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Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… purchasing used mid-sized vehicles or new compact models for use by departmental staff. The used vehicles were … more desirable. To determine if buying used mid-sized cars was cost effective, county staff analyzed a sample of … total cost of operating the vehicles by reviewing bills of sale, maintenance records and fuel records. Based on this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemBelleville-Henderson Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … Board has not developed a written plan that communicates to taxpayers the optimal funding levels or conditions under … Return any excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the unrestricted fund balance in the general fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-46Salem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… internal controls over extra-classroom activity funds for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background … five elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled approximately $11.1 … adopt and implement appropriate policies and procedures for the extra-classroom activity fund. The audit identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomLetchworth Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-332)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2011 through October 2, 2013. … The District’s budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year total $17.4 million. Key Findings For the five fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/31/letchworth-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-332Village of Painted Post – Board Oversight (2017M-92)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of Village activities for … Review the Treasurer’s monthly reports and use them to monitor actual results against the adopted budget. Perform … records or engage the services of a public accountant to conduct the audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/08/11/village-painted-post-board-oversight-2017m-92Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve fund management practices and internal … than $4.3 million, the District’s preliminary plan failed to include a clear and detailed rationale for maintaining the … requirements. There are no recommendations pertaining to ECAs in this report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraCounty of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Putnam County (County) Parks and Recreation Department (Department) and Putnam County Golf Course (Golf Course) recorded, deposited, … Determine whether Putnam County County Parks and Recreation Department Department and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… also did not provide timely or accurate financial reports to the Board of Trustees (Board). As a result, the Board may … on the monthly Treasurer’s reports, that were provided to the Board approximately six weeks after month-end, were … review the Clerk-Treasurer’s financial records to ensure transactions were recorded accurately and in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Rush-Henrietta Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2024M-122)
… did not ensure that credit card charges were reconciled in a timely manner and audited, as required, prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/03/rush-henrietta-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-0Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… School District is located in the Towns of Arcade, Eagle, Java, Sheldon and Wethersfield in Wyoming County; … of June 30, 2015, unrestricted fund balance was more than 10 percent of the ensuing year’s budget, or approximately $3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Town of Leicester – Financial Management (2025M-2)
… the Town’s fund balance and continued to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in the adopted budgets. … fund balances. The Board continued to unrealistically estimate revenues and appropriations in the 2025 budget, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/30/town-leicester-financial-management-2025m-2Island Trees Union Free School District – Inventorying and Monitoring Capital Assets (2024M-145)
… all capital assets we reviewed (i.e., machinery, vehicles, equipment and computers). Additionally, officials have not … of $60,871 were not recorded on the District’s inventory list. Of the 7,229 capital assets on the District’s active and disposed inventory list, we reviewed 254 and found 195, (77 percent), were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/island-trees-union-free-school-district-inventorying-and-monitoringDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $273.4 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the estimated value … Fund (Fund) was $273.4 billion at the end of the third quarter of State Fiscal Year 2024-25. For the three-month … and best-funded public pension funds.” The Fund's third quarter value reflects retirement and death benefits of $4.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-2734-billion-end-third-quarterBuffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… Excess Cost Aid and billing nonresident tuition for special education services and to review the grant … through December 20, 2016. Background The Buffalo City School District is located in the City of Buffalo in Erie … greater than NYSED rates. The District was not rebilling school districts of residence when NYSED released updated NRT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationEast Rochester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-97)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … analysis. Ensure that year-end encumbrances relate to the fiscal year that they are recorded in and avoid … limitation. Develop written policies and procedures to govern the separation payments process and ensure that all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-andTown of Gorham – Procurement (2024M-7)
… officials did not seek competition when procuring any of these vendors. Two of these vendors lacked written … and determined 12 purchases totaling $3,736 did not have adequate supporting documentation to indicate they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/28/town-gorham-procurement-2024m-7Town of Butternuts – Highway Facility Capital Project (2021M-94)
… Ensure contractors were properly monitored. As a result, a contractor used less expensive roof material on the highway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/07/town-butternuts-highway-facility-capital-project-2021m-94Town of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
… to May 31, 2012, Town employees issued over 23,600 parking tickets and the Town collected approximately $806,000 in … Court still had $1.89 million in cumulative unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of May 31, 2012. This included 10,599 unpaid parking tickets totaling $851,906 that have been outstanding for more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-eastchester-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-246Operational Advisory No. 15
Cash Advances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/15-gfo-update-cash-advancesCity of Peekskill – Financial Condition (2014M-105)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the City’s financial condition to determine if City officials were effectively managing the City’s fund balance for the period January 1, 2011 through … City of Peekskill Financial Condition 2014M105 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/06/20/city-peekskill-financial-condition-2014m-105