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DeRuyter Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-175)
… to ensure users only have the permissions needed for their job duties and disable any unneeded user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/deruyter-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-175Management of Energy Consumption
… could have saved approximately $930,000 in energy costs for 2010. Key Recommendations Develop and implement a plan to reduce energy consumption. Retain energy usage data for all OCFS facilities so reduction achievements can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/management-energy-consumptionSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. Key Finding The Authority does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online … were appropriate, the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not meet all the requirements of New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156DiNapoli Statement on Proposed Federal Budget
… environmental protection, anti-poverty programs and more. It provides little specific information regarding the … environmental protection antipoverty programs and more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-statement-proposed-federal-budgetRye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… record or pay overtime. District officials did not budget for approximately $600,000 of incurred overtime, and … paid to 15 employees with the highest overtime charges for their positions for the audit period and reviewed all of their time records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2IX.12.M Journal Vouchers – IX. Federal Grants
… agencies for goods or services rendered to, or on behalf of the first state agency; or Reimburse a second state agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12m-journal-vouchersIX.4.J State Requirements in Support of CMIA Implementation – IX. Federal Grants
… For most federal programs subject to CMIA, interest liabilities will be calculated from the SFS … supplying information needed for such calculations. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 03/19/2012 … For most federal programs subject to CMIA interest liabilities will be calculated from the SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix4j-state-requirements-support-cmia-implementationSullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2021M-171)
… payments. Officials did not adhere to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education (Board) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/01/28/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-separation-payments-2021mCopiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… 28 charges totaling $5,786 for refreshments that were in violation of New York State Public Officers Law. The Board approved $1,488 in charges that were not for valid District purposes. Key … are necessary and valid expenditures. Except as indicated in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98IX.5.B Billing for Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Utilize funds distribution … actual bills ready to be invoiced. Agencies must also run a single action invoice process to invoice the bills. Billing batch …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5b-billing-onboarding-agenciesIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… these actual bills, which then results in an outstanding Accounts Receivable Item (AR) for the award. This AR Item amount then … SFS. See Chapter VII, Section 2 - Miscellaneous Receipts/Accounts Receivable Receipts of this Guide. Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesOntario County Four Seasons Development Corporation – Procurement (2021M-197)
… officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Corporation officials did not … We reviewed payments totaling $305,033 to nine vendors with aggregate purchases of $5,000 or more in either the 2019-20 or 2020-21 fiscal year and found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/04/29/ontario-county-four-seasons-development-corporationCity of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… City officials did not always assess and bill garbage fees in accordance with the City Code (Code). Officials also did … oversight or develop written policies and procedures for assessing and billing garbage fees. 30 of 33 properties … a total of $6,350. 16 organizations were billed for garbage services they received. However, the Code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206Town of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… in a 58 percent decrease in real property taxes. Adopted a 2021 budget with a $749,159 increase in the tax levy over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… officials ensured the District accurately paid employees’ salary and wages. Key Findings Our audit found that District … Board authorizations. However, there are opportunities for District officials to strengthen internal controls over … officials ensured the District accurately paid employees salary and wages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149III.6 SFS Reporting – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… generally provide financial information with a 15-minute delay although the accessibility of information will vary … correctly reflected within applicable reports after this delay. Non-real-time reports depend on batch processing to populate information and may experience a greater delay between when a transaction occurred and when it would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii6-sfs-reportingII.4 New York State Financial Accounting – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-new-york-state-financial-accountingCity of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Johnstown (City) officials maintained accurate and … and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate financial records, the … respond to our findings and recommendations within 30 days of the exit conference, but they did not respond. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Ethical Standards for State Agency Contractors Act
… A.7916 (Peoples-Stokes) – Establishes ethical standards for certain state agency contractors performing inherently … Memo Bill Text Status … Establishes ethical standards for certain state agency contractors performing inherently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ethical-standards-state-agency-contractors-act