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City of Poughkeepsie – Budget Review (B6-17-1)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City's adopted budget for the 2017 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The City of Poughkeepsie, located in Dutchess County, has had a general fund balance deficit … the period from 2011 through 2015, causing the increase in the general fund balance deficit. Key Findings The City’s …
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)
… An EPC is an agreement with an energy services company in which energy systems are installed, maintained or managed … energy efficiency of, or produce energy for, a facility in exchange for a portion of the energy savings or revenues. The eight districts in this audit had nine EPCs that were initiated between …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for … average of $1.1 million or 5 percent. District officials have not effectively managed fund balance and have allowed …
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 … with the GFO, Chapter XII, Section 5.B - Unique Invoice Number Requirements , Business Units must ensure there is a … account number (containing the area code, then seven-digit phone number, then the first three-digit code) followed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesLackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… Background The Lackawanna City School District is located in the City of Lackawanna, Erie County and is governed by the … its unexpended surplus funds, a slight timing difference in cash inflows and outflows could result in cash constraints forcing the District to rely on …
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
… As of Dec. 31, the Fund had 41.84% of its assets invested in publicly traded equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash, bonds, and mortgages (22.62%), private equity … initiated quarterly performance reporting by the Fund in 2009 as part of his on-going efforts to increase …
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)
… Background The Newark Central School District is located in the Village of Newark and includes the Town of Arcadia and parts of the Towns of Lyons, Sodus, Palmyra and Marion in Wayne County, along with parts of the Towns of Manchester and Phelps in Ontario County. The District, which is governed by an …
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)
… Background The Waverly Central School District is located in Tioga and Chemung Counties. The District is governed by … included the use of fund balance to finance operations in order to keep the real property tax levies at amounts the … District officials intentionally continue to collect taxes in excess of what is necessary for financing current …
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)
… Background The Watervliet City School District is located in the City of Watervliet in Albany County. The District is governed by the Board of … time each year for vacation, illness or personal use, and, in some cases, receive cash payments for a portion of those …
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)
… 7, 2013. Background The Laurens School District is located in Otsego County. The District is governed by the Board of … the use of surplus fund balance to finance operations in an effort to avoid raising unnecessary real property … taxes. However, although fund balance was included in the budgets, the District has not actually used fund …
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
… The Oysterponds Union Free School District is located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Education … fiscal years, the District’s budgeting practices resulted in operating surpluses. To reduce fund balance, the Board … by law. The Board improperly appointed its President, in place of the Treasurer, as the sole signatory on District …
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)
… The North Greenbush Common School District is located in the Town of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County. The … incurred operating surpluses totaling more than $900,000 in these three years and did not use any of the $500,000 … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of fund balance that is not used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Hadley-Luzerne Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-188)
… The Hadley-Luzerne Central School District is located in Saratoga and Warren Counties. The District has a current … The District has accumulated an increasing amount of money in restricted fund balance, or reserves, and built up amounts … of unexpended surplus funds that exceeded the legal limit in the past two years. Although the District appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hadley-luzerne-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-18855b/c Opportunities for Wartime Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities
… Office of the State Comptroller is continuously recruiting for 55b/c eligible positions. Contact [email protected] … on New York's 55b/c programs and the application process, visit the New York State Civil Service website . Program … the U.S. Armed Forces on a full-time, active-duty basis in a “time of war,” and are certified as having a qualifying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/55bcComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… user accounts and disable those that were unnecessary. In addition, the board did not have an adequate contract and … Condition (St. Lawrence County) The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … did not document 948 scheduled services totaling $66,695 in the special education system as provided. Odessa-Montour …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Misappropriation of Funds and Board Oversight (2014M-229)
… and Village of Tupper Lake and the Town of Santa Clara, in Franklin County. The Department is governed by a 12-member … conducts fund-raising to supplement the money it receives in the Village budget. In December 2014, the former Treasurer provided a statement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/02/24/tupper-lake-volunteer-fire-department-inc-misappropriation-funds-and-boardHeadstart of Rockland, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… not- for-profit special education provider located in Rockland County, New York. HSOR provides preschool special … ended June 30, 2015, HSOR reported approximately $869,436 in reimbursable costs on its CFR for two rate-based preschool … the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, we identified $7,958 in ineligible costs that HSOR reported on its CFR for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/headstart-rockland-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Caledonia – Financial Management (2013M-363)
… 16, 2013. Background The Town of Caledonia is located in Livingston County and is governed by an elected Town Board … and expenditures, and appropriation of fund balance only in amounts that are available and necessary to fund … interim detailed budget-to-actual reports for their use in monitoring revenues and expenditures throughout the year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-caledonia-financial-management-2013m-363Lewis County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-1)
… of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and … improperly remained in the Treasurer’s custody that should have been turned over to the State Comptroller as abandoned … of our review was to determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/22/lewis-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-1CVS Caremark – Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… To determine if CVS Caremark appropriately invoiced drug manufacturers and remitted corresponding rebate revenue to the Department of Civil Service for prescription drugs provided under the Empire Plan. The audit covered the period from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/18/cvs-caremark-accuracy-empire-plan-commercial-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil