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Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Services (BOCES) officials appropriately monitored and approved overtime for clerical employees. Key Findings BOCES officials did not appropriately monitor and approve overtime for clerical employees. Although the … support that the overtime we reviewed was preapproved and necessary. As a result, officials may have paid more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserve funds. The Board and … (13 percent). Appropriated, on average, $2.8 million of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Caledonia Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-350)
… Joint Fire District is located in Livingston County, and is governed by a Board of Fire Commissioners that … totaled $292,725. Key Findings The Treasurer processes and pays certain claims prior to the Board’s audit which are … audit. The Board did not use the prescribed budget format, and adopted budgets which did not include the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/caledonia-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsBrewster-Southeast Joint Fire District - Recordkeeping and Procurement (2018M-86)
… District financial activities were properly recorded and reported. District officials solicited competition for … bank account balance was understated by more than $377,000 and the capital reserve balance was overstated by $200,790. … services. Key Recommendations Ensure that cash and other accounts are accurately reconciled and recorded in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/08/03/brewster-southeast-joint-fire-district-recordkeeping-and-procurement-2018mVillage of Gilbertsville – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-267)
… to collecting and disbursing Village money, as well as recording those transactions and reconciling the activity, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/02/13/village-gilbertsville-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-267Rye City School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2016M-169)
… payroll clerk did not always manually enter the correct rates or hours, and there was no supervisory review of her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/rye-city-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2016m-169State Agencies Bulletin No. 2190
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the 2024 New York … notify affected employees. Questions: Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Tax and Compliance … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the 2024 New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2190-2024-nys-paid-family-leave-rate-decreaseWhite Plains City School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2014M-240)
… audit was to review the District’s process and procedures for procurement of professional services for the period July 1, 2012 through April 30, 2014. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $193 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/31/white-plains-city-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2014mTown of Sempronius – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2023M-66)
… roll, a miscalculated or inappropriately granted exemption can cause inequity among taxpayers. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/18/town-sempronius-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2023m-66Village of Shortsville – Board Oversight (2015M-5)
… the Village’s financial operations and financial condition for the period June 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. … three-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.6 … million. Key Findings The Board did not conduct or provide for an annual audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s books and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-shortsville-board-oversight-2015m-5Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Fishers Island Union Free School District (District) website provided … audit fishers island school website transparency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28XV.16.B Sole Custody Reporting – XV. End of Year
… must be reconciled at least monthly . Compliance with this requirement contributes immeasurably to accurate, complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv16b-sole-custody-reportingPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… and 120 unneeded generic user accounts were not disabled on the network. Sensitive information technology (IT) control … to take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-userXV.14 Federal Admin Recoveries – XV. End of Year
… authorization authority for Federal Transfers to Other Funds (Source 9’s) lapses on the last day of the state fiscal year. Source 9 requests for new activity codes must be … information relating to Federal Transfers to Other Funds, see Chapter IX, Section 9.B - Transfers to Other Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv14-federal-admin-recoveriesBuffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (2016M-434)
… sewer services for approximately 106,000 residential and commercial customers in the City and certain neighboring communities. Budgeted appropriations … the amount of liquid/slush waste trucked-in for treatment and disposal. The Administrator has not periodically sampled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/buffalo-sewer-authority-industrial-waste-section-2016m-434Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… was obtained and an award was made to the low bidder. Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services 1 and Equipment … the prescribed criteria. Section 6.A - Quick Contracting–Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services and Equipment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6-overviewState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audit
… Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Nassau County) The extra classroom activity (ECA) … and district officials have little assurance that ECA funds are adequately safeguarded and properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditTown of Ulster – Fire Protection Services (2015M-177)
… Background The Town of Ulster is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately 12,300. The Town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/06/town-ulster-fire-protection-services-2015m-177Remsen Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-86)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the claims auditor audited and approved claims before payment. Key Findings The claims auditor did not: Receive claims paid by check … Determine whether the claims auditor audited and approved claims before payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/remsen-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-86