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Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… when developing budgets, which caused the District to have operating surpluses totaling approximately $1.2 million … allowed 4 percent maximum. The District’s reserve policy does not define how reserve funds should be used. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Town of Newfield – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-2)
… June 11, 2012. Background The Town of Newfield is located in Tompkins County and has a population of about 5,000 … of his office. The 2012 accounting records were in disarray and the 2011 accounting records could not be … was not reconciled, and had large unsupported adjustments in an attempt to force the accounting records to agree to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/26/town-newfield-selected-financial-activities-2013m-2III.6 SFS Reporting – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… and/or a peak number of users accessing the SFS at any given time. When possible, agency financial system users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii6-sfs-reportingAmsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant provisions of State Public Housing Law, and the … management service fees as stipulated in the contract with Rivercrest Development Corporation (RDC). As of August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporationsSyracuse Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring and Administration of the Development Fund (2015M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Agency’s process for … public benefit corporation established by a special act of the New York State Legislature in 1979 for the benefit of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/01/08/syracuse-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… important that a final agreement is reached quickly. “We have alerted the Governor and the state Legislature that if a … is not adopted on Monday, about 39,000 state workers may have a delay in receiving their paychecks. These state … long, hard hours. For the workers that get paper checks or have payments set up on direct withdrawal, I urge them to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetNiagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)
… of our audit was to examine the Authority’s process for compensation-related payments to the Executive Director for the period January 1, 2010, to July 31, 2012. Background … members. The Authority is a public corporation formed for the purpose of providing housing services in the City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/niagara-falls-housing-authority-compensation-related-payments-executive-directorVillage of New York Mills – Justice Court (S9-14-4)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Court officials properly collected, reported … Court is not properly reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). We found … Key Recommendations Report and remit all excess money to the JCF until documentation is presented as to where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/village-new-york-mills-justice-court-s9-14-4City of Poughkeepsie – Budget Review (B6-17-1)
… taxes by 16.5 percent. The budgeted RPT of $22,382,352 does not include an additional $825,000 that was levied, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/02/09/city-poughkeepsie-budget-review-b6-17-1School Districts’ Energy Performance Contracts (2013-MR-1)
… achieve the guaranteed cost savings; the districts did not have monitoring procedures in place over these EPCs. Key … guaranteed energy cost savings. If the guaranteed savings have not been met, consult legal counsel to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/school-districts-energy-performance-contracts-2013-mr-1Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)
… average of $1.1 million or 5 percent. District officials have not effectively managed fund balance and have allowed unrestricted fund balance to exceed the … years by an average of $2.7 million. District officials have allowed reserve balances to accumulate to excessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/canisteo-greenwood-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-362Accounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Making Payments to Verizon for Landline Phone Services Guidance: Consistent with the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 5.C - … Vendor ID and Address Sequence when processing payments to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesLackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… deficits over multiple years. Because the District will have exhausted all its unexpended surplus funds, a slight … in a timely manner. The Board and District officials have not yet developed a multiyear financial plan. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119DiNapoli: State Pension Fund Valued at $259.9 Billion at End of Third Quarter
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $259.9 billion at the end of the third quarter of state fiscal year 2023-24. … York State Common Retirement Fund Fund was $2599 billion at the end of the third quarter of state fiscal year 202324 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-valued-259.9-billion-end-third-quarterNewark Central School District – Financial Condition and Claims Processing (2016M-267)
… to evaluate the District’s financial condition management and claims auditing process for the period July 1, 2014 … School District is located in the Village of Newark and includes the Town of Arcadia and parts of the Towns of … Marion in Wayne County, along with parts of the Towns of Manchester and Phelps in Ontario County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/newark-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-claims-processingWaverly Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-148)
… an average of more than $940,000 annually, which should have decreased the amount available to appropriate. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/06/waverly-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-148Watervliet City School District – Payroll and Claims Processing (2013M-4)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll and claims processing operations for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Background The Watervliet City School … overpaid by $11,083 at retirement for 17.5 vacation days to which he was not entitled and a former employee was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/28/watervliet-city-school-district-payroll-and-claims-processing-2013m-4Laurens Central School District – Budgeting and Reserves (2013M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s budgeting practices and reserves for the period July 1, 2011, to March 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is … budgets that included the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/laurens-central-school-district-budgeting-and-reserves-2013m-135Oysterponds Union Free School District – Financial Management, Check Signing and Information Technology
… October 31, 2013. Background The Oysterponds Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County and is governed … breach notification policy. … Oysterponds Union Free School District Financial Management Check Signing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-check-signingNorth Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… audit was to examine the District’s budgeting practices for the period July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2015. … kindergarten through first grade and then pays tuition for its students to attend one of four other school … Board of Education. The District’s operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $2.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112