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Cortland Enlarged City School District – Fund Balance (2017M-65)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … The Cortland Enlarged City School District is located in the City of Cortland and the Towns of Cortlandville, Harford, Lapeer and Virgil in Cortland County and the Town of Dryden in Tompkins County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/09/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-65Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Financial Management (2015M-155)
… budget for the planned use of fund balance are accurate and reasonable. Ensure that reserve fund balances are maintained at reasonable levels and take appropriate action, in accordance with statute, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/06/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-financial-managementMechanicville Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2015M-246)
… Not all employees who collect rent have unique user names and passwords in the computer system. Authority officials do not generate and review audit trail reports. Key Recommendations Ensure … employee collecting tenant rents has a unique user name and password in the computer system. Generate and review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/01/15/mechanicville-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2015m-246Village of Suffern – Financial Condition (2013M-273)
… by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, is located in Rockland County and has approximately 11,000 residents. … for preparing, adopting or amending budgets, resulting in unrealistic budgets that caused large deficits in unexpended surplus funds in recent years. The Board has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/16/village-suffern-financial-condition-2013m-273Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District - Cafeteria Operations (2019M-114)
… The District Treasurer (Treasurer) did not account for health insurance benefits provided to cafeteria employees … should calculate and monitor cost- and revenue-per-ME. The food service supervisor should review the New York Office of … Services (OGS) cooperative bids to ensure all cafeteria food and supplies are purchased in the most economical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/rotterdam-mohonasen-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2019mSalem Central School District - Purchasing (2019M-105)
… lacked adequate evidence to show they sought competition for 32 purchases (53 percent) totaling about $115,000. The … not develop and implement procedures to seek competition for purchases of goods and services that were not required to … bidding thresholds. Develop written purchasing procedures for procuring goods and services below bidding thresholds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/salem-central-school-district-purchasing-2019m-105Town of Seneca Falls - Procurement (2018M-143)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if goods and services were procured in accordance with the Town’s … Develop procedures for procuring professional services to award contracts above a reasonable limit only … Determine if goods and services were procured in accordance with the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-seneca-falls-procurement-2018m-143II.3.B Establish Control – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… an outstanding liability incurred by the agency prior to the end of the fiscal year. For more information about … liabilities, see Chapter VI – Budgets of this Guide. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 01/28/2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3b-establish-controlBroadalbin-Perth Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-65)
… earnings. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. As a result, … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-65Hilton Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2016M-220)
… totaled approximately $76.9 million. Key Findings Time sheets were modified without employee recertification. Leave … Require employees to recertify or resubmit time sheets when they need to be adjusted because of an error. … independent reviews of leave time accruals and time sheets to ensure the records agree and investigate any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/hilton-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2016m-220Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-341)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through September 5, 2015. … elected nine-member Board of Education. Total expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $28 million. … $1.7 million. The Board has not established a policy for funding and using the reserves. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/highland-falls-fort-montgomery-central-school-district-financialHarborfields Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-38)
… October 31, 2015. Background The Harborfields Central School District is located in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk … Harborfields Central School District Claims Processing 2016M38 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/harborfields-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-38Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company – Cash Disbursements (2014M-179)
… was to examine internal controls over cash disbursements for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. … The Westerlo Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1938 in the Town of … fire protection services to its residents. Revenues for 2013 totaled approximately $370,000. Key Findings There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/17/westerlo-volunteer-fire-company-cash-disbursements-2014m-179Opinion 2002-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … bidding requirements for political subdivisions in this State. General Municipal Law §103 provides that, except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 1129
… and General Information To inform agencies of action required to ensure that payroll earnings charges are properly … need to review this list and determine what action is required. If the Cost Center is still required in SFS agencies must map the cost center and assign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1129-updates-cost-centers-statewide-financial-system-sfs-and-payserv-accountOpinion 2002-4
… opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to use town monies to dredge a privately-owned channel); (authority to utilize the services of the town highway department to … and utilize the services of the town highway department to dredge a navigable channel located within the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-4Opinion 88-79
… in and around the village (e.g., construction of a parking lot). The village also has caused to be created a local … or private undertaking. In 1987 Opns St Comp, No. 87-9, p 15, we concluded that a city may loan federal grant money to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-79State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (ERUs) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-14) ERUs or “black boxes” are a valuable safety feature that allow for the monitoring of … functioning correctly, as required by work manuals. In a follow-up, auditors found that MTA officials have made … Tunnels: Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up) (2021-F-15) An audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… elevated in 2021, at a rate almost twice that of people without a disability. Labor force participation for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-350
… Increases. Affected Employees : Eligible employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … SG, SK, SN, SR, SY, S9 and 87) provides for an increase in Location Pay effective April 1, 2025 for employees located in the City of New York and the Counties of Nassau, Rockland, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-350-april-2025-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-increases