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Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-352)
… review the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through October 13, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $52.8 … fund balance, toward subsequent years’ budgets, the full amount appropriated was not needed because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-352Franklin Square Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-129)
… purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s fund balance for the period July 1, 2014 through March 2, 2016. … $36.7 million. Key Findings Unrestricted fund balance has exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit for the … District needed to both raise the tax levy and use fund balance to close projected budget gaps. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/franklin-square-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-129Putnam Central School District – Budgeting (2015M-243)
… period July 1, 2013 through July 31, 2015. Background The Putnam Central School District is located in the Towns of Putnam and Dresden in Washington County and the Town of … Putnam Central School District Budgeting 2015M243 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/putnam-central-school-district-budgeting-2015m-243Franklinville Joint Fire District – Claims Processing (2017M-141)
… Joint Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Franklinville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/22/franklinville-joint-fire-district-claims-processing-2017m-141Granville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-114)
… schools with approximately 1,100 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted … unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by more than $4 million each year. Key Recommendation Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/granville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-114Horseheads Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-138)
… District is located in the Towns of Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Erin, Horseheads and Veteran in Chemung County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/horseheads-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-138Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-40)
… two schools with approximately 870 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. General fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-40Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
… monthly reports to the Board. Key Recommendations Consult with legal counsel and take steps to clarify that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291Humphrey Fire District – Financial Controls (2014M-37)
… January 14, 2014. Background The Humphrey Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Humphrey, and is located in Cattaraugus County. It is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/humphrey-fire-district-financial-controls-2014m-37Broome County – Financial Condition (2013M-224)
… budgeted revenue shortfalls and, therefore, had to rely on short-term borrowings. The County did not maintain … sufficient cash flow, and reduce or eliminate reliance on short-term borrowing. Adopt budgets that include financing … expenditures with recurring revenues, and not rely on one-time revenue sources. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/broome-county-financial-condition-2013m-224West Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-178)
… operations. Because the amount of unexpended surplus funds that can be legally retained is limited, each year since 2009 … excess of this limit to various District reserve funds. As a result, reserves totaled more than $2.1 million at June 30, 2013. District officials could not demonstrate a planned need for more than $1.7 million of the reserves. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/06/west-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-178George F. Johnson Memorial Library – Library Expenditures (2016M-214)
… expenditures for the period June 1, 2014 through March 22, 2016. Background The George F. Johnson Memorial Library is located in the Town of Union and the Village of Endicott in Broome County. The Library is governed by a … nine-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Village of Endicott Board of Trustees. Operating expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/08/05/george-f-johnson-memorial-library-library-expenditures-2016m-214DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion in calendar year 2023, up 4.2%, or $919 million, from 2022, … tourism, which approached pre-pandemic levels this past holiday season. County collections, in total, grew by 2.4%, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Johnson City Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-204)
… period July 1, 2013 through March 10, 2015. Background The Johnson City School District is located in the Village of Johnson City and the Towns of Union, Maine, Chenango and … Johnson City Central School District Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/31/johnson-city-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-204West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… its bank accounts. The Board did not establish a credit card policy to describe proper credit card usage, dollar limits for purchases or documentation required to be maintained to support credit card purchases. The treasurer did not maintain complete and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mAccidental Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… Learn more about escalation. ) The benefit is paid to your beneficiaries, in this order: To your surviving spouse, … age 21. The benefit will be divided equally among the beneficiaries in any one category if you have more than one … will be paid to the last eligible beneficiary or beneficiaries. If none exists, the benefit will be paid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/accidental-death-benefitElmira City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-348)
… budgets that reflect the District’s actual needs based on historical trends or other identified analysis. Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/06/elmira-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-348State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the Comptroller’s Office as abandoned property, as well as unclaimed funds from two actions totaling $20,050 that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsLumberland Fire Department Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-110)
… and emergency services to the Town of Lumberland in Sullivan County. The Department’s Executive Officers … and Secretary-Treasurer. The Department collected $248,000 in 2013. Key Findings While the Department adopted by-laws to … of transactions. The by-laws require the President to co-sign checks along with the Treasurer for amounts in excess of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/lumberland-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-110Jefferson Community College – Procurement (2017M-156)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the procurement of goods and services … not address insurance coverage and competitive methods to procure it. Key Recommendation Revise the College’s purchasing policy to include a method to seek competition for insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/10/27/jefferson-community-college-procurement-2017m-156