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Mount Markham Central School District – Reserve Funds (2016M-73)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s reserve funds for the period July … $24.4 million. Key Findings The District did not have documentation to support that any of its reserves were formally established and did not have a written reserve policy. The Board did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/mount-markham-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2016m-73Pelham Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (2015M-366)
… reserve fund balance increased by more than $2.2 million from fiscal year 2011-12 to fiscal year 2014-15. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/pelham-union-free-school-district-reserve-funds-2015m-366Bemus Point Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-281)
… was to evaluate the District’s reservation of fund balance for the period July 1, 2009 through August 27, 2014. … two schools with 745 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $12.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/05/bemus-point-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-281Ardsley Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (2015M-348)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s reserve funds for the period July … identifying the leave balances for employees entitled to a payout at retirement included employees who were not … Key Recommendation The Board should only include payouts to eligible employees when determining the amount to fund the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/ardsley-union-free-school-district-reserve-funds-2015m-348Seminars for Local Officials
… is not an easy task and that finding time in your schedule for essential training to enhance your fiscal oversight responsibilities can be difficult. For that reason, OSC’s Local Official Training Unit offers seminars for municipal and school district governing boards and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/seminars-local-officialsNyack Union Free School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-185)
… the District's unemployment insurance reserve is enough to pay the District's average unemployment claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/03/nyack-union-free-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-185Federal Funds to New York City: Community Development Block Grant
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Assistance Listing Numbers 14.218 and 14.269) provides annual grants on a formula basis to states and localities to assist low- and moderate-income communities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-community-development-block-grant.pdfHammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… funds. As a result, they levied more taxes than needed to fund operations and were not transparent with taxpayers. … 2022-23. This made it appear that the District needed to increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund … 2023, more than $1.5 million in fiscal year-end unbudgeted transfers were made to increase various reserve funds. Among …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70Cooperstown Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-65)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Cooperstown Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … when including unused appropriated fund balance and funds improperly held in the debt reserve. Did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cooperstown-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-65Opinion 2006-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. AMBULANCE DISTRICTS -- Contracts (exchange of unneeded ambulance as consideration under contract); (for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-7South Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided adequate financial oversight
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesLancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
Determine whether the Lancaster Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserve funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lancaster-2022-37.pdf2013 Year End Report
The objective of our examination was to determine whether payment requests payments to claimants and medical providers from the Workers Compensation Boards
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/13/2013-year-end-reportDiNapoli: Billions Needed for Repairs to Local Bridges
… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-billions-needed-repairs-local-bridgesByram Hills Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-153)
… were recorded and accounted for properly. Key Findings The Board did not approve the disposal of assets with a book value of $4,483. District officials did not maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/18/byram-hills-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-153Administration of the Article 8-A Loan Program (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/administration-article-8-loan-program-followSelected Aspects of the Pay for Success Program
… (high-risk parolees) released to either the New York City or Rochester areas. Highrisk parolees are identified based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/selected-aspects-pay-success-programImplementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… district policies and practices comply with the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA); and school districts report … July 1, 2013 defined cyberbullying and added requirements for investigating and reporting alleged incidents. The … incident data available to the public on its website. For the school year ended June 30, 2016, school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actSelected Aspects of the Migrant Education Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of the Migrant … Department did not complete federally required documents in a timely manner; and a significant portion of the Migrant … Department officials have made significant progress in correcting the problems we identified in the initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/23/selected-aspects-migrant-education-program-followThe Changing Face of Post-Pandemic New York City
… and after the COVID-19 pandemic are changing the face of New York City and highlight significant policy implications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/changing-face-post-pandemic-new-york-city