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Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Stanford (Town) Board properly managed the Town’s … fund operations. Exceeded its fund balance policy limit by $645,366. Key Recommendations Adopt balanced budgets and … the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town of Stanford Town Board properly managed the Towns financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130Town of Willing – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-68)
… reports were not always prepared for and submitted to the Town Board (Board), and reports did not include a … manner. Prepare and provide monthly financial reports to the Board which include a detail of money received and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/20/town-willing-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-68Spackenkill Union Free School District – Professional Services (2021M-89)
… officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services and entered into written agreements … seeking competition. This represents at least 60 percent of the total paid to professional service providers during … bid every three years. Key Recommendations The Board of Education (Board) should ensure professional services are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2021m-89Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-88)
… (ONC BOCES) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings ONC BOCES officials did not … assets totaling more than $104,000 did not have required asset tags. Eight assets totaling more than $12,000 were not added to the inventory list. Three assets totaling more than $6,000 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/07/30/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2021mCherry Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2019M-141)
… the services provided were billed for and that the costs of services were equitably allocated between service areas. … are filed with our office within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year. Annually audit the Treasurer’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/10/30/cherry-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2019m-141Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… or press-numbered receipts, and require two members to count the money and certify the amounts submitted to the Treasurer. Company officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mCopenhagen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2021M-114)
… in a timely manner. Department officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/12/22/copenhagen-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesLongwood Central School District – Overtime (2021M-126)
… $774,499 were more than necessary. We found: The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt written policies to ensure … were pre-approved, adequately recorded and incurred only when necessary. Non-emergency overtime was not generally … and procedures for overtime work, including pre-approval of overtime and comp time. Ensure all non-emergency overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/longwood-central-school-district-overtime-2021m-126Town of Caneadea – Fund Balance Management (2020M-145)
Determine whether the Town Board Board effectively managed fund balances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/14/town-caneadea-fund-balance-management-2020m-145Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
… for. District officials did not provide adequate oversight of ECA and admission event collections. ECA club collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activityAlbany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… installed on computers and mobile devices. Request that the Information Technology (IT) Department disable the application store on mobile devices. Perform an inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… have not developed a comprehensive multiyear financial plan. Key Recommendations Ensure the surplus fund balance … taxes. Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial plan. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Plattsburgh City School District - Procurement (2019M-198)
… policies. Procure goods and services not subject to the competitive bidding requirements in compliance with … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/plattsburgh-city-school-district-procurement-2019m-198Copiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 credit card charges made during our audit period, … totaling $5,786 for refreshments that were in violation of New York State Public Officers Law. The Board approved $1,488 in charges that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… totaling $109,371 were not audited and approved prior to payment. Key Recommendations Ensure all claims are audited … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202Town of Freedom – Financial Management (2021M-191)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Freedom (Town) Board (Board) adopted realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets or determine how much fund balance should be maintained. As a result, the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/11/town-freedom-financial-management-2021m-191Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… aid (State aid) for seven new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During our audit, the Business Manager prepared and submitted State aid forms for … period. We estimate the District will pay about $11,000 in interest expense on the surplus debt proceeds. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busFrankfort Hill Volunteer Fire Company - Financial Activities (2020M-47)
… not ensure that cash receipts were adequately documented. Of 125 deposits totaling $318,091 made during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/06/12/frankfort-hill-volunteer-fire-company-financial-activitiesParishville-Hopkinton Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-72)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials adopted … a written policy that indicates the amount of funds to be reserved and how each reserve will be funded. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m