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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (Suffolk County) Town … did not properly bill tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled in the district. As a result, as of … districts of origin for all eligible nonresident foster care students. Questar III Board of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2000-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … district) -- Maintenance Contracts (fire commissioner who is secretary/treasurer and stockholder of company performing … of section 802 provides an exception in those instances where an interest is prohibited solely by reason of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-7Sidney Memorial Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2014M-252)
… Background The Sidney Memorial Public Library is located in the Village of Sidney, in Delaware County. The Library is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/28/sidney-memorial-public-library-cash-disbursements-2014m-252Accounts Payable Advisory No. 63
… in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Reference: Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI-A, Section 1.B - … Codes Guidance: In the SFS, the category code is used to identify the specific goods or services that are being … classification of the goods or services being purchased to (i) ensure the correct account code defaults onto the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/63-category-codesTown of Roseboom - Long-Term Planning (2018M-115)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Board effectively planned for future needs. Key Findings Town officials have no … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-roseboom-long-term-planning-2018m-115Vendor File Advisory No. 5
… forms have been updated and vendors are now required to use them. Please replace any old forms with the new ones and direct vendors to the new forms, where appropriate. AC 3237-S: New York … Vendor Address In addition, the following form is required to be used by vendors to update their legal business name on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/5-updated-vendor-formsWilliamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … appropriated $21.7 million of unrestricted fund balance to help finance operations, which was not needed because the … include realistic appropriations based on actual needs to avoid levying taxes at a level greater than needed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-274Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – Reserves and Fund Balance (2015M-336)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s fund balance and reserves for the … over $7.1 million when there is currently no authority to reserve funds for this purpose and District officials … fund. The Board adopted budgets that included plans to use appropriated fund balance totaling $2.43 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-reserves-and-fund-balance-2015mBelfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s procurement procedures for the … policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not clearly … compliance with the policy or require District officials to properly document compliance when they sought competition. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… did not: Monitor collections received in the main office to ensure all collections were accounted for or deposited in … $914,291 (99 percent of total collections remitted to the business office) were not deposited timely . For … days after they were received. Monitor State aid payments to ensure all available revenue was received, recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Town of Hamburg - Finance Office (2023M-109)
… Finance Office credit card purchases were supported and for proper Town purposes. Determine whether the Town’s … did not ensure that credit card purchases were supported and for proper Town purposes. As a result, the former … Towns Finance Office credit card purchases were supported and for proper Town purposes Determine whether the Towns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-hamburg-finance-office-2023m-109State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Mayor's 2024 State of the City Address
… statement on the New York City Mayor’s 2024 State of the City address: “Public safety, affordability, and … will be necessary.” Reports & Fiscal Tracking Tools Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York NYC's Shifting Population: The Latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-mayors-2024-state-city-addressGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an … controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In … listing. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access that includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127West Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… were on hand. The last physical inventory was completed in 2017 and officials only updated the District’s asset … $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded in the inventory records and 38 of these assets that cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission – Governance and Cash Receipts (2016M-262)
… 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016. Background The Hadley-Luzerne Joint Youth Commission is a joint activity which … residing in the Towns of Hadley and Day in Saratoga County and the Town of Lake Luzerne in Warren County. The Commission is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/30/hadley-luzerne-joint-youth-commission-governance-and-cash-receipts-2016mCentral New York Regional Market Authority – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2015M-235)
… centrally located food distribution center serving Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego and Wayne …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/12/31/central-new-york-regional-market-authority-internal-controls-overVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s management of the level of unexpended … nearly $200,000 (45 percent) over the past five years to almost $640,000 as of May 31, 2013. As a result, the … The information that the Treasurer provided to the Board did not include an estimate of fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Sharon Springs Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-100)
… fund balance that is not needed to finance operations is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance that is not provided … fund balance that exceeds the statutory limit results in tax levies being higher than necessary. Key … to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/sharon-springs-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-100Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… they are appropriately aggregated to determine whether it is necessary to obtain Board approval or use competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41