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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and approval. Payments were not sufficiently supported for 16 claims totaling $835,152 that the claims auditor … source. The board also increased real property taxes by $2.6 million over the last three years despite having … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0XI.12.D Closing Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Only the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) can close a contract in the Statewide Financial System (SFS), regardless of whether the contract was subject to OSC prior approval. A contract is eligible to be closed if it meets all the … Only the Office of the State Comptroller can close a contract in the Statewide Financial System regardless of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12d-closing-contractsTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … there were significant limitations in Transit’s methods to evaluate the progress of the Pilot Program. Consequently, … the Pilot Program sufficiently achieved the stated goals to improve customer experience and reduce the rodent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/14/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-program-followSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/selected-employee-travel-expensesPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… procedures to ensure that employees are accurately paid the salaries and wages authorized by the board of … of $187.3 million for the same period. The District paid 239 clerical, custodial, maintenance, security and … We examined compensation totaling $449,510 that was paid to 40 of the District’s 239 clerical, custodial, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… was to provide an independent evaluation of the proposed 202526 budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… As a result, payroll staff were unable to interpret what benefits employees are entitled to receive and may be … annually to ensure the amount credited to each employee is accurate. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… officials overestimated appropriations, which made it appear that the District needed to increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close … pay annual retirement contributions. Its excessive balance is enough to cover annual retirement contributions for nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized … officials did not adequately manage the District’s network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, … found District officials should have: Disabled 67 unneeded network user accounts. These unnecessary accounts had last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
Determine whether the Town of Webb Union Free School District District Board Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance in accordance with statute
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… ensured that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials did not … ensure that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s … unneeded network user accounts. These accounts had last log on dates ranging from March 2014 to November 2022. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District (District) officials … Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the East Meadow Union Free School District (District) officials properly approved, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … east quogue audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. Key Findings District … officials did not adequately manage nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had … for granting, changing and disabling nonstudent network user account access, and regularly review the accounts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Center Moriches Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-155)
… employees for tutoring, covering classes, chaperoning and sports scorekeeping. Key Findings Officials did not make … employees for tutoring, covering classes, chaperoning and sports scorekeeping. Time sheets for 13 employees with 1,096 tutoring hours and 724 chaperone and sports scorekeeping events were not adequately supported to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/center-moriches-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-155North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
Determine whether Farmingdale Union Free School District District officials properly monitored approved and controlled overtime
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… Further, they did not research publications or attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency and Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 – Green Acres Mall PILOT Payments (2017M-233)
… of Education, which includes five members. Green Acres parcels paid $20.6 million in property taxes in 2015-16. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/12/19/town-hempstead-industrial-development-agency-and-valley