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Cincinnatus Central School District – Procurement (2021M-111)
… funds. Officials did not: Periodically seek competition for nine of 11 professional service providers paid $262,862 during the 17-month audit period. Except for their CPA firm, officials used these 10 professional service providers on average for 11 years each, including a legal firm used for 23 years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/cincinnatus-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-111Town of Darien – State Contract Loader Purchases (2013M-88)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine Highway Department purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2011, through January 30, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/14/town-darien-state-contract-loader-purchases-2013m-88Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… totaled approximately $442,000. Key Findings The Board does not perform a deliberate audit of each claim by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387IX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… State agency retention and access to records must be in full compliance with all applicable federal laws, rules … In addition to any federal requirements, OSC suggests the … closure. Any other information that may be deemed relevant in an audit. Grant questions should be directed to the OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionOtisco Fire District – Financial Operations (2016M-415)
… the Board had adequate financial management procedures in place to annually report the District’s financial … reports and ensure District audit requirements were met for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $354,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/17/otisco-fire-district-financial-operations-2016m-415Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… may also indicate that certain types of expenditures may have been inappropriately incurred. Periodic reviews of … repairing aging equipment. Items that, in the aggregate, have exceeded competitive bidding or competitive offering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsSewanhaka Central High School District – Student Fees (2016M-296)
… of our audit was to examine the collection of student fees for test preparation classes, advanced placement exams and driver education classes for the period July 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. … and comprises four Union Free School Districts: Elmont, Floral Park-Bellerose, Franklin Square and New Hyde …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-student-fees-2016m-296West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… certification. The Assistant Superintendent for Business does not certify the payrolls until after the checks have … Segregate payroll-processing duties so that one individual does not control all aspects of payroll transactions. If it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Cato-Meridian Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-13)
… that supports the decisions made. Not all providers have written agreements with the District or the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/cato-meridian-central-school-district-procurement-professional-servicesCorning City School District – Procurement (2016M-222)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District's procurement practices for the period … or bids. Key Recommendations Revise the procurement policy to include clear language addressing the procurement of professional services and require strict adherence to the requirements of the procurement policy. Solicit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/07/corning-city-school-district-procurement-2016m-222Orchard Park Central School District – School Bus Procurement and Reserves (2013M-368)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the internal controls over selected District … totaling $2.2 million, appeared higher than necessary to fund costs that can be legally paid from these reserves. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/orchard-park-central-school-district-school-bus-procurement-and-reservesFishers Island Union Free School District – Five Point Plan (2015M-320)
… with State legislation known as the Five Point Plan for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … by an elected five-member Board of Education. Expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $3.7 … The Board did not develop written policies or procedures for claims processing. The Board did not ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-five-point-plan-2015m-320Charter School of Educational Excellence – Middle School Capital Project and Board Oversight of the Management Company (2015M-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board provided sufficient oversight of … for a capital project. Strengthen cost control safeguards to protect against construction cost overruns for capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/05/08/charter-school-educational-excellence-middle-school-capital-project-andYonkers City School District – Fixed Assets (2015M-229)
… list and 20 that were recorded as disposed of did not have disposal request forms from the departments responsible … $5,000 or greater for inventory and depreciation purposes have tags affixed to them, locate the missing inventory items …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/yonkers-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2015m-229State Agencies Bulletin No. 1837.2
… Code RGH and enter two-thirds of the employee’s regular number of hours. Please see the New York State Department of … Manual Policy Bulletin 2020-01 for calculation of the number of hours to pay to a part-time employee who works a … the employee’s earnings by the amount corresponding to the number of hours associated with the intermittent COVID-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18372-payroll-processing-instructions-employees-utilizing-covid-19-leaveDiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… in SFY 2018-19, a decrease of 2 percent, or nearly $1.6 billion. This projected decline, according to the Division … bringing the total to more than $10.7 billion since April 2014. DOB expects to use $383 million for budget relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in New York City (2021-N-2) The 2014 federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the … of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the timely reporting of sex trafficking incidents to law enforcement. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1935
… of 2018 simplified the Executive Law 169 structure to only have four categories of Commissioners and authorized the … will be reporting retro payments made to individuals who have filed for Social Security benefits to the Social Security Administration (SSA). As PayServ does not include this information, OSC will be mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1935-january-1-2021-salary-increases-executive-law-section-169-commissionersSUNY Bulletin No. SU-300
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform campuses of OSC’s automatic processing of the … (SUNY), authorizes the alignment of the minimum wage paid to hourly employees and student workers with the minimum wage … Suffolk or Westchester Counties) $12.50 *The increase to $14.00 for employees whose job location is within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-300-december-2020-increase-minimum-wage-employees-employedDiNapoli Audit: MTA Transit Capital Projects Plagued by Cost Overruns and Delays
… to finish the project in a timely manner; and do not have the necessary quality control personnel as required by a … Ensure all quality assessments are performed and document any exceptions to this requirement. Require construction … managers to document specific “lessons learned” in any additional work orders. Ensure that Transit meets the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-audit-mta-transit-capital-projects-plagued-cost-overruns-and-delays