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Coxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
… paid a total of $172,184 in 2016-17. Have required written quote documentation for purchases from 11 purchase contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditPoughkeepsie City School District - Procurement and Claims Auditing (2019M-16)
… Key Findings The Board did not: Seek competition for professional services totaling approximately $1.6 million … a total of $968,545 during the audit period. The Director for Technology: Circumvented the procurement policy and … totaling $71,226 during the audit period, including $4,596 for shipping costs. Key Recommendations Ensure purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2019mSouth Glens Falls Central School District - Fund Balance (2018M-90)
… Adopt a written reserve fund plan and policy that includes how the reserves will be funded, the optimal funding levels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-fund-balance-2018m-90Tuckahoe Common School District - Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (2018M-229)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether all extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were deposited complete and in a timely … Determine whether all extraclassroom activity funds were deposited complete and in a timely manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-eca-funds-2018mNew Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations and whether they and officials complied with Law when using a line of credit.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/new-suffolk.pdfTioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
Determine whether District officials could achieve cost savings by offering health insurance buyout incentives and providing select special education services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/tioga-2020-84.pdfSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
Determine whether the District established adequate internal controls to ensure Future Farmers of America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/sherrill-2019-251.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts in Stress Fiscal Year Ending 2020 List
This list (sorted in order of fiscal stress score) reflects a fiscal year end date of June 30, 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2020-schools-stressed.pdfDansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
Determine whether ensured information technology (IT) assets were safeguarded and if District officials accurately maintained leave records.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/dansville.pdfOpinion 89-50
… was intended to curb raids on the public purse for the benefit of favored individuals or enterprises ( Teacher's … prohibits the expenditure of municipal moneys for the benefit of private parties unless it is in furtherance of a … that inaction could lead to harm; (3) some form of direct contact between the municipality's agents and the injured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Transit: Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions (2021-S-27) Flooding … cards. The Act also requires guards to complete training and renew their registration every two years. A … by a health care professional in a hospital or facility setting. In certain circumstances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-11
… a special act and extinguishment of the private right are necessary for such land to be conveyed to a party other … all times, be used for a Public Park for the Village ... " You state that the surviving grantor is willing to release … property if the land is in fact dedicated for park use, even where it was never actually used as a park (1980 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Waiting for Special Education - June 2008
Each year in New York City, more than 100,000 public and private school children between the ages of 5 and 21 are referred to the NYC Department of Education.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2009.pdfFinancial Toolkit for Local Officials
Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing the public health response and the budgetary impacts of the financial crisis
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitOpinion 2024-1
… over 13,000 service connections. 5 Recent water quality testing conducted by the City has found dangerous lead levels … in the installation or repair of public water systems or residential plumbing providing drinking water that was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2024-1Real Property Tax Levies, Taxable Full Value and Full Value Tax Rates - Tax Levies and Tax Rates for 2012 and Prior Years (overlapping real property tax tables)
Tax Levies and Tax Rates for 2012 and Prior Years overlapping real property tax tables
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/real-property-tax-levies-taxable-full-value-and-full-value-tax-rates-tax-levies-and-tax-rates-2012-andOpinion 2000-12
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … -- Codes of Ethics (requiring abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) -- Family Relationships (abstention from voting on salaries of relatives) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§801, 806: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Opinion 97-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' … COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… through October 31, 2015. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Insurance Program - Overpayments for Services at the South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center (2008-S-11) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… the identification and recovery of overpayments made to hospitals for special medical items; and took sufficient … of excessive payments which result from contracts with hospitals that do not include language that limits the … hospitalization program. Empire’s contracts with member hospitals include reimbursement rate schedules for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-items