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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Oversight (Tioga County) The board did not adequately plan for long-term capital and financial needs totaling $5.6 … board also did not receive accurate monthly cash balances for the audit period and did not identify the discrepancies … Auditing (Onondaga County) While the claims reviewed were for appropriate village expenditures, the board did not audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Greater Johnstown School District - Payroll (2018M-267)
… authorized. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. District officials agreed with our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/greater-johnstown-school-district-payroll-2018m-267Ausable Valley Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-190)
… whether claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before … audited and approved the claims. Claims totaling $27,888 for 15 check disbursements made during the audit period were … whether claims were supported by adequate documentation for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-190Local Government
… property tax cap Fiscal Stress Monitoring System local government data and resources for local officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-governmentFort Edward Union Free School District - Financial Condition (2019M-245)
Determine whether the District maintained adequate fund balances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/fort-edward-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-245Pawling Central School District - Budgeting Practices and Reserves (2020M-4)
… operating surpluses in three of those years, only a fraction was used to finance operations. After adding back …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/17/pawling-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-reserves-2020m-4Genesee Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-231)
… appropriated $225,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/genesee-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-231Alfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… an average of $495,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Remsen Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-86)
… other than those allowed under law, are presented to the claims auditor for audit and approval before payment. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/remsen-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-86East Irondequoit Central School District - Conference and Travel Expenditures (2019M-132)
… for travel expenditures. Could have saved $2,600 on rental cars by using New York State (NYS) contracts. Does not … District officials should use NYS contracts for renting cars. The Board should require proof of attendance for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/27/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-conference-and-travelHornell City School District - Financial Management (2019M-38)
… of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to fund operations. Review reserve balances and develop a plan to reduce balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/hornell-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-38Little Falls City School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-67)
Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/little-falls-city-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-67Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-42)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-42Margaretville Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-46)
Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/margaretville-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-46VI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… viewed online in SFS via the navigation: SFS Financials > Tree Manager > Tree Viewer For additional instruction on this topic, visit … to SFS Coach. SFS Coach is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsX.7.A Centralized Corporate Customers – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… for guidance on how to make this request. All Customer IDs for Revenue Contracts begin with “NYCST” followed by the … for a listing of all Federal Grant Customers and their IDs. FEDERAL GRANTS Tracking revenue received from Federal … and Centralized Corporate Customer records. All Customer IDs for Federal Grant sources follow the naming convention of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x7a-centralized-corporate-customersNew York State Pension Fund Sets 2040 Net Zero Carbon Emissions Target
… a goal to transition its portfolio to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. This process will include completion … develop minimum standards for investments in shale oil and gas. Those will be followed by; integrated oil and gas; other oil and gas exploration and production; oil and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/new-york-state-pension-fund-sets-2040-net-zero-carbon-emissions-targetOpinion 91-20
… imposed by the town for ambulance services rendered to the insured and may collect the fee or charge directly from the … carrier's obligation to pay for services provided to its insured, whether by direct payment to the service provider or by reimbursement to the insured, is generally governed by the terms of the insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20Opinion 2005-7
… , for the collection of water or sewer user fees, charges, rates or rentals, or special assessments not collected … prompt payment discounts, penalties and interest and the acceptance of partial payments, (3) the furnishing of … receipts to each person paying the fees, charges, rentals, rates or assessments, (4) the deposit of all monies collected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Opinion 90-25
… (effect of failure to obtain proper approval) TOWN LAW, §176(12),(27); STATE CONSTITUTION, ART. VIII, §1: A fire … to create the obligation in the manner prescribed by law, even when the municipality has accepted and retained … of a properly authorized contract. July 5, 1990 Neil S. Weiner, Esq., Attorney at Law Jonesville Fire District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25