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Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-196)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and District officials … million. Key Findings Unrestricted fund balance increased to $2.9 million as of June 30, 2017, or 37 percent of the … appropriations, and has exceeded the statutory limit by 19 to 33 percentage points from 2012-13 through 2016-17. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/01/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mCleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial … Hill Union Free School District is located in the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District, which operates … students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235Peru Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2017M-69)
… Background The Peru Central School District is located in the Towns of Ausable, Black Brook, Peru, Plattsburgh, Saranac and Schuyler Falls in Clinton County. The District is governed by an elected … it. Four of the 10 student ledgers we reviewed were not in agreement with the central treasurer’s ledger. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/09/peru-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2017m-69Pleasantville Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-311)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … Union Free School District is located in the Village of Pleasantville in Westchester County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/pleasantville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-311East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B7-16-3)
East Moriches Union Free School District Budget Review B7163
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-3Corning City School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-105)
… documentation. Key Recommendations Ensure claims are paid after audit and contain adequate supporting documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/10/corning-city-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-105General Brown Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-216)
… The General Brown Central School District is located in the Towns of Brownville, Hounsfield, Lyme, Pamelia and Watertown and the City of Watertown in Jefferson County. The District, which is governed by an … and reserves while limiting tax increases, resulting in a deficit unrestricted fund balance of $435,655 at the end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/general-brown-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-216West Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… and made year-end unbudgeted transfers to reserves, in order to stay within the statutory surplus fund balance … and management of fund balance and reserves resulted in levying more taxes then were needed to fund operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… reserve or fund the repair reserve, as required. Pass a required resolution to properly transfer $114,895 into the retirement reserve. While it is a prudent practice for officials to save for future … that the District may overfund reserves which can result in higher than necessary real property tax levies. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157East Rockaway Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2020M-85)
… ECA deposits were not always timely. Managing the finances of ECA activities is meant to be a learning experience for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/15/east-rockaway-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fundsBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will … comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … reserve policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… 22 claims totaling $173,591 were audited and approved for payment by the claims auditor even though identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… audits have been issued. Procurement of Electricity and Natural Gas through Aggregators (2018MS-5) Local governments and school districts did not always evaluate procurement … balance increased by $50,007 (24 percent). Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York. Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsCity of Yonkers - Budget Review (B21-6-7)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year are … not to exceed $45 million to liquidate current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, … the City’s budget: Continues to rely on $46.8 million in nonrecurring revenue, such as fund balance, one-time State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-7Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Budget Review (B17-7-2)
… are reasonable. District officials have reviewed their tax levy limit calculation to ensure that the District's proposed tax levy increases the 2017-18 tax levy within the limits established by law. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/09/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b17-7-2Galway Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2017M-267)
… and needed reserves or reduce District property taxes. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance … District operations. Adopt realistic annual budgets based on historical trends or other known trends and appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/galway-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2017m-267Local Government – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… State aid remained the second largest source of local government revenue in LFY 2021. School districts were the … may create budgetary challenges for local governments. Education and Employee Benefits Account for Nearly Half of Local Expenditures Local expenditures totaled $91.2 billion in LFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/local-governmentCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B20-6-4)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review Determine whether the significant revenue … 2020-21 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt not to exceed $45 … tax limit. We caution the City that if property values do not increase, its ability to increase taxes may be reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/05/21/city-yonkers-budget-review-b20-6-4Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – Reserves and Fund Balance (2015M-336)
… was to review the District’s fund balance and reserves for the period July 1, 2014 through October 23, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year were $36.9 million. Key Findings … benefit liabilities totaling over $7.1 million when there is currently no authority to reserve funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-reserves-and-fund-balance-2015mWilliamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… through June 3, 2016. Background The Williamsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Amherst, Clarence … in accordance with statute. … Williamsville Central School District Financial Management 2016M274 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274