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Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… (102 percent) from 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth of expenditures. On average, actual … issue. Appendix B includes our comment on the issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… maintained the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The … based on historical or other known trends. Review reserves to determine whether they are necessary and reasonably funded and use the debt reserve funds to pay related debt. District officials disagreed with us in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Town of Athens - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-41)
… and County Treasurer (Treasurer) in a timely manner. For example, the Clerk collected tax payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-athens-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-41Fredonia Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-33)
… Recommendations Adopt budgets using realistic estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance to be used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/fredonia-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-33Village of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
… financial report. Village officials expended $76,200 in real property taxes over the last 12 years for two unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Village of Rushville - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-118)
… or conduct a thorough audit of claims. Ensure investments were made in compliance with New York State General Municipal … incurred a loss of approximately $62,000. Designate an official to certify payroll. Develop proper IT controls. Key … and the Board appointed another Clerk-Treasurer who served for the remainder of our audit period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-rushville-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-118Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… source. However, $22 million (80 percent) was not used to fund operations. Recalculated unrestricted fund balance … limits and use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and needed reserves or reduce … of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to fund operations. District officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Town of North Collins - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-68)
… duties or oversee the cash receipts function. Eight summer recreation registrants did not pay program fees that … attended the after-school, soccer and summer recreation programs for free, without full Board consent. Sufficient program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/24/town-north-collins-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-68Town of Knox – Town Clerk (2020M-72)
… analyses. As of December 31, 2019 the Clerk's bank account held an unremitted cash balance of $3,161. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/31/town-knox-town-clerk-2020m-72Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, but … $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and the overfunded reserve were added back to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… and District officials provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s budget and financial condition. … and District officials provided adequate oversight and management of the Districts budget and financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Finger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… Ensure all credit card claims are audited prior to payment and adequately supported. Discontinue allowing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresCity of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… use and online banking. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-205)
… whether Department officials ensured financial activities were properly recorded and money was safeguarded. Key Findings Collections were not always adequately supported to allow officials to determine whether funds were deposited. We found that 462 collections paid by checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/20/salem-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activities-2019mRochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
Determine whether the Boards 201819 adopted budget was realistic and structurally balanced based on historical or known trends
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningAlfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Town of Chili – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-33)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether Town of Chili (Town) officials could take additional steps to … provided at selected Town facilities. Key Findings Of the 781 applicable physical accessibility components … at the proper height. Four components at the Department of Public Works (DPW) building, such as securely-attached …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/14/town-chili-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-33Town of Colonie – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-41)
… selected facilities. Specifically: 26 components at the Public Operations Center, such as signs at interior offices … where the ramp changes direction. 15 components at the Public Safety Center, such as a portion of service counters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-colonie-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-41Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… tracking system. In addition, procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Village of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the Village’s procurement policy. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44