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Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… the Lancaster Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $13 million (13 percent). Appropriated, on average, $2.8 million of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Wappingers Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-88)
… officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement … with District policy. Ensure that a periodic review of professional service providers’ contracts is conducted to … District officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/wappingers-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-88Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
… report. While the Board and officials made some progress in implementing the prior audit recommendations, they must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mJustice Center Audits
… to officers and employees of the state comptroller for the purposes of a duly authorized performance audit. Memo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/justice-center-auditsDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration
… Honoree IWen (Irene) Chu, chief of staff to Assemblyman Peter Abbate,Jr., has been an advocate in the Asian American …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebrationCUNY Bulletin No. CU-666
… Code 897 , CUNY Charitable Campaign, into PayServ on the General Deduction Data (Agency) page, using the … biweekly paycheck. The Payroll Deduction amount requested on the authorization card is the amount to be deducted from … for 2020, the Goal Amount and Goal Balance will roll up on the newly inserted row unless the Goal Amount and Goal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-666-2020-cuny-charitable-campaignHammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District … did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserve funds. As a result, they levied more taxes than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… officials reduced surplus fund balance from 19 percent at June 30, 2015 to 8 percent as of June 30, 2023, they … that will be used to fund operations. Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. Except as noted in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Southampton Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-43)
… Objective Determine whether the Southampton Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials … accounts in the annual budgets. Did not have support for the establishment of six reserves, overfunded two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/southampton-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-43XIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… should consider the possibility of AROs when acquiring new capital assets. Per Paragraph 6 of GASBS 83, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsXIV.1 Outstanding Check Outreach and Escheatment – XIV. Special Procedures
… by the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC) Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). NYS issued checks are required to be … checks, report abandoned property to OSC Office of Unclaimed Funds and transfer those monies from the sole custody account to the unclaimed property fund, in accordance with the above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv1-outstanding-check-outreach-and-escheatmentLong Beach City School District – Financial Management (2023M-147)
… spending plans in a transparent manner. While real property tax levies remained the same since 2020-21, the District’s budgeting practices resulted in tax levies being higher than necessary. The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/long-beach-city-school-district-financial-management-2023m-147Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… the Freeport Union Free School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … for fiscal years 2019-20 through 2022-23. However, none of the appropriated fund balance or reserves were used. The Board and District officials’ consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed circumvents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49XI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… is essential to involve both program and fiscal employees in the process. In cases where a request for proposal includes a provision … and final offer or when agencies are seeking contracts in a single or sole source market, agencies should also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1788
… - SEFA of Long Island Deduction Code 866 - SEFA of Greater Rochester Deduction Code 872 - SEFA of Greater Utica …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1788-2020-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignIX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… Overview The purpose of this chapter is to explain terminology, policies, and procedures used in connection with federal grant … Payment Management Services- Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) https://www.g5.gov G5 - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewFinancial Condition Analysis (for Board Members)
Performing a regular, timely financial condition analysis can provide board members with valuable information on the current and future state of a local government's finances. Regular analysis can highlight potential fiscal problems and provide information necessary for timely corrective action. Thi
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/financial-condition-analysis-11-9-22.pdfNew York City Restaurant, Retail and Recreation Sectors Still Face Uphill Recovery
This report examines the damage the pandemic has inflicted on the RRR sectors, and considers the distribution of federal funds for businesses in the City, particularly for businesses in low- and moderate-income communities and in historically underutilized business zones.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-17-2022.pdfMetro-North Railroad - Response Planning for Unexpected Events (2019-S-55) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) has plans or procedures to address unexpected or unplanned events and whether those plans were followed, and whether the plans or procedures addressed the needs of its customers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s55-response.pdfFraud Prevention and Detection
This session will identify steps local officials can take to help detect and prevent fraud and abuse. Participants will learn about the fraud triangle, which consists of common red flags, organizational vulnerabilities to fraud and how to minimize risks.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fraud-prevention-detection-080724.pdf