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Town of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… 30, 2020, the Clerk’s bank account held an unaccounted for and unremitted cash balance of $262. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Islip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
… policies. Key Findings The Board: Made an inappropriate payment for medical expenditures totaling $21,000. Approved payment for 118 purchases totaling $38,563 made on District … did not have sufficient supporting documentation. Approved payment for 58 fuel credit card transactions, consisting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-disbursements-2020m-9East Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… students. We reviewed 300 nonpublic school student records and found that 114 students were provided with textbooks even though the District's records did not support the students' eligibility to receive … should maintain and refer to annual textbook inventory records prior to filling textbook orders or ordering new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolCopenhagen Central School District - Procurement (2019M-238)
… whether District officials sought competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key … did not seek competition for services from five of the six professional service providers reviewed. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/copenhagen-central-school-district-procurement-2019m-238Roxbury Central School District - Health Insurance Buyouts (2019M-89)
… buyouts may have saved taxpayers approximately $100,066 during our audit period. Three employees received $34,738 in health insurance buyouts that they may not have been … about the intent of the health insurance buyouts outlined in the CBAs and determine whether changes should be made to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/09/roxbury-central-school-district-health-insurance-buyouts-2019m-89DeRuyter Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-175)
… District computers. Provide IT security awareness training to employees. Restrict user permissions to the network and the student information system software … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Review and update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/deruyter-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-175Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Regional Transportation Authority’s discretionary spending complied with its guidelines and was reasonable, … adequately address potentially questionable discretionary spending, including definitions of costs and necessary … Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending (2012-S-158) State University Construction Fund: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156DiNapoli Statement on Proposed Federal Budget
The Presidents budget blueprint threatens funding for vital services including housing assistance environmental protection antipoverty programs and more
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-statement-proposed-federal-budgetRye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… officials paid overtime without knowing why the additional payroll costs were incurred. Improperly paid an employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2IX.12.M Journal Vouchers – IX. Federal Grants
… properly allocate state voucher payments between state and federal funds. In very rare cases, it may be necessary to finance payments from federal fund appropriations that later are journal … and not the norm since such journal transfers reduce federal expenditures/disbursements and increase the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12m-journal-vouchersIX.4.J State Requirements in Support of CMIA Implementation – IX. Federal Grants
… For most federal programs subject to CMIA, interest … “cash manage” their own grant awards will be responsible for supplying information needed for such calculations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix4j-state-requirements-support-cmia-implementationSullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2021M-171)
… did not adhere to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education (Board) approval to waive … payments we reviewed that total $66,169 were inappropriate or inaccurate. Key Recommendations Ensure all contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/01/28/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-separation-payments-2021mCopiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 credit card charges made during our audit period, … totaling $5,786 for refreshments that were in violation of New York State Public Officers Law. The Board approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98City of Lackawanna – Garbage Collection Fees (2021M-206)
… our findings and recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment to an issue raised in the City’s response. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-garbage-collection-fees-2021m-206New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether New Hartford Central School District (District) officials ensured the District accurately … action. … Determine whether New Hartford Central School District District officials ensured the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149III.6 SFS Reporting – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… system users with the flexibility to create and/or execute custom queries against a set of core financial data and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii6-sfs-reportingII.4 New York State Financial Accounting – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… New York State Financial Accounting standards are used in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4-new-york-state-financial-accountingCity of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 and had not filed the reports for 2018 or 2019 as of December 2, 2020. Without accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Ethical Standards for State Agency Contractors Act
… agency contractors performing inherently governmental and mission-critical functions or rendering a service or … agency contractors performing inherently governmental and missioncritical functions or rendering a service or s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ethical-standards-state-agency-contractors-act