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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… professional services. Also, the purchasing agent and claims auditor did not always ensure that purchases were made … it was not entitled. Sherman Central School District – Claims Processing (Chautauqua County) The board and district … adequate written policies and procedures governing the claims processing function. In addition, the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Buffalo City School District - Charter School Tuition Billing (2019M-122)
… tuition by $1 million (18 percent of PECA set-aside) in 2017-18. After discussing it with us, District officials … action to avoid a potential $1.7 million overpayment in 2018-19. The Board and District officials did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/08/23/buffalo-city-school-district-charter-school-tuition-billing-2019m-122Opinion 95-24
… fund or from a reserve fund during the preceding school year and the school district's approved expenditures for … service for school building purposes in the current school year (Education Law, §3601-a[6]; §3602[6]). The term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials did not provide cybersecurity awareness training to employees, they did not disable or remove unnecessary user accounts on the network and they failed to properly manage personal, private and sensitive … The district did not have adequate internal controls to ensure that cash receipts were properly accounted for due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli and Oneida DA McNamara Announce Arrests of Utica School Superintendent and Former Utica Mayor for Theft of Public Funds
… in these arrests. The State Police will continue to hold those accountable whose actions hurt our community, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-and-oneida-da-mcnamara-announce-arrests-utica-school-superintendent-and-former-utica-mayorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the Vestal Central School District . "In today's fiscal climate, budget transparency and … online banking transactions. Not all employees involved in the online banking process have received Internet security … requiring quotes and found 64 invoices totaling $44,956 in which no quotes were documented. Vestal Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 99-11
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to provide framed bond as token of appreciation to retiring employee) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Award Program (authority to provide framed bond as token of appreciation to retiring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… approximately $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific … a total of $4.8 million of fund balance and reserve funds during the 2012-13 through 2014-15 fiscal years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 91-62
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Gifts (from village to school district public … to use) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (gift of property from village to public library) VILLAGE LAW, §1-102; … purposes (see, e.g., Comereski v City of Elmira , 308 NY 248). Therefore, since there is no constitutional bar to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Bethlehem Central School … properly planned, authorized contracts, and accounted for the ongoing project. However, auditors found that while …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Cooperstown Central School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-86)
Cooperstown Central School District School Lunch Fund Financial Condition 2016M86
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cooperstown-central-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financial-conditionOpinion 90-1
… for public purposes ( Comereski v City of Elmira , 308 NY 248). Towns are authorized to develop playgrounds for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-1DiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… Carville and the State Police for their partnership in rooting out public corruption.” District Attorney Carville … the responsibility and trust that the public has in the work they do. Those who chose to abuse that trust are … County District Attorney’s Office, for their hard work in putting an end to this dishonest act.” Karam and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruptionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… not adhere to the district’s ECA policy, which resulted in insufficient oversight of and inadequate reviews of their … whether the collections were remitted intact and in a timely manner. Student treasurers also did not maintain … services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the district. New Lebanon Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… addition, employees stored personal data, such as photos, videos and music, on district computers. And district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Port Washington Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-33)
… of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/port-washington-union-free-school-district-mental-health-trainingDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… Gregg, the former Provisional Supervisor of Facilities for the Hempstead School District, pleaded guilty today at … P. DiNapoli, Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, … Gregg was authorized to use a school district credit card for purchases for the school district. Instead, Gregg allowed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… IT security awareness training for district employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … not prepare timely reports for the Board or the auditor. In addition, IT assets valued at $11,397 were not included on … 64 were unable to be located, 39 were not recorded in the master inventory list, 12 did not have asset tags and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSchool Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2015-MR-1)
… with an energy service company (ESCO) for energy services in which energy services are installed, maintained or managed … energy efficiency of, or produce energy for, a facility in exchange for a portion of the energy savings or revenues. … the life of the EPC. The five school districts included in this audit each had an EPC that was approved between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/06/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2015-mr-1