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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… properly audited and approved, adequately supported and for valid district purposes. The claims auditor did not audit … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Mount Pleasant Central School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-31)
… compliance with the AUP. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically … disable any deemed unnecessary and periodically review for necessity and appropriateness. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/16/mount-pleasant-central-school-district-information-technology-userChanging Employers – Membership and Enrollment
… the consequences to their NYSLRS membership For example, ERS sheriff or correction officer service is generally not … or 25-year retirement plan but makes them eligible to join ERS under a regular retirement plan, they can join ERS and transfer their membership and service credit from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/changing-employersSackets Harbor Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-208)
… procedures for password management, wireless security, remote access and managing user access rights. Disable … procedures over password management, wireless security and remote access. Develop procedures for adding, removing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/sackets-harbor-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-208Connetquot Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-180)
… the District’s plan to continue reducing its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply with the statutory limit … corrective action. 1 As per an October 28, 2019 draft of the 2018-19 audited financial statements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/01/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-180Town of Grand Island - Information Technology (2019M-34)
… Key Findings Town officials did not monitor Internet usage for computer use policy (CUP) compliance. Town officials did … receive IT security awareness training and that training is provided whenever the IT policies are updated. Town … of our findings and recommendations but indicated that they plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/23/town-grand-island-information-technology-2019m-34Town of Saranac - Cash Management (2019M-32)
… earnings during the audit period resulting in a net cost of $2,407 related to banking services. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-saranac-cash-management-2019m-32Western New York Maritime Charter School - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-176)
… student enrollment and billings to school districts of residence are accurate and supported. Key Findings School … special education students, resulting in one district of residence being overbilled by more than $161,000 in the … a provision to periodically update and verify the proof of residence. School officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/11/22/western-new-york-maritime-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billingHerkimer County Community College - Procurement (2019M-186)
… do not address the solicitation of competition for professional services and insurance. The College purchased goods and services totaling $474,514 and professional services totaling $702,016 without seeking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2019/12/06/herkimer-county-community-college-procurement-2019m-186Orient Fire District – Cash Reserves and Credit Cards (2015M-319)
… assess the District’s controls over cash investments and credit card expenditures for the period January 1, 2014 … and trusts, as required by statute. The Treasurer paid credit card claims prior to Board approval. The Board did not … and invested as authorized by statute. Ensure that all credit card claims are properly audited prior to payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/03/04/orient-fire-district-cash-reserves-and-credit-cards-2015m-319Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets
… Examples from GASB Statement 34 included in this bulletin, copyright by the … Norwalk, CT 06856 are reprinted by permission. Sample City Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets Fiduciary Funds … Examples from GASB Statement 34 Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-changes-fiduciary-net-assetsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets
… Fiduciary Net Assets Fiduciary Funds December 31, 2002 Employee Retirement Plan Private-Purpose Trusts Agency Funds … 80,000 Municipal bonds 6,528,019 Corporate bonds 16,320,047 Corporate stocks … NET ASSETS: Held in trust for pension benefits and other purposes $65,796,103 $ 80,776 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-statement-fiduciary-net-assetsTown of Le Roy – Purchasing (2014M-106)
… 1, 2013 through February 25, 2014. Background The Town of Le Roy is located in Genesee County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/27/town-le-roy-purchasing-2014m-106Opinion 88-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund … to establish one or more public dumps or dumping grounds. In addition, Town Law, §221(1) authorizes town boards to … a "physical public betterment or improvement" within the meaning and intent of General Municipal Law, §6-c (GML, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-62Opinion 2004-4
… as its attorney, is not mixed with other revenues of the partnership, and if the board member, directly or indirectly, … is deemed to have an interest in any contract of a partnership of which the officer or employee is a member … if the consideration under the contract were paid into the partnership and if, under the terms of the partnership, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4II.3.A Planning – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… in general terms, the Governor’s priorities for the coming year, alerts the agency management to expected fiscal … agency programs at current levels in the new fiscal year. In November, the State Budget Director conducts … by mid-January – or following a gubernatorial election year, by February 1 – the Governor submits the Executive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3a-planningOpinion 2000-1
… CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §18; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(3), 5-524(7): As a rule, in the … of Brookhaven , 247 AD2d 109, 678 NYS2d 377; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-47, p 104; see also, e.g., Corning v Village … of New York , 182 Misc 654, 45 NYS 2d 230; but see Hunt v Hamilton County , 235 AD2d 758, 652 NYS2d 402 [grand jury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 88-30
… the authority of a town board to require that a property owner in a water district connect to the water district water … a village. The contract with the village provides that the owner of this property must purchase all its water from the village unless the owner develops a private, on-site water supply. You ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-30Town of Henrietta – Financial Management and Purchasing (2013M-208)
… amount of unexpended surplus funds in the general and drainage district funds. The Board did not provide sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/24/town-henrietta-financial-management-and-purchasing-2013m-208DiNapoli: Former Pharmacist Pleads Guilty In $232,000 Fake Prescriptions Scam
… P. DiNapoli’s office. William Davis, 63, the former owner of Davis Ethical Pharmacy in Rockville Centre, pleaded guilty … Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, agreed to make full restitution of $231,919 on or before his sentencing on January 27. “Mr. … Attorney-Elect Madeline Singas’ office and the Department of Financial Services, we were able to expose his crimes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-former-pharmacist-pleads-guilty-232000-fake-prescriptions-scam