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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Keene … were at risk of losing $20,513 for new bus acquisitions. The district also did not properly file for transportation … aid for seven buses. However, after auditors identified the risk of lost aid, the treasurer prepared and submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTravel Advisory No. 9
… an Incorrect Official Station Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated Section XIII.6 – Potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/9-taxability-transportation-expensesFiscal Stress Monitoring System
… school districts with fiscal problems. Alerting everyone to potential problems gives local officials and taxpayers the opportunity to be more proactive. Read the System Basics document to learn more. Search for a local government or school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoringBaldwin Fire District - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-27)
… whether Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card and travel expenditures were adequately supported and … District purposes. Key Findings Of the 279 credit card purchases made during our audit period, 80 totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/06/08/baldwin-fire-district-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-27Westfield Academy and Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-67)
… appear to be overfunded. Key Recommendations Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to within the legal … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Westfield Academy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/03/westfield-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2018mCanandaigua City School District – Procurement (2022M-141)
… from 16 vendors totaling $131,276 that were not subject to competitive bidding requirements. Adequately monitor … purchases made from a New York State contract, resulting in $2,182 being overpaid to the vendor. Key Recommendations Comply with statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/canandaigua-city-school-district-procurement-2022m-141Granville Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-90)
… revenues totaling $9,011, from 50 percent reimbursement of eligible costs. Key Recommendations Establish procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/27/granville-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-90Chazy Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-166)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chazy Union Free School District (District) maximized … for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The District did not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by … services provided. Had these services been claimed, the District could have realized revenues totaling $12,875. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/22/chazy-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-166Cherry Valley–Springfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-156)
… Key Findings Officials effectively managed most aspects of financial condition. However, officials have not: Utilized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/26/cherry-valley-springfield-central-school-district-financial-conditionREACH Academy Charter School - Cash Disbursements (2019M-130)
… Key Findings The Board has not appointed a claims auditor to audit claims before payment as required by the School’s … Cash disbursements were not properly approved prior to payment, supported or accounted for in a timely manner. … Appoint a claims auditor. Develop procedures to preapprove purchases and document and verify that goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/09/13/reach-academy-charter-school-cash-disbursements-2019m-130Town of Seneca Falls - Procurement (2018M-143)
… if goods and services were procured in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy and applicable statutes. Key … procured nine single or aggregate purchases over the competitive bidding thresholds (totaling $1.13 million). … Recommendations Town officials should: Consider revising the procurement policy and procedures to specify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-seneca-falls-procurement-2018m-143Kent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
… to reserves are included in the budget and that reserve funds are disbursed subject to permissive referendum and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/07/03/kent-fire-district-no-1-financial-operations-2019m-37Town of Benson - Disbursements (2019M-54)
… the Supervisor’s records and reports. Except as specified in Appendix A, Town officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-benson-disbursements-2019m-54Town of Decatur – Town Clerk (2020M-58)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and … received in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not issue duplicate receipts for any collections during the audit period which totaled $1,630. The Clerk did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-town-clerk-2020m-58Village of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… 64 claims totaling approximately $114,000 were paid prior to scheduled monthly Board meetings and were not audited prior to payment. 27 claims totaling approximately $24,000 did not … audit responsibilities were, nor did they take training to learn what their claims audit responsibilities were. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… whether the Jamestown City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… policy and maintained an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund; balances ranged … This practice contributed to the accumulation of surplus fund balance. Additionally, the property tax levy … while the Village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at the end of 2022-23 to use toward …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Town of Dix – Justice Court Operations (2022M-06)
… (Town) Justices collected, recorded, deposited, reported and remitted Justice Court (Court) collections and reported … $1,701 and defendants $439. The Court’s computerized accounting system software did not require sequentially … Ensure that monthly accountabilities of all Court accounting records are completed . Review the recording and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/22/town-dix-justice-court-operations-2022m-06Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… officials had $36,013 they could not provide support for the source of the funds that could potentially be used to … Establish adequate written policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Village of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… effect of the reporting errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the Justice Court Fund. In addition, Justice Miller had a … Decker’s term. 1,311 cases were not properly reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Court’s … sequentially issued receipts and allowed the clerks to delete or modify transactions without supervisory approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146