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Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… the Williamsville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … appropriations from 2018-19 through 2021- 22 by a total of $47 million and appropriated $22 million of fund balance that was not needed or used. Adopted annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Village of Solvay – Financial Management (2023M-49)
… (Board) and officials monitored budgets and managed the electric fund’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board … and Village officials did not develop a budget for the electric fund and adequately manage its financial condition. From 2016-17 through 2020-21, the electric fund’s total net assets declined by approximately $9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/14/village-solvay-financial-management-2023m-49Clarendon Fire Company – Financial Activities (2023M-50)
… did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts, and fundraising cash receipts, totaling … Key Recommendations Maintain detailed financial records for each fundraising event and hall rental activity and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/08/04/clarendon-fire-company-financial-activities-2023m-50Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-67)
… appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets. For example, expenditures were underestimated by nearly $1.5 … and revenues were underestimated by $215,772 (8 percent) for 2020 through 2022. The District did not have a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/08/18/hamlin-morton-walker-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-67Schenectady City School District – Math Workbook Inventory (2023M-65)
… Key Findings District officials did not maintain adequate inventory records and ordered excessive quantities of … Officials did not maintain a comprehensive perpetual inventory of workbooks, nor did they perform annual inventory counts at year-end. As a result, officials were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/schenectady-city-school-district-math-workbook-inventory-2023m-65Onondaga Central School District - Financial Condition Management and Fuel Records (2018M-181)
… maintained general fund unrestricted fund balance close to the 4 percent statutory limit. Adopted budgets consistently overestimated appropriations due to conservative budget practices. As a result, the District … by nearly $1.66 million, or 43 percent (from $3.88 million to $5.54 million). The District allocated most of this fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/onondaga-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-fuelBrewster-Southeast Joint Fire District - Recordkeeping and Procurement (2018M-86)
… and reported. District officials solicited competition for professional services. Key Findings Accounting records … the State Comptroller’s (OSC) uniform system of accounts for fire districts. 1 District officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/08/03/brewster-southeast-joint-fire-district-recordkeeping-and-procurement-2018mCity of Albany Industrial Development Agency - Project Approval and Monitoring (2018M-65)
… employment goals to create and/or retain 1,034 and 1,270 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs and reported a total of 1,666 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/09/21/city-albany-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2018m-65Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-87)
… records and reports. File AUDs and tax cap forms in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-disbursement-oversight-and-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-87Sidney Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-243)
… balance as of June 30, 2019, the District’s recalculated surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the … in accordance with applicable statutes. Reduce surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sidney-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-243Islip Fire District – Financial Condition (2020M-25)
… as $171,492 during the audit period. Did not properly plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, … funds from reserves without adequate public notice; for example, transfers to reserves totaling $593,941 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/islip-fire-district-financial-condition-2020m-25Village of Dering Harbor – Board Oversight (2020M-29)
… Did not properly authorize a local law to exceed the tax levy limit. The 2018-19 levy exceeded the calculated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/26/village-dering-harbor-board-oversight-2020m-29Edgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… Disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 29, 2021 to July 1, 2023. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Town 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 … monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Tompkins County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-7)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. Key … Department did not develop and implement procedures for price accuracy testing. Key Recommendations Perform required … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/tompkins-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-7Wyoming County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-10)
… of Agriculture and Markets regulations and article 16 of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law (AML).As … were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/wyoming-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-10DiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… noted total upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19 months, to a … 2016, upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total employment across upstate New York stands at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyState Ends 2015-16 Fiscal Year with Strong Cash Position Largely From Temporary Resources
… largely because of legal settlements and personal income tax (PIT) collections, according to a report released today … the past two years,” DiNapoli said. “As personal income tax collections in April of 2015 drove higher collections for … to the unusually high General Fund balance. State tax collections rose 5.1 percent from SFY 2014-15 to $74.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-ends-2015-16-fiscal-year-strong-cash-position-largely-temporary-resourcesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… worked at state agencies have increased by 38% since 2012, while the number of employees has declined by more than 10% … overtime costs set a new record in 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does not appear to have prompted a ‘great … by the greatest number of positions between 2020 and 2021, while OCFS and Veterans’ Homes suffered reductions of almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021