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Evergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s fingerprinting practices for the … million. Key Findings School officials allowed employees to be hired and have contact with students prior to receiving fingerprint clearances and allowed independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractorEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… Services (BOCES) officials managed user account access to the network and financial application. Key Findings … Although BOCES officials restricted user account access to the financial application, they did not adequately manage user account access to the network. As a result, BOCES had an increased risk that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mVillage of Franklinville – Police Payroll and Water Accountability (2014M-262)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s police payroll and water operations … of water produced by the Village’s water system was billed to customers, and Village officials did not adequately monitor or develop a plan to address the causes for the difference in water produced to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/03/13/village-franklinville-police-payroll-and-water-accountability-2014m-262Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Latham Fire Department – Length of Service Awards Program (2016M-279)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s recordkeeping system for its … attendance records and has not established procedures to ensure the information is organized and accurately … did not establish an organized recordkeeping system to maintain LOSAP activity records or procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/latham-fire-department-length-service-awards-program-2016m-279New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Reimbursement for Multi-Year Financial Planning for Stressed Local Governments
… into law on Dec. 17. The measure, proposed by the Office of State Comptroller, allows municipalities identified as … budgeting requires officials to take a long-term view of the impact that spending decisions have on their finances. “Through our audits and fiscal profiles of communities across New York, my office has continually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-reimbursement-multi-year-financial-planningVillage of Owego - Board Oversight and Financial Operations (2018M-101)
… Village officials implemented adequate internal controls to safeguard money in the custody of the Clerk-Treasurer’s … office. Key Findings The Board was unable to sufficiently oversee the Clerk-Treasurer’s duties. The Clerk-Treasurer failed to provide the Board with accurate budget-to-actual reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/21/village-owego-board-oversight-and-financial-operations-2018m-101Town of Avoca – Financial Management and Town Clerk Operations (2017M-131)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s financial management and evaluate the … financing source. The Clerk did not maintain a cash book to chronologically record all individual receipts on a daily … Recommendations Adopt a fund balance policy and procedures to govern budgeting practices and the reasonable level of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/08/town-avoca-financial-management-and-town-clerk-operations-2017m-131Special Accidental Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… If you die under circumstances that permit payment of the accidental death benefit, a special accidental death … will be paid to your children who are under the age of 18, or if they are students, until the age of 23. The Benefit The special accidental death benefit is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-accidental-death-benefitRenaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review Board … control of the local school board, is governed by a seven-member Board of Trustees. Operating expenditures for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198Town of Grafton – Internal Controls Over Claims Auditing (2013M-133)
… internal controls over the Board’s claims auditing process for the period January 1, 2011, through October 31, 2012. … governs the Town. The Town’s budgeted expenditures for the 2013 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 million. … date, and claims totaling more than $1,400 were paid for a service contract which was expired. Informal procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/30/town-grafton-internal-controls-over-claims-auditing-2013m-133State Agencies Bulletin No. 1877
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the following maximum contribution limits for employees … Catch-Up” provision, available to employees in each of the last three years prior to normal retirement age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1877-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2021Connetquot Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-98)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Connetquot Central School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-98Bay Shore Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Audit of Claims (2015M-57)
… 2012-13 relied on significant amounts of appropriated fund balance and reserves to finance operations, and unrestricted fund balance was less than $320,000 as of June 30, 2013. District … Key Recommendations Carefully consider the amount of fund balance available to appropriate to fund future budgets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-audit-claimsNortheastern Clinton Central School District – Payroll (2016M-76)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s payroll procedures for the period July 1, 2014 through … $27.4 million. Key Findings The Board adopted a payroll policy that included oversight procedures to mitigate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-76Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses that were confidentially communicated to officials, we found that the Technology Supervisor did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Morris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… the Morris Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively … the 2019-20 through 2021-22 fiscal years by an average of $617,000, or 6 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the … points) to $2 million (21 percentage points). Four of the District’s 10 reserves were not reasonably funded, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2012 through October 7, 2013. … The District’s general fund budget totaled $530,523 for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The District’s … three years because the Board has not adequately budgeted for expenditures. Specifically, the District’s fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mSaranac Central School District – Payroll (2015M-298)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s payroll procedures for the period … time records; recording the hours worked or salaries to be paid; making changes to employees’ pay rates, withholdings and deductions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/saranac-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-298Town of Lebanon – Justice Court (2013M-247)
… to recover any moneys that are due to the Town and/or New York State. Perform accountability reconciliations monthly, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/17/town-lebanon-justice-court-2013m-247