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Columbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if controls over employee time and attendance … record. Payroll duties were not properly segregated. The auto-pay payroll system resulted in payments to part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Saranac Lake Central School District – Financial Management and Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-274)
… The Saranac Lake Central School District is located in Franklin, Essex and Clinton Counties. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/saranac-lake-central-school-district-financial-management-and-extraVillage of Hamburg - Recreation Department Cash Receipts - Cash Shortage (2018M-104)
… deposit. OSC’s Division of Investigations in conjunction with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office jointly … Department bookkeeping and cash reconciliation functions with minimal oversight. Key Recommendations Adopt policies … documented and accounted for. Village officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/10/village-hamburg-recreation-department-cash-receipts-cash-shortage-2018m-104Hoosic Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-6)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial operations for the period … 2013. Background The Hoosic Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Schaghticoke and Pittstown in … the Towns of Cambridge and Easton in Washington County. It operates two schools with approximately 1,000 students and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-6Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased to levels between 85 and 182 percent of the 2024 … findings and recommendations, but indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Town of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Board's oversight of financial operations for the period January 1, 2013 … Town of Mentz Board Oversight 2016M403 …
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)
… had badges. Did not deactivate and could not physically locate the badges for 15 of 25 shared accounts we selected …
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)
… by law, or other reserves established and maintained in compliance with statutory directives. Reduce the amount of …
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-conditionOxford Academy and Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-6)
… The Oxford Academy and Central School District is located in the Towns of Coventry, McDonough, Norwich, Oxford, Pharsalia, Preston and Smithville in Chenango County. The District, which operates three … $1.7 million of fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets from 2011-12 through 2015-16, but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-6West 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-372Edwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… The Edwards-Knox Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, Clare, Edwards, Fine, Hermon, Pierrepont and Russell in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one … $13.3 million. Key Findings The District did not apply in a timely manner for all the transportation State aid to …
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)
… Towns of Andes, Colchester, Hamden, Hancock, Tompkins and Walton in Delaware County. The District, which operates one school with …
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-316Monroe County Airport Authority – Board Oversight of County Chargebacks and Professional Services (2019M-226)
… over chargebacks for Monroe County (County) services and the procurement of professional services. Key Findings … provide adequate oversight, as it did not review, verify and approve County chargebacks prior to payment or actively … services. As a result: The Authority did not require and review detailed support for County chargebacks and paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/11/24/monroe-county-airport-authority-board-oversight-county-chargebacks-and