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Addison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2023M-6)
… policy. District officials: Paid approximately $365,000 to 12 of the District’s 14 professional service providers … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/07/addison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2023m-6Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9State Agencies Bulletin No. 2026
… to agencies regarding a change in deduction priorities for After Tax 403(b) deductions in PayServ. Affected … OSC Payroll has made updates to the deduction priority for 403(b), Plan Type 47. Deductions will be withheld in the … Questions Questions may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … The purpose of this bulletin is to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2026-new-deduction-priority-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-taxGloversville Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-257)
… did not establish policies and procedures to guide staff when processing claims, which were not audited prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/01/15/gloversville-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2015m-257Long Lake Central School District – Capital Project (2021M-183)
… purposes. Maintained adequate project records necessary to account for and monitor the project and accurately separated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/18/long-lake-central-school-district-capital-project-2021m-183VIII.1.A Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… transactions are used to adjust accounting entries for payment vouchers that have been posted in SFS regardless of payment status. The Office of the State Comptroller Bureau of … transactions are used to adjust accounting entries for payment vouchers that have been posted in SFS regardless of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1a-accounts-payable-journal-vouchersWatertown City School District – Procurement (2021M-176)
… of the amount tested). Key Recommendations Periodically issue requests for proposals (RFPs) to solicit competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/watertown-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-176Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… balance to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds improperly restricted to surplus fund balance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Town of Middlefield – Budgeting (2015M-109)
… 6, 2015. Background The Town of Middlefield is located in Otsego County and has a population of approximately 2,100. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-middlefield-budgeting-2015m-109State Agencies Bulletin No. 1882
… In accordance with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue code, which provides for dollar limitations on benefits and … to Payroll Retirement mailbox. … State Agencies Bulletin No 1882 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1882-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedTown of Louisville – Water User Charges (2015M-44)
… billing, collecting and recording or provide for oversight when adequate segregation is not practical. Review user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-louisville-water-user-charges-2015m-44Sayville Union Free School District - Purchasing (2019M-69)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District officials used a … District officials did not use a request for proposals (RFPs) process or seek competition for three professional … professional service providers have been selected using RFPs and purchases over $5,000 are competitively bid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/sayville-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2019m-69U-Crest Fire District #4 – Travel Expenditures (2017M-35)
… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. … federal General Services Administration (GSA). Of $39,700 in lodging transactions for 10 overnight trips, the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/26/u-crest-fire-district-4-travel-expenditures-2017m-35Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… real property taxes and user fees were levied than needed to fund operations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets … fund balances were excessive, ranging from 97 percent to 178 percent of 2020 expenditures. Key Recommendations … and adopting the annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit. Moreover, when unused … 27 percentage points. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and … surplus balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the last three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Rochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
… and District officials neglected to use accurate estimates of appropriations to balance the 2018-19 budget, which contributed to an unplanned operating deficit of $27.4 million. The Board failed to adopt a structurally … balanced budgets that: Include realistic estimates of revenues and appropriations based on historical trends or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningMillbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access, use and/or loss. Key Findings Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, … accounts were last used between 2015 and 2018. Develop a breach notification policy, as required by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsSpackenkill Union Free School District – Professional Services (2021M-89)
… This represents at least 60 percent of the total paid to professional service providers during the audit period. … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2021m-89IX.7.J Final Reports – IX. Federal Grants
… listed in any final financial report should be traceable to SFS records. State agencies are required to reconcile state accounting records to federal award records before the final report is prepared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7j-final-reports