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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… As a result, district taxpayers incurred the full cost of providing more than $536,000 in Medicaid-eligible … the district could have realized potential reimbursements of $268,308. Candor Central School District – Separation … were accurate, supported and approved. Due to the lack of oversight, eight employees, including the former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. City of Binghamton – Joint Sewage Treatment Facility Capital … interest-free loan and securing grants to fund 27 percent of project costs. In addition, city officials withheld payments to contractors to recover some of the $3.1 million in additional costs that were due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… District officials implemented a well-designed system of internal controls over the claims audit process. Due to this system of internal controls, auditors designed our testing to … consistently. They reviewed 110 claims totaling $414,749 of the 1,104 checks paid during our audit and found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0NYS Common Retirement Fund Contacts
… New York State Common Retirement Fund. Under the direction of State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Ms. Titarchuk is … investment strategies to ensure that the Fund remains one of the best-funded and best-managed public pension plans in … her career on Wall Street in 1998, working in a variety of leadership roles at Bank of America, Barclays Capital, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/nys-common-retirement-fund-contactsTaxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… percent, primarily reflecting the adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Collections for consumption and use … Tax Personal income tax collections: Made up two-thirds of New York State’s tax collections in SFY 2020-21. Increased … the personal income tax than New York State, 67.6 percent of total tax collections. Nationwide, over three-quarters of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxesTravel Advisory No. 2
… Chapter XIII, Section 6 – Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Travel Manual Guidance : In … official station (i.e., usual work location, regardless of where the employee maintains residence) must be designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/2-taxable-travelContract Advisory No. 25
… Documents Submission System (EDSS) Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller's Bureau of Contracts (BOC) launched the Electronic Documents … (EDSS) 5/9/2017. EDSS is available through the NYS Office of the State Comptroller Online Services System. EDSS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssWellsville Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-159)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial … Wellsville Central School District is located in the Towns of Alma, Andover, Independence, Scio, Wellsville and Willing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/wellsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-159West Irondequoit Central School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-180)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to review the District’s financial … the District’s calculation and supporting documentation of separation payments for the period July 1, 2012 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/19/west-irondequoit-central-school-district-financial-management-andRoxbury Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-207)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Roxbury Central School District is located in the Towns of Roxbury, Middletown and Gilboa in Delaware and Schoharie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/01/roxbury-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-207Central Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-380)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight and management of the District’s budgets and financial condition for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/central-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-380Brookhaven Fire District – Procurement and Information Technology (2014M-339)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s purchasing … The Brookhaven Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, in which it is located. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/02/27/brookhaven-fire-district-procurement-and-information-technology-2014m-339Richmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District controls are … located in Ontario County, is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town Richmond. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. County of Greene – Information Technology The county legislators … were communicated confidentially to officials. Town of Oyster Bay – Financial Condition Management (Nassau … need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the town’s financial condition. Three of the town’s funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… significantly worse, in part because the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has neglected to monitor a … Beginning in Jan. 2019, DiNapoli began releasing a series of audits examining MTA’s outreach efforts to the homeless … Road. These audits have generally found lax MTA oversight of the non-profit entities it has hired, even as they failed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationIX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… federal laws, rules and regulations (e.g., for Department of Health and Human Services, see 45CFR 92.42). Agencies … OSC suggests the records retained include: A copy of the grant application. The grant award document. All grantee requests for funds. Copies of grant expenditure and disbursement records. All notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionAnalytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… review and to consider the function in the broader scope of your operations. The body or official auditing claims should be aware of trends in expenditures that may provide opportunities for … An analytical review may also indicate that certain types of expenditures may have been inappropriately incurred. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsTravel Advisory No. 12
… for mileage using the SFS Mileage Detail page in lieu of form AC 160-S. Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated Sections XIII.3 – Record … Expense Reimbursement regarding traveler and proxy use of the Statement of Automobile Travel (AC 160-S) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/12-gfo-update-xiii3-xiii4-ac-160-ssfs-mileage-detail-pageTravel Advisory No. 1
… the SFS must either: Certify a completed Employee Report of Travel Expenses and Claim for Payment ( AC 132-S *), or … needed, employees who use a proxy should also fill out any of the applicable forms that correspond with their expense report. Statement of Incidental and Transportation Expenses ( AC 3259-S ) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/1-requirements-proxy-expense-reportsOperational Advisory No. 3
… reviewers and approvers are reminded that if any chart of account string value is changed in the review process, the … budget status prior to submittal to OSC. Changing chart of account values on vouchers will require waiting until the next scheduled execution of budget checking to ensure the changed values are valid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/3-budget-check-reminder