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Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… Did not implement our prior audit’s recommendations 1 to improve their budgeting practices and be more transparent … not use a debt reserve, with a balance of $8.3 million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real … appropriated fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Properly use reserves and reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… appropriations were overestimated by a total of $171,095 from 2017-18 through 2020-21. As a result of the Village … a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Village of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2012 … of Quogue is located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, and has a population of approximately 1,000. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our original report, Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Report 2014-S-22). Background Our initial audit report, which was issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followForensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)
… related to Hours of Service that may have been avoidable. For calendar 2010, we determined that these practices cost … these payments will inflate future pension payments for these employees by about $5.5 million. We also found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-followTown of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from these water … the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 in the grant reimbursement applications. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… appropriations for 2016 for the general and highway funds were $360,414 and $603,301, respectively. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… District (District) officials had prohibited interests in District contracts. Key Findings Three Board members had prohibited interests in contracts that the District awarded totaling more than $22 … to the District totaling $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… lacked one or more pieces of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted … supporting documentation necessary for the Assessors to determine that the building was essential to the operation of a bona fide agricultural or horticultural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… million (141 percent) from 2015-16 through 2018-19, due to appropriations being overestimated by an average of $5.1 … years, the District reported unassigned fund balance equal to 4 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations. However, … unassigned fund balance exceeds the statutory limit by up to 4.2 percentage points. Key Recommendations Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementGreenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… Determine if District officials had adequate controls to safeguard District assets. Key Findings Although the … $145,398 during our audit period, the District does not have a comprehensive policy or procedures to safeguard fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Town of Cohocton – Town Clerk Cash Shortage (2014M-325)
… to the Supervisor on a weekly basis. Accurately record all collections in the cash receipts journal and deposit all collections in the appropriate bank account intact and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/15/town-cohocton-town-clerk-cash-shortage-2014m-325East Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… should: Consider automating the time keeping system to reduce calculation errors. Obtain proper approved time sheets prior to paying employees. Ensure overtime is approved prior to employees working overtime and monitor lunch breaks. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mEast Ramapo Central School District - Nonpublic School Transportation (2019M-107)
… only paying for transportation for students that lived in the District. We requested documentation for 300 students. … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/20/east-ramapo-central-school-district-nonpublic-school-transportation-2019mCity of Long Beach - Financial Condition (2019M-133)
… fund balance decreased 68 percent from $9.9 million at July 1, 2014 to $3.2 million as of June 30, 2018, leaving an unassigned general fund deficit of $813,994 at June 30, 2018. 1 The Council issued $8 million of bonds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-financial-condition-2019m-133Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Congregate Meal Services for the Elderly (Report 2016-N-5 ). About the Program Our … January 11, 2018, found that the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) needed to improve its oversight of senior centers. For example, officials could not demonstrate that they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/19/congregate-meal-services-elderly-followGates-Chili Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-53)
… and adopting budgets that include reasonable estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amounts of fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/gates-chili-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-53Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether claims were adequately supported, … the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Chester in Warren County. The District is governed by an elected … approximately $442,000. Key Findings The Board does not perform a deliberate audit of each claim by comparing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Village’s financial operations. Key Findings The … through 2018-19. Underestimated revenues by a total of $151,908 (9.5 percent) and underestimated appropriations by a total of $210,126 (13.1 percent) over the past five years (2013-14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29City of Dunkirk – Billing Enforcement (2020M-117)
Determine whether City of Dunkirk City officials properly enforced and monitored delinquent water sewer and tipping fee balances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/06/11/city-dunkirk-billing-enforcement-2020m-117