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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not effectively manage its financial condition, resulting in operating deficits from 2013 through 2015 totaling $4.5 million. In a follow up audit, it was found that the city has made … the tax collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. In fact, the tax collector’s records were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… and changes to Retirement and Savings Plans will result in new navigation to some components. Additionally, some fields … be re-established manually in version 9.2. Effective Dates New navigation and field changes are effective at PayServ 9.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… 2020-2021 fiscal year, down from a 2 percent cap in each of the two previous years, according to data released today … starting July 1, 2020 including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. The tax cap, … in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentWayne Central School District – Financial Management and Property Purchase and Disposal (2014M-152)
… in Wayne County and in the Towns of Penfield and Webster in Monroe County. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-and-property-purchaseKings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 8 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Afton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18VIII.1.D Hybrid Journal Entries – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… For State agencies that do not use the Billing module in SFS to create interagency … For State agencies that do not use the Billing module in SFS to create interagency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1d-hybrid-journal-entriesAsset Forfeiture Escrow Fund
… the CPLR to be deposited into an asset forfeiture escrow fund established, as deemed necessary, by the governing board … on October 9, 2019. Accounting Code To Be Used The General Fund (A Fund) general ledger code 894 – Asset Forfeiture Escrow Fund … Asset Forfeiture Escrow Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/asset-forfeiture-escrow-fundIX.7.F M-Year Legislation – IX. Federal Grants
… awarding agency and the award is considered expired. In some instances, the life of a federal award may be more or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7f-m-year-legislationTransportation – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… in the Past Year After Declining Since 2016 The State is responsible for maintaining more than 42,700 lane miles of … was responsible for maintaining 8,528 bridges.* A bridge is considered to be in poor condition (previously known as … to one or more major components. The fact that a bridge is in poor condition does not imply that it is unsafe or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/transportationBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… balance during our audit fieldwork, this pattern continued in the 2021-22 budget. Annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by statute, resulting in higher than necessary tax levies. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementTown of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… 16,856 payments totaling approximately $2.23 million in fines, surcharges and fees from January 1, 2012 through … to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely manner. We found weaknesses with the Court’s … that tickets are properly reported, as paid or enforced, in a timely manner. Assess the risk areas in the Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2Charter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… 1, 2010 through January 11, 2013. Background The School is governed by a Board of Trustees which is presently … for the purpose of enabling the School to engage in what are essentially commercial ventures. We question whether the Board had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300College of Staten Island - Examination of Fast Track MK LLC
… prior to submitting claims for payment to our Office. Train staff to audit and process claims for payment in … 2, Part 6 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. Train staff to conduct procurements in accordance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/05/college-staten-island-examination-fast-track-mk-llcSaranac Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-91)
… in 10-month public and summer placements. As a result, as of April 30, 2023, the District will not benefit from $28,832 … claimed and had not claimed an additional $224,976 in aid, of which $195,844 would have already been received if claimed … eligible special education students. Provide oversight of the officials who prepared and submitted State aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-91DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last … applied to local governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy … Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the states cities will be capped at 2 the same as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearNiagara Wheatfield Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-364)
… The Niagara Wheatfield Central School District is located in the Towns of Wheatfield, Niagara, Lewiston and Cambria, in Niagara County. The District, which is governed by an … of June 4, 2014, the State owed the District $6.6 million in aid for costs associated with operating the Tuscarora …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/10/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-364Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… June 30, 2016. Background The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District is located in the Town of Hempstead in … BellmoreMerrick Central High School District Financial Condition 2016M341 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mGlen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)
… leaves District employment. The District’s inventory of portable electronic devices lacked key information, such as … implement policies and procedures to properly account for portable electronic devices issued to new hires and employees … Glen Cove City School District Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest 2016M285 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflictCopenhagen Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-142)
… the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. Background The Copenhagen Central School District is located in the Towns of Champion, Rutland and Watertown in … which operates one school with approximately 460 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/copenhagen-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-142