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Operational Advisory No. 3
Budget Check Reminder
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/3-budget-check-reminderCUNY Bulletin No. CU-451
… Purpose To notify CUNY agencies of a health insurance rate adjustment for certain CUNY employees. … Affected Employees CUNY employees who had a health insurance rate change in paychecks dated July 12, 2012 … of New York Benefits Office has determined the health insurance rate change that went into effect in the paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-451-city-university-new-york-health-insurance-rate-adjustmentAudits of Local Governments: About Our Audits
… Audits LGSA conducts performance audits. According to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) Yellow Book [pdf] , performance audits are designed to do the following: Provide findings or conclusions based on an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/audits-local-governments-about-our-auditsTown of Frankfort - Board Oversight (2018M-58)
… Findings The Board did not establish compensating controls to help oversee the former Supervisor’s work. Our tests of … $1,100 and detailed time records were not maintained to support $1,922 in hourly wages paid to another employee. The Board did not properly authorize …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/06/08/town-frankfort-board-oversight-2018m-58Village of Franklin – Fund Balance Management (2018M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively managed the … fund’s year-end total fund balance increased by 46 percent from 2014-15 through 2016-17. Budgeted general fund … balance policy that establishes the level of fund balance to be maintained. Adopt budgets that include realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/05/04/village-franklin-fund-balance-management-2018m-13Middletown Enlarged City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-245)
… The Middletown Enlarged City School District is located in the City of Middletown and Towns of Goshen, Wallkill and Wawayanda in Orange County. The District, which is governed by a … The Board appropriated $27 million of fund balance in District budgets for the last five years, but only $1.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/middletown-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-245City of Newburgh – Budget Review (B17-6-18)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/11/14/city-newburgh-budget-review-b17-6-18Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B17-6-17)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Orange County, issued debt totaling $868,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Town’s general … Law requires all municipalities that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/10/town-deerpark-budget-review-b17-6-17Massapequa Union Free School District – Budget Practices and Reserve Funds (2017M-113)
… through November 30, 2016. Background The Massapequa Union Free School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in … Massapequa Union Free School District Budget Practices and Reserve Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/massapequa-union-free-school-district-budget-practices-and-reserve-fundsTravel Advisory No. 5
… Section XIII.3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense was updated. Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) updated Chapter XIII, Section 3 – Record Retention – Travel … Section XIII3 Record Retention Travel and Expense was updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseTown of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… to $59,700, and are projected to have operating deficits in 2018. Four water districts also had deficit fund balances in 2017 ranging from $3,340 to $40,400. The two sewer … Develop a plan to address the negative fund balances in individual water and sewer districts from prior fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B19-4-2)
… The Chenango Valley Central School District is located in Broome County. Chapter 260 of the Laws of 2008 authorizes the District to issue debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3.5 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund and food service fund as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/12/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b19-4-2Avon Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-123)
… information (PPSI); wireless technology; remote access; mobile devices; sanitation and disposal of electronic media; … protection of PPSI, wireless technology, remote access, mobile devices, sanitation and disposal of electronic media, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/avon-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-123Schenectady City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-168)
… Background The Schenectady City School District is located in the City of Schenectady in Schenectady County. The District is governed by an elected … The general fund’s cash level was deficient, resulting in the issuance of short-term debt known as revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/schenectady-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-168Village of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… Court. During our audit period, the Village issued 6,005 tickets and collected approximately $255,690 in fines, … with a vendor to assist with the processing of parking tickets and to enforce payment of unpaid parking tickets, but $2.2 million in cumulative unpaid parking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-sleepy-hollow-parking-ticket-collections-2016m-408Commack Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Fuel Inventory (2015M-90)
Commack Union Free School District Financial Condition and Fuel Inventory 2015M90
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/commack-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-fuel-inventoryBrighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls – Financial Operations (2014M-301)
… 1, 2011 through June 30, 2014. Background The Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls is a public school … Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls Financial Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/03/06/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-girls-financial-operations-2014m-301Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-232)
AltmarParishWilliamstown Central School District Financial Condition 2015M232
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Release of Its 2025-2029 Capital Program
… be fully transparent on how the projects it has chosen to prioritize are the right ones to improve safety, frequency and reliability of service. This … in planned spending over both capital programs that do not yet have an identified funding source. Like the MTA, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-release-its-2025-2029-capital-programBaldwin Public Library – Payroll (2013M-335)
… million for 2012-13. Key Finding The Library’s Business Manager ensured that individuals reported and paid on the … segregation of duties in the payroll process. The Business Manager and the Director took action to mitigate this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/baldwin-public-library-payroll-2013m-335