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Elmont Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2017M-82)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $85.8 … The District overestimated expenditures by $19 million for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16. For fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/elmont-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-82Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-12)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s process and procedures for the … services. District officials did not require purchasers to seek and document competition. Key Recommendations Require District officials to award professional service contracts only after soliciting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-procurement-professional-servicesMahopac Central School District – Noninstructional Payroll (2020M-32)
… hour of overtime pay daily that was not properly supported by documentation. Key Recommendations Direct supervisors … The District could have potentially reduced overtime costs by $10,320 if it had used part-time bus monitors and drivers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/mahopac-central-school-district-noninstructional-payroll-2020m-32Greater Amsterdam School District – Capital Project (2022M-50)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Greater Amsterdam School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials … action. … Determine whether the Greater Amsterdam School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/greater-amsterdam-school-district-capital-project-2022m-50Online and Computer-Aided Training – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Local governments and school districts may find that it is necessary or … way to train staff and will allow local governments and school districts to minimize travel costs. It may be … It would not be proper for the local government or school district to gift a computer to an official or employee for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/online-and-computer-aided-trainingReporting Services Provided by Lawyers and Law Firms (Education Law Section 2053)
… School districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are required by … requires certain information to be filed with the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the State Comptroller and the State Education Department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-services-provided-lawyers-and-law-firms-education-law-section-2053Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials need to improve their budgeting practices and transparency. … 2016 audit identified similar deficiencies, officials did not effectively implement corrective actions. As a result, … which gave taxpayers the impression the District would have operating deficits when it had operating surpluses; the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Panama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-73)
… requires purchase contracts that exceed certain thresholds to be competitively bid. In addition, the claims auditor did … auditor did not help ensure that District funds were used to procure goods and services in a prudent and economical … officials delegated their procurement responsibilities to other individuals and did not ensure these individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/panama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-73Do We have Your Money? $230 Million Returned to New York State Residents This Year
… search for lost and forgotten money, also known as unclaimed funds. DiNapoli oversees 33 million unclaimed funds accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/do-we-have-your-money-230-million-returned-new-york-state-residents-yearWilson Central School District – Reserves and Fuel Accountability (2016M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s reserves and … The Wilson Central School District is located in the Towns of Wilson, Cambria, Lockport, Newfane and Porter in Niagara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/wilson-central-school-district-reserves-and-fuel-accountability-2016m-44New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District – Financial Management (2014M-7)
… District’s financial operations and use of fund balance for the period of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013. … seven-member Board of Education. District expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $33 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/new-hyde-park-garden-city-park-union-free-school-district-financialCohoes City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-107)
… by submitting claims for all services provided to Medicaid eligible students with signed parental consent … lacked adequate procedures and did not provide supervision to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed. Key … to ensure all documentation requirements are met to submit Medicaid claims for reimbursement for all eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/cohoes-city-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-107East Meadow Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-332)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through August 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $195.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/26/east-meadow-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-332West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… The West Islip Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which operates seven schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78East Ramapo Central School District - Nonpublic School Transportation (2019M-107)
… did not have documentation that they were only paying for transportation for students that lived in the District. We requested documentation for 300 students. The documentation for 93 of these students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/20/east-ramapo-central-school-district-nonpublic-school-transportation-2019mMinerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
… and adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Internal Controls Over Wire Transfers (2016M-183)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal … in the written agreement with the banks in which District funds have been deposited. … Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-internal-controls-overDeer Park Union Free School District – Fuel and Vehicle Inventory (2023M-152)
… Officials did not: Maintain accurate inventory records of vehicle additions and disposals. There were discrepancies … with 19 vehicle inventory records. Obtain Board of Education (Board) approval prior to disposing of vehicles and promptly remove vehicles from insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/deer-park-union-free-school-district-fuel-and-vehicle-inventory-2023m-152Union Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Union Springs Central School District (District) officials established adequate controls … action. … Determine whether Union Springs Central School District District officials established adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-andMinisink Valley Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-80)
… any eligible claims for reimbursement. Except as specified in Appendix B, District officials agreed with our … action. Appendix C includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether the Minisink …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/minisink-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-80