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Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… budgeted expenditures totaled $186 million in 2012. The DPW operating budget was $20.6 million for the 2012 fiscal year. The County Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of … is directly involved with the oversight of bridges. The DPW is responsible for the maintenance and repair of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… percent of 2019 budget appropriations. Officials relied on interfund advances to finance operations in the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 1.81 … for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, down from a 2 percent cap in each of the two previous years, according to data … to control expenses.” The 1.81 percent cap affects the tax cap calculations for 676 school districts as well as 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentTupper Lake Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 … through April 30, 2014. Background The Tupper Lake Central School District is located in the Town of Tupper Lake in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/tupper-lake-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-151Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Airmont (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) audited claims to ensure they were … documentation to ensure they were appropriate. One member of the Village Board would not respond to our emails. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. Key Finding The Authority does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Academy Charter School , Eastport-South Manor Central … and the Liverpool Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … In addition, the purchasing agent has access to parts of the district’s financial software program that are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Purpose To provide information about additional public queries available for agency use. Affected Employees … has designed new generic queries and added them to the public query section of PS Query. Generic public queries make it easier for PS Query users to retrieve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Manhasset Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-15)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Manhasset Union Free School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/manhasset-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-15Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 45 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Geneseo Central School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … The additional 15 assets were properly inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 38 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional Chromebooks with estimated total costs of $1,580 could not be located. Seventeen assets (16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of … total cost of approximately $14,410 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories of all IT assets were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16XI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… when feasible. If early pay discount terms are included in a contract, the awarding agency should add the payment terms to the contract’s PO defaults in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Please note: … Contractor offers an early payment discount, at any point in time, that is more advantageous to the State than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesIX.7.C Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – IX. Federal Grants
… government may request the negotiation of a separate rate for distinctive programs instead of using the standard rate … program or an organizational unit supported with federal funds. For programs or funds that require a rate other than the standard rate, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7c-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costsXI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW It is the State agency's responsibility to properly plan its … of contract transactions submitted to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). RISKS IN PROVIDING GOODS OR SERVICES …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsSuffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… to pay victims with unsatisfied restitution orders. Some of this money was collected in the 1980’s. Officials did not … procedures to enforce and monitor restitution orders. 22 of the 44 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected … officials did not maintain a complete and accurate list of unsatisfied restitution orders, distribute all available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9