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Truxton Academy Charter School – Tuition Billing and Collections (2025M-8)
… Charter School (School) officials accurately billed and collected tuition. Key Findings Although School officials accurately billed and collected basic tuition totaling $2.14 million, officials … of the amounts billed or ensure billings were accurate and did not establish adequate procedures for tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/06/truxton-academy-charter-school-tuition-billing-and-collections-2025m-8Overview – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… The New York State Budget enacted in April 2025 resulted in two new sections of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL), which created new retirement plans in the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS): Section 383-e of the RSSL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/383-e-383-f-plans/overviewOversight of School Fire Safety Compliance (Follow-Up)
… in our original report, Oversight of School Fire Safety Compliance ( 2015-S-86 ). Background The State Education … fire and building inspections, and for ensuring schools’ compliance with fire safety provisions established in the … was providing effective oversight to ensure school compliance with fire safety procedures, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/oversight-school-fire-safety-compliance-followIschua Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-367)
… since 2009. The Treasurer also did not receive or review cancelled checks (or check images) and did not prepare … request that the District’s financial institution provide cancelled checks or check images. Prepare monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/19/ischua-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-367West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company – Treasurer’s Activities (2016M-48)
… Volunteer Fire Company provides fire protection services in parts of the Towns of Ghent and Claverack in Columbia County. The Company is governed by … the Company received approximately $160,800 in revenue and received approximately $19,700 in foreign fire insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/11/03/west-ghent-volunteer-fire-company-treasurers-activities-2016mColumbia County Department of Weights and Measures –Internal Controls Over Revenue Collection (2013M-400)
… 2013 are $155,251,604. The County Department of Weights and Measures (Department) is under the general oversight of … Committee (Committee). Key Findings The Committee and Board have not established effective internal controls … collections. As a result, there are no written policies and procedures covering revenue collections and a lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/05/02/columbia-county-department-weights-and-measures-internal-controls-over-revenueKendall Central School District – Capital Project (2017M-194)
… Background The Kendall Central School District located in the Towns of Carlton, Kendall and Murray in Orleans County and the Towns of Clarkson and Hamlin in Monroe County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/05/kendall-central-school-district-capital-project-2017m-194State Police Bulletin No. SP-142
… Purpose To explain OSC’s automatic processing of State Police Expertise Pay. Affected Employees Division of State Police employees in Bargaining Unit 62 Background Chapter 70 … Information and Eligibility Criteria Division of State Police employees represented by Bargaining Unit 62 shall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-142-2012-state-police-expertise-payContinuity of Operations Planning (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Division of Homeland Security … for coordinating emergency management planning efforts in New York State. The Division encourages and supports State … Plans (COOPs), which each State agency should have in place for each of its facilities. Toward this end, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/continuity-operations-planning-followCity of Lockport – Independent Audit Services (2014M-238)
… the adequacy of the procurement of audit services and the effectiveness of such services as a means for the timely detection of errors and irregularities for the period January 1, 2012 through … 31, 2012. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/12/05/city-lockport-independent-audit-services-2014m-23825-Year Benefit (Section 384) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… be eligible to retire with 25 or more years of creditable service, regardless of age. “Creditable service” is: Service as a firefighter or police officer under a 20- or 25-year plan; Service as a … or officer of the New York State Police; Service in the Regional State Park Police; Service in the U.S. military, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/25-year-benefit-section-384State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Dansville Central School District – Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (Livingston … Officials have not adopted adequate security policies and procedures to safeguard IT assets. Further, the board has … does not adequately address funding levels resulting in overfunded reserves that are not used. Auditors found the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSmithfield Fire District –Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … has not submitted required annual financial reports to OSC for 2010 through 2014. The Treasurer does not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/08/07/smithfield-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2015m-113State Agencies Bulletin No. 1403
… Purpose To inform agencies of procedural changes in PayServ related … To inform agencies of procedural changes in PayServ related to assigning chartfield data to current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1403-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialWoodbourne Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-98)
… operations. As a result, the Board hindered their ability to make informed financial decisions and levied taxes that were more than necessary to fund operations. The Board did not: Ensure the … records and reports or provided regular financial reports to the Board. Perform a thorough audit of all claims prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/woodbourne-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-98DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Slightly in May
… in New York state increased by 1.1% in May compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the third consecutive month in 2023 of less than 2% growth. … of 3.3%, or $23.5 million. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $862 million, a decrease of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-slightly-mayKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed capital project (Project) change orders. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage Project change orders. The Board and District officials did not: Aggregate 31 change orders, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41Rye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… was properly budgeted, approved, monitored, recorded, and paid. Key Findings Although overtime was properly approved and monitored, District officials did not properly budget, … budget for approximately $600,000 of incurred overtime, and generally recorded it as salaries. As a result, residents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Village of Hewlett Neck – Treasurer’s Duties (2022M-159)
… Neither the Board, nor the Treasurer, provided oversight to compensate for these incompatible duties . As a result: … authority in Village Law for the Clerk and Board members to sign checks in the absence of the Treasurer, Deputy … of financial operations. Implement corrective action to the CPA management letter recommendations. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/03/31/village-hewlett-neck-treasurers-duties-2022m-159Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-15-11)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … and expenditure projections in the Village's tentative budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year are reasonable. Background … Village of Endicott Budget Review B41511 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/04/13/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-15-11