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Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Energy Performance Contract (2015M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the energy performance contract … the projected cost and/or energy savings achieved by BOCES for the period July 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/03/04/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-energy-performanceOrleans Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-72)
… to fund unbudgeted capital projects. BOCES officials have improperly restricted more than $5 million of surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/orleans-niagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial-management-2016mOnondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether BOCES was in compliance with State … for providing shared Managed Technical Support to school districts for the period July 1, 2014 through June … million. Key Findings BOCES reported aidable expenditures to SED for 62.7 full-time equivalent district-based staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalRenaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review Board oversight of the School’s financial … Charter School of the Arts, which provides education to approximately 250 students, is located in the Town of … Findings The Board did not establish adequate procedures to ensure that all disbursements had sufficient supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198Vertus Charter School – Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2016M-344)
… School’s financial activities for conflicts of interest and to assess the controls over information technology the … Key Findings Certain provisions of the School’s bylaws and code of ethics, which suggest that Board members may have … appear to be inconsistent with the School’s charter and provisions of General Municipal Law (GML). The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/vertus-charter-school-conflict-interest-and-information-technology-2016mTown of Webb Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-140)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through November 30, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $8.8 million. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/town-webb-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-140HTA of New York, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by HTA of New York, Inc. (HTA) on its … services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. HTA is reimbursed for preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/15/hta-new-york-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Financial Management (2015M-155)
… 12 schools with approximately 7,180 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/06/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-financial-managementWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… seek competition for professional services and did not have documentation to support why contract providers were … all professional service contracts. The District did not have adequate documentation to support the payment of certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mUse of New York State Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Funds
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Snowmobile Trail … 1985, the New York State Legislature required the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) to … Provide stronger Program oversight by assessing the effects that sponsor and TME practices such as using paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/02/use-new-york-state-snowmobile-trail-development-and-maintenance-funds-0Administration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… for the year ended June 30, 2013. Our objectives were to determine whether DOHMH provided sufficient oversight to ensure that CUCS rendered the prescribed services, and … includes examples of methodologies they contend should have been used to determine the amounts of costs eligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesHempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… to the Student Information System to ensure that users have access only to functions necessary to perform their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014mKatonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-193)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the process and procedures used to procure professional services for the … Free School District is located in the Town of Lewisboro and parts of the Towns of Bedford, Pound Ridge and North Salem in Westchester County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-professionalHerkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Audit Process (2016M-185)
… approximately $29.2 million. Key Finding BOCES officials have established adequate procedures over the claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/07/15/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditNassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2016M-164)
… approximately $313 million. Key Finding BOCES officials have established adequate controls over the claims processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/06/24/nassau-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2016m-164Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Special Aid Fund (2016M-188)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the financial activity in BOCES’ special aid fund … more than 1,400 educational and administrative programs to its 19 component and other participating school districts, … expenditures from the special aid fund, which is used to account for and report programs supported in whole or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-special-aid-fund-2016m-188Edgemont Union Free School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-126)
… procuring professional services. District staff did not have any guidance to determine when they should use competition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/edgemont-union-free-school-district-procurement-professional-servicesDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… to get enough food at some point during 2020 through 2022 because they lacked money or other resources, according … first time in over a decade to 11.2% during 2020 through 2022. “As the COVID pandemic ended, so did many of the … through 2023. Rates rose in 2021 and remained elevated in 2022 and 2023. Households with children experienced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… generally agreed with our findings and indicated they have begun to initiate corrective action. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6DiNapoli: Local Governments Should Improve Enforcement of State Fire Code Regulations
… buildings requiring a fire safety and evacuation plan must have a fire safety inspection at least every three years. The … and found 73, or 76 percent of those reviewed, did not have a fire safety plan on file that met the minimum fire code requirements. Of those, 44 (46 percent) did not have an evacuation plan on file that complied with the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-local-governments-should-improve-enforcement-state-fire-code-regulations