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State Budget Delay: Impact on Local Governments and School Districts
State Budget Delay: Impact on Local Governments and School Districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/0510snapshot.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System – 2023-24 School Districts List and Details
Fiscal Stress Monitoring System – 2023-24 School Districts List and Details
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/excel/2024-schools-all-data-worksheet.xlsxFort Plain Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2018M-50)
Fort Plain Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2018M-50)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lgsa-audit-school-2018-fort-plain.pdfFort Ann Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-119)
Fort Ann Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-119)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/fort-ann.pdfPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2018M-148)
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2018M-148)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/plainview-old-bethpage.pdfDivision of Local Government and School Accountability - External Peer Review
Division of Local Government and School Accountability - External Peer Review
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/nsaa-peer-review.pdfMechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 36 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … inventoried. Five Chromebooks (estimated combined costs of $1,355 using recent purchase prices) could not be located … inventoried. Ten IT assets, with combined purchase prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Chatham … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation reserve has $1.4 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Wallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… authorized, approved before payment, for valid purposes and properly reported to the Board of Education (Board). Key … authorized, approved before payment, for valid purposes and properly reported to the Board . We reviewed 100 claims totaling $1.7 million and determined: None were reviewed for sufficient budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/29/wallkill-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-52Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… statutory limit as of June 30, 2022 by 7 percentage points or $1 . 2 million . Could not demonstrate that six reserves … balances totaling more than $2 . 2 million were funded or used as management intended. Did not establish a comprehensive reserve fund policy or develop annual reserve reports. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (2023M-53)
… payments increase the amount owed by a district, annually to the State, for its share of the cost of future employee … instead of incurring overtime, some of these payments may have been reduced. Key Recommendations Adopt written policies … with our recommendations and indicated they will take and have taken corrective action. … audit tuckahoe school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-overtime-2023m-53Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… the Brentwood Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials ensured computerized data … provide IT security awareness training as required by a Board-adopted policy or implement an IT contingency plan. As a result, the District’s computerized data was not adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… the compensation was supported and authorized by the Board of Education (Board). Key Findings The District did not have … to separate individuals and provide adequate oversight of the work performed by these employees. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Payroll (2023M-87)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/27/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-payroll-2023m-87Depew Union Free School District – Investment Program (2023M-77)
… (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Business Administrator (BA) and District officials did not invest available funds in financial institutions that offered higher interest rates, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/20/depew-union-free-school-district-investment-program-2023m-77State Agencies Bulletin No. 2043
… the monthly bill will include the Plan Contributions (Plan Contr) and the Plan Contributions Int Adj (Plan Contr Int … Before Tax. Agencies must adhere to the Agency Submission Schedule when updating the General Deduction Data panel in … is enrolled in NYSTRS (Plan 86) as "Elect" on the USA Pension Plans page prior to adding the arrears deduction. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2043-new-prior-year-arrears-deduction-code-members-new-york-state-teachersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… fund balance to exceed the statutory limit as of June 30, 2022, by 7 percentage points, or $1.2 million. They also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… 2,712 hypodermic needles were missing at Martin Luther King, Jr Educational Campus in Manhattan. Officials at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersOpinion 99-2
… Municipal Employees (use of for construction as exception to competitive bidding) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … performed by municipal employees as exception to competitive bidding) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§101, 103, … and 103 are not violated by the use of town employees to perform work in connection with the construction of a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-2