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Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… balance policy specifying the Town’s objectives and goals for using the accumulated funds. Recommendations The report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Town of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… for the town-outside-village highway fund, and the 2016 tax levy exceeded the property tax cap for that year by $4,260. The Board did not perform … and that comply with, or properly override, the property tax cap. Conduct annual audits of the records and reports of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-mentz-board-oversight-2016m-403Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Boards of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Access Badge Accounts (2024M-60)
… Determine whether the Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … properly managed and monitored building access badge accounts. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly … 48 badges (55 percent) that were no longer needed out of the 87 active non-employee individual badge accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/16/erie-2-chautauqua-cattaraugus-boards-cooperative-educational-services-buildingUnion-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for … Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-63)
… of Stark, Columbia, Danube, German Flats, Little Falls and Warren in Herkimer County, the Town of Minden in Montgomery County and the Town of Springfield in Otsego County. The District, … the amount of unrestricted fund balance in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-conditionPort Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-319)
… Background The Port Jervis City School District is located in the City of Port Jervis, Orange County. The District, … appropriations were not used because budgets resulted in operating surpluses. The reserve policy does not state how … when reserves will be used or how much will be maintained in each reserve. Key Recommendations Use surplus fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-319Pleasantville Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-311)
… The Pleasantville Union Free School District is located in the Village of Pleasantville in Westchester County. The District, which operates three … a reserve fund policy stating how much would be set aside in each reserve, how each reserve would be funded or when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/pleasantville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-311North Collins Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-189)
… 2016. Background The North Collins Central School District is located in the Towns of North Collins, Collins, Concord, … managed in accordance with statutes. The District used a contingency account within the budget annually, which is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/north-collins-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-189Oxford Academy and Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-6)
… July 1, 2014 through November 19, 2015. Background The Oxford Academy and Central School District is located in the Towns of Coventry, McDonough, Norwich, Oxford, Pharsalia, Preston and Smithville in Chenango County. … Oxford Academy and Central School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-6Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-288)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the claims audit process for the … Central School District is located in the Towns of Louisville, Madrid, Norfolk, Potsdam and Stockholm in St. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-288West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process for the period July … all aspects of payroll transactions. If it is impractical to adequately segregate the payroll clerks’ duties, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… $56,909, including 37 assets with a total purchase price of $39,667 and 12 assets with a total estimated purchase price of $17,242 were not inventoried. Four IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentAlden Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-372)
… per year, or 15.8 percent. The employee benefit accrued liability reserve, the unemployment insurance reserve and the insurance reserve are overfunded. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/alden-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-372Charter School of Educational Excellence – Middle School Capital Project and Board Oversight of the Management Company (2015M-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board provided sufficient oversight of the Middle School construction project and of the … 19, 2014. Background The Charter School of Educational Excellence is a public school, located in the City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/05/08/charter-school-educational-excellence-middle-school-capital-project-andEdwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s transportation State aid procedures and reserve funds for … the transportation State aid to which it was entitled for new bus purchases and did not establish procedures for doing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/edwards-knox-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-reserveDownsville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-79)
… The Downsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Andes, Colchester, Hamden, Hancock, Tompkins and Walton in Delaware County. The District, which operates one school … three years. The District overestimated appropriations in the adopted budgets over the past three years. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/downsville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-79Accounts Payable Advisory No. 27
… Subject: Determining Accounting Date for Accounts Payable Vouchers Guidance: The Accounting Date recorded on a voucher is generally the date a liability is incurred (e.g., the date which the goods … Determining Accounting Date for Accounts Payable Vouchers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/27-voucher-accounting-dateCity of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (2014M-298)
… the City’s management of Police Department work schedules and pay rates and Fire Department work hours and time and attendance … records for the period January 1, 2012 through August 13, 2014. Background The City of Lackawanna is located in Erie … City of Lackawanna Police and Fire Department Work Hours 2014M298 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/04/10/city-lackawanna-police-and-fire-department-work-hours-2014m-298Fort Hunter Fire District – Capital Reserve Funds (2022M-202)
… the source of funding for the capital reserves as a part of the budgeting process. Key Recommendations Establish … funding goals. Include funding of capital reserves as part of the budgeting process or as authorized by Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/fort-hunter-fire-district-capital-reserve-funds-2022m-202Village of Clinton – Financial Management (2014M-316)
… 2012 through January 31, 2014. Background The Village of Clinton is located in the Town of Kirkland in Oneida County … Village of Clinton Financial Management 2014M316 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/01/02/village-clinton-financial-management-2014m-316