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Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)
… whether unauthorized E-Z Pass charges occurred. Because the District did not adequately monitor and safeguard fuel … We found that officials did not: Adequately secure the District’s unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel tanks. Maintain fuel inventory records and periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)
… (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. From January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023, the District earned investment earnings totaling over $153,000 from money on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-130Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
… work. Ensure all nonemergency overtime is preapproved in writing and properly documented. Properly budget for and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22Windsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… who used the credit cards or what District vehicle or equipment was fueled. Officials did not confirm the District … diesel fuel stored in the District’s 10,000-gallon storage tank. Without adequate controls over fuel, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the North Greenbush Common School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured … Determine whether the North Greenbush Common School District District Board of Education Board ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Liberty Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-73)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Liberty Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) … Determine whether the Liberty Central School DistrictDistrict Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/liberty-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-73East Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition: The District had 250 unneeded network user … and Operations had excessive administrative permissions in the financial software, which allowed them to potentially … Officials paid BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareTuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Tuxedo Union Free School District (District) officials ensured employees’ … Determine whether Tuxedo Union Free School District District officials ensured employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by 4.8 to 10.1 … the District’s reserves were not reasonably funded or used in the last three years. Maintaining reserves that were not … fund balance that exceeded the statutory limit resulted in real property tax levies being higher than necessary. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementAdirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… not establish adequate IT controls to help safeguard PPSI. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses communicated … contingency plan. Therefore, a cyber incident could result in the loss of data and serious operational interruption. The … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… whether they were appropriate or needed. As a result, 11 percent of the District’s non-student user accounts were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationMount Pleasant Blythedale Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-86)
… School District (District) officials procured goods and services in accordance with the Board of Education’s (Board) policies and applicable statutory requirements. Key Findings District officials did not always procure goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/28/mount-pleasant-blythedale-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-86Eden Central School District – Capital Project Management (2024M-83)
… and managed the District’s 2022 capital project (project) in a transparent manner. Key Findings The Board and District … did not provide adequate oversight or manage the project in a transparent manner. We determined that: $545,538 of additional work was not included in the project proposition or subsequently communicated to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/eden-central-school-district-capital-project-management-2024m-83State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Preliminary Budget
… following statement on New York City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Preliminary Budget: New York City’s Fiscal Year (FY) … allocated but not spent on asylum seekers through June 30, 2026 will be used to fund additional spending in FY 2025 and balance the budget in FY 2026. More resources will also be used to fund relatively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-preliminary-budgetLyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… to close projected budget gaps totaling $1.6 million for the 2020- 21 through 2022-23 fiscal years; however, the … financial and capital plans to provide a framework for developing the annual budgets and addressing future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Center Moriches Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-155)
… Objective Determine whether Center Moriches Union Free School District (District) officials made accurate, approved … Determine whether Center Moriches Union Free School District District officials made accurate approved and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-155Local Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax revenue with cities, towns, villages … that includes a thematic map highlighting the share of sales tax revenue that counties allocate to other local … annual financial data submitted to the Office of the New York State Comptroller). Clicking on a county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-statePlanning Resources
… Process [pdf] Personal Service Cost Containment [pdf] On Demand Webinars Understanding the Budget Process Budgeting … for Department Heads Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff: A Lesson in Budgeting and Financial Condition Analysis Other Resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/planning-resourcesIntroduction – Federal Funding and New York
… for everything from paving the highways they drive on to work to bolstering the schools their children attend to helping to put food on their tables. Understanding how New Yorkers are impacted by federal dollars will be … budget resolutions passed by the 119th Congress will lead to a dramatic restructuring of the federalstate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/introductionTown of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 – Green Acres Mall PILOT Payments (2017M-233)
… and procedures when approving and administrating the Green Acres Mall and Commons development projects and whether District 30 appropriately budgeted for the Green Acres payments-in-lieu of taxes (PILOTs) and the 2016-17 tax … the Board of Education, which includes five members. Green Acres parcels paid $20.6 million in property taxes in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/12/19/town-hempstead-industrial-development-agency-and-valley