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Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… and itemization are provided and that payment is for proper district purposes. The auditor must report … expertise in district finances, and have expertise with purchasing policies. Candidates may include: a district … a person hired through an inter-municipal or shared service agreement an outside contractor a BOCES employee – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorCopiague Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-150-F)
… Free School District’s (District) progress, as of January 2026, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report … Free School Districts District progress as of January 2026 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/07/03/copiague-union-free-school-district-audit-follow-2023m-150-fState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… DCIDA officials did not verify whether project owners met agreed-upon job creation and retention goals or … abated or verify the actual amounts invested by project owners. Instead, the board discussed the projects on an … ongoing basis and relied on the good faith of the project owners to accurately report benefits and comply with project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsLowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… of oral quotes, departmental approval, evidence of receipt of goods or services, or itemized receipts or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mUnion Free School District of the Tarrytowns - Fixed Assets (2018M-185)
… with values that exceed the established threshold have a tag affixed identifying them as District property. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/union-free-school-district-tarrytowns-fixed-assets-2018m-185Opinion 96-17
… of the firefighters who would attend. August 13, 1996 Joseph F. Frank, Esq., General Counsel Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 95-30
… FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (by public library) LIBRARIES -- Investments (of moneys raised by taxes and … are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and non-tax … The term "local government" is defined to include public libraries (General Municipal Law, §§10[1][a], 11[1]). Section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30DiNapoli: Longtime Dunkirk Treasurer Indicted for Embezzling Over $120K From City
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced the indictment and arrest of … appalling. Thanks to my partnership with District Attorney Schmidt, he will now be held accountable for his … Mayor Kate Wdowiasz who referred the matter to District Attorney Schmidt, who then partnered with State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-longtime-dunkirk-treasurer-indicted-embezzling-over-120k-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… health and safety compliance. State Education Department: Fred S. Keller School, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsHuntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board and … Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Montauk Union Free School District (District) officials secured access to … had an active network user account. IT security awareness training was not provided. Since 2013-14, external auditors … no longer needed. Provide periodic IT security awareness training. Develop and adopt a comprehensive written IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Online Banking Access (2022M-179)
… Central School District (District) officials limited online banking access and permissions to Board-authorized … users. Key Findings District officials did not ensure online banking access was limited to Board-authorized users because no one reviewed online banking users’ access and permissions. Officials at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/17/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-online-banking-access-2022m-179Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit school pine bush IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Oceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (2022M-195)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Oceanside Union Free School District (District) officials … oceanside school audit internet use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/24/oceanside-union-free-school-district-monitoring-internet-use-2022m-195Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… $220,708 were not recorded on the District’soriginal asset list. 18 assets totaling $25,022 did not have asset tags, as … were not removed from the District’s original asset list. Also, officials could not determine whether four assets … Key Recommendations Ensure the District’s new asset list is complete, accurate and up-to-date and that all fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 million, for a difference totaling $78 million. Were not fully … balance when needed. Include provisions in adopted budgets for funding and replenishing reserves. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Salem Central School District (District) officials … audit school district North Salem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/north-salem-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-140Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… 12.8 percent) of the next year’s budget (during the same period), which exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit by $1.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… Audit Objective Determine whether East Williston Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network user accounts and developed and adopted an … Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency … Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed . Unneeded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and