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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… districts annually spend approximately $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or … ensuing year’s appropriations. As a result, the district’s tax levy was higher than necessary to fund operations. … for the district has consistently exceeded Real Property Tax Law limits. The district’s unrestricted fund balance was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Livingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through April 28, 2016. Background Livingston County is located in central New York and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Justice Court Fund: Invoice Billing Program
… and village justice courts and municipalities participate in our Invoice Billing Program (IBP). Summary of the Invoice … JCF has processed the month’s reports for all justices in the municipality, we will send an invoice and billing … the municipality must make payment of money owed in a timely manner. When payment is made, local revenues are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/justice-court-fund-invoice-billing-programCopenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s … The Copenhagen Fire Department is located in the Town of Denmark, Lewis County. The Department, which contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesDeRuyter Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-119)
… a realistic multiyear financial plan. Ensure that reserve funds are used for their authorized and intended purposes, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/deruyter-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-119Town of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… areas in the Court software, such as an inadequate audit trail and insufficient automated controls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2Onteora Central School District – Information Technology (2015M-92)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … The District, which is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, maintains four schools with an enrollment … The District did not keep an inventory of software licenses and its hardware inventory records were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/onteora-central-school-district-information-technology-2015m-92Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… outstanding accounts routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followVillage of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… claims (68 percent) totaling approximately $656,000 had one or more exceptions and should not have been approved for … $114,000 were paid prior to scheduled monthly Board meetings and were not audited prior to payment. 27 claims … accurate when paid. Board members did not know what their claims audit responsibilities were, nor did they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Town of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of New Albion (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) adequately … to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with the duties of his office . The Town Clerk (Clerk) and the bookkeeper … financial duties without oversight. The segregation of duties between Town officials is an important internal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Kings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of approximately $815 could not be located. Two … susceptible to damage from a water leak in a server room ceiling and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Town of Coldspring – Town Clerk Operations (2013M-137)
… Deposit all moneys timely and intact. Ensure that Town funds are not used to cash personal checks. Audit, or cause …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/09/town-coldspring-town-clerk-operations-2013m-137Introduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… governments and school districts. 1 Office of the New York State Comptroller audit reports are available at www.osc.state.ny.us/local-government/audits . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionPine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four Chromebooks, with a total cost of … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional Chromebooks with estimated total costs of $1,580 could not be located. … Seventeen assets (16 Chromebooks and one 3D printer) with a total estimated costs of approximately $14,278 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and … IT assets selected to confirm were inventoried, 25 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … were not inventoried, and one Chromebook (estimated cost of $288 based on similar purchases) could not be located but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s water operations for the period June 1, 2010, to October 11, … for 2012-13 are approximately $4.4 million and water fund appropriations are approximately $1.74 million. … sufficient financial information to appropriately monitor water financial operations. Our examination of the billing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… the Fire Chief and a former Board member using Department funds. The Board and membership did not review bank statement … Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department Misappropriation of Funds 2015M3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsTown of Schuyler – Financial Management (2014M-182)
… fund balance in the Town’s general fund would cover more than a full year’s appropriations. The sewer … has enough unrestricted, unappropriated fund balance to cover more than seven years’ appropriations. The Board did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/29/town-schuyler-financial-management-2014m-182DiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… P. DiNapoli’s office. William Davis, 63, the former owner of Davis Ethical Pharmacy in Rockville Centre, pleaded guilty … Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, agreed to make full restitution of $231,919 on or before his sentencing on January 27. “Mr. … Attorney-Elect Madeline Singas’ office and the Department of Financial Services, we were able to expose his crimes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scam