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Upper Jay Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-24)
… which hindered its ability to monitor financial operations and increased the risk that improper claims could be paid. … status reports. The Board, as a whole, did not audit and approve claims for 57 check disbursements totaling $37,561 before payment and did not audit the Treasurer's 2021 records. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/upper-jay-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-24II.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and EVALUATE phases of the financial cycle. Standards are established in the following … New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the EXECUTE and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewYork Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-96)
… officials improperly restricted more than $690,000 in the debt reserve fund and did not transparently fund … fund balance statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Properly use and … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
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)
… Did not implement our prior audit’s recommendations 1 to improve their budgeting practices and be more transparent … not use a debt reserve, with a balance of $8.3 million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real … appropriated fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Properly use reserves and reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Cayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
… and expenditures. The adopted budgets were not maintained in the financial accounting software. No budget-to-actual …
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)
… adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings Corporation officials did not provide … adequate approval and oversight of the revolving loan program: Six of the 11 loans reviewed were approved and paid … 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-revolvingNyack Parking Authority – Parking Ticket Operations (2020M-94)
… Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures on penalty assessment, delinquent notices and collections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/11/20/nyack-parking-authority-parking-ticket-operations-2020m-94Town 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-111Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… users. Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware … restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT systems or data in a timely manner. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses we …
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)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. The Board annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Orchard Park Central School District - Financial Management and Payroll (2018M-89)
… the tax levy by a total of $4.4 million from 2014-15 to 2017-18. Three teachers were paid stipends at rates not … or Board resolution and one teacher reviewed and approved her own time sheets. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt … appropriations and fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Adopt a more comprehensive reserve policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/orchard-park-central-school-district-financial-management-and-payrollVillage of North Syracuse – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-11)
… the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board did not: … CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village Law) Section 4-408, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/12/20/village-north-syracuse-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-11Wallace Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-126)
… funds are not adequately safeguarded and not spent in a prudent and economical manner. For example, the Board … purchased a vehicle that was not the most prudent or in the best interest of taxpayers (Figure 3). The Board did … reports. The Board adopted an unrealistic budget resulting in an operating surplus totaling $45,274. The Treasurer has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/wallace-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-126Town of German – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2023M-54)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of German (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … audit town german …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/14/town-german-supervisors-records-and-reports-2023m-54State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… a current authorized user list. Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (2021M-171) BOCES … to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education approval to waive certain employment terms. As a result, seven of the 21 separation payments we reviewed that total $66,169 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Canajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-170)
… the District paid high-credit risk fees totaling $1,321 for May and June 2021, the District’s incomplete records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/canajoharie-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-170Putnam County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-2)
… restitution obligations and the limited policies that were in place were not followed. Five of the 11 restitution orders … efforts to locate victims with uncashed checks promptly. In addition, officials did not make undisbursed restitution … Establish adequate written policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/putnam-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-2Orange County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-1)
… violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department … violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. As a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/orange-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-1