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Plattekill Library – Budgeting Practices (2017M-95)
… The Plattekill Library is a public library located in the Town of Plattekill in Ulster County. The Library, which provides library … underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures in its budgets over the past four years. The Library …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/08/plattekill-library-budgeting-practices-2017m-95Long Lake Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-272)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate whether the Company’s internal … Long Lake Fire District No. 1 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/long-lake-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-272Bovina Fire District – Fund Balance (2015M-138)
… anticipated equipment replacement needs based on useful life. … Bovina Fire District Fund Balance 2015M138 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/21/bovina-fire-district-fund-balance-2015m-138Huntington Manor Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2014M-108)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of the District’s cash … A majority of the Board does not audit claims prior to payment. The Secretary signs checks with the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/06/13/huntington-manor-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2014m-108Town of Batavia – Water and Sewer Operations (2018M-12)
… areas in the general fund as required by New York State Town Law. The Supervisor did not separately account for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/05/11/town-batavia-water-and-sewer-operations-2018m-12Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on 15th Anniversary of 9/11
… attacks took the lives of more than 2,750 people in Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. New York and the nation have … that day. We remain defiantly freedom loving and Lower Manhattan embodies that spirit in New York. Lower Manhattan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-15th-anniversary-911Granville Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-105)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Company’s financial activities were … The former Treasurers did not maintain adequate records to account for all money received and disbursed by the … Key Recommendations Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date accounting records. Provide oversight of duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/01/26/granville-hook-and-ladder-volunteer-fire-company-financialTown of Nanticoke – Financial Condition Management (2017M-186)
… for the last three years. The general fund’s year-end fund balance increased by 75 percent over the past three years. … a written multiyear financial or capital plan or a fund balance policy. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that … estimates for expenditures. Develop and adopt a fund balance policy that establishes the level of fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/01/05/town-nanticoke-financial-condition-management-2017m-186Tuxedo Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-360)
… The Tuxedo Union Free School District is located in the Town of Tuxedo in Orange County. The District, which operates two schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-360Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2016M-268)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review controls over fixed assets for the … January 13, 2016. Background The Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is a public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2016m-268Lansing Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-256)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Lansing Central School District is located in the Towns of Dryden, Groton and Lansing in Tompkins County. The … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/lansing-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-256Arkport Central School District – Payroll (2016M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of payroll payments for the period … Review the calculations for separation payments prior to the payments being made. … Arkport Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/arkport-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-338Chatham Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-161)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Central School District includes the Town and Village of Chatham and the Towns of Ghent, Canaan, Austerlitz, Kinderhook and New Lebanon, Columbia County. The District, which operates three schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/30/chatham-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-161Total Receipts – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies. Tax base is a measure of the … 2023 receipts; and Have increased 21.3 percent since 2019. In 2023, personal income tax receipts—the State’s largest tax … … Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-receiptsWalton Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-118)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … Carefully consider the amount of fund balance appropriated to fund future budgets. Develop a comprehensive multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/walton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-118Town of Colchester – Financial Condition (2016M-376)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s financial condition for the period … policy that addresses reasonable levels of fund balance to be maintained. From 2013 through 2015, the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-colchester-financial-condition-2016m-376South Farmingdale Water District – Information Technology (2014M-153)
… if adequate policies were adopted to safeguard the District’s information technology resources for the period … October 31, 2013. Background The South Farmingdale Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/08/08/south-farmingdale-water-district-information-technology-2014m-153Town of Ulysses - Information Technology (2021M-190)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Ulysses (Town) officials ensured information technology … to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Town of Ulysses Town officials ensured information technology IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-ulysses-information-technology-2021m-190Brighton Fire District No. 5 - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-60)
… supported by adequate documentation and a proper use of District money. Key Findings The Board and District … could not demonstrate whether Board-approved payments of approximately $169,000 were a proper use of District money. Travel and car rental costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/09/13/brighton-fire-district-no-5-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-60Waterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
… and the capital projects fund. Maintained six reserves with balances totaling $9.6 million as of June 30, 2018, that … include reasonable estimates of appropriations. Comply with the statutory limit for fund balance and use surplus … property taxes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137