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Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… be located. Seventeen IT assets, with combined purchase prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 30 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… do not claim approximately $1.5 million in eligible unclaimed project expenditures, seven districts will not … submitted in a timely manner. Review all the identified unclaimed project expenditures and submit corresponding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and developed and adopted an … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency … Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed . Unneeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andSaratoga Springs City School District – Procurement (2023M-25)
… officials procured goods and services according to Board of Education (Board) policies and statutory requirements. Key … Ensure that the purchasing agent maintains custody of his electronic signature and directly supervises the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/15/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-25Village of Atlantic Beach - Cash Disbursement (2018M-253)
Determine whether Village officials ensured that cash disbursements were properly supported audited and for valid purposes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/03/village-atlantic-beach-cash-disbursement-2018m-253New Suffolk Common School District - Board Oversight and Local Finance Law (2018M-177)
… adequate oversight over disbursements. We reviewed 46 non-payroll disbursements totaling $531,934 and determined 19 (41 … when the claims audit had occurred. We reviewed 76 payroll transactions totaling $113,485 and found the … they are paid. Establish procedures to review and certify payroll prior to disbursement, and ensure proper support is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/14/new-suffolk-common-school-district-board-oversight-and-local-finance-lawUtica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… properly approved and supported. Key Findings We reviewed payroll payments totaling $4.7 million to 151 employees and … Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure that payroll-related payments are accurate, supported and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175Cortland County – Public Water Supplies (2016M-318)
… May 13, 2016. Background Cortland County is located in the southern tier of New York State and has a population … Officials did not issue notices of violations (NOV) to PWS in three of 13 instances when operators failed to comply with … reviews of the operators’ monthly operating reports (MOR). In addition, violations identified in completed surveys were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/01/06/cortland-county-public-water-supplies-2016m-318Pennellville Volunteer Fireman’s Association, Inc. – Financial Operations (2015M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the … Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation located in the Town of Schroeppel, Oswego County. The District, which contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/11/16/pennellville-volunteer-firemans-association-inc-financial-operations-2015mClyde Fire Company – Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-072)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over the … volunteer organization located in the Village of Clyde in Wayne County. The Company is affiliated with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/08/14/clyde-fire-company-controls-over-financial-activity-2015m-072Ordinary Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… for an additional two years); or While you are receiving Workers’ Compensation or other employer-funded benefits for … Service law. The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR) – which applies to a large portion of owner-occupied … outside of New York City – represents the majority share. STAR accounted for 2.4 million partial exemptions in 2016, … of all exempted value. However, unlike other exemptions, STAR creates no direct additional burden on other local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionDiNapoli: 529 College Savings Program Lowers Fees
… another state's plan or nonqualified withdrawals. Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, LLC, serves as Program Manager and, in connection with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-529-college-savings-program-lowers-feesDiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 million in lost money, known as unclaimed funds, every day. Unclaimed funds occur when people … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapolis Office of Unclaimed Funds OUF now returns on average over $2 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backOpinion 89-13
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … (purchase of used equipment of another municipality at auction) -- Contracts Requiring Bidding (purchase of used … a municipality of this State may be purchased by a county at an auction without contravening the competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… as buildings, land, vehicles and equipment) need to be acquired, constructed or reconstructed? Who will be involved … assets needed; The priority in which assets are to be acquired, replaced or repaired; Estimated costs of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… audits were issued. Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (Cortland County) The board did not develop and adopt realistic … since 2006 without seeking competition. Town of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (Wyoming County) The tax collector did not remit collections to the town supervisor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… should update the employee handbook to include guidance on timekeeping procedures and the accrual and use of vacation … plan that evaluated each project's financial impact on the annual operating budget. The sewer fund did not have sufficient cash to pay $296,000 of new debt service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1