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Cortland Enlarged City School District - Budget Review (B4-15-12)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s … approximately $760,000. Using the remaining $1.2 million to fund other District expenditures is not an appropriate use … with appropriate increases. Restrict the use reserve funds to legally appropriate financing sources. Examine the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/15/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-budget-review-b4-15-12Overview – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… worked by elected and appointed officials is defined in Regulation 315.4 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations … to accruals, full hours were worked. In August 2015, this regulation was revised for elected and appointed officials … or after January 1, 2016. Among other changes, the revised regulation sets out specific time frames for completing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/overviewFallsburg Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-33)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2011 through October 2, 2013. … with approximately 1,490 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are approximately $37 million. …
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-414Buffalo City School District – Oversight of Field Activities at the Service Center (2014M-270)
… our audit was to determine whether certain Service Center field employees and an IT vendor were adequately supervised … of Information Technology (IT) and Plant Department field employees and an IT vendor, and an Audio Visual … policies and procedures governing the supervision of field employees from the IT and Plant Departments who work at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/11/buffalo-city-school-district-oversight-field-activities-service-centerWest Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the West Babylon Union Free School District’s (District) … claims auditor properly audited claims. Key Findings The claims auditor did not perform a proper audit of claims. … with New York State (NYS) Education Law Section 1724. The claims auditor did not report directly to the Board, did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62Town of Harpersfield – Claims Auditing (2024M-71)
… Key Findings The Board did not properly audit claims to determine whether the claims represented actual and … necessary expenditures and whether proposed payments were for valid purposes. Of the 428 claims totaling $478,628 that … contain sufficient details or itemization for the Board to make the necessary determinations required for a proper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-harpersfield-claims-auditing-2024m-71Sewanhaka Central High School District – Student Fees (2016M-296)
… million. Key Findings The Board does not have a policy on cash receipts. None of the finance clerks issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-student-fees-2016m-296Sherman Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-352)
… expectations and requirements. The claims auditor does not compare invoices against quotes, bids or government … ensure the claims auditor adequately performs her duties. Compare invoices against applicable quotes, bids and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/sherman-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-352Whitesville 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-313Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-402)
… The Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. The District, which … fund balance totaling $9.6 million was not used, resulting in the District’s unrestricted fund balance exceeding the … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unrestricted fund balance that is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/27/hewlett-woodmere-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-402Hannibal Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-23)
… The Hannibal Central School District is located in Cayuga and Oswego Counties. The District, which is governed by an … expenditures in each of the last three fiscal years and appropriated nearly $5 million in fund balance, 97 … multiyear financial or capital plan to define how reserves and unrestricted fund balance in the general and debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/hannibal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-23Hammond Central School District – Payroll (2016M-398)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District's payroll … Hammond Central School District is located in the Towns of Hammond, Rossie, Morristown and Macomb in St. Lawrence County and the Town of Alexandria in Jefferson County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/17/hammond-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-398Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District – Short-Term Borrowing and Purchasing (2015M-365)
… County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 130 students, is governed by an appointed … issued in a timely manner, and some purchases were made with confirming purchase orders, issued after goods and … short-term cash flow. Ensure that staff members comply with the District’s purchasing rules and regulations by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/mount-pleasant-blythedale-union-free-school-district-short-term-borrowingMinisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
… which operates five schools with approximately 3,900 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of … of $10.5 million. Therefore, none of the appropriated fund balance was actually used and unrestricted funds … officials did not develop a plan to reduce the unreserved fund balance in the general fund to comply with the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26Town of Plymouth – Employee Benefits (2023M-176)
… Department (department) leave and properly paid separation payments. Key Findings Officials did not accurately record department leave or properly pay separation payments. As a result, of the 14 employees we reviewed, … review and approve all unused leave and separation payments to ensure that accruals are accurately calculated, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-employee-benefits-2023m-176Manhasset Union Free School District – Separation Payments (2016M-150)
… February 29, 2016. Background The Manhasset Union Free School District is located in the Town of North Hempstead in … Manhasset Union Free School District Separation Payments 2016M150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/manhasset-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-150Penfield Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-162)
… which operates six schools with approximately 4,500 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of … balance to finance operations that was not actually used. As of June 30, 2015, two reserves with balances totaling … are overfunded and potentially unnecessary. The school lunch fund’s total fund balance exceeds the federally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/30/penfield-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-162Naples Central School District – Online Banking (2015M-143)
… Canandaigua, Naples, Richmond and South Bristol in Ontario County, the Towns of Cohocton and Prattsburgh in Steuben County, the Towns of Italy and Middlesex in Yates County and … assets and could improve best practices by enabling alerts and other security measures available from both of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/11/naples-central-school-district-online-banking-2015m-143Cato-Meridian Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the process and procedures to procure professional services for the period July 1, 2014 … the types and timeframes of services and the compensation to be paid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/cato-meridian-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services