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DiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… proprietary schools that provide training in a number of areas, such as business, computer/information … 34 English as a Second Language (ESL) schools — operating in New York. SED can refund students tuition, in some cases of school closures, through its Tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleDiNapoli: New York Can Do More to Enhance Strategies to Lower Suicide Rate
… Suicide Prevention Task Force, auditors found that gaps in oversight and data-sharing have left the state unable to … are reducing suicide deaths, which have not declined in recent years. “Every life lost to suicide is a devastating … New York can save lives and better protect people in crisis.” The audit was requested by New York City Council …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-new-york-can-do-more-enhance-strategies-lower-suicide-rateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1602
… To provide agency instructions for new overtime earnings codes to be used for Time Entry overtime payments Affected … bulletin. Effective Date(s) The new overtime earnings codes for overtime eligible employees in the Civil Service … 2016-21 Agreement. OSC Actions OSC has created new Earns Codes and updated certain existing Earns Codes to be used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1602-new-overtime-earnings-codes-overtime-eligible-employees-civil-serviceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School and the Whitesville Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … District officials overestimated operating expenditures in each of the last three fiscal years totaling about $5.5 million and appropriated nearly $5.6 million in fund balance, most of which was not needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… districts was unfairly paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from these water districts. The board … records or include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 in the grant reimbursement applications. As a result, the … contracted with to act as director of finance, resulting in incomplete and inaccurate financial records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1XI.14.B Publication of Grants Opportunities – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Development (DED) will publish grant opportunities in the Contract Reporter. In addition, publication of grant opportunities in the State Register will also constitute “substantial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14b-publication-grants-opportunitiesIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay Initiative (P2P) and still remain in compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewReal Property Tax Cap - School Districts Guidance
… Year The 2015-2016 tax levies for some school districts in Nassau County were reduced in connection with corrections to the districts' … exempted from taxation certain property owned by LIPA. In these instances, the first line of the 2016-2017 tax cap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-school-districts-guidanceCobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by 4.8 to 10.1 … the District’s reserves were not reasonably funded or used in the last three years. Maintaining reserves that were not … fund balance that exceeded the statutory limit resulted in real property tax levies being higher than necessary. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition: The District had 250 unneeded network user … and Operations had excessive administrative permissions in the financial software, which allowed them to potentially … Officials paid BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… officials improperly restricted more than $1.6 million in the debt reserve fund. Workers’ compensation reserves fund … unemployment expenditure. By maintaining surplus funds in excess of the statutory limit and maintaining excess … real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Village of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… for court funds. Key Findings The Justice was unaware that in August 2016, the Court clerk deposited $6,525 belonging to … court for which she also worked. This error was corrected in October 2016 when she transferred the money between two … did not maintain a record of tickets issued or unissued. In addition, 41 tickets in the 2017 sequence with estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… by making inappropriate automated teller machine (ATM) and in-bank withdrawals, writing unauthorized checks to herself … collections to deposits. The former Treasurer was arrested in July 2023 and pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree in November 2023. She was sentenced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154City of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… Large unreconciled accounts receivable variances remained in the accounting records throughout our scope period . As of January 31, 2022, the accounts receivable balances in the accounting system were $634,570 more than the balances in the collection system. The Controller did not periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Utica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… $4.7 million to 151 employees and found almost $418,000 in payments (9 percent) were not accurate, supported or paid in accordance with contracts or Board resolutions. For … that payroll-related payments are accurate, supported and in accordance with written collective bargaining agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175Town of Franklinville – Procurement (2024M-56)
… attend free trainings that were available to assist them in their procurement responsibilities. As a result, $827,000 or 41 percent of the $2 million in procurements we reviewed were made without competitive procurement methods. In addition, because Board members were not familiar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-franklinville-procurement-2024m-56City of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… and $2.2 million, and transactions were not entered in a timely manner. Bank reconciliations were not prepared in a timely manner or clearly documented and discrepancies, … not explained. Independent audit reports were not issued in a timely manner and identified deficiencies in internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26North Country Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-354)
… Background North Country Community College is located in Essex County and is governed by the Board of Trustees, … Findings The Bursar’s Office did not grant tuition waivers in accordance with the provisions of the College’s collective bargaining agreements, resulting in $54,364 in waivers being granted to ineligible individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/28/north-country-community-college-internal-controls-over-selectedCamillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law and is located in the Town of Camillus in Onondaga County. The Department provides fire protection … is properly recorded and reported. Debit cards were used in violation of the Department’s bylaws, which require …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… May 19, 2017. Background The Town of Avoca is located in Steuben County and has a population of about 2,250. The … Findings The Town has accumulated excessive fund balances in the town-wide and town-outside-village general and highway … on a daily basis and deposit all cash receipts intact or in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes timely. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131