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Opinion 96-17
… incurred for completing college courses, such as a course leading to a degree in fire science, if the board of … services "conference", presented by a State agency, which includes workshops and lectures, if the board of … If the school or course is outside the county in which the municipal corporation or fire district is located, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-17Opinion 95-30
… moneys raised by taxes and gifts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11; EDUCATION LAW, §§226, 255; ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS … libraries (General Municipal Law, §§10[1][a], 11[1]). Section 11 authorizes local governments to invest "moneys" … Municipal Law, §11[2]; see also Banking Law, §107-a). Section 11 also authorizes investments in obligations of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30DiNapoli: Longtime Dunkirk Treasurer Indicted for Embezzling Over $120K From City
… for filing in the first degree in Chautauqua County Supreme Court before Supreme Court Justice Grace M. Hanlon. DiNapoli and Schmidt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-longtime-dunkirk-treasurer-indicted-embezzling-over-120k-cityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… $101,625 in insufficiently documented consultant costs, vehicle costs, and credit card purchases; $78,474 in consultant costs that were not … which consisted of $16,656 in insufficiently documented vehicle costs, $2,370 in non-reimbursable interest, and $512 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsLowville Academy and Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-154)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether claims were adequately documented, were for appropriate … and approved prior to payment. Key Findings Because the claims auditor was also the Athletic Director, his audit of the claims for the athletic department was not independent. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019mUnion Free School District of the Tarrytowns - Fixed Assets (2018M-185)
… valued at $126,303 were not recorded on the inventory list. Key Recommendations The Board should designate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/union-free-school-district-tarrytowns-fixed-assets-2018m-185Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… online banking duties or require secondary authorization for online payments and transfers. Employees who performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Montauk Union Free School District (District) officials … audit school montauk information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Online Banking Access (2022M-179)
… District (District) officials limited online banking access and permissions to Board-authorized users. Key … Findings District officials did not ensure online banking access was limited to Board-authorized users because no one reviewed online banking users’ access and permissions. Officials at the District also did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/17/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-online-banking-access-2022m-179Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Oceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (2022M-195)
… monitored employees’ compliance with the acceptable Internet use policy (AUP) on the District’s network. Key … did not monitor employee compliance with the acceptable Internet use policy on the District’s network. In addition to … and social networking, in violation of the District’s AUP. Internet browsing increases the likelihood that users will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/24/oceanside-union-free-school-district-monitoring-internet-use-2022m-195Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Chappaqua … (District) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings District officials did not properly monitor and account for the fixed assets that we tested. Officials maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… audit school Williamsville financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140)
… not ensure network user accounts were adequately managed. In addition to finding sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/north-salem-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-140Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… Key Recommendation Periodically review user access for all network user accounts and disable user accounts when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andWheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were adequate. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that network access controls were adequate. As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources, financial data and student information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7Sandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… from the reserve. $136,208 was improperly transferred to the debt reserve in the debt service fund even though it was not required to be restricted for debt payments. $244,418 was transferred … fund to the general fund. Obtain Board approval for transfers to reserves. Update and adopt a written reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Patchogue-Medford Union Free School District – Health Insurance Buyouts (2023M-21)
… requirements to determine if the program is implemented in the most prudent and cost-effective manner. At the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/patchogue-medford-union-free-school-district-health-insurance-buyouts