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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… any payroll policies or procedures. Auditors reviewed 41 timecards and found that while not required by the district, more than 70% of the timecards (30 of 41) were not signed by a supervisor and none were signed by the employee. More than 60% of the timecards (25 of 41) were incomplete as a result of missed punches totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … report by the Olson Group, prepared under contract with New York state, was expected to be an objective assessment of … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… track, inventory and safeguard IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Although the board-adopted … record-required threshold of $1,500 for fixed assets. In addition, the IT asset inventory was decentralized with … provider maintaining inventory records, which resulted in the records containing inconsistent information. Port …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. City of Salamanca – … collections were not always accurately recorded and because adequate collection records were not always … consisted of 1,835 entries made during the audit period and determined: 1,759 entries lacked a duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… be overstated by 27 days; ten employees’ electronic and manual timekeeping records did not match, reflecting a … records or establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) tested were not located. Sixty-five network user accounts were also not needed. Officials did not develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… by adopting federal per diem rates for travel expenses. Valley Central School District – Information Technology … were communicated confidentially to officials. West Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements … The claims auditor did not approve medical, vision, and dental insurance claims totaling $3.9 million. The board also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Rushville - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-118)
… audit the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and report or conduct a thorough audit of claims. Ensure investments were made in … with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). 1 As a result, the cemetery fund incurred a loss of approximately $62,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-rushville-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-118Greece Public Library – Information Technology (2017M-130)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library’s information technology (IT) controls for the period … 2016 through June 21, 2017. Background The Greece Public Library is located in the Town of Greece in Monroe County. The Library, which received its charter from the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/greece-public-library-information-technology-2017m-130State Agencies Bulletin No. 346
… Federal and/or State exempt status. Agency Actions If any employees identified as claiming exempt from Federal … status to 'Single 0' on the Federal Tax Data 1 Panel. If any employees identified as claiming exempt from State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/346-claiming-exempt-federal-and-state-withholdingVictor Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-117)
… in the Town of Perinton in Monroe County, the Towns of East Bloomfield, Farmington, and Victor in Ontario County and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/victor-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-117Village of Nissequogue – Information Technology (2015M-31)
… use of email and the Internet. Adopt, distribute, test and periodically update a disaster recovery plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/01/village-nissequogue-information-technology-2015m-31Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: … account and one account the IT Director could not identify to whom it belonged. These accounts have been unnecessarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… access the District’s network. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122York Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-93)
… paid $360,896 for information technology (IT) services in 2020-21 without documenting the specific services the IT vendor was contracted to provide. In addition, sensitive network access control weaknesses were … access policy. Disable unneeded network user accounts in a timely manner, and regularly review user accounts for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/york-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-93State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… information technology (IT) security policies, resulting in increased risk that data, hardware and software may be … whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0Opinion 92-38
… 555). This procedure is then required to continue until a full set of officers is approved. If a village has no … Village Law, §§4-412, 10-1014; People ex rel. Wallace v Carpenter , 77 Misc 244, 135 NYS 593). Since section 10-1012 … however, that it is a general rule that a legislative body of a public corporation may, subject to its own rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-38DiNapoli: Housing Discrimination Complaints Languish at NYC Commission on Human Rights
… date and first-contact date for 25. But auditors found only 12 of those had reliable information to measure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-housing-discrimination-complaints-languish-nyc-commission-human-rightsManagement of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma
… identified poor housing conditions for residents with asthma and worked with Local Health Departments (LHDs) to ensure home visits … identified poor housing conditions for residents with asthma and worked with Local Health Departments LHDs to ensure home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/02/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthmaOpinion 88-60
… fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an agreement designated as a "license" or … Concerning what circumstances an agreement designated as a license or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-48
… in furtherance of the corporate purposes of the Authority and that the Authority has a rational basis for choosing a … the purchase of equipment such as trucks, trailers, bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling … Waste Management Authority ("the Authority") was created and is governed by title 30 of article 8 of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48