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Worcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 … Real property tax levies were higher than necessary, in part, because surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit was maintained. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Yates County) The assessor granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… agricultural structures exemptions on an annual basis to verify that the 10-year exemption term has not expired. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… plan there is an increased risk that the District could lose important data and suffer a serious interruption to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not … maintained reasonable levels of fund balance and reserve funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… records created, the annual financial report (AFR) for 2020 and 2021 filed and the 2023 budget prepared by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… are no longer needed and periodically review user accounts for necessity. Develop and adopt a written IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… appropriations from fiscal years 2019-20 through 2021-22 by an average of $1.1 million or 7 percent. Surplus fund … statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 million (17.5 percentage points) to … is a reservation of fund balance that is not provided by statute and circumvents the statutory limit. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to … are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In … did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, maximum targeted funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Board and District officials: Overestimated appropriations by $9.7 million (11.6 percent) between the 2017-18 and … same period), which exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit by $1.4 to $2.1 million. Improperly funded a tax certiorari reserve by $304,641 and did not use a debt reserve, with a balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Town of Preston - Financial Management (2018M-81)
… four times the 2018 general fund tax levy and 183 percent of 2018 budgeted appropriations. During the same period, … 150 percent the 2018 highway fund tax levy and 96 percent of 2018 budgeted appropriations. Although the Town has … fund balance and reserve policy that establishes the level of fund balance and reserves to be maintained. Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/07/13/town-preston-financial-management-2018m-81Hamilton Fulton Montgomery Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Investment Program (2023M-116)
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. During the 12-month audit period, BOCES held $7.4 million in money market accounts and earned interest totaling … funds are invested to benefit BOCES operations. Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/22/hamilton-fulton-montgomery-board-cooperative-educational-services-investmentTown of Cobleskill – Budgeting (2023M-138)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Cobleskill (Town) Town Board (Board) developed … Determine whether the Town of Cobleskill Town Town Board Board developed realistic budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/01/town-cobleskill-budgeting-2023m-138Upper Jay Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-24)
… be paid. The Treasurer did not provide the Board with monthly budget status reports. The Board, as a whole, did not … Commissioner. Key Recommendations Provide the Board with a monthly budget status report. Audit and approve claims before they are paid and annually audit the Treasurer's records. Ensure all checks are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/upper-jay-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-24Town of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed reserves and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Nyack Parking Authority – Parking Ticket Operations (2020M-94)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Nyack Parking Authority’s (Authority) Board of Trustees … and Authority officials effectively pursued and maximized the collection of all parking violation tickets issued. Key … Determine whether the Village of Nyack Parking Authoritys Authority Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/11/20/nyack-parking-authority-parking-ticket-operations-2020m-94Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
… Board’s hindered ability to recognize revenue shortfalls or cost overruns, limiting any potential corrective action. … estimates were not based on prior years’ actual results or trends and did not contain estimates for all known … budget-to-actual reports and ensure corrective actions or specific budget amendments are implemented before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-financial-condition-2020m-91Washington County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-57)
Determine whether Washington County Local Development Corporation Corporation officials provided adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/30/washington-county-local-development-corporation-revolvingYork Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… surplus fund balance exceeds the statutory limit by $1.1 million. District officials overestimated appropriations by $1.7 million and improperly encumbered $203,000. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-96Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lancaster Central School District (District) Board of … our comment on issues raised in the District’s response. 1 Lancaster Central School District – Financial Condition … Determine whether the Lancaster Central School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37