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Pavilion Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-62)
… realistically reflect the District’s operating needs based on historical trends or other identified analysis and use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/23/pavilion-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-62State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials did not follow their investment policy. As a result, officials did not maximize interest earnings for … options. Niagara Falls City School District – Out-of-District Tuition Billing (Niagara County) Tuition billings … by approximately $44,000. District officials were unable to properly monitor out-of-district tuition billings or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In fact, the tax collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… Navigation Crosswalk provides a side by side list of 9.1 vs. 9.2 navigations. Pay Serv 9.2 navigation for common pages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92Town of Porter – Capital Projects (2013M-352)
… fund-townwide, where they can be used to reduce real property taxes and finance operations. The Supervisor is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/28/town-porter-capital-projects-2013m-352Town of Friendship – Water Accountability (2013M-281)
… by an elected Town Board composed of a Town Supervisor and four council members. Budgeted water fund appropriations … Works Superintendent has taken adequate steps to identify and reduce the amount of water loss within the Town’s system. … the amount of water produced with the amount billed for, and were not aware of the extent of water loss until we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/17/town-friendship-water-accountability-2013m-281DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… 2 percent cap in each of the two previous years, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … 2 percent, school district and municipal officials need to be fiscally cautious and examine where they can limit spending to stay under the cap,” DiNapoli said. “Local governments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentGlens Falls Common School District – Financial Condition (2015M-66)
… percent of the 2014-15 budgeted appropriations. The Board and District officials did not develop a multiyear financial plan to address the use of restricted and unrestricted fund balance. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt budgets that are structurally balanced and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/glens-falls-common-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-66Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) – Oneonta Rail Yards Acquisition (2021M-38)
… Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) adequately planned for the acquisition of the Oneonta Rail Yards property (Rail Yards). Key Findings COIDA did not adequately plan for the 2017 acquisition of the Rail Yards. The property was … development struggles. Key Recommendation Properly plan for property acquisitions. COIDA officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/02/11/county-otsego-industrial-development-agency-coida-oneontaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Dutchess County) Officials did not adequately secure and protect the village’s information technology (IT) systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The board also did not adopt required or sufficient … use. The IT consultant’s responsibilities were not defined and officials did not have a formal contract with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2008-R-1). Background The Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) oversees programs for preventing and treating alcohol and substance abuse. Many of these programs are provided by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followSUNY Bulletin No. SU-356
… records rejected by PayServ. Agency Actions: SUNY agency payroll officers should no longer enter or modify SUNY 403(b) … contribution changes through the SUNY Retirement at Work portal. Depending on the timing of submissions, 403(b) … will likely take up to 30 days to be reflected in the employee’s paycheck. Questions: Questions regarding this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-356-process-change-sunys-voluntary-403b-savings-planSchoharie Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-263)
… is located in portions of Schoharie, Albany, Montgomery and Schenectady Counties. The District is governed by the … Board adopted budgets with revenues that were realistic and supported, expenditures were consistently and significantly overestimated. As a result the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/13/schoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-263North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… School District (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account … the student information application . As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources and student … student information application by ensuring accounts were locked or disabled when an employee separated from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Opinion 2004-3
… view, such a presumption should not, by implication, be read into Article VIII, §11(b). We reach this conclusion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 1933
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1933-october-2021-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpTown of Lyons - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-216)
… We reviewed properties with 108 agricultural, non-profit and not-for-profit, senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor: Granted exemptions … supporting documentation. Granted an ineligible exemption and did not correctly calculate granted exemptions. Did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-lyons-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-216Pultneyville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-80)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Williamson, Wayne County, in … Law. The Board does not review monthly bank statements and the related reconciliations and canceled check images. The Board did not complete, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/pultneyville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsBolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… Unrestricted unappropriated fund balance at the end of 2017-18 was $2.7 million or 29 percent of 2018-19 … The unemployment insurance reserve was overfunded and the retirement contribution reserve was not being used as … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations based on historical trends or other relevant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249