Search
State Agencies Bulletin No. 1978
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2022 maximum salary limit for ORP and VDC in Tier 6 plan members. Affected Employees ORP and VDC Tier 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1978-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedVillage of South Glens Falls – Financial Condition and Budgeting Practices (2014M-102)
… our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period June 1, 2010 through … Saratoga County, has a population of approximately 3,500 and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. … funded primarily with real property taxes, sales tax, and water and sewer rents. Key Findings The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/07/03/village-south-glens-falls-financial-condition-and-budgeting-practices-2014m-102Town of West Seneca – Purchasing (2015M-11)
… 18, 2014. Background The Town of West Seneca is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 45,700. … does not reflect dollar thresholds that were increased in New York State General Municipal Law more than five years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/17/town-west-seneca-purchasing-2015m-11Honeoye Falls Lima Central School District – Access Controls (2020M-112)
… were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the District‘s increased reliance on a remote learning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/12/honeoye-falls-lima-central-school-district-access-controls-2020m-112State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster recovery plan. As a result, the … could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in operations. District officials should have disabled 17 of … permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative permissions because the permissions were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditTown of Springport – Financial Management (2014M-329)
… 31, 2014. Background The Town of Springport is located in Cayuga County and has a population of approximately 2,400. … balance than was actually available which led to deficits in unexpended fund balance. Key Recommendations Ratify and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-springport-financial-management-2014m-329Madison County – Temporary Courthouse Lease and Renovations (2019M-41)
… (County) officials used competitive methods to obtain and renovate temporary courthouse space. Key Findings County … $1.5 million to a limited liability company (LLC) to lease and renovate temporary courthouse space for a 19-month … period. Did not use a competitive process to lease and renovate the temporary courthouse space. Paid the LLC a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/01/08/madison-county-temporary-courthouse-lease-and-renovations-2019m-41Center Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… our audit was to examine the Library’s budgeting practices and cash receipts procedures for the period July 1, 2012 … is a school district library located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Trustees which consists of … adopted budgets that consistently underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures. The Board accumulated an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378Bayport-Blue Point Public Library – Employee Leave Accruals and Procurement (2013M-385)
… of our audit was to determine whether the Library’s leave records were accurate and whether the Library used … Public Library is an autonomous entity, chartered by the State Board of Regents, located in the Town of Brookhaven in … were $2,136,752. Key Findings Employee leave accrual records were not accurate. Competitive methods were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/25/bayport-blue-point-public-library-employee-leave-accruals-and-procurement-2013mAppendix A — Volunteer Firefighter Training Approvals – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… and a finding by the board that the training is necessary, in the public interest and not available within a reasonable distance and time period in New York State. Notification and proof of attendance must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-volunteer-firefighter-training-approvalsBuffalo City School District - Charter School Tuition Billing (2019M-122)
… for charter school tuition by $1 million (18 percent of PECA set-aside) in 2017-18. After discussing it with us, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/08/23/buffalo-city-school-district-charter-school-tuition-billing-2019m-122Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… were granted to individuals who did not need these rights. In two instances, officials did not know why the users had … and the Board did not establish a disaster recovery plan. In addition, sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115Village of Sylvan Beach – Board Oversight (2013M-34)
… 2012. Background The Village of Sylvan Beach is located in the Town of Vienna in Oneida County and has approximately 900 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/10/village-sylvan-beach-board-oversight-2013m-34Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (2021M-61)
… idle without a specific purpose to benefit the Town is not in the public’s best interest. Key Recommendations Develop … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the THLDC’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/02/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-fund-balanceVillage of Palmyra - Justice Court Operations (2019M-202)
… were collected, deposited, recorded, reported and remitted in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Justice’s … as of June 30, 2019. There were seven old cases recorded in the accounting system dating back to the 1990s, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/01/17/village-palmyra-justice-court-operations-2019m-202Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… Board: Adequately managed the Town’s financial condition, and Ensured that Town officials did not have prohibited … end of 2018. The Board has not adopted multiyear financial and capital plans. A Board member had a prohibited interest … approximately $782,100. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates of revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222South Colonie Central School District - Allocation of Personnel Costs (2020M-10)
… salary and benefit payments for the 14 District employees in the teacher center tracing District-related personnel … and benefit payments for the eight individuals working in the Pre-K program by tracing personnel costs to CBAs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/03/south-colonie-central-school-district-allocation-personnel-costs-2020m-10Town of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… Employees and officials should consider purchases in aggregate when determining if competition is needed. Town … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Pawling Central School District - Budgeting Practices and Reserves (2020M-4)
… unrestricted fund balance as a financing source each year for the 2014-15 through 2018-19 budgets. However, … ranged from 7 percent to 12.15 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/17/pawling-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-reserves-2020m-4Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-51)
… have exceeded appropriations by a total $626,000 in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Additionally, the budgets are not structurally balanced and have used $1.5 million in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-51