland and Watertown in Jefferson County and the Towns of …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … balance and reserve funds that are not needed and not used to fund District operations. Update the fund balance policy to require compliance with statutory limits. Ensure that …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District implemented the … whether the District established policies and procedures to ensure that District property was purchased and disposed … was prohibited from doing so by State Education Law due to performing conflicting duties. The District’s 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 Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s fund balance management for the … 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 of actual expenditures. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/09/village-morris-fund-balance-2017m-58City of Yonkers – Information Technology (2017M-86)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether City officials established adequate … security training. Develop a formal disaster recovery plan to maintain or restore critical operations as quickly as … in the event of a disaster. The plan should be distributed to all responsible parties, periodically updated and tested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/08/11/city-yonkers-information-technology-2017m-86Village of Richfield Springs – Justice Court (S9-14-1)
… offenders to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found a lack of segregation of … Key Recommendations Periodically review and reconcile the DMV pending-ticket log with caseload activity to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-richfield-springs-justice-court-s9-14-1Brunswick Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-002)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s oversight of its financial … that period, therefore not actually using the fund balance to finance operations. The District’s reserves have grown from about $978,000 to more than $2.4 million in three years. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/brunswick-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-002