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Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
… not being credited 9.5 hours of compensatory time. The payroll supervisor was responsible for all aspects of processing payroll including affixing the Treasurer’s signature to … accrued in accordance with contracts and CBAs. Segregate payroll duties or implement adequate compensating controls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/09/lyons-central-school-district-payroll-2022m-71Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
Determine whether Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES officials established adequate controls over nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use access andor loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Norfolk Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-109)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Norfolk Fire District (District) Board of Fire … annual financial reports were filed timely. Key Findings The Board did not audit and approve all claims prior to payment, annually audit the Treasurer’s records and ensure the Treasurer filed annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/30/norfolk-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-109Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… the Lancaster Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $13 million (13 percent). Appropriated, on average, $2.8 million of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… bank reconciliations were properly prepared, retained and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for … controls, including periodically reviewing bank statements and properly prepared bank reconciliations. Ensure the … the Treasurer pays only those claims before Board audit and approval that are allowed to be paid in advance and audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition, officials did not: Periodically review all … information technology (IT) contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mReporting Services Provided by Lawyers and Law Firms (Education Law Section 2053)
Reporting Services Provided by Lawyers and Law Firms Education Law Section 2053
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-services-provided-lawyers-and-law-firms-education-law-section-2053Orleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-043)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to determine whether the County Treasurer’s controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and … County Clerk and Surrogate’s Court were generally up-to-date and complete, and we noted no material discrepancies. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/14/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-043Benefits
… The Office of the State Comptroller offers competitive … education and professional development. We provide a professional environment where employees are encouraged to … health insurance, to opt-out of their insurance coverage in exchange for an incentive payment. Productivity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsLindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… and educational programs and determined that: In-person collections totaling $130,568 were not recorded in a collection log. Employees made 25 deposits totaling … the Treasurer’s monthly reports are presented to the Board in a timely manner. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… District (District) officials properly billed tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … students enrolled at the District. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, officials had not billed $95,210 of the $129,538 (73 percent) in tuition to which it was entitled for the 2020-21 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingConstitutional Tax Limits
… The New York State Constitution places a legal limit on the … certain local assistance payments if taxes are levied in excess of a municipality’s tax limit. File Constitutional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/constitutional-tax-limitsEdgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… we communicated confidentially to officials, we reviewed all 665 nonstudent network user accounts and determined that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… including claims that were not properly supported or in compliance with the District’s procurement policy, were … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76West Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)
Determine whether the West Babylon Union Free School Districts District claims auditor properly audited claims
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62Town of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… payment. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit all claims prior to payment. Of 173 claims we reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69Operational Advisory No. 28
… Subject : Guidance for Processing SFS Transactions in Production after Fiscal Year End (FYE) Processes are … : When FYE processes for SFS are complete, SFS will send a communication to agencies notifying them that access to the Production environment has been restored. The first …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/28-guidance-processing-sfs-transactions-production-after-fiscal-year-end-fyeOvertime Compensation – Enhanced Reporting
… , and meets other requirements, is pensionable (included in the definition of earnings for the purposes of a member’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-compensationTown of Plymouth – Employee Benefits (2023M-176)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Plymouth (Town) officials accurately recorded Highway … leave or properly pay separation payments. As a result, of the 14 employees we reviewed, officials overpaid 11 employees a total of $25,238 for one or more type of leave, as follows: Ten …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-employee-benefits-2023m-176Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… officials maintained a complete and accurate inventory of information technology (IT) equipment. Key Findings … would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt a comprehensive written … periodic physical inventories. We determined that 49 of the 72 IT assets we reviewed (68 percent) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipment