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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… statutory limit ranging from 19 to 21 percent for the five-year period. Livonia Central School District – Software … Management (Chautauqua County) From 2013-14 through 2015-16, the district appropriated $1.4 million in fund balance as … an operating surplus of approximately $337,000 for 2015-16 and will not use any of the $188,750 of fund balance it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Binghamton City School Finances Progressing
… budgeting and proactive financial planning by officials in the Binghamton City School District have helped to improve … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “School officials in Binghamton have worked diligently to keep their district’s … agreements have enabled the district to weather reductions in aid and limited growth in local revenues. However, careful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-binghamton-city-school-finances-progressingOpinion 89-59
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER RENTS -- Imposition of (authority to … rates on the users of the water district. The district in question was established by a town pursuant to Article … and maintenance of a special district "shall" be assessed in the same manner as is the expense of the improvement. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Bethpage Union Free School District , Commack Union … Plainview-Bethpage Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … keeping procedures could be improved to reduce the risk of leave time being used or paid out for which employees are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… seeking to override the property tax cap required 60 percent voter approval (a “supermajority”) to pass, which … for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 16 million votes cast amid the COVID19 lockdown for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownOpinion 98-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (commingling of city and dependent school district moneys); (use of city and … 519 NYS2d 395; see also, e.g., Divisich v Marshall , 281 NY 170; Fuhrmann v Graves , 235 NY 77; Board of Education of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Ethics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… For the 20 local governments we examined: 95 percent of local governments did not ensure their Ethics Boards … officers and employees. 90 percent did not comply with all of the GML requirements we tested. 90 percent did not ensure … not review disclosure statements for potential conflicts of interest and completeness. 50 percent (7 of 14) of Ethics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and expenditures. Additionally, during the 2016-17 fiscal year, reports were submitted between 47 and 125 days after … million as of June 30, 2017, or 61 percent of the ensuing year's appropriations, exceeding the statutory limit by 57 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , Sherrill City School District and the Solvay Union Free School District . "In an era of limited resources and … procedures in the charter and bylaws were followed and at times allowed the board chair to control all aspects of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of North Warren Central School District , Plainedge Union Free School District and the Tapestry Charter School . In an … exceeding the statutory limit. Plainedge Union Free School District – Financial Condition and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… report - pdf] We also released 8 letter reports to the following school districts: Downsville Central School … Schoharie Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the projected cost and … October 1, 1998 through August 21, 2013. Background An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Comptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… school districts reviewed were: Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District, Indian River Central School District, Lowville Academy and Central School … are included in the final report: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/swr/2014/accesscontrols/global.pdf ### …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Pine Bush Central School District and the Stillwater Central School District . "In today's fiscal … transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal … to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Massapequa …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Dunkirk City School District , Fulton City School District … consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of $3.7 million, or 9 percent, leading to average annual … spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 2005-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by school district) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (leaseback of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Amherst Central School District , Friendship Central … Harrisville Central School District , Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Roslyn Union Free … totaling approximately $1.4 million (2.6 percent of 2015-16 appropriations) and did not properly monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to raise the tax levy by an average of 2 percent each year or a total of $350,000 over the last three years. … balance as of June 30, 2015 was 23 percent of the ensuing year’s budget rather than 19 percent that district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the East Islip Union Free School District , Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District , George Junior Republic Union Free School District and the Otsego Northern Catskills Board … spent appropriately and effectively.” East Islip Union Free School District – Financial Condition (Suffolk County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… provided to employees. In addition, many duties within the payroll process have been segregated. For example, computer access levels to various payroll-related accounting functions have been limited to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… decline from 2012-13. Greenburgh Central School District – Payroll and Reserve Funds (Westchester County) District … have not provided employees with written procedures over payroll, did not adequately segregate payroll duties or establish sufficient compensating controls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits