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Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… School District (District) claims were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings Claims totaling … percent of the claims processed) were not properly audited and approved prior to payment. As a result, there was an … that improper or unsupported payments could have been made and may not have been detected and corrected. Specifically: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-35)
… The Hermon-DeKalb Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, DeKalb, Hermon and Russell in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35DiNapoli: Former Throop Supervisor Pays Full Restitution After Pleading Guilty to Felony for Stealing $11,000 from Town
… The former Town of Throop Supervisor, William Tarby, paid full restitution as part of his sentencing after pleading guilty to stealing $11,000 … larceny and official misconduct in January, and as part of his plea agreement, cannot seek public office again. … The former Town of Throop Supervisor William Tarby paid full restitution as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-throop-supervisor-pays-full-restitution-after-pleading-guilty-felony-stealing-11000Opinion 91-54
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Taxes and Assessments (authority of village to impose a tax on renters of real property); … a village may impose either a tax on rents paid by tenants of properties located within the village or an occupancy tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-54Town of Decatur – Disbursement Oversight and Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-87)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the disbursement process and whether the Supervisor maintained accurate accounting records / reports.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/decatur-2020-87.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Heuvelton Central School District – Payroll (2016M-322)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of the District’s payroll payments for the period July 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/14/heuvelton-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-322Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level. However, District officials did not develop procedures … certiorari reserve fund and maintained it at a reasonable level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Village of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Watkins Glen (Village) Justices collected, recorded, … collections were not deposited intact. The net effect of the reporting errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the … 1,311 cases were not properly reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Court’s computerized accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… separation payment totaling $84,063 over a period of time, including $64,063 before his effective retirement … date. The District inappropriately provided an advance of $15,000 of separation pay to the former Business Manager. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
Determine whether Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (District) officials maintained appropriate information technology (IT) asset inventory records and established adequate controls over network user accounts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-2002-151.pdfWyoming Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-67)
Wyoming Central School District Financial Management 2016M67
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/wyoming-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-67Opinion 91-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … government may not, by local law, authorize the purchase of commodities from vendors holding federal General Services … Whether a town by local law may authorize the purchase of commodities from vendors holding federal General Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Lynbrook Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-81)
… retained for all such encounters. Except as specified in Appendix A, officials agreed with our recommendations. Appendix B includes our comments on the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-81Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… officials provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s budget and financial condition. Key … Board overestimated general fund appropriations by a total of approximately $1.6 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19. … fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217North Bellmore Union Free School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2019M-95)
… not: Comply with the law and use a competitive request for proposal (RFP) process when contracting for the annual audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/16/north-bellmore-union-free-school-district-procurement-professionalSt. Regis Falls Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-106)
Determine whether the St. Regis Falls Central School District (District) maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/st-regis-falls-2021-106.pdfOlean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have been used in a more beneficial way. Key Recommendations Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Overview – State University Police Plan
… Your pension is based on your years of credited service and your final average salary (FAS). For Tier 1, 2, 3 and 5 members, FAS is the average of the wages you earned during any 36 consecutive months of service when your earnings were highest. For Tier 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/overviewDiNapoli: New York City Continues to Rebound and Regain Share of State Economic Activity
… Economic indicators show New York City’s economy is recovering from the depths of the pandemic, with the city accounting for three-fifths of the state’s total wages and its sales tax … Economic indicators show New York Citys economy is recovering from the depths of the pandemic with the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-new-york-city-continues-rebound-and-regain-share-state-economic-activity