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Town of Greig – Long-Term Planning (2023M-13)
… reserve policies. As a result, the Board lacks important tools to project current and future operating and capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/05/19/town-greig-long-term-planning-2023m-13Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and reserves that will be used to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44North Collins Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2023M-39)
… in part because the records were not always updated to include all acquisitions of, removed/disposed of, or … two other items) of unknown cost . Officials could not tell us how much they cost because the District’s inventory records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/north-collins-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentYork Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… plan and comprehensive capital plans. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than was needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Lyons Central School District (District) officials ensured … with employment contract (contract) or CBA provisions, which resulted in one employee accruing two additional sick … salaries and/or applicable CBAs and that leave time is accrued in accordance with contracts and CBAs. Segregate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Binghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… was not properly administered; all nine users had access to all of the financial modules in the system. Therefore, a user could make unauthorized changes to cover inappropriate transactions without detection. Errors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Norfolk Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) conducted proper audits and ensured that annual financial reports were filed timely. … 2021 annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller as required. As of the end of our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Lancaster 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 Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… only those claims before Board audit and approval that are allowed to be paid in advance and audit such claims at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the event of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mState Agencies Bulletin No. 693
… Purpose To notify agencies that the return address on all Direct Deposit Advice statements no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/693-agency-return-address-direct-deposit-advice-statementsVillage of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… budgets based on historical trends and known plans for the fiscal year. Reduce surplus fund balance to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35West Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the West Islip Union Free School District’s (District) Board of … workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance reserves which are also overfunded, having enough money to pay the … budgets and discontinue appropriating fund balance that is not needed. Use overfunded reserves to benefit District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40XIV.14.A Statewide Accounting Policy - Capital Assets and Depreciation – XIV. Special Procedures
… and accumulated depreciation or the use of the alternative modified approach; and the inclusion of all infrastructure assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14a-statewide-accounting-policy-capital-assets-and-depreciationFranklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed network and local user accounts and software and developed an … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts, periodically compare installed … to officials, we found that: Nine of the District’s network user accounts (8 percent) were not needed. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Town of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… by an average of $89,000 (15 percent) and $196,000 (26 percent) in the TW general and highway funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Town of Southampton-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-21
… were proper and supported. Town officials also ensured the payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) we reviewed were properly … receipted, deposited timely and intact, and accounted for. Of the 558 disbursements totaling $52.2 million paid … Key Recommendations There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-21Town of Vestal – Former Police Chief’s Separation Agreement (2023M-58)
… chief’s (former chief) separation agreement and related “severance” payments were supported and accurately paid. Key … $215,868 more than the amount the former chief was owed for unused leave accruals upon separating from service absent … documentation to help support and justify the decision to include a severance payment within a separation agreement, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/11/22/town-vestal-former-police-chiefs-separation-agreement-2023m-58Glen Aubrey Fire Company – Board Oversight (2022M-139)
… compliance with fire protection contracts (contracts) and lease agreements. Key Findings The Company Board did not ensure compliance with contracts or enforce the lease agreement’s terms and conditions. As a result, there is … fees and interest for late payments associated with the lease agreement. Key Recommendations Ensure compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/12/09/glen-aubrey-fire-company-board-oversight-2022m-139Candor Central School District – Separation Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-21)
… Superintendent of Schools (Superintendent) and former payroll clerk, were paid more than $95,300 in longevity … employees, including the former Superintendent and former payroll clerk, were overpaid by $20,595 in their final salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/candor-central-school-district-separation-payments-and-leave-accruals