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Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserve funds. The Board and District officials: Did not … 24 percentage points. Maintained an unemployment insurance reserve fund balance of $227,000 which can fund average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementFrewsburg Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity and Scholarship Funds (2021M-159)
… School District’s (District) extra-classroom activity (ECA) and scholarship funds were properly accounted for and appropriately used. Key Findings ECA and scholarship funds were not properly accounted for and … $6,982 is missing or was improperly withdrawn from the ECA and scholarship funds. Collections were not deposited in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/frewsburg-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-andDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, according to the … state declined prior to the pandemic, they were higher in 2021 than in 2019. New York ranked 13th among all states and … York’s Hispanic population was below the poverty level in 2021, a decrease of five percentage points from 2010. Poverty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsWhat Is a Claim? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Basically, a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods that have been delivered or services … by the local government or school district, so long as it is properly itemized and provides all the information, … Basically a claim is a demand presented for the payment of money due for goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/what-claimNorwich City School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-143)
… The Norwich City School District is located in Chenango County. The District, which is governed by an elected … were made to accounts without approval and voids made by food service employees were not reviewed or approved. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/01/norwich-city-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteria-operationsPoland Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-20)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Poland Central School District … and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the … officials did not report the results through HERDS or post them on the District website. This final report includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/poland-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-20State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The board did not: pay the recommended 2022 contribution of $121,981 into the district’s length of service award program; effectively monitor available fund balance, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsRavena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-7)
… School District (District) officials identify, report and implement needed remediation to reduce lead exposure in … in all potable water outlets as required by NYS Public Health Law and Department of Health (DOH) regulations. 3 We determined 61 of the 322 (19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-lead-testing-andDiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… the consequences for her greed.” Gardner’s co-defendant, Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart … bidding process and handing over the contract to Maria Caliendo, a local restaurant owner who had previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeAddison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2023M-6)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services. Key Findings District officials did not seek competition for most professional services in accordance with District … without seeking competition. Did not solicit a request for proposal (RFP) for audit services within the last five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/07/addison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2023m-6Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Payroll (2023M-87)
… District officials accurately paid salaries and wages to 58 employees totaling $609,317 of the $127.3 million paid to 1,290 employees during the audit period. There were no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/27/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-payroll-2023m-87Whitesville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-313)
… review the District’s management of financial activities for the period July 1, 2012 through April 8, 2016. Background … Board of Education. General fund budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $6.7 … of appropriations based on actual needs and that estimates for the planned use of fund balance are accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/whitesville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-313Fishers Island Union Free School District – Five Point Plan (2015M-320)
… Fishers Island Union Free School District Five Point Plan 2015M320 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-five-point-plan-2015m-320Yonkers City School District – Fixed Assets (2015M-229)
… selected to review, 10 were either not tagged or the asset tag information did not agree with the accounting records, 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/yonkers-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2015m-229Downsville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-79)
… The Downsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Andes, Colchester, Hamden, Hancock, Tompkins and Walton in Delaware County. The District, which operates one school … with statutory limits and use the surplus fund balance in a manner than benefits District taxpayers. Adopt budgets with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/downsville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-79Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… were a prudent and economical use of taxpayer money, and in the District’s best interest. For example, the purchasing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17Opinion 90-25
… implied contract to pay for benefits furnished by a person under an agreement which is invalid because it fails to … v City of Syracuse , 136 AD2d 923, 524 NYS2d 916; Business Jet v County of Nassau , 105 AD2d 679, 481 NYS2d 119; Lutzken v City of Rochester , 7 AD2d 498, 184 NYS2d 483). Under section 176(12) of the Town Law, the board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… (Board). Key Findings The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees … the Board. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3East Moriches Union Free School District - Budget Review (B7-15-5)
… to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the local government is … overestimated. The District’s preliminary budget complies with the tax levy limit. Key Recommendations Calculate the … and adjust the budget, if necessary. Review its contracts with the other school districts and reduce the budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/09/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-15-5Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates three … did not always account for employees’ leave accruals in accordance with applicable agreements. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separation