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Phoenix Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-96)
… Findings Unrestricted fund balance as a percentage of the next year’s appropriations exceeded the statutory limit by … appropriations by nearly $6 million, and reserves were not funded in a transparent manner because the Board funded them at year-end with surplus funds. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/08/04/phoenix-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-96Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-269)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Springs Central School District is located in the Towns of Arcadia, Hopewell, Junius, Lyons, Manchester, Phelps and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016mGowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-368)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District's … School District is located in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie Counties. The District, which operates three schools … budgets that reflect the District's actual needs based on historical trends or other identified analysis. Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-368Willsboro Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-362)
… The Willsboro Central School District is located in the Towns of Chesterfield, Essex, Lewis, Westport and Willsboro in Essex County. The District, which operates one school with … the adopted budgets by more than 10 percent over the past three years. The District has accumulated fund balance that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/willsboro-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-362West Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… school and five elementary schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students … employees. Budgeted appropriations for the for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately … than the revenue generated by the meal sales. School lunch productivity is lower than industry standards. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Clarence Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-128)
… examine the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through February 18, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $75 … effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided for by statute and a circumvention of the statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/clarence-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-128Camden Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-51)
… District is located in the Towns of Annsville, Camden, Florence, Lee and Vienna in Oneida County; the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/camden-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-51Lake George Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-122)
… July 1, 2011, through January 31, 2013. Background The Lake George Central School District is located in the Village of Lake George and the Towns of Lake George, Queensbury, Bolton, and Fort Ann in Warren and … Lake George Central School District Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/02/lake-george-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013mStarpoint Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-266)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through September 1, 2015. … District, which operates four schools with approximately 2,700 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $47.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/starpoint-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-266Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-221)
… did not always pay employees at the proper pay rates, and payroll was not always adequately supported or calculated. … the actual amount owed by each fund. Ensure that the payroll is based on contractual or Board-approved pay rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-financialOneida Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2015M-20)
… The Oneida Public Library District was established in Madison and Oneida Counties, including portions of the … Board of Trustees, was created by special legislation in 1996. The operating budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/05/08/oneida-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2015m-20U-Crest Fire District #4 – Travel Expenditures (2017M-35)
… the GSA rates. Plan conference travel, including hotel reservations, in advance to obtain the best possible lodging …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/26/u-crest-fire-district-4-travel-expenditures-2017m-35Harford Fire District – Records and Reports (2016M-170)
… and separate from the Town of Harford and Cortland County in which it is located. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/07/08/harford-fire-district-records-and-reports-2016m-170Town of Aurora - Real Property Acquisition and Sale (2018M-64)
… Town Board (Board) used an adequate process to purchase and sell real property in the most cost beneficial manner. … The Board did not use an appropriate process when selling and acquiring property, resulting in the likely expenditure … necessary: The Town spent over $3.6 million to purchase and renovate the Southside Municipal Center (SMC). After an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-aurora-real-property-acquisition-and-sale-2018m-64Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than … decreased by 71 percent. The largest deficit occurred in the 2020-21 fiscal year, which totaled more than $5.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionSmithtown Fire District – Capital Project (2014M-231)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over capital asset spending for the period January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. … square miles and services approximately 50,000 residents with seven fire companies and one emergency services squad. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/14/smithtown-fire-district-capital-project-2014m-231City of Beacon – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2012M-224)
… the Clerk. Internal controls over the issuance of parking tickets were not established to provide reasonable assurance that all tickets were accounted for. Procedures for the collection and … requiring City police and MTA officers to issue parking tickets in a sequential order and maintain copies of all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/city-beacon-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2012mXI.4.D Indirect Cost Allocations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… program or objective and, therefore, cannot be identified to only a specific contract. Such costs are generally … time, space, units of service or percentage of funding. To avoid any potential misunderstanding, each grant contract … or private) indirect costs must be properly allocated to all such programs. The State will only reimburse its fair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4d-indirect-cost-allocationsDiNapoli: Local Tax Cap Will Be Two Percent in 2022
… federal financial assistance. At the same time, the risk of inflationary cost increases and the need for investments … in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2% with certain exceptions, including a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-tax-cap-will-be-two-percent-2022Town of Dunkirk – Justice Court (2013M-106)
… close out their accounts. Our audit disclosed that one of the former Justices had a shortage of $1,026 and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-dunkirk-justice-court-2013m-106