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Walton Fire Department – Financial Operations (2017M-242)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if officials provided adequate oversight of … 21, 2017. Background The Walton Fire Department is located in the Town of Walton in Delaware County and provides fire … $187,318 was disbursed. Key Findings The Treasurer did not maintain complete accounting records of disbursements, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/02/09/walton-fire-department-financial-operations-2017m-242Town of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… one was granted even though the 10-year exemption term had expired in 2013. Did not grant an exemption credit … on an annual basis to verify that the 10-year exemption term has not expired. Town officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194Edmeston Fire District – Claims Auditing and Annual Financial Reporting (2024M-116)
… filed the required Annual Financial Reports (AFRs) in a timely manner. Key Findings The Board did not properly … audit all claims, and the Treasurer did not file AFRs in a timely manner. The Board did not: Audit and approve all … the District’s AFRs for fiscal years 2017 through 2023 in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Audit and approve all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/edmeston-fire-district-claims-auditing-and-annual-financial-reporting-2024mWorcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 … Real property tax levies were higher than necessary, in part, because surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit was maintained. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Town of New Windsor – Information Technology (2020M-137)
… (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-new-windsor-information-technology-2020m-137State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… certain significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2020-21 adopted budget are not reasonable and other … limit by $187,957. However, the council adopted a local law to override the tax levy limit prior to budget adoption … was authorized to adopt a budget that included a levy in excess of the tax levy limit. Find out how your government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPoughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… Key Findings Appropriations were overestimated resulting in an operating surplus of $6.2 million in 2016-17. District officials made excessive year-end budget transfers in 2016-17 and 2017-18 without Board Approval. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Town of Moriah - Leave Accruals (2019M-168)
… of leave time to which they were not entitled, resulting in overpayments totaling $2,288. We found that, as of May 31, … action to recover those funds. Ensure the errors in the leave accrual records, as identified in this report, are corrected. Town officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-moriah-leave-accruals-2019m-168Lake Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-157)
… check collections totaling $26,751 were not deposited in a timely manner. The Department’s audit committee did not audit the Treasurer’s records as required in the bylaws. Key Recommendations Perform all of the … that collections are documented, safeguarded and deposited in a timely manner. Review the Treasurer’s books and records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/06/lake-pleasant-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financialTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Recommendations Take a more active oversight role in School finances. Negotiate written agreements that contain … Ensure all services and benefits stipulated in the contractual agreement are received and pay only for … Appendix D includes our comments on issues raised in the School’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mBemus Point Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-216)
… not used to finance operations. The District improperly restricted more than $260,000 in its trust and agency fund. … will be used to fund operations. Return the improperly restricted money to the general fund. Reduce surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/14/bemus-point-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-216Bohemia Fire District – Purchasing and Employee Overtime Costs (2017M-158)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing procedures and employee … provides fire protection and other emergency services to approximately 10,000 residents, is governed by an elected … District officials did not always use competitive methods when procuring goods and services. At the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/03/bohemia-fire-district-purchasing-and-employee-overtime-costs-2017m-158Islip Terrace Fire District – Claims Audit and Payroll (2015M-49)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s claims audit … The Islip Terrace Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Islip, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/05/29/islip-terrace-fire-district-claims-audit-and-payroll-2015m-49McConnellsville Fire District – Financial Operations (2014M-19)
… and separate from the Towns of Vienna and Annsville, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/mcconnellsville-fire-district-financial-operations-2014m-19Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
Determine whether Farmingdale Union Free School District District officials properly monitored approved and controlled overtime
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22Broome-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-2023mState Government Accountability - Special Reports
… Special Education Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative: 2020 Annual Report, June 2021 Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative: 2019 Annual Report, May 2020 Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative: 2018 Annual Report, May 2019 Preschool Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/state-government-accountability-special-reportsMonroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-176)
… of our audit was to review the procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through April 26, 2016. … Background The Monroe 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) is an association of 10 component school … BOCES delivers more than 80 education and administrative services to its component and participating districts and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/29/monroe-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professional-servicesCity of Sherrill – Payroll and Community Activity Center Cash Receipts (2017M-228)
… whether cash receipts from the Community Activity Center were properly accounted for during the period January … totaled approximately $1.55 million and Community Activity Center cash receipts totaled $196,000. Key Findings City … officials need to improve controls over Community Activity Center cash receipts. Key Recommendations Provide adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/22/city-sherrill-payroll-and-community-activity-center-cash-receipts-2017m-228Town of Junius – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2017M-168)
… was to assess the Supervisor’s maintenance of financial records and reports for the period January 1, 2016 through … approximately $1.26 million. Key Findings The financial records and reports are incomplete and not up-to-date. The … Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date accounting records. Provide the Board with monthly reports that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/09/22/town-junius-supervisors-records-and-reports-2017m-168