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Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not … to confirm they were inventoried. We found 9 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … Ensure District inventory records are complete and include the detail necessary to adequately track and locate IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan impairs the … access rights to the network. Perform periodic reviews of all network user accounts to determine whether they were appropriate or needed. As a result, 11 percent of the District’s non-student user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationLocal Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax … annual financial data submitted to the Office of the New York State Comptroller). Clicking on a county displays a … more detailed information on local sales tax sharing in New York State, including why counties may or may not share …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-stateClinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… (97 percent) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually available for BOCES’ use. Officials were not aware of the unreturned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeePrattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… surplus fund balance legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Develop comprehensive … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108Village of Akron – Selected Financial Activities (2016M-133)
… The objective of our audit was to review the Village’s water operations and the Clerk-Treasurer’s records and reports for the period … $6 million. Key Findings We reviewed water and sewer billings to 53 customers and found that seven were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/08/26/village-akron-selected-financial-activities-2016m-133Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Highlands (Town) Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (Receiver) properly billed, … did not correct deficiencies noted in our 2006 Receiver of Taxes audit, properly oversee the Receiver’s work, or … Determine whether the Town of Highlands Town Receiver of Taxes and Assessments Receiver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
… actually available, after retaining a reasonable amount for the next year. Appropriated more fund balance to finance … with budgetary deficits. Did not adopt realistic budgets for each fund from 2017 through 2020. Did not adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Johnstown (City) officials maintained accurate and complete financial … Determine whether the City of Johnstown City officials maintained accurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget. Comprehensive appended … actions per audit recommendations. Key Recommendations Post the final annual budget, a comprehensive appended … budget-to-actual results in a location easy to access. Post CAP to the website in a transparent location and specify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… (Board) and officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key … While the Board and BOCES officials properly established reserve funds, they did not transparently fund the reserves or use or maintain reserve funds at reasonable levels. The Board and officials: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Operational Advisory No. 18
… Subject: Two Refund of Appropriation Vendor IDs to be Inactivated Guidance: On June 1, 2015 the Vendor Management Unit will inactivate ROA Vendor IDs 0RASP00000 and 0RAE000000. Business Units should … Two Refund of Appropriation Vendor IDs to be Inactivated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/18-refund-appropriation-roa-vendor-ids-accounts-payablePlanning Resources
… Demand Webinars Understanding the Budget Process Budgeting for Department Heads Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff: A Lesson in … Condition Analysis Other Resources Financial Data for Local Governments Open Book New York - Local Government …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/planning-resourcesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1598
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of PayServ changes that must occur when an employee is Retired and Rehired. Affected Employees: Employees that have … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of PayServ changes that must occur when an employee is Retired and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1598-terminating-retirement-plans-active-employees-prior-job-action-retireState Agencies Bulletin No. 1377
… of the completion of the internal payroll development testing. Inbound and Outbound file interfaces to and from … new COA accounting structure in SFS will be available for testing Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and … months OSC Payroll has been developing new layouts and testing the agency and statewide inbound and outbound …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1377-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , Elwood Union Free School District , Pine Valley Central School District , Port Byron Central School … of duties or documentation of transactions. Pine Valley Central School District – Financial Management and … School District CSD Elwood Union Free School District Pine Valley CSD Port Byron CSD Enlarged CSD of Troy and the True …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Chenango Valley Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-162-F)
… School District’s (District) progress, as of November 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report … Central School Districts District progress as of November 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/24/chenango-valley-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-162-fInfrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (2014-S-45). … seven recommendations included in our initial audit report Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance 2014S4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/infrastructure-inspection-and-maintenance-followComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Earth Day 2015
… On Earth Day 2015, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged … climate change that create economic opportunities. “Earth Day commemoration provides an important opportunity to focus … challenges from climate change across the globe. On Earth Day, it’s important we recognize that those challenges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-earth-day-2015Executive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… and public authorities to purchase increasing amounts of energy from renewable sources. Background Executive Order 111 … State agencies and certain public authorities to be more energy efficient and environmentally proactive. The New York … with Executive Order 111: Requirements to Purchase Power from Renewable Sources (2008-S-74) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementation