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Port Byron Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-119)
… School District (District) officials ensured network user account controls were secure. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network user account controls were secure. District officials did not … non-student accounts, four shared accounts and one generic account. Sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/24/port-byron-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-119Opinion 93-16
… VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (credit for activities performed by local government employees during … AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL … may not earn credit under a service award program for responding to fire alarms during their "regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Other Bulletin No. 8
… for eligible employees whose Pay Basis Code is ANN or HRY as follows: OSC will automatically insert a row in the … on a Paid Leave of Absence (except Military Stipend) or on Workers’ Compensation Leave. The row will be inserted … Change/Change Rate) for hourly employees who are Inactive or on a Leave of Absence (except Workers’ Compensation Leave) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-8-april-1-2009-salary-increase-suny-construction-fundOpinion 94-26
… of limit on) -- Establishment (by town within village) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Assessments … with reference to general town taxes within the district. You ask whether a town may establish a business improvement … 55 NY2d 915, 449 NYS2d 27). This general principle applies even when a village also is authorized to perform the same or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-26State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund with balances ranging between $839,530 … was $509,000 while the village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at the end of 2022-23 to use … were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated the district’s asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0EDSS - General Help for All Transactions
… be returned before OSC has begun its audit in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). When the transaction is in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-general-help-all-transactionsCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… required financial statement audit and renders an opinion on whether the financial statements are in accordance with … (PA) registered and licensed to practice in New York State; have or develop expertise in district financial … Guidance for School Districts [pdf]," - Office of the State Comptroller "Sample Request for Proposals (RFP) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorTown of Ontario - Information Technology, Financial Management and Procurement (2017M-137)
… estimates. The Board adopted a procurement policy, but it does not require competition for professional services or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/07/06/town-ontario-information-technology-financial-management-and-procurement-2017m-137Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2017-MR-4)
… granted exemptions that lacked applications, renewal forms or supporting documentation. Assessors misclassified or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/04/13/real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2017-mr-4Belfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Long Lake Central School District – Payroll (2016M-90)
… employees’ time records; recording the hours worked or salaries to be paid; making changes to employees’ pay … to ensure that payments were based on the actual hours or days worked and Board-authorized hourly rates or annual salaries. Key Recommendations District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/long-lake-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-90Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… and resume essential operations in a timely manner. 40 of the 115 enabled nonstudent network user accounts (35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… were maintained. Key Findings District officials did not adequately monitor financial activities or maintain … reports. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations each year and there was an increased risk … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have indicated they plan to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81Jericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (2022M-194)
… or prompt the user to perform activities that may result in malware infection or PPSI exposure. In addition to … Network and Internet Student Acceptable Use policy or what the District considers to be appropriate and … was inappropriate. Key Recommendations Ensure the AUP is updated, or administrative regulations are developed, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/jericho-union-free-school-district-acceptable-use-policy-2022m-194State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… applied for or supported. Property owners received $4,014 in 2019 town tax reductions for these unsupported exemptions. … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Leicester – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2015M-158)
… The Board has not adopted budget policies and procedures or a long-term financial plan to govern the budgeting process or the appropriate level of fund balance to maintain in each … records of all Town officials and employees who received or disbursed money during the year. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/13/town-leicester-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2015m-158Miller Place Fire District – Credit Cards (2024M-58)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Miller Place Fire District (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the Miller Place Fire District District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/13/miller-place-fire-district-credit-cards-2024m-58Town of Wilson – Fuel Procurement and Monitoring (2024M-131)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Wilson (Town) officials properly procured, monitored and … and Town Board (Board) did not provide adequate oversight of fuel, including procuring fuel in compliance with … Determine whether the Town of Wilson Town officials properly procured monitored and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-wilson-fuel-procurement-and-monitoring-2024m-131Town of Burke – Fiscal Oversight (2016M-277)
… heating fuel purchases. The Board did not annually audit or cause an audit of the records and reports of any Town officers or employees who received or disbursed money on the Town’s behalf. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/11/10/town-burke-fiscal-oversight-2016m-277State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 140,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits