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East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… if District officials established eligibility for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic … systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to … students. We reviewed 300 nonpublic school student records and found that 114 students were provided with textbooks even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolNew York Mills Union Free School District – Procurement (2020M-79)
… the purchasing program and ensure purchases are made in compliance with the District’s policy. Periodically issue … action. Appendix B includes our comment on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-79Western 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-124Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: … Four Chromebooks and an iPad with combined costs of nearly $1,800 could not be located. Eleven IT assets … printers), including seven with estimated combined costs of $13,645 and four with unknown costs, were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In addition to sensitive information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… for and appropriately used extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds. Key Findings District officials did not properly account for all ECA funds and, because some funds were held for substantial amounts of time before they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Town of Lincoln - Town Clerk (2023M-31)
… Clerk (Clerk) properly accounted for, deposited, reported and remitted collections. Key Findings The former Clerk did … or remit collections. When receipts are not accurately and promptly recorded or deposited, officials do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and money could be lost or misappropriated. For example, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-town-clerk-2023m-31Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… the Village of Hunter (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) and Clerk-Treasurer properly managed Village financial operations. Key Findings The Board and Clerk-Treasurer did not properly manage Village financial operations. The Board did not provide oversight and the Clerk-Treasurer did not perform all required duties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… officials did not budget for approximately $600,000 of incurred overtime, and generally recorded it as salaries. As a result, residents are not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and … for their positions for the audit period and reviewed all of their time records and payments totaling $428,220 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Worcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… officials budgeted for operating deficits totaling $4.7 million from 2016-17 through 2020-21, but experienced net … totaling $1.2 million, an operational shift of $5.9 million. The District’s surplus fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last five fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … 2020-21 by an average of $2.8 million, or 6.6 percent, and appropriated fund balance that was not used. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementMount Morris Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-99)
… ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking … Monitor computer use with the acceptable use policy and regulations. Key Recommendations Ensure the written bank … use to ensure compliance with the acceptable use policy and regulations. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/04/mount-morris-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-99XI.12 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agreements is a critical aspect of government contracting and ensuring the prudent expenditure of funds. From contract … may arise that necessitate action by the agency and the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) to ensure continuity of programs and services. This section provides information on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12-overviewComptroller DiNapoli Announces Joint Effort With Ulster, Orange County District Attorneys to Combat COVID-19 Scams
… scams. “Taking advantage of a pandemic to commit fraud is reprehensible,” said State Comptroller DiNapoli. “District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-joint-effort-ulster-orange-county-district-attorneys-combat-covid-19II.4 Overview – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Finance Law also requires the financial plan be presented for informational purposes on a GAAP basis. The GAAP-basis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-overviewOnline Services for Local Government
… Account Code Look-up Allows users to look up account codes used in governmental accounting and reporting. … to local officals and the public that you dont need login credentials for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/online-services-local-governmentRandolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… making them more susceptible to theft without detection. In addition, capital asset inventory records also contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryTown of Summit – Town Clerk (2024M-51)
… Town of Summit (Town) Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted clerk fees in timely manner. Key Findings … a timely manner $6,000 to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and certain NYS agencies in accordance with Town Law Section … serve to document the status of money held by the clerk and enable the clerk to verify the accuracy of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-summit-town-clerk-2024m-51Main-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… $70,042 were not adequately supported, and $62,903 in discretionary purchases did not follow any specific … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Department’s response. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0