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Sodus Center Fire Department – Financial Activities (2016M-424)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Department officials and the membership … Center Fire District and provides fire protection services to the Town, is governed by its constitution and bylaws. … without an adequate independent review. We were unable to determine if disbursements were approved by the membership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/03/31/sodus-center-fire-department-financial-activities-2016m-424Prattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials’ actions to manage financial condition were not transparent and more taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. The Board appropriated fund balance … through 2018-19 but none of the money was used or needed to fund operations. For the last three fiscal years the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108New York Mills Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-107)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management practices for … million in fund balance annually, which was not needed to fund operations due to operating surpluses, and consistently overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/new-york-mills-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-107Mount Morris Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-328)
… 1, 2012 through September 3, 2014. Background The Mount Morris Central School District is located in the Village of … and Groveland, in Livingston County, and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. The District … the year and address any significant variances in a timely manner. Return moneys improperly transferred from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/06/12/mount-morris-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-328Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-147)
… Chester-Rye Union Free Central School District is located in the Village of Port Chester and part of the Village of Rye … million. Key Findings The Board overestimated expenditures in its budgets, and none of the fund balance that was appropriated was used in four of the five fiscal years. Although the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/25/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-147Chester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Board Oversight (2016M-95)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to oversight of the District’s financial operations for the … requirements and did not use the excess fund balance to reduce real property taxes or other appropriate purposes, and needs to improve the transparency of the budget process. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/chester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-and-boardHarpursville Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-261)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine District officials’ management over financial … period ending June 30, 2013, District officials planned to use $4.2 million of fund balance to finance District operations; however, they only used $1.27 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/03/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-261East Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s controls over user access to the financial software for the period July 1, 2014 through … or modified, and permissions are not reviewed quarterly to ensure a proper segregation of duties. Users were given …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessMonticello Central School District – Budgeting (2014M-97)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … fund balance exceeds the statutory maximum and continues to grow. Some of the District’s reserve funds are funded at … with the District’s actual revenues and expenditures to avoid raising more real property taxes than necessary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/05/monticello-central-school-district-budgeting-2014m-97Haldane Central School District – Budget Transfers and Information Technology (2015M-279)
… 1, 2014 through August 19, 2015. Background The Haldane School District is located in the Town of Phillipstown in Putnam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/22/haldane-central-school-district-budget-transfers-and-informationLisbon Central School District – Cafeteria Cash Receipts (2016M-152)
… The Board has not adopted policies and District officials have not developed procedures governing cafeteria cash … and verify that the amounts collected agree with deposits on the bank statements. Ensure that the Treasurer has only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/lisbon-central-school-district-cafeteria-cash-receipts-2016m-152Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (2016M-179)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s credit card purchases for … District’s credit card policy did not require employees to acknowledge receiving the policy. The District’s credit … limit. Key Recommendations Amend the credit card policy to require users to acknowledge receiving the policy. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-credit-cards-2016m-179Town of Gilboa – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2024M-81)
… the exemptions totaling $667,938 that the Assessor granted to 23 property owners. We determined that 85 of the … totaling approximately $644,523 that were granted to the 23 property owners lacked one or more pieces of documentation the Assessor and we needed to verify the property owners met the exemption criteria. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/13/town-gilboa-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2024m-81Accidental Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… attorney, a power of attorney (POA) , or a court-appointed guardian who has been granted authority by the court may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-disabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… always evaluate procurement options or make comparisons to benchmark rates to ensure they received the lowest prices for electricity and … (Chenango County) The board established adequate controls to help safeguard assets, and the legally required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: CDTA Overtime Expenses and Ridership Growing
… amid steady ridership growth in recent years, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … mile have been trending downward. Pursuing opportunities to boost ridership and identify cost savings will help assure … More than 10 percent of all CDTA employees were reported to have overtime amounts that totaled more than 50 percent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-cdta-overtime-expenses-and-ridership-growingDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Fourteen school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2022, down from 23 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. This is the lowest incidence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the … more than $65,000 in equipment for his private mechanic’s business,” said State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “This … General Schneiderman and his staff for their diligent work on this case. Together, our Operation Integrity partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-highway-superintendent-publicII.4.A Minimum Financial Reporting Requirements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Balances for all funds of the State, by fund group Notes to the Financial Statements Combining Statements of Selected … information provided includes, but is not limited to: Governmental Funds Combined Statements of Cash Receipts, … Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds to the Statement of Net Position Statement of Revenues, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1909
… Affected Employees All Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 01 represented by NYSCOPBA are affected. … for employees who have at least one year of service credit in either BU01 or BU21. Please note, there is no 2021 increase in the Hazardous Duty Pay payment amount for Non-Arbitration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1909-april-2021-increase-hazardous-duty-pay-arbitration-eligible-bu01