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Rensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)
… Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County. The District, which operates one school … structurally balanced general fund budgets, resulting in operating deficits that were larger than planned and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286Lyncourt Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-62)
… The Lyncourt Union Free School District is located in the Town of Salina, Onondaga County. The District, which … three-year period that appropriated a total of $810,000 in fund balance to finance District operations, but none of … the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with the Real Property Tax Law statutory limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-62Glens Falls Common School District – Financial Condition (2015M-66)
… The Glens Falls Common School District is located in the City of Glens Falls in Warren County. The District, which is governed by an … 2014-15. The Board appropriated $154,860 of fund balance in its 2014-15 budget, causing the District’s unrestricted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/glens-falls-common-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-66Village of Lewiston – Purchasing (2013M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over purchasing for the period … to January 31, 2013. Background The Village of Lewiston is located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County and has … the procurement policy on an annual basis to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the Village and adheres to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/village-lewiston-purchasing-2013m-45Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… officials are not presenting the District’s spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In addition, the Board did not adopt a reserve policy to … did not use reserve balances to pay related expenditures in three of the District’s seven reserves. Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… gaps. However, the District incurred operating surpluses in each of those five years, totaling $20.9 million. The … totaling $24.5 million that were not needed or used in many years, and the debt reserve in the debt service fund had $700,000 in unidentified money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… officials improperly restricted nearly $1.2 million in a debt reserve in the debt service fund from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Opinion 88-60
… to operate a facility at a park which is termed a license or concession, but which, in substance, constitutes a … legislative authority. GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: A true license or concession arrangement, which does not involve a … fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60DiNapoli: More Needs to Be Done to Provide Mental Health Training to School Staff
… found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by Sept. 15, as required by New York … State Education Department (SED) regulations, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. … found they did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 202021 school year by Sept 15 as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-more-needs-be-done-provide-mental-health-training-school-staffCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… place to fulfill CDTA’s responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and to determine if CDTA is in … shuttle systems, and paratransit services. Article 6 of the New York State Public Officers Law provides for public … authority, and local government entity, with the exception of the judiciary and the State Legislature. Under FOIL, each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/16/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsOntario County Four Seasons Development Corporation – Procurement (2021M-197)
… (Corporation) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Corporation … purchases and guidance for maintaining documentation to support that the purchasing process is followed. We reviewed payments totaling $305,033 to nine vendors with aggregate purchases of $5,000 or more in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/04/29/ontario-county-four-seasons-development-corporationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… audits were issued. Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (Steuben County) District officials did not ensure that network access controls were secure and did not establish … accounts and permissions. The district had 92 unneeded network user accounts and nine user accounts with unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTown of Lodi – Town Hall Capital Project (2024M-130)
… of Lodi (Town) Board (Board) adequately managed the Town Hall Capital Project (Project). Key Findings The Board did … timeline, for the renovation of a church into the new Town Hall and food pantry. The Board did not oversee the … Town of Lodi Town Board Board adequately managed the Town Hall Capital Project Project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/11/town-lodi-town-hall-capital-project-2024m-130Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Article 14 Benefits
… to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from public … unpaid sick leave days, which cannot exceed 165 (200 days for some members), by 260. Contact your employer or refer to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jState Agencies Bulletin No. 1470
… Reduction Plan (DRP) created pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the … SSPU 91 DRP Repayment OSC Actions OSC will insert a row on the Additional Pay page for each record number in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1470-repayment-council-82-sspu-bargaining-units-61-91-deficit-reduction-planSubway Recovery Tracker
… and disparate impact on subway ridership in New York City. Initially, the emergence of the virus in March and April 2020 corresponded with a … Citywide, April 2020 ridership was just 8.3 percent of what it was in April 2019. Ridership only surpassed 70 … The emergence of the virus in New York City in March and April 2020 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerGeneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 55 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 40 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 7 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Goshen Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-46)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the Board appropriated fund balance totaling $4.9 million to fund operations, of which $3.9 million (80 percent) was … that appropriate fund balance that will not be used to fund operations. Develop a written reserve fund policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/goshen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-46