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Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-104)
… fund balance by $4.5 million, and missing opportunities to lower real property taxes. The Board and District … and appropriating fund balance that will not be used to finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-104Wayland-Cohocton Central School District – Building Access Accounts and Badges (2024M-113)
… building access accounts. Although we determined that the District had a process for granting access and adding information into the Building Access System (BAS) for employees during the hiring process, including background checks, the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/20/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-building-access-accounts-andAndover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over reserve funds for the period … report of District reserves must be prepared and submitted to the Board for review that includes a summary statement of … a summary statement. As a result, the Board’s ability to monitor the projected use and need of reserve funds could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… officials properly managed capital project (Project) change orders. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage Project change orders. The Board and District officials did not: Aggregate 31 change orders, totaling over $860,000 that were for the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an … controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In … listing. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access that includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… and accurate listing of all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted in our prior audit ( Payroll and Reserve Funds - 2016M-242) that we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and the budgets are not transparent … policies and procedures. Paid six employees $2,097 in overtime wages without proper supporting documentation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… controls over the management of District resources for the period July 1, 2011 through March 31, 2013. … with approximately 6,000 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $178.8 … officials did not ensure that all employees were qualified for their positions. District officials did not ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mCampbell-Savona Central School District -- Budget Review (B2-14-11)
… review was determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative … are outstanding. Key Findings Based on historical trends and current fiscal year expenditures, the District’s … year in excess of the 4 percent limitation is $100,000 and, therefore, appropriating $469,595 as planned will not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-14-11Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-146)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Falconer Central School District is located in the Towns of Carroll, Ellicott, Ellington, Gerry and Poland in … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-146Central Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-380)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight and management of the District’s budgets and financial condition for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/central-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-380Central Valley School District - Separation Payments (2018M-153)
… totaling $516,017 made to eligible employees during the audit period and found that, except for minor discrepancies, the payments were accurately paid in accordance with … calculations was performed for all payments processed in the payroll system during the audit period, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/central-valley-school-district-separation-payments-2018m-153LaFayette Central School District - Fixed Assets (2018M-073)
… were recorded and accounted for properly. Key Findings The District did not have a comprehensive policy for … Adopt a comprehensive policy that establishes threshold amounts for controlling inventory and procedures for … Review fixed asset records each year and ensure that they are accurate and up-to-date. District officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/15/lafayette-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2018m-073Lake George Central School District - Purchasing (2018M-167)
… the statutory bidding thresholds. Key Findings Our review of 60 purchases made during the audit period totaling nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/16/lake-george-central-school-district-purchasing-2018m-167Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Claims Auditing (2015M-197)
… is an association of 23 component school districts in Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties and the City School District of Albany. It is governed by a 10-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2015/10/16/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-claims-auditing-2015mCaledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. In the 2020-21 through 2022-23 fiscal years included in our audit period: The Board-adopted budgets made it … not necessary or reasonably funded and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $337,777 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies – Federal Funding and New York
… schools, and Special Act districts — for the purpose of closing educational achievement gaps between students … Funds pass through the State Education Department and are allocated to the New York City Department of Education … a variety of authorized uses, including personnel costs, early childhood education, school improvement, or coordinated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/title-i-grants-local-educational-agenciesSayville Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cellular Telephones (2015M-86)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to evaluate the District’s financial activities and cellular … of unexpended surplus funds that are not needed to fund District operations. Ensure that the Network Systems … claims auditor properly review all cell phone bills prior to authorizing payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/sayville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cellularAdirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… adequate information technology (IT) controls over the District’s network to help safeguard personal, private, … written service level agreement (SLA) to clearly identify the provider’s responsibilities and specific services to be … adequate IT controls to manage network user accounts. Of the 343 network accounts reviewed, 64 accounts were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61