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Contract Advisory No. 32

… Subject: Updates to Appendix A - Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts Guidance: Changes have been made to Appendix A, Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts. The following updates have been …    References: Appendix A – Standard Clauses for New York State Contracts GFO Section, XI.2.A Thresholds …

Hicksville Union Free School District – Managing Network User Accounts (2023M-20)

… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Hicksville Union Free School District (District) officials … audit School District Hicksville …

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)

… safeguarded from unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … and disable unneeded network user accounts resulting in 61 unnecessary accounts. Provide adequate IT security …

Genesee County Soil and Water Conservation District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2017M-34)

… adopted written cash receipts and disbursements policies in January 2017, but no written policies or procedures were in place during our audit period. The Board did not audit or …

South Farmingdale Water District – Information Technology (2014M-153)

… Background The South Farmingdale Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, which is governed by a …

XVII.1 Overview – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations

… transactions affecting lapsing appropriations are posted in SFS prior to the lapse date as no further payments or … Coach is accessible from the SFS home page after logging in with your SFS user ID and password. Guide to Financial …

George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2021M-212)

… School District’s (District) website provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial  information. … and comprehensive manner. District officials agreed with our findings and recommendations and indicated they … Free School Districts District website provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial information …

Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)

… officials restricted access to the student information application, they did not adequately secure access to the network and financial application. District officials did not: Disable unnecessary … and limit access rights and permissions based on a user’s job responsibilities and to properly segregate duties. …

Village of Castile – Water Billing for Letchworth State Park (2021M-1)

… and Historic Preservation (State Parks) for water usage for Letchworth State Park (the Park). Key Findings … officials did not accurately bill State Parks for water usage. Village officials: Were using incorrect water usage overage rates since June 2017. As a result, they …

Lockport Public Library – Claims Processing (2015M-192)

… 1, 2013 through June 24, 2015. Background The Lockport Public Library is located in the City of Lockport, Niagara County. The Library is a school district public library that received its charter from the Board of … Lockport Public Library Claims Processing 2015M192 …

Pearl River Fire District – Purchasing (2016M-407)

… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County. The District is governed by an elected … Ensure that all District officials involved in the procurement process comply with the purchasing policy …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit

… forecasts. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …

City of Norwich – Information Technology (2012M-254)

… 5, 2012. Background The City of Norwich is located in Chenango County and has 7,190 residents. The City is … million. Key Findings The City’s servers are not placed in secure locations. System users were granted administrative …

Honeoye Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-9)

… and District officials effectively managed the District’s information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings The Board … and District officials effectively managed the Districts information technology IT assets …

Suffern Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-145)

… if they are necessary and reduce unneeded reserve funds in accordance with statutes. Approve a comprehensive … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …

Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)

… Key Findings The former Business Manager’s separation payment was inadequately supported, and he was overpaid by … The District paid the former Business Manager’s separation payment totaling $84,063 over a period of time, including …

Restrictions – State Police Plan

Restrictions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… members, the total amount of overtime that can be included in your FAE calculation is limited to 15 percent of earnings. … employer is not public service and cannot be included in your pensionable earnings. As of July 1, 2019, public …

Walton Central School District - Fund Balance (2019M-209)

… Key Findings The Board appropriated over $1.9 million in fund balance from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and only used … to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …

Edmeston Central School District - Fund Balance (2020M-1)

… Key Findings The Board appropriated approximately $929,100 in fund balance from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and did not use … to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …