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Mahopac Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-302)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … The Mahopac Central School District is located in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County. The District is governed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/10/mahopac-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-302Lynbrook Union Free School District – Special Programs (2016M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District established effective internal … controls. Records maintained by the Director pertaining to the playground program were incomplete and inaccurate. … such as increased supervisory reviews. Develop procedures to ensure that all playground program records are complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-special-programs-2016m-45East Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over … Hampton Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessTuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… condition and controls over information technology for the period July 1, 2009 through January 23, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $31.6 million. … Key Findings Budgets did not include estimated amounts for tax certiorari judgments or the District’s plan for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationWatertown City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-85)
… our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through October 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $68.4 … a written policy that states the optimal funding level for reserves and the conditions under which reserves will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/watertown-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-85Whitney Point Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2016M-282)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board ensured that the central … Board did not establish adequate policies and procedures to ensure receipts from all events were deposited, and the … contests into her personal account before remitting to the treasurer. Key Recommendations Update adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/whitney-point-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2016mAlexandria Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/25/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-5Groton Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-288)
… in Cayuga County. The District, which is governed by an elected six-member Board of Education, operates two … Over the last four years, the tax levy has increased by a total of $509,000, which was unnecessary based on the … reserve funds to unassigned fund balance, where allowed by law, or to other reserves established and maintained in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/09/groton-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-288New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Win at SEC
… proposal at ExxonMobil in December, asking the company to assess how the worldwide effort to rein in global warming would impact its business. In … from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to block DiNapoli’s proposal from a shareholders' vote at its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-win-secState Agencies Bulletin No. 283
… Purpose To explain the procedure for the annual review of employees … Income Credit (EIC). Affected Employees Employees eligible to receive advance Earned Income Credit payments for 2002. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/283-advance-payment-earned-income-creditVillage of Tannersville – Water Department Operations (2016M-417)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water department operations for the … 2016. Background The Village of Tannersville is located in the Town of Hunter in Greene County and has a population … fund were $410,550. Key Findings Village officials did not require staff to perform periodic reconciliations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/05/village-tannersville-water-department-operations-2016m-417Village of Oxford – Water Accountability, Claims Audit and Information Technology (2017M-79)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water accountability, claims audit … The Board did not perform an effective claims audit to ensure that transactions were properly authorized and … the significant unaccounted-for water and develop a plan to address the cause(s). The entire Board should conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/07/21/village-oxford-water-accountability-claims-audit-and-information-technology-2017mChenango Forks Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-98)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … and 2012-13 fiscal years were not structurally balanced to include recurring revenues to finance recurring expenditures. Although the District is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/chenango-forks-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-98Akron Central School District – Controls Over Compensatory Time (2014M-24)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s administration of compensatory (comp) time for the period of July 1, 2011 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/akron-central-school-district-controls-over-compensatory-time-2014m-24Town of Poughkeepsie – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2016M-416)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Town’s parking violation enforcement … Key Findings The Town had 6,900 parking violations that have been outstanding since September 1990. One clerk was … incompatible functions or implement compensating controls to restrict the clerk’s ability to dismiss or reduce parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-poughkeepsie-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2016m-416Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance operations; therefore, taxpayers were taxed more … Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation … Recommendations Use reasonable appropriation estimates and do not appropriate fund balance that is not needed. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Village of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (2015M-37)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board properly safeguarded Village … for the period March 1, 2012 through July 12, 2013 and to examine the management of the Village Hall building … law. Key Recommendations Establish internal controls to ensure that capital projects are planned, monitored and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-washingtonville-village-hall-building-project-and-board-oversight-2015mXIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… should be classified in the appropriate account code to indicate the type of fixed asset owned. General capital … current replacement cost of the component being renovated. To be considered a general fixed asset, an improvement must: … $100,000 Have a useful life of two years or more Guide to Financial Operations REV. 09/16/2023 … General capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all payments made are valid. To help in this … It will alert your staff to errors that may have been made when the voucher was entered into the Statewide Financial … you or your staff find a payment transaction which you did not authorize, you should immediately notify the Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsXI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… been no activity (SFS amendment transactions or payments) for one year. No open purchase orders (encumbrances) are … close eligible contracts. It is considered a best practice for State agencies to close purchase orders associated with … applicable (see Section 11.E - Retainage of this Chapter, for additional information). In addition, State agencies may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contracts