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Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… Educational Services (BOCES) officials maintained complete and accurate capital asset records. Key Findings BOCES’ capital asset records were incomplete and inaccurate. The BOCES’ purchasing agent was unfamiliar with the requirements of, and did not comply with, BOCES’ capital asset policies (asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalChatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… the Chatham Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … . The Board and District officials’ consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and … officials: Annually appropriated over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Amsterdam (City) Controller (Controller) effectively … the accounting records throughout our scope period . As of January 31, 2022, the accounts receivable balances in the … The Controller should provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s office collections as required by the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Town of Tompkins Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-33)
… filed the District’s required annual update document (AUD) for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 . As of May 10, 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/06/23/town-tompkins-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-33Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Planning (2023M-1)
… and 2020-21, officials budgeted $916,304 for building repairs. However, building repairs and improvements totaled over $3.4 million for the … over the last three school years. Although most of the repairs and improvements were proportionately funded by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/16/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-planning-2023mTown of Amherst Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-148)
… documentation and an adequate cost-benefit analysis (CBA). The Board and officials did not properly monitor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2021/09/10/town-amherst-industrial-development-agency-project-approvalTown of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… the Town of Delhi (Town) Board (Board) properly managed pool project donations and disbursements. Key Findings The Board did not properly manage pool project donations or disbursements. For example, the … it received totaling $117,300. In addition, 77 of the pool checks were improperly disbursed. The Town Supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education … audit sweet home school financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Village of St. Johnsville – Records and Reports (2015M-1)
… 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014. Background The Village of St. Johnsville is located in the Town of St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, and has a population of … Village of St Johnsville Records and Reports 2015M1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-st-johnsville-records-and-reports-2015m-1Local Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax revenue with cities, towns, villages and, in a few … Clicking on a county displays a summary of its most current sharing arrangement, which is based on our most … Most counties in New York State share some portion of their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-stateVillage of Akron – Selected Financial Activities (2016M-133)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to review the Village’s water operations and the … million. Key Findings We reviewed water and sewer billings to 53 customers and found that seven were underbilled by more … records and reports. The Village had insufficient cash to fund its operations and the continued use of temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/08/26/village-akron-selected-financial-activities-2016m-133Town of Frankfort – Justice Court Operations (2022M-16)
… $24,366 were not deposited timely. Also, while remittances to the Town Supervisor agreed with monthly reports, 15 of 19 … filed timely. Upgrade the Court’s recordkeeping software to the most current available version. Town officials … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/05/20/town-frankfort-justice-court-operations-2022m-16Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… billed, unaccounted for money, and unassessed penalties on late payments. The Receiver did not create sewer and water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Brighton Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-133)
… procured, properly approved, adequately supported and for District purposes. Key Findings District officials did … or provide documentation that competition was sought for 11 totaling $133,567. The District may have saved about $7,100 for meals and lodging if the United States General Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-133Dryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
… all IT service providers. In 2018, the District was the victim of a ransomware attack. The Director of Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/26/dryden-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-106Sea Breeze Volunteer Fire Association Inc. – Board Oversight (2018M-273)
… The lack of any meaningful Board oversight resulted in noncompliance with the majority of applicable laws, bylaw …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/02/19/sea-breeze-volunteer-fire-association-inc-board-oversightState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsGenesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… million, and officials could not demonstrate the balances in the four remaining reserves, totaling approximately … funds from school districts that may have been used in a more beneficial way for respective taxpayers. Key … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on certain issues in BOCES’ response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Local Road Conditions in New York State
… in 2019 and 2020, and represents just over 25,500 lane-miles, or about 13 percent of the 192,500 locally owned lane-miles in New York State – a percentage that varies quite … conclusions about the effectiveness of local spending per lane mile or where State aid might be most appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-road-conditions-new-york-stateVillage/Town of Mount Kisco – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-255)
… audit period, the Village/Town issued about 29,870 parking tickets and collected approximately $721,000 in fines and … still had $1.17 million in cumulative unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of May 31, 2012. This included 12,792 unpaid parking tickets totaling approximately $720,703 that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/villagetown-mount-kisco-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-255