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Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves . Officials’ practices of appropriating fund balance and reserves that are not needed circumvents the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Downsville Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-134)
… properly audited before payment. We reviewed 150 claims packets totaling $870,798 and found claims totaling $700,507 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/downsville-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-134Fabius-Pompey Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-83)
… (BOCES) were inappropriately audited by a BOCES employee who functioned as the District’s claims auditor. The … Ensure that BOCES claims are audited and approved by someone other than the BOCES claims auditor. Only pay claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/fabius-pompey-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-83Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… whether Buffalo Collegiate Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported, and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges were not always properly approved or adequately … charges were for School purposes. We reviewed 170 credit card charges totaling $128,070 and found supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100 percent of the ensuing year’s budget), and $445,858 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Otselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Out of nine purchases under the competitive bidding threshold … for a transportation efficiency study ($32,500), purchases of ice melt ($10,845) and information technology equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58Ogdensburg City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-52)
… maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 1,365 eligible Medicaid services provided totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/ogdensburg-city-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-52Franklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… software inventory or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive information technology … to follow to recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Develop written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… 30 purchases totaling $200,012 and expenditures for five professional service vendors totaling $171,446 and found that officials … totaling $44,401. Compare billed prices to the awarded contract prices and overpaid for cleaning supplies by $1,532. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60Kortright Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-51)
… prices to help ensure purchases are cost effective and in the best interest of taxpayers. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/06/24/kortright-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-51State Agencies Bulletin No. 2159.1
… are fringe benefits. Per the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Rules and Regulations, most Fringe Benefits are taxable … please refer to the IRS Publications listed below: IRS Publication 15 (Circular E, Employer’s Tax Guide) IRS Publication 15-B …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21591-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Agencies Bulletin No. 2159
… inform agencies of the procedures and provide instructions for reporting the taxable value of personal use of an … services in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year 2023. Affected Employees: Employees with … and personal use of employer-provided chauffeur services for the period November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2159-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… have been issued. State Education Department (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Step Up Therapy … (Program) to deter fare evasion. A prior report, issued in April 2021, found that the MTA did not provide assurance that … and one is no longer applicable. State Board of Elections – Use of Federal Funding for Election Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Legislative Travel and Per Diem Expenses – Assembly
Total Travel and Expenses Paid in Calendar Year 2018 through through June 30, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/excel/07-05-2022-assembly-travel-expenses.xlsxAIM and AIM-Related Payments and Payment Months by Municipality - December 2019 through May 2022
AIM and AIM-Related Payments and Payment Months by Municipality - December 2019 through May 2022
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/data/excel/aim-and-aim-related-payments-and-payment-months.xlsxHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)
… Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program … of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) and the Section 8 Performance-Based Contract Administration Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a division of Empire State Development … (ESD)—was designed to ensure that every New Yorker had access to high-speed broadband. A prior audit, issued in July … ultimately control access and authorization in a Microsoft Windows environment, it is vital to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… from $1.9 to $2.1 billion per year from 2018 to 2022. Each client who enters a shelter must take part in a needs … third-party provider. The assessment, an evaluation of the client’s housing and care needs, is supposed to begin within … of admission and be completed as soon as possible. Once a client completes the assessment, the ILP is developed to set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: State Needs to Better Protect Water Supply Infrastructure Against Natural Disasters, Cyberattacks and Terrorism
… water systems supplying drinking water but, as we’ve seen in other states, this critical infrastructure is increasingly … up to date.” There are nearly 9,000 public water systems in New York, including more than 2,800 community water … whether DOH and DHSES are effectively collaborating in sharing information about risks identified by VAs. Attacks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-state-needs-better-protect-water-supply-infrastructure-against-natural-disastersMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… all schools to ensure that their health education programs recognize the multiple dimensions of health by including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schools