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Ethics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… , Oyster Bay [pdf] , Ramapo [pdf] , Southampton [pdf] , Tonawanda [pdf] and Union [pdf] ; and 4 Cities: New Rochelle … 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1Opinion 92-5
… LAW -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License … we reconsider our view on whether a school district may permit the installation of privately owned vending machines … and reasonable ( Blank v Browne , 217 App Div 624, 216 NYS 664). In order to assure that municipalities properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of the Long Beach City School District , Lynbrook Union Free School District , North Collins Central School District … that cash receipts are kept in an unlocked and unattended cabinet. The cabinet used to store the district’s cash … were issued for funds received for the driver’s education program or that the funds were collected by district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … – Payroll (Erie County) The director reviews the payroll check register, which includes each payroll check number, date, employee name and total payment for each employee. However, the director told …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Central Square Central School District , Hastings-on-Hudson Union … a sample of 50 claims totaling approximately $2.3 million out of 1,394 claims totaling approximately $26.3 million. All …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Binghamton City School Finances Progressing
… financial planning by officials in the Binghamton City School District have helped to improve the district’s fiscal … was 3.4 percent. This was lower than the average for other upstate school districts (3.5 percent); other small city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-binghamton-city-school-finances-progressingComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Bethpage Union Free School District , Commack Union Free School District and the Plainview-Bethpage Central …
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
… for school district budgets statewide more than tripled to 1.6 million votes cast amid the COVID-19 lockdown for the … district (East Ramapo Central School District) opted to go directly to a contingency budget rather than hold a … support for budgets was greatest in the Southern Tier, where 73.5 percent of ballots were cast in favor of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownOpinion 98-12
… NY 39; Spano v City of Middletown , 169 Misc 338, 7 NYS2d 14 [board of education is department of city government]), we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of Bath Central School District , Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District , King Center Charter School , New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … calculating the employee/retiree share of health and dental premiums. For access to state and local government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Nassau County) District officials overestimated … through 2015-16. The district also maintained five reserve funds with balances totaling $23.3 million as of June 30, … they lack assurance that the procurements are at the best price. Find out how your government money is spent at Open …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… purpose of our audit was to review the projected cost and energy savings achieved by energy performance contracts (EPC) … of 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-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Ossining Union Free School District , Pine Bush Central School District and the Stillwater Central … appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit. Pine Bush Central School District – Claims Audit Process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… City School District , Perry Central School District and the Sachem Central School District . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top … priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli: Schools Must Do More to Limit Access to Sensitive Student Databases
… computer access to sensitive student data and were able to change student grades and attendance records without proper authorization, according to an audit released today by New … a formal authorization process to add, deactivate or change user accounts and rights and procedures for monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-schools-must-do-more-limit-access-sensitive-student-databasesOpinion 2005-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Construction of (by school district) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale … (sale and leaseback of occupied building) EDUCATION LAW §§402, 1709(11); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§72-j, 109-b: A … certain student facilities, would be managed by a private firm, under a lease-management agreement. Alternatively, you …
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 … received. However, district officials said that they do not issue a press-numbered triplicate receipt for moneys …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… the statutory maximum from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015. In addition, the board adopted budgets that … by a total of $2.8 million. Operating surpluses during this period totaled $3.6 million and, therefore, fund balance … and local government spending and 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced 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 of Cooperative Educational Services . “In an era of limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits