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Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… maintained the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The … based on historical or other known trends. Review reserves to determine whether they are necessary and reasonably funded and use the debt reserve funds to pay related debt. District officials disagreed with us in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… Knolls Union Free School District’s (District’s) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed the … the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than $2.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionOlean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… whether the Olean City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly … demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Oxford Academy and Central School District – Transportation Department Purchase and Service Contracts (2023M-2)
… monitored transportation contracts in the best interest of taxpayers. Key Findings District officials did not always … contracts were procured and monitored in the best interest of taxpayers. District officials did not: Comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-transportation-departmentHunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… did not: Disable 31 unneeded network user accounts (of the 225 enabled nonstudent accounts) including, but not … employed by the District. As a result, the District’s risk of unauthorized network access is increased. Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andOswego City School District - Separation Payments (2021M-194)
… calculate separation payments or benefits for five of the 10 employees that we reviewed. Officials made … officials provided: A teaching assistant with a credit of $18,087 to be used toward her future health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/oswego-city-school-district-separation-payments-2021m-194Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 deposits totaling $39,148 that had records (3 … receipts to document the source, date, amount and purpose of each collection. Maintain ECA records, including support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mBethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… to maintain pre-numbered tickets and receipts, statement of profit and loss forms, and annual record of funds received and paid out. Checks were not countersigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mCherry Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2019M-141)
… the services provided were billed for and that the costs of services were equitably allocated between service areas. … are filed with our office within 60 days after the close of the fiscal year. Annually audit the Treasurer’s records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/10/30/cherry-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2019m-141Saranac Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-30)
… financial information was not posted, causing a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … appended property tax report card or CAP to the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC’s) audit that included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/saranac-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-30Central Square Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-29)
… financial information was not posted, causing a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … Officials did not post the: Final annual budget and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) audit report and corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/central-square-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-29Wyoming Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-152)
… District paid 11 professional service providers a total of $189,000 without using requests for proposals (RFPs) as … three professional service providers who were paid a total of $50,000. Key Recommendations Procure professional services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/12/wyoming-central-school-district-professional-services-2020m-152Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2018, the District’s surplus fund balance was … District also overestimated appropriations by an average of $2.4 million each year or by 10.5 percent. During this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… reserves with balances totaling more than $1.3 million as of June 30, 2018. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt … estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Copiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board … card purchases were necessary, adequately supported and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 … by $5,047. The Board approved 28 charges totaling $5,786 for refreshments that were in violation of New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Oneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… were used for personal activity, increasing the likelihood of the District’s network being exposed to malicious … recovery plan was not made available to us or the Board of Education for review and approval. Sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During our audit, the Business Manager prepared and submitted State aid forms for three of these buses. The District unnecessarily borrowed more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… in operations. District officials should have: Disabled 17 of the 113 network user accounts we examined. The 17 user … former employee accounts. Revoked permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… vacation accruals were not properly reduced by a total of 18 days, valued at $8,640. 16 employees used 34 days of leave that were not recorded in the leave tracking system. … Nine employees had leave balances that exceeded end-of-school-year allowances by 18 days. Five employees were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67DiNapoli Statement on NYC's 2025 Budget Modification
… projections. The preliminary budget, due in January, is expected to include updated economic and revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-statement-nycs-2025-budget-modification