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Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… balance to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds improperly restricted to surplus fund balance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88West Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… The West Babylon Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County and is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. The District operates seven cafeterias located in the high school, junior high school and five elementary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-368)
… the amount of unrestricted fund balance and use excess funds to benefit residents. Review all reserves to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-368Amityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and … avoidable. Although the payroll clerk performs procedures to check her own work, no one independent of the payroll process reviews the payroll prior to processing. Key Recommendations Implement procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-89)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial operations and use of … therefore, none of the appropriated fund balance was used to finance operations. Because of overestimated expenditures, … discontinue appropriating fund balance that is not needed to fund operations. Develop a plan to use excess unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/plainview-old-bethpage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mCopiague Union Free School District – Check Signing (2015M-181)
… The Copiague Union Free School District is located in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County. The District, which … one of the Board President, District Clerk or Treasurer to sign checks, whereas New York State Education Law requires the Treasurer to sign all checks. The payroll clerk printed payroll checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/copiague-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2015m-181Jefferson Central School District – Fund Balances (2015M-236)
… 6, 2015. Background The Jefferson Central School District is located in the Delaware and Schoharie County Towns of … which operates one school with approximately 250 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/jefferson-central-school-district-fund-balances-2015m-236Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-356)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the … revenues exceeded expenditures by as much as $4.1 million and no amount of appropriated fund balance was used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-356Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-35)
… cash receipts and nonpayroll disbursements were adequate for the period July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $9.2 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Oversight of Portable Devices (2015M-344)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District’s portable devices were properly … District officials did not keep their inventory list up-to-date when computers were deployed to various locations or when they were disposed of. District officials have not established effective procedures to monitor the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-oversight-portable-devicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… computers and 62 tablets and paid approximately $17,000 in annual service fees in the 2021-22 fiscal year for missing … software, which allowed them to potentially control all phases of financial transactions. Officials paid BOCES … responsibilities of each party may not be understood by all parties resulting in cybersecurity gaps. Indian River …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsSullivan County – County Jail Operations (2013M-33)
… total expenditures for 2011. Every county in NYS is required by law to maintain a jail. The County’s jail was … expenditures the County can ill afford, whether it is from escalating construction costs or the greater costs that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/06/14/sullivan-county-county-jail-operations-2013m-33More About This Retirement Plan – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… retirement plan summary describes the benefits available to Tier 2, 3 (Article 11), 5 and 6 members of the Police and … adopted and you have elected one of these special plans. NYSLRS is required to compare the employer’s special plan cost to the cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/more-about-retirement-planEast Clinton Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-194)
… 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012. Background The East Clinton Fire District is located in the Town of Clinton, in Dutchess … annual 2011 financial report with the State Comptroller’s Office. Key Recommendations Confer with the District’s legal … the services to be provided and the pay rate for each service. Adopt written policies and procedures covering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/04/east-clinton-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsContract Advisory No. 7
… ID for all new contracts including but not limited to services, goods, leases, revenue, construction, grants, … Unit (5 alphanumeric characters), Contract Number (up to 10 alphanumeric characters), and Department ID (7 numeric … Number segment of the Contract ID, agencies can use up to a total of 10 alphanumeric characters, which must include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/7-special-characters-should-not-be-used-contract-and-stand-alone-purchase-orderComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (Washington County) The board did not adopt and … not always develop reasonable budgets or use unrestricted funds to benefit district taxpayers. Over the last three … the district appropriated $941,081 more in unrestricted funds than needed because the district also generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsFiremen’s Benevolent Association of the Village of Le Roy – Oversight of the Association’s Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Moneys (2014M-026)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the Association’s receipt and disbursement of the Foreign Fire Insurance tax for the period January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/06/firemens-benevolent-association-village-le-roy-oversight-associationsCooperative Information Technology Services (2012MR-1)
… complete report - pdf] We also released 10 letter reports to the following: Schoharie County [pdf] and the Village of … [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if local governments could reduce IT costs … cooperative services for the period January 1, 2010, to August 8, 2011. Background Local governments, regardless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/02/15/cooperative-information-technology-services-2012mr-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's November Budget Update
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the … statement regarding the agreement announced today on New York City’s November Financial Plan. “The release of the city’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-november-budget-updateMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2014 Through March 31, 2015
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system … Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period October 1, … claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2014-through-march-31-2015