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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1878
… are paid their statutory salary, prorated statutory salary or composite statutory salary, whichever is applicable, an … returned to the payroll using the Action Rehire or Return from Leave on 12/27/2019 or later Members who have RGS … Pay Period 19C. Subtract the total earnings in Step #2 from the Member’s statutory salary determined in Step #1. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1878-2020-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureConnetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s controls over cash disbursements for … Board adopted a policy granting check signing authority to seven Library staff members and officials, thereby … diminishing an important segregation of functions designed to help ensure that Library funds are disbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125Town of Lockport – Justice Court (2018M-36)
… - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial activity for the period … could not provide an accurate monthly accountability to reconcile the Court’s cash assets and outstanding … cash on hand and on deposit in the bank should be compared to a listing of Court liabilities. Differences should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/07/13/town-lockport-justice-court-2018m-36Cayuga County Community College – Information Technology (2013M-291)
… (Board) which comprises nine appointed members and a student trustee. Key Findings The College does not have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/03/14/cayuga-county-community-college-information-technology-2013m-291Rhinebeck Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-135)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review District officials’ management of extra-classroom … did not adopt an adequate extra-classroom activity policy to provide comprehensive guidance for District officials and students. The Board did not appoint a faculty auditor to ensure that receipts were issued, disbursements were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/rhinebeck-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-135Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… and disbursement activities of the Department and its Drill Team. Department officials do not audit the accounts of the Treasurer and the Drill Team’s chief financial officer. Neither the Board nor … and other financial records, including those of the Drill Team. Ensure that an annual audit of the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activitiesVillage of Canaseraga – Claims Audit (2023M-48)
… 64 claims totaling approximately $114,000 were paid prior to scheduled monthly Board meetings and were not audited prior to payment. 27 claims totaling approximately $24,000 did not … audit responsibilities were, nor did they take training to learn what their claims audit responsibilities were. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/07/28/village-canaseraga-claims-audit-2023m-48Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… Services (BOCES) officials monitored electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost and ensured … Findings BOCES officials did not monitor electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost or ensure … electricity supply contract and seek periodic competition to ensure rates are at the lowest possible cost. Conduct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… supported, and nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were for a valid School purpose . When credit … that almost 98 percent of them lacked documentation to demonstrate the charge’s necessity or the School-related … Recommendation Adopt new, or update existing, policies to address credit card use, including the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… did not properly manage fund balance and reserves and need to improve their budgeting practices and transparency with … and annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to fund operations. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance … more real properly taxes were levied then necessary to fund operations. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… The Office of the State Comptroller has developed five new “10-minute Tech Talk” cybersecurity training webinars for … Government and School Accountability’s Applied Technology Unit. The theme for this year's campaign is "See Yourself in … released Oct. 17. Passwords, to be released Oct. 24. Phishing, to be released Oct. 31. In addition to the new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsIndian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
… their management of financial condition, otherwise more taxes will be levied than are needed to fund operations. From …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… balance. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. For the four fiscal years reviewed … Appropriated fund balance of $216,780 that was not needed to fund operations due to operating surpluses. This practice contributed to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… Objective Determine whether North Tonawanda City School District (District) officials properly secured user account access to … properly managed user account permissions in the financial application but did not properly secure user account access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… 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 … costs of approximately $14,278 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Obtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… member. The authorization must: Specifically be addressed to the New York State and Local Retirement System; Specifically identify the party(ies) authorized to receive information; and Specifically identify the information to be released. NYSLRS will not accept a general release. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsTown of Cameron – Justice Court and Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2015M-17)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the Court's and the … records and reports. The Supervisor’s monthly reports to the Board did not contain sufficient detail to allow the Board to make sound financial decisions. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-cameron-justice-court-and-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2015mTown of Kent – Procurement and Information Technology (2017M-85)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate controls over procurement and information … million. Key Findings The Town did not seek competition to procure goods and services totaling approximately $268,000 … Key Recommendations Use a request for proposals process to select professional services and ensure proper documents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-kent-procurement-and-information-technology-2017m-85