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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials did not establish adequate internal controls to safeguard the district’s user accounts. Specifically, … Had these services been claimed, the district could have realized revenue totaling about $25,000. District … monitor the payroll and leave accrual process and they have not developed any payroll policies or procedures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Genesee County – Purchasing (2015M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine certain County procurement practices for the … $150 million. Key Findings The Highway Department did not have documentation that it always made purchases from the … Key Recommendations Maintain adequate documentation to help ensure that purchase contracts are awarded to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/genesee-county-purchasing-2015m-241Riverhead Charter School – Debit Cards (2017M-254)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s controls over debit card use for the … cards to help ensure all charges were adequately supported and for business-related purposes. None of the debit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/27/riverhead-charter-school-debit-cards-2017m-254Kingston City School District – Fixed Assets (2017M-214)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether fixed assets were … The Kingston City School District is located in the City of Kingston and encompasses parts of the Towns of Kingston, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/15/kingston-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2017m-214Galway Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2017M-267)
… Objective Determine if officials effectively managed the District’s general fund balance. Key Findings The District’s … planned to initiate corrective action … Galway Central School District Fund Balance Management 2017M267 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/galway-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2017m-267Putnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology and Claims Auditing (2016M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the controls over IT and the claims auditing … rooms housing the IT servers and infrastructure did not have safeguards to track access and protect IT assets. No formal disaster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-informationEastport-South Manor Central School District – Financial Software User Access (2014M-379)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2013 through … $93 million. Key Findings The District did not have any written procedures outlining how user access rights …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/20/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-financial-software-userBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2015M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District properly … Point Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which operates five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2015m-202Town of Taylor – Financial Management (2016M-391)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight and financial management of … available fund balance or established formal plans to address the excessive fund balance levels. The Board did not know it was required to annually audit the Supervisor's records. The bookkeeper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-taylor-financial-management-2016m-391Henry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to school districts were adequately supported and collections … Officials and staff did not: Monitor collections received to ensure they were deposited in a timely manner. Deposit 29 … collections in a timely manner, the School did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsTown of Middleburgh – Claims Audit Process (2023M-56)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective To determine whether the Town of Middleburgh (Town) Town Board (Board) properly audited claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit … As a result, the risk is increased that claims could have been paid for inappropriate purposes. From our review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/07/town-middleburgh-claims-audit-process-2023m-56Town of Dayton – Financial Condition (2013M-90)
… town-outside-village fund and the Board should develop a plan to repay these funds and address the deficit. Use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/14/town-dayton-financial-condition-2013m-90Oneida Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2015M-20)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the District’s cash … Key Findings The Board did not audit each claim prior to payment. No District official reviewed payroll reports … access to the District’s bank accounts. District officials have not established a secure process to ensure that petty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/05/08/oneida-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2015m-20Canaseraga Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-104)
… an average of $357,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund … demonstrate a plan for the need for certain reserves that have not been used for three years. Key Recommendations Adopt … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/09/canaseraga-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-104Alfred-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 … agreed with our recommendations and indicated that they have initiated or planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Town of Bennington - Financial Management (2019M-249)
… using fund balance. Key Findings Overall the Board could have improved its financial management. It did not … written multiyear financial and capital plans to help guide the budget development process or establish reserve funds to help finance future capital needs. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/13/town-bennington-financial-management-2019m-2492020 Financial Condition Report – 2020 Financial Condition Report
… the convergence of two dramatically different periods to New York State. The nation’s longest recorded economic expansion continued to generate overall job growth through most of the fiscal … York, with more widespread economic uncertainty than we have seen in decades. This Financial Condition Report can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2020-fcrState Agencies Bulletin No. 1997.3
… due to the difference in the OT rate approved for payment. Previously Paid Overtime Using Earnings Code OTO or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19973-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1997.2
… due to the difference in the OT rate approved for payment. Previously Paid Overtime Using Earnings Code OTO or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19972-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certainState Agencies Bulletin No. 1997.1
… due to the difference in the OT rate approved for payment. Previously Paid Overtime Using Earnings Code OTO or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19971-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain