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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… to access nonbusiness websites prohibited by the policy. In addition, information technology security (IT) awareness … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Seymour Public Library District – Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts (2015M-102)
… Background The Seymour Public Library District is located in the City of Auburn, Cayuga County and serves the City of … not generate a daily cash report from the System to assist in reconciling daily fine and fee collections or to review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/24/seymour-public-library-district-over-counter-cash-receipts-2015m-102City of Yonkers – Information Technology (2017M-86)
… of Yonkers is the fourth largest city in New York State, with a population of more than 200,000. The City is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/08/11/city-yonkers-information-technology-2017m-86Hunter-Tannersville Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-376)
… unrestricted unappropriated fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax statutory limits. Closely monitor the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-376Graded Rates – Contribution Stabilization Program
… The increase or decrease in the Retirement System graded rates depends on the gap … then the graded rate will increase/decrease by 1 percent in the direction of the System average rate. If the gap is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/graded-ratesCharter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… for the purpose of enabling the School to engage in what are essentially commercial ventures. We question … the level of risk involved with the School’s participation in these ventures because School officials refused to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300Town of Cameron – Justice Court and Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2015M-17)
… June 19, 2014. Background The Town of Cameron is located in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 945. … the Justice Court. Court records show that nearly $29,000 in fines, fees, surcharges, bail and restitution was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-cameron-justice-court-and-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2015mTown of Kent – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-85)
… have a current contract with the IT consultant. Multiple game programs had been downloaded onto Town computers. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kent-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-85Beacon City School District -- Budget Review (B6-15-4)
… to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the local government is … operations. The District’s proposed budget complies with the tax levy limit because it includes a tax levy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/beacon-city-school-district-budget-review-b6-15-4Village of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… an excessive level of unassigned surplus fund balance in the general fund; balances ranged between $839,530 and … was $509,000 while the Village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at the end of 2022-23 to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… for compliance with policies, and approve requests in advance. Keep costs for meals provided at meetings within … B includes our comment on an issue BOCES officials raised in their response. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesVillage of Fleischmanns – Financial Condition and Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-30)
… 5, 2016. Background The Village of Fleischmanns is located in the Town of Middletown in Delaware County and has a population of approximately 350. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/23/village-fleischmanns-financial-condition-and-clerk-treasurers-duties-2017m-30Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District – Financial Condition (2016M-341)
… in Nassau County. The District, which operates six schools with approximately 5,500 students, is governed by an … Update the fund balance policy to require compliance with statutory limits. Ensure that reserve funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/bellmore-merrick-central-high-school-district-financial-condition-2016mBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… computerized data was not adequately safeguarded. In addition, the District has an increased risk that the … be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… company (supplier) after contract expiration, resulting in BOCES paying a higher per kilowatt-hour (kWh) rate than if … through October 2022. Did not detect billing discrepancies in the invoices for electricity supplied and paid duplicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… to the financial and student information applications. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. … Determine whether Starpoint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userChautauqua County – Court and Trust Funds (2020-C&T-1)
… 90 actions totaling $4,405 that improperly remained in the Director of Finance’s custody that should have been … deemed abandoned property is paid to the State Comptroller in a timely manner. The County Clerk should maintain a court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2020/04/24/chautauqua-county-court-and-trust-funds-2020-ct-1Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… limited. The Supervisor did not: Properly record revenues in the accounting system, prepare bank reconciliations or … by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. In addition, the 2022 AFR was inaccurate. Provide the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and can result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. Except as noted in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… parking space and an accessible route with openings in the pavement no larger than one half inch. 11 components … physical accessibility for the 66 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45