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Long Lake Central School District – Payroll (2016M-90)
… The Long Lake Central School District is located in the Towns of Arietta and Long Lake in Hamilton County. The District, which operates one school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/long-lake-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-90Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-84)
… revenues and appropriations. While recognizing that the actual results of the District’s operations were reasonably … Recommendations Adopt budgets that include the District’s actual needs based on historical trends, or other identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/14/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-84DiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
A nonprofit provider of supportive housing for the Citys Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene DOHMH overbilled the agency by $1 million according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionWhite Lake Fire District – Budgeting Practices (2013M-156)
… budget performance or adjust the budgets to reflect actual expenditures as they occurred because the Treasurer … budget estimates that are consistent with the District’s actual revenues and expenditures. Monitor the budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/white-lake-fire-district-budgeting-practices-2013m-156Saranac Central School District – Payroll (2015M-298)
… Background The Saranac Central School District is located in the Towns of Beekmantown, Black Brook, Dannemora, Plattsburgh, Saranac and Schuyler Falls in Clinton County. The District, which operates four schools … performed by the payroll clerk. The Superintendent, or in his absence the Business Administrator, should compare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/saranac-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-298IX.12.H Key CMIA Documents – IX. Federal Grants
… and methodologies for both development of required check clearance patterns and interest calculations. The TSA must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12h-key-cmia-documentsTown of Chautauqua – Fiscal Stress (2013M-220)
… 16, 2013. Background The Town of Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County and serves about 4,460 residents. The … tax by $154,157 and the rental of real property by $77,580 in the three most recent fiscal years (2010-2012). Because of … the general town-wide fund experienced operating deficits in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 fiscal years. Consequently, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-chautauqua-fiscal-stress-2013m-220City of Poughkeepsie – Fiscal Stress and Council Oversight (2013M-30)
… 31, 2012. Background The City of Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County and has approximately 33,000 residents. … Key Recommendations Take steps to reduce the deficit in the general fund. Require the Mayor to prepare a realistic … to provide timely audited financial statements in order to assist in making informed financial decisions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/05/22/city-poughkeepsie-fiscal-stress-and-council-oversight-2013m-30Village of Spencer – Financial Condition (2013M-119)
… to review the Village’s financial condition for the period June 1, 2011, to February 4, 2013. Background The Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/08/30/village-spencer-financial-condition-2013m-119Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… related to travelling with a spouse or other non-employee (In some instances, reimbursements for conference and other … may be governed by collective bargaining agreements. In these cases, you should follow your travel policy unless there are differences stated in the collective bargaining agreement). Follow Reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesOpinion 91-55
… discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limits (exclusion from - calculation of net revenues for exclusion for self-liquidating indebtedness) WORDS AND … revenues" to calculate "net revenues" for purposes of the exclusion from debt limitation for self-liquidating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Town of Stanford – Financial Condition (2013M-225)
… 31, 2013. Background The Town of Stanford is located in Dutchess County and has population of approximately 3,800. … At the end of 2010, the Town had $2.7 million in unexpended surplus fund balance, which was more than … the planned use of the unexpended surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits Town taxpayers and provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-stanford-financial-condition-2013m-225Opinion 93-12
… (travel expenses - spouse of school board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference, even if board member has provided advance payment … education who accompanies the board member in attending a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12IX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… Enterprise Services Automation (ESA) is a group of PeopleSoft modules that includes Project Costing, Grants … expenditures systematically for Federal and State share of costs. Are required to set up Funds Distribution to … the Federal Billing Process (See Chapter XIV, Section 15.E of this guide on how to set this up in the Project Guide) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesXII.10.D Monitoring Moving Services – XII. Expenditures
… its specific move based upon the competitive hourly rates in the contracts. The contract allows users to further … result of the BAFO process for each cost category included in the BAFO response. When billing the agency, vendors must … more time and/or more employees/trucks than provided for in the contractor’s BAFO response, the final charge may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10d-monitoring-moving-servicesOpinion 89-52
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Regional Coordination … 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-55, p 83 is clarified. This is in reply to your letter concerning the establishment of the … the county (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-55, p 83). At issue in our earlier opinion was a proposal for the establishment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-52Lakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over travel and conference costs for the period January 1 2011 to November 30 2012
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Waverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… The Waverly Central School District is located in Tioga and Chemung Counties. The District is governed by the Board … fiscal year were $28 million. Key Findings The Board and District management are not developing realistic … the fiscal year ended 2012, the District’s actual revenues and expenditures were far closer to budget estimates, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Accuracy of Reported Discharge Data (Follow-Up)
… whether the New York City Department of Education (DoE) was accurately reporting the number of students … the New York State Education Department. We found that DoE classified some students as discharged without sufficient … a discharge classification. Specifically, when we examined DoE’s discharge classifications for its 2004-08 general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/accuracy-reported-discharge-data-followTown of Northampton – Financial Management and Internal Controls Over Town Clerk Receipts (2012M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management … 1, 2011, through February 29, 2012. Background The Town of Northampton is located in Fulton County and has a … Town of Northampton Financial Management and Internal Controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-northampton-financial-management-and-internal-controls-over-town-clerk-receipts