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Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
Determine whether District officials effectively managed general fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… were overestimated resulting in an operating surplus of $6.2 million in 2016-17. District officials made excessive … funds totaling $10.6 million and $12 million at the end of 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, which exceeded the statutory limits of $3.9 million and $4 million. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Indian Point) is expected to shut down beginning in 2020 with a potential … not to take action until factual, reliable information is obtained. Due to this, no additional cost savings measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… balance as a financing source. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance that is unavailable. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198Town of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… 200 percent. The Board has not adequately segregated cash disbursement duties or implemented compensating controls. The … to address the lack of segregation of duties within the disbursement process. Ensure that all ambulance service fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161Village of Nelliston - Payroll and Accounting Records (2018M-162)
… totaling $5,392 from the Superintendent’s pay for the period March 2016 through February 2018. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/14/village-nelliston-payroll-and-accounting-records-2018m-162McLean Fire Department - Financial Operations (2018M-40)
… provided adequate oversight of financial activities to ensure that resources were properly safeguarded. Key … Findings Cash controls over fundraising activities need to be improved to ensure that amounts collected are properly recorded and … provided adequate oversight of financial activities to ensure that resources were properly safeguarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/05/25/mclean-fire-department-financial-operations-2018m-40Springs Union Free School District - Payroll (2018M-222)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Springs Union Free School District (District) employees received the … Springs Union Free School District Payroll 2018M222 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/springs-union-free-school-district-payroll-2018m-222Livingston Manor Central School District - Cost-Effective Expenditure Control (2018M-205)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials implemented cost-effective … measures to control expenditures. Key Findings The Board shared the Superintendent and Business Administrator positions with … Determine whether the Board and District officials implemented costeffective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/livingston-manor-central-school-district-cost-effective-expenditureTown of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… (TW) general fund and central water district. Interfund services were not properly tracked and billed back to the … disaster recovery and backups, and has not provided IT security awareness training. Key Recommendations Discontinue … comprehensive IT policies and procedures and provide IT security awareness training. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Allegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… (8 percent annual average) over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2017, unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $2.2 million and was 10 percent of the 2017- 18 budgeted appropriations, exceeding the … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Findings The Board: Failed to provide oversight of the charter management organization (Company). School officials did not: Ensure the Company provided all of the services required by its contract. Receive … services. School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (Montgomery County) Auditors … not balanced or are not reasonable. The city’s tax levy of $6,047,472 also exceeds the allowable tax levy limit by … to adopt a budget that included a levy in excess of the tax levy limit. Find out how your government money is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMatter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service
… are African-American or Hispanic may be entitled to part of settlement proceeds from the Matter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service. Background The New York State Department of … are AfricanAmerican or Hispanic may be entitled to part of settlement proceeds from the Matter of Merton Simpson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… death benefit may be payable. This benefit would equal the pension reserve that would have been established under the State Police retirement plan (Section 381-b) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an … Out-of-Service Death Benefit If you are a vested member with at least ten years of credited service, but you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… death benefit may be payable. This benefit would equal the pension reserve that would have been established under the … plan (Section 384-d, Section 384 or Section 384-e) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an … Out-of-Service Death Benefit If you are a vested member with at least ten years of credited service, but you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… Attorney General Schneiderman, Mr. Wills was convicted and is serving prison time." "New Yorkers trust that their … said Attorney General Schneiderman . "No public servant is above the law, and we'll continue to root out and … and sentenced to two to six years in prison (which he is currently serving), as well as a $5,000 fine and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… former bookkeeper in the town of Altona in Clinton County altered cash receipts in order to embezzle $23,500 in public … that the bookkeeper – Danielle Peryea, 34 – frequently altered receipts to show a lower amount collected from the … that over a four year period, between 2009 and 2013, she altered town receipts and took town money without permission. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… that Kory O’Hara, 45, formerly the Town Supervisor of Prattsville, pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection … with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene. The announcement was made by New York … Carla Freedman; Janeen DiGuiseppi, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsCompliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… in treatment, and suspected abuse and neglect while at a privately run facility and then at a State-run facility. … are required to do the following in response to any incident involving a patient receiving care and treatment: … person within 24 hours of the initial reporting of an incident; Upon request by a qualified person, promptly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-follow