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DiNapoli: Former Utica School District Superintendent Sentenced for Public Corruption, Must Pay Over $160K to District
… that Bruce Karam, the former long-time superintendent of the Utica City School District (UCSD), was sentenced to pay the UCSD restitution of $11,549 for the resources improperly diverted, serve five years’ probation and perform 250 hours of community service. Karam was also ordered to pay UCSD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-former-utica-school-district-superintendent-sentenced-public-corruption-must-pay-over-160kHorseheads Central School District – Audit Follow-Up Letter (2016M-138-F)
… District (District) is located in the Towns of Baldwin, Big Flats, Catlin, Erin, Horseheads and Veteran in Chemung … County. The District is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Results of Review Based on our limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/horseheads-central-school-district-audit-follow-letter-2016m-138-fCredit Cards – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… district may authorize designated employees to use a credit card issued in the name of the local government or school district to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/credit-cardsOpinion 94-15
… and Investments (by school district of extraclassroom and endowment moneys) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Deposits and … law, must be invested by the school district in accordance with General Municipal Law, §11. Endowment moneys in the form … shall be the treasurer of such extraclassroom activity fund" (8 NYCRR 172.4). The board of education of each school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-15Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B21-7-1)
… Suffolk County. Chapter 18 of the Laws of 2020, as amended by Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2020, authorized the District to … Law Section 10.10(d), when a school district is authorized by a special or general law to incur debt to liquidate an … of $22,922,337, which is within the limits established by law. Key Recommendation This budget review did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b21-7-1York Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-35)
… interested parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post … annual budget. Budget information – with appended property tax report card, administrator salary disclosure and fund … external audit reports and CAP. Comprehensive budget documents. District officials should enhance transparency by: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/york-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-35State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… issued. Nanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology (IT) Plan (Rockland … County) District officials did not ensure network user accounts were needed, and they did not adopt an adequate IT … to identify and disable unnecessary network user accounts. As a result, there were 18 accounts that should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… parts ordered were used for district vehicles. Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls
… The city of Glens Falls’ financial condition has declined due to burdensome … the burden on the tax-paying citizens of the city of Glens Falls,” Mayor John Diamond said. DiNapoli’s report noted, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-may-be-looming-glens-fallsDiNapoli: Positive Fiscal Outlook for Plattsburgh
… Elmira, Gloversville, Niagara Falls, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Rye, Salamanca, Syracuse, Utica, Watertown, White … fiscal stress monitoring system for municipalities and school districts. Based on financial information provided to … 16 counties, 18 towns, five cities, 16 villages and 87 school districts. The city of Plattsburgh is listed in the no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-positive-fiscal-outlook-plattsburghState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… school district audits have been issued. Babylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (Suffolk … cost of providing more than $536,000 in Medicaid-eligible services. Had these services been claimed, the district could … who performed online banking activities did not receive Internet security awareness training during the audit period. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… July 1, 2015 through June 24, 2016. Background The Sandy Creek Central School District is located in the Towns of Sandy Creek, Boylston, Orwell, Redfield, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Saranac Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-30)
… a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information. Key Findings … was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents taxpayers and other interested parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/saranac-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-30Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… was not transparent and comprehensive. Officials did not post: Comprehensive budget-to-actual results in an easily … audit results in a location easy to access. Prepare and post a multiyear financial plan to help residents see the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Central Square Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-29)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget and Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) audit report and … multiyear financial plan. Key Recommendations Must post required information to the District website: Final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/central-square-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-29Opinion 92-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Unadilla Valley Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-37)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/unadilla-valley-central-school-district-mental-health-training-componentDover Union Free School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-27)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/dover-union-free-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newWellsville Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-39)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/wellsville-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-newWaverly Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-38)
… District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/waverly-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-york