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School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released 8 letter reports to the following … 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which energy … initiated between February 2002 and August 2012 with total capital project costs of approximately $20.6 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2012 … Key Findings Although District officials appropriated fund balance each year, none of it was needed because District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-362Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-127)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices and reserves for … 2012 through March 18, 2016. Background The Attica Central School District is located in the Towns of Attica, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-127Lackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… through March 31, 2014. Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie … The plan should be updated annually. … Lackawanna City School District Financial Condition 2014M119 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… letter reports to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] … , North Hempstead [pdf] , Orangetown [pdf] ; the Counties of Onondaga [pdf] and Nassau [pdf] ; the Villages of Port Jefferson [pdf] and Round Lake [pdf] ; and the City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… audit was to assess selected District Financial Operations for the period July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2013. … seven elected members. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.4 million. Key … checks under $5,000, with its Vice President as co-signer for all District checks over $5,000. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNiagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for … $13,500 from one of the school districts. However, due to the incorrect calculations of FTEs identified in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Hourly Based Information Technology Services
… skill level and skill demand level, and may differ by as much as $72.29 per hour. Key Findings Our examination found OGS does not have an effective process to ensure a candidate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/hourly-based-information-technology-servicesRamapo Central School District – Fund Balance and Employee Compensation (2013M-189)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s fund balance and payroll for the period July 1, 2011, to January 14, 2013. Background The Ramapo Central School … more than $16.3 million in excess funds that could be used to benefit taxpayers. The excess balance is about 13 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/27/ramapo-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-employee-compensationWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… Background The Waverly Central School District is located in Tioga and Chemung Counties. The District is governed by … included the use of fund balance to finance operations in order to keep the real property tax levies at amounts the … than $940,000 annually, which should have decreased the amount available to appropriate. However, very little of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Watervliet City School District – Payroll and Claims Processing (2013M-4)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll and claims processing operations for the period July … auditor before payment. … Watervliet City School District Payroll and Claims Processing 2013M4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/28/watervliet-city-school-district-payroll-and-claims-processing-2013m-4North Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… The North Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The … incurred operating surpluses totaling more than $900,000 in these three years and did not use any of the $500,000 … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of fund balance that is not used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… surplus fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits. Amend the current reserve fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the Capital District Transportation Authority’s discretionary … period was April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2013. Background The Capital District Transportation Authority (Authority) was … support overall objectives. The audit identified a total of $543,400 of Authority spending that was discretionary in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Town of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton (Trustees) in 1686. The Patent granted the Trustees title and authority … preserve and regulate the land and water ways that are under the Trustees’ control. The Trustees’ operating expenditures for 2012 totaled $384,930. Key Findings The Trustees need to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mHicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the internal controls over the District’s financial … related activities for the period January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background The Hicksville Water District … Hempstead, in Nassau County. The District provides water to about 48,000 customers each year. A three-member elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/10/25/hicksville-water-district-competitive-quotations-2013m-233City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B22-7-4)
… - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … reasonable, and whether the City took appropriate action to implement or resolve recommendations from our budget … Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt not to exceed $12,000,000 to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/05/13/city-long-beach-budget-review-b22-7-4Village of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… and established internal controls over water operations for the period June 1, 2012 through February 11, 2014. Background The Village of Red Creek is located in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County and has approximately 500 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Village of Dresden – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties and Multiyear Financial Planning (2013M-3)
… 15, 2012. Background The Village of Dresden is located in the Town of Torrey, in Yates County, and has a population of 308. The Village is … with the lack of segregation of duties. Document in the Board minutes the results of the annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/26/village-dresden-clerk-treasurers-duties-and-multiyear-financial-planning-2013m-3Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… five elected members. Expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.1 million. Key Findings Disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316