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Johnsburg Central School District – Payroll (2014M-174)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials … Johnsburg Central School District is located in the Towns of Johnsburg, Chester and Thurman, in Warren County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/johnsburg-central-school-district-payroll-2014m-174Edmeston Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-174)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials are … Edmeston Central School District is located in the Towns of Burlington, Edmeston, Exeter, New Lisbon, Pittsfield, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/30/edmeston-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-174Elmira Heights Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-76)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Heights Central School District is located in the village of Elmira Heights, Chemung County. The District is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/elmira-heights-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-76Ellicottville Central School District – Purchasing (2014M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s purchasing … Central School District is located in the Towns of East Otto, Ellicottville, Great Valley, Franklinville, … The District is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education and operates one school with approximately 615 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/ellicottville-central-school-district-purchasing-2014m-177Glens Falls Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2014M-370)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Authority's internal controls … The Glens Falls Housing Authority is located in the City of Glens Falls in Warren County. The Authority, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/03/20/glens-falls-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2014m-370Buffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (2016M-434)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Authority’s control program … by a five-member Authority Board appointed by the Mayor of the City of Buffalo, provides sewer services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/buffalo-sewer-authority-industrial-waste-section-2016m-434Orient Fire District – Cash Reserves and Credit Cards (2015M-319)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s controls over cash … The Orient Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Southold, Suffolk County, in which it is located. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/03/04/orient-fire-district-cash-reserves-and-credit-cards-2015m-319Wainscott Common School District - Financial Condition (2018M-237)
… approximately $2 million on June 30, 2018, or 58.6 percent of the ensuing year’s budgeted appropriations and exceeded … budgets that overestimated appropriations by a total of more than $911,000 (11 percent) from 2015-16 through … our prior report that pointed out the excess accumulation of fund balance. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-237Watkins Glen Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-57)
… resulted in operating surpluses, negating the use of appropriated fund balance. In the last three completed … $2.3 million in unplanned operating surpluses instead of $1.4 million in planned deficits. Certain reserve balances were excessive or not needed. Of $3.7 million in seven reserves, three reserves totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/12/watkins-glen-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-57Westbury Union Free School District - Financial Condition and Overtime (2018M-84)
… by as much as 9 percent and appropriated an average of $9.4 million of fund balance that was not always used. The District’s … fund balance has exceeded the statutory limit in two of the four years examined and three reserves were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/westbury-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-overtimeSprings Union Free School District - Payroll (2018M-222)
… collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Nearly 53 percent of leave used by 33 employees tested was not supported by a … request form. Vacation and sick leave balances for 11 of 33 employees tested (33 percent) were overstated on nine occasions (by a total of 20.5 days valued at $4,694) and understated on seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/springs-union-free-school-district-payroll-2018m-222Peekskill City School District – Financial Condition (2015M-191)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … The Peekskill City School District is located in the City of Peekskill, Westchester County. The District operates six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/25/peekskill-city-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-191Contractors or Consultants – Membership and Enrollment
… The majority of people who work for and provide services to the State or … relationship exists. Sections 315.2 and 315.3 of regulations , which were effective on April 1, 2008, … is an employee rather than an independent contractor. Some of these factors include: The employer controls, supervises …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/contractors-or-consultantsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… procured them in a manner that is in the best interests of taxpayers. Officials did not seek competition for insurance coverage totaling $232,624, or for four of six professional service providers paid $301,023 during … the same insurance provider for about 20 years and each of the four remaining vendors for at least 10 years without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… whether fees apply when purchasing a gift card. As a rule of thumb, DiNapoli said New Yorkers should register the card with the retailer and use gift cards within a year of purchase to avoid inactivity fees. Money from unused gift … office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year 2015-16, $11 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… “This case represents yet another in a recent sad epidemic of public trust violations,” Steuben County District Attorney … use without consequences. With the cooperative efforts of village officials, the New York State Comptroller, the New … village will see restitution and the defendant the inside of a jail cell, making clear that this type of behavior will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftV.3.A General Ledger Business Unit (GLBU) – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… as a whole, and each agency’s and defined entity’s book of record requirement. Generally, each agency, as defined by … reporting, it may require a separate GL BU. Segregation of ChartField values – ChartField values are shared across … source can be used to segregate transactions. Balanced set of books – Situations where a balanced set of books are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3a-general-ledger-business-unit-glbuWho to Report – Enhanced Reporting
… but chose not to join NYSLRS; Retirees (from any of the eight public retirement systems in New York State) working for you under Sections 211 or 212 of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL); and Public … join must file an election to join the VDC within 30 days of hire, and you must provide NYSLRS with documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/who-to-reportHigher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Online course enrollment for the State University of New York (SUNY) increased by 13.6 percent in the 2019-20 … instruction in 2018-19 academic year was 5.6 percent. Of the 220,103 students in 2019-20 academic year that … Assistance In the 2020-21 academic year, average costs of tuition and fees for full-time, in-state students for SUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers
… and locally funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to those who are economically … and/or have special health care needs. The Department of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in … The payments were inappropriate because the costs of the services were already included in Medicaid’s payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiers