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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… – Information Technology Contingency Planning (Genesee County, Niagara County and Orleans County) The board and … a disaster recovery plan template, a key component of an IT contingency plan. Although the district paid for a … Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Suffolk County) The extra-classroom activity clubs did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Town of Cheektowaga – Awarding Contracts for Goods and Services (2013M-293)
… provided by three of the five contractors. The Town also paid approximately $600,000 more than was necessary for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/04/18/town-cheektowaga-awarding-contracts-goods-and-services-2013m-293Town of Cayuta – Board Oversight and Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2015M-6)
… of inflating budget estimates to incur an operating surplus. Reduce the surplus fund balance in the general and highway funds. If the … it should formally establish reserve funds. Other uses for surplus funds include financing one-time expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/28/town-cayuta-board-oversight-and-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2015m-62022 Virtual Lunar New Year Celebration
… DiNapoli hosted his 10 th annual Lunar New Year event in celebration of the Year of the Tiger with prominent Asian … hosts one of the largest Lunar New Year celebrations in the State, drawing thousands of people to the area for its … DiNapoli's Economic Report on the Greater Flushing Area In recent years, Asian communities have faced rising hate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-lunar-new-year-celebrationFranklin Square Water District – Life Insurance Policies (2013M-127)
… Background The Franklin Square Water District is located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County and serves the communities of Franklin … cash surrender value of $155,717 as of December 31, 2012. In addition to individual life insurance policies not being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/07/19/franklin-square-water-district-life-insurance-policies-2013m-127University at Buffalo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… initiative to determine whether the use of travel money by selected government employees was appropriate, we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/university-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board of Trustees’ oversight of Library operations for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54CUNY Bulletin No. CU-697
… Charitable Campaign deduction, the agency must insert a new row using the beginning date of the pay period in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-697-2021-cuny-charitable-campaignTown of Malone – Justice Court Operations and Highway Department Payroll (2015M-83)
… in fines, fees and surcharges to the Supervisor in 2014. Key Findings Justices did not properly segregate the cash … controls over employees’ leave accrual records. Key Recommendations Segregate duties over cash receipts or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/08/21/town-malone-justice-court-operations-and-highway-department-payroll-2015mUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… did not exceed the budget. However, they relied heavily on appropriations of fund balance in the budgets from 2010-11 … financial operations. Key Recommendations Reduce reliance on fund balance as a financing source and continue to … adequate fund balance and cash flow to avoid reliance on short-term debt borrowing. Develop and document a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341South Colonie Central School District – Internal Controls Over Timekeeping Procedures (2013M-298)
… controls over the District’s timekeeping procedures for the period July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2013. Background The … elected members. The District’s general fund expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $89 million, … State aid. Payroll costs totaled approximately $52 million for the 2012-13 fiscal year. Key Finding Although the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/10/south-colonie-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-timekeepingLaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)
… funds over multiple fiscal years, they can be considered de facto reserve funds. The District did not have a plan for … or funding reserves. Take remedial action to ratify the de facto reserves by adopting appropriate resolutions. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/lafayette-central-school-district-reserves-2013m-387Parkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released eleven letter reports to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] , East Hampton [pdf] , North …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Niagara Charter School – Student Enrollment and Billing (2013M-294)
… to examine the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2012 through September 6, 2013. … of FTEs identified in our testing, it is unclear whether this amount owed to the School is entirely accurate. The … and reporting student data could be improved. Of the 22 students’ files sampled, the proof of residency on file …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/niagara-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2013m-294Quogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cash Receipts (2013M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Districts controls over its budgeting … District taxpayers. Develop a formal plan indicating how reserves will be funded, how much will be reserved and when reserves will be used. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/quogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cash-receiptsCaledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… in the debt service fund had $337,777 in unidentified money that should be returned to the general fund. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Delaware County – Court and Trust Funds (2022-C&T-2)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2019 through March 24, 2022. … and then delivered to the County Treasurer 1 (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to court orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/07/22/delaware-county-court-and-trust-funds-2022-ct-2Medicaid Program – Impact of Rejected Encounters on the Collection of Drug Rebates
… manufacturers. The Department of Health (DOH) administers New York’s Medicaid program. Many of the State’s Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/23/medicaid-program-impact-rejected-encounters-collection-drug-rebatesDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… balances can be turned over to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) after five years of inactivity. In 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1718
… is defined as parking provided to an employee on or near the business premises of the employer or on or near a location from which the employee commutes to work. It does not include parking at or near the employee’s home. Parking is provided by an employer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1718-qualified-parking-benefits