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Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… district generally may, by resolution, authorize payment in advance for public utility services, postage, freight and … electric, gas, water, sewer and telephone services. 10 In addition, the governing board may generally establish … request reimbursement for the fund by submitting all bills or receipts for purchases made from the petty cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-allowed-advance-auditCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements
… Purpose To determine whether New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DoE) students completed … Arts education received by a random sample of 310 New York City students who attended 166 New York City public high schools. These 310 students were from the … To determine whether New York City NYC Department of Education DoE students completed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/compliance-state-arts-education-requirementsOnondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… (SED) requirements for providing shared Managed Technical Support to school districts for the period July 1, 2014 … of Cooperative Educational Services Managed Technical Support 2016M299 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audit
… Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Nassau County) The extra classroom activity (ECA) … and district officials have little assurance that ECA funds are adequately safeguarded and properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… County) District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster … control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… price. In addition, officials should not have paid $74,980 to a local gas station. The erroneous payments comprised $57,415 in … and $17,565 in finance charges and other fees. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditDiNapoli Launches Audits on School Safety
… children's classrooms is horrifying. Sadly, every school district in New York and across the country has to plan for … City Council Member Paul Vallone, chair of the Committee on Economic Development. "I applaud State Comptroller … plans. This must remain our top priority from here on out as we lead the charge for safety in our schools." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-launches-audits-school-safetyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… financial and capital plans. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… report and the board’s fund balance policy states that it will strive to ensure that surplus fund balance does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: School District Budget Voter Participation More Than Tripled During COVID-19 Lockdown
… Riverhead Central School District and Fort Edward Union Free School District) were defeated again, requiring a … 2020-21 school budget vote. Report Voting From Home: Summary of the 2021 School District Budget Vote Data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-school-district-budget-voter-participation-more-tripled-during-covid-19-lockdownOpinion 90-24
… the board's power to hire bond counsel. 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 is hereby superseded. You have asked whether 12 Opns St Comp, 1956, p 68 still represents the views of this … by a municipal governing board (see, e.g., 1986 Opns St Comp 86-31, p 52). We have also recognized, however, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… In June, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,520 … Inc. for event booking at the New York State Fairgrounds in Onondaga County. Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse … Wesson Group, LLC to rehabilitate the Stewart Landing Dam in Fulton County. $1.9 million with Tioga Construction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneWhat Is a Claim? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Basically, a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods … by the local government or school district, so long as it is properly itemized and provides all the information, … for audit. Using a standard claim form as a cover sheet is desirable because required information is presented in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/what-claimState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … County) The district did not establish adequate policies for procuring professional services. The district selected … $466,960, but could not provide documented evidence for how or why those vendors were selected. Iroquois Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: 59 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Fifty-nine school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed … office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The latest round of scoring designated two school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” nine in … Fiftynine school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-59-school-districts-fiscal-stressOpinion 2006-8
… “retirement awards”) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-p: Monies is an employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund may not be … percentages of the employees’ final year salaries and paid upon retirement to central school district employees … in an employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund to pay for lump sum “retirement awards” paid upon retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… all schools complete annually. Survey data is reported by school year, covering September through June. Healthy People … of the Survey data found schools in some counties have high exemption rates, most notably Yates and Montgomery … The higher exemption rates put schools in Montgomery County (at 89 percent) and Yates County (at 86 percent) well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… found it charged the State Education Department SED for $26 million in expenses that were not allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… the appropriations for the Cherry Valley Community Health Center. Although all other significant revenues and … 2026 preliminary budget includes an estimate for health center appropriations of $495,000 in the general fund. Auditors’ projection of health center expenditures for 2025 is approximately $1 million. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1