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Owego Apalachin Central School District – Capital Project and Financial Condition (2014M-109)
… for the ongoing capital project, monitoring the project’s progress has been hampered by the lack of available … funds or unexpended surplus funds if anticipated funding falls short. Key Recommendations Closely monitor actual … expenses to the proposed spending plan for the project’s life to ensure it stays within the approved scope. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/22/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-capital-project-and-financialValley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the … School District #24 is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates three elementary schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationNiagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)
… July 1, 2011 through September 2, 2014. Background The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District is located in the Towns of Wheatfield, Niagara, Lewiston and Cambria, in Niagara County. The District, which is governed by an elected … Niagara Wheatfield Central School District Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364Glen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)
… is maintained and includes the assigned users for each device and relevant information pertaining to each asset. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflictSmithtown Central School District – Capital Projects (2016M-202)
… The Smithtown Central School District is located in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County. The District, which operates 13 schools with approximately 9,700 students, is governed by an elected … Ensure that all capital projects are properly authorized and established with a maximum estimated cost. Require the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/smithtown-central-school-district-capital-projects-2016m-202Rensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)
… in operating deficits that were larger than planned and declining general fund and reserve fund balances. District officials transferred … Board has not developed comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans to assist in addressing future needs. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286Village of Monticello – Board Oversight (2016M-337)
… the Board’s and officials’ oversight of Village operations for the period August 1, 2014 through April 6, 2016. … The Village of Monticello is located in the Town of Thompson in Sullivan County. The Village, which has a … elected five-member Board of Trustees. The annual budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year was approximately $12.2 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-monticello-board-oversight-2016m-337Village of Fleischmanns – Financial Condition and Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-30)
… maintenance of the financial records and reports for the period June 1, 2015 through August 5, 2016. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the general, water and sewer funds for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/23/village-fleischmanns-financial-condition-and-clerk-treasurers-duties-2017m-30Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Persistence … purchases for “going away parties,” a teacher’s bridal shower and staff holiday parties. The Board Treasurer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71XI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
It is the State agencys responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals can be obtained timely
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsIX.7.C Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – IX. Federal Grants
… Budget will enter the new fringe benefit and indirect cost standard rates into the State Financial System. In some … by the Division of Budget. For example, a special rate can be developed for a state-administered program or an … in SFS which, once approved at the agency level, will be routed to DOB for further review and final approval. An …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7c-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costsCortland Enlarged City School District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2012M-230)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Superintendent and the Director of … District financial operations for the period June 1, 2011, to July 9, 2012. Background The Cortland City School District … over the District’s financial operations. They both failed to properly assign users within the financial software, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/01/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-oversight-financial-operationsVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B23-6-2)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s tentative budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Background The Village of … village Suffern budget review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/14/village-suffern-budget-review-b23-6-2Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… books and records in January 2015 or 2016. The credit card policy lacks a requirement for receipts and procedures for monitoring credit card use to promote accountability and responsibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Chenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-11)
… deficit in the District’s general fund and school lunch fund as of June 30, 2008. Local Finance Law requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-11DiNapoli: Brooklyn Economy Sets Records
… Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest of New York City, the state and the nation, and its unemployment … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "It’s an exciting time for Brooklyn with record employment, business growth, and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-brooklyn-economy-sets-recordsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Town of Nanticoke , Town of Marbletown , Municipal Parking Structures , City of Sherrill , Walden Fire District … excessive fund balance in the general fund. Municipal Parking Structures (2017MS-3) The local governments reviewed … varying processes in place to inspect and monitor their parking structures. Although available reports indicate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsHow the Program Works – Contribution Stabilization Program
… NYSLRS determines an employer’s annual contribution according to its usual procedures. The CSP does … these procedures or the method for determining annual contribution rates. For purposes of the CSP, the normal annual contribution is the employer’s total invoice, excluding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/how-program-worksState Agencies Bulletin No. 1162
… Information All general deductions for employees whose status is Terminated, Retired or Deceased will be … with the exception of the following: Code Narrative 410 Health Care Spending Account 420 NY Dependent Care Contribution 425 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1162-retroactive-increase-guaranteed-pre-shift-briefing-minimum-nonOpinion 96-17
… the municipal corporation or fire district is located, the authorization to attend is subject to the prior approval of the governing board of the municipal … should also determine that the conference has training value for the particular firefighters attending (24 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17