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Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. … TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools … therefore concluded there is a low risk that a significant number of students certified by Mercy College for TAP were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeSaugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… follow the specific requirements for the receipt of funds and maintain adequate and appropriate accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Tuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
To determine whether LaGuardia Community College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Educations Rules and Regulations when certifying stude
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeFranklin Square Water District – Life Insurance Policies (2013M-127)
… may also constitute an unauthorized investment of District funds. Key Recommendation Review the insurance policies the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/07/19/franklin-square-water-district-life-insurance-policies-2013m-127City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B22-7-4)
… revenue and expenditure projections in the City's proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year are reasonable, … tax levy of $53.1 million, which is $2.1 million above the legal limit, unless the City Council overrides the tax levy … adopted. … City of Long Beach Budget Review B2274 New York Office of the State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/05/13/city-long-beach-budget-review-b22-7-4Town of Rensselaerville – Financial Operations (2012M-168)
… AUD for 2010 and 2011. Town officials have not performed bank reconciliations for 2011 or 2012. Former employees still had online banking user accounts, and the Supervisor and bookkeeper had excessive online banking privileges because the Board failed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/11/town-rensselaerville-financial-operations-2012m-168Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… paid each month – documentation that supports information in the financial reports. Key Recommendations Follow the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementVillage of Aurora – Treasurer’s Duties and Information Technology (2014M-107)
… funded primarily by real property taxes, sales tax, State aid, and water and sewer rents. The Village is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-aurora-treasurers-duties-and-information-technology-2014m-107Village of Scotia – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-148)
… records agrees with the bail on deposit in the bail bank account. Key Recommendations Establish policies and … Determine how much of the bail money in the combined bank account is not attributable to current pending cases, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/11/village-scotia-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-148Village of Maybrook – Water Operations (2013M-121)
… and comprises a Mayor and four Trustees. The water fund budgeted appropriations for the fiscal year ended May … fund was over-charged approximately $74,000 for employee benefit costs. Key Recommendations Segregate incompatible … a formal cost-allocation plan that assigns employee benefit costs to the water fund ensuring that the allocations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/16/village-maybrook-water-operations-2013m-121Town of Dunkirk – Justice Court (2013M-106)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012, through March 15, 2013. … Key Recommendations Prepare an accountability analysis for all moneys held by the Court on a monthly basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-dunkirk-justice-court-2013m-106Town of Coeymans – Recordkeeping and Cash Disbursements (2013M-186)
… the true financial condition of the sewer district fund. On its 2011 annual financial report, the Town reported an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-coeymans-recordkeeping-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-186Newark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… to disburse payroll by accessing the Library’s bank account and withdrawing enough funds to cover payroll, … payroll vendor to access the Library’s bank account. … Newark School District Public Library Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library – Disbursements (2013M-222)
… totaling $494,817 out of the Library’s general checking account during our audit period, which is not permitted by … transfers of funds out of the Library’s general checking account. Ensure that public works contracts are competitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/01/ethelbert-b-crawford-public-library-disbursements-2013m-222City of Lockport – Fiscal Stress (2013M-330)
… fund balance deficits in the general, water and refuse funds as of December 31, 2012. Further, these deficits will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/12/20/city-lockport-fiscal-stress-2013m-330Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … of claims by resolution, but instead allowed claims to be paid before its meetings after approval by any three commissioners. The board needs to improve controls over payroll to ensure that pay rates are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli: Under New Tax Cap Calculation, School District Tax Levy Growth Near Zero
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 0.12 percent above current levels for the 2016-17 fiscal year, according to data released today … to local governments beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-under-new-tax-cap-calculation-school-district-tax-levy-growth-near-zeroState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … business administrator, while familiar with the district’s asset policy and procedures, did not comply with them. Had … finances. The treasurer did not: properly account for fund balance within each village fund or establish capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… at The Priceline Group Inc. after the company agreed to formally include gender and racial diversity among the qualities it will actively seek in its board members. When the Fund … of experience and thought on their boards because it is an asset to business,” DiNapoli said. “Fresh ideas can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company , Town of Ithaca and the Town of Smithtown . "In today's fiscal climate, budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0