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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the prices related to sampled non-contract purchases. In a follow-up, auditors found that HPD officials made limited … is going to appropriate projects that meet guidelines to get funding. State Education Department: Through Ages Inc. – … Manual (2019-S-56) Through Ages is a New York City-based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Charter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… with its affiliated entities and any related payments for the period July 1, 2010 through January 11, 2013. … for the purpose of enabling the School to engage in what are essentially commercial ventures. We question … entities without a written contractual obligation to do so. Key Recommendations Confer with SED as to the propriety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-174)
… action. … audit school sag harbor claims auditing 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-174Oversight of Campus Foundations
… Stony Brook Foundation, Inc. (SBF) and University at Buffalo Foundation, Inc. (UBF), controlled $1.1 billion, more … two individuals who were working for the University at Buffalo but were compensated by UBF – and not the University at Buffalo – while also receiving a State pension. UBF paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundationsVillage of Rhinebeck – Water Fees (2013M-311)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over water fees … June 1, 2012 through June 14, 2013. Background The Village of Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County. The Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/17/village-rhinebeck-water-fees-2013m-311Lewiston-Porter Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-14)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … and one without a cost recorded) were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, new and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/lewiston-porter-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-14Ignition Interlock Program Monitoring (2015-MS-4)
… The counties’ assigned program monitors were late in reporting 14 cases (in Erie and Wayne) out of 66 that did not comply with program … install them at all; and did not report 50 cases at all (in Cortland, Erie, Montgomery, Otsego, Suffolk and Wayne). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/25/ignition-interlock-program-monitoring-2015-ms-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … and supporting documentation, including a cash book or duplicate receipts for all transactions and did not prepare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… $360,000 (25 percent) each fiscal year. Reserve funds are overfunded by at least $35,000 and the Board has not … and used. Adopt annual budgets with appropriations that are realistic and based on historical trends or other known … reserves to determine whether the balances restricted are necessary and reasonable, and use excess amounts in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Town of Queensbury – Justice Court (S9-14-2)
… a Supervisor and four Board Members, is the governing body responsible for overseeing the Court’s general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-queensbury-justice-court-s9-14-2Reporting of Community-Based Services Under the Transformation Reinvestment Plan
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Mental Health provides … reinvestments. We identified certain inconsistencies with how the NIS data is collected, which could impact the … of the information included in the reports. These included how providers reported NIS for different services, the timing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/26/reporting-community-based-services-under-transformation-reinvestment-planMastic Beach Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-38)
… ensured that disbursements were properly processed for the period January 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $1.4 million. Key Findings The … Compare all vouchers with a list of checks to be approved for audit and approval before payment and include a detailed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/24/mastic-beach-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-38DiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… important measurement of the reliability of subway service and riders' experience," DiNapoli said. "It turns out the way … was to have 79.4 percent of all trains meet their target and 80.7 percent in 2014 and 2015. Transit met this overall goal in 2013, with 80.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Frewsburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-327)
… District officials also do not have a comprehensive payroll policy supported by written procedures. As a result, … District officials do not ensure that access rights to the payroll and human resource modules within the computerized … rights to update and edit employee leave time in the payroll and human resource modules. Review the conflicts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/frewsburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedAndover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… and took appropriate action to address the reasonableness of fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board annually … budgets that overestimated appropriations by a total of approximately $3 million (13 percent) from 2014-15 through … 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/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Clark Mills Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-315)
… and reported and that District moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. … The District’s general fund budget totaled $67,000 for the 2014 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not … by GML. The District has been using a credit union for the deposit and temporary investment of District funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/01/09/clark-mills-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-315Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District – Professional Services (2020M-115)
… School District (District) officials sought competition for procurement of professional services. Audit Results With … minor exceptions, District officials sought competition for professional services. Key Recommendation Continue to review and update the request for proposal (RFP) timetable and ensure all professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/13/fayetteville-manlius-central-school-district-professional-services-2020mApplying for Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… To apply for all Retirement System benefits, you must file the … of the State Comptroller within specific time limits. For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” … mailed. To meet a filing deadline (such as an application for retirement benefits or an option election form), you can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/applying-benefitsApplying for Benefits – Career Plan
… a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” it must be received by our Albany office, one of our … by mailing the document to us. We will consider it filed when it is delivered to us by the Post Office. If you are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/applying-benefitsApplying for Benefits – Police and Fire Plan
… To apply for all Retirement System benefits, you must file the … of the State Comptroller within specific time limits. For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” … mailed. To meet a filing deadline (such as an application for retirement benefits or an option election form), you can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/applying-benefits