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School District Bus Safety (2018-MS-4)
… transportation functions to ensure the safe transportation of students. Key Findings Districts did not sufficiently … five districts did not annually approve all bus drivers. Of the 777 bus drivers, 169 (22 percent) did not complete … drivers (3 percent) were omitted from random drug testing. Of the 864 required safety drills, 324 (38 percent) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/08/30/school-district-bus-safety-2018-ms-4Cattaraugus County - Onoville Marina and Probation Department (2018M-32)
… is owed. Key Recommendations Maintain copies of tickets or ticket stubs sold and count money collected on a daily basis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/09/07/cattaraugus-county-onoville-marina-and-probation-department-2018m-32Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School - Procurement and Dignity for All Students Act (2018M-271)
… procedures for credit cards resulting in the circumvention of purchasing policies and unnecessary waste. Save … status. Fully comply with DASA requirements. While a code of conduct is posted on the School website, the code is not … information. Key Recommendations Promote the proper use of credit cards by developing adequate policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/04/19/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurement-and-dignity-allKinderhook Central School District - Procurement (2018M-137)
… the District procured goods and services in accordance with District policy and procedures. Key Findings District … to keep the policy current. Ensure that compliance with the procurement policy is part of the claims approval … required by District policy. District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/kinderhook-central-school-district-procurement-2018m-137East Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-14-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local Finance Law requires all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-14-3Chenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-14-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … in the District’s general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. Local Finance Law requires all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/11/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-14-8Chenango Valley Central School District – Budget Review (B4-16-5)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … in the District’s general fund and food service fund as of June 30, 2008. Local Finance Law requires all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/11/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-16-5East Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-13-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the accumulated deficit in the District’s general fund as of June 30, 2006. Local Finance Law requires all local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-13-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 1978
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2022 maximum salary limit for ORP and VDC in Tier 6 … are affected. Background In accordance with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue code, providing dollar limitations on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1978-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedCenter Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s budgeting practices … located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Trustees which consists of five elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378Lowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 20 teachers surveyed (13 percent of the population),15 of 17 teachers responding to our survey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetCato-Meridian Central School District – Salaries, Wages and Leave Benefits (2021M-173)
… leave accruals were not proper. As a result: $14.1 million of (97 percent) salary and wage payments were disbursed without authorization. For four of nine employees that had separation payments, unused leave … incorrectly calculated - resulting in over/underpayments of $7,430. Two administrators received leave valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/cato-meridian-central-school-district-salaries-wages-and-leave-benefitsCommack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… technology (IT) assets. Key Findings At the time of our initial visits to nine District buildings, we were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took between 11 and … for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate inventory records, District officials were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsHerricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
… to 10 custodial employees totaling $35,017 or 43 percent of total overtime paid to these employees, primarily for … non-emergencies. However, with appropriate scheduling some of these overtime payments could have been avoided or … absent on their scheduled workdays. More than 40 percent of these absences were preapproved and with appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… were overestimated resulting in an operating surplus of $6.2 million in 2016-17. District officials made excessive … funds totaling $10.6 million and $12 million at the end of 2016-17 and 2017-18, respectively, which exceeded the statutory limits of $3.9 million and $4 million. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… financial operations. Key Findings The Board: Failed to provide oversight of the charter management organization … that supported the service fees and reimbursements paid to the Company. Earn up to $28,000 if the Directors had used School-provided cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mReport Types – Enhanced Reporting
… There are three report types you can submit in Retirement Online : the regular report, the … payroll information on a regular basis. The regular report can also include: Adjustments; and Job status changes for existing employees. You can also submit an adjustment report separately if you need …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-typesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Conservation’s (DEC) regular permitted thresholds and as a result, DEC issued a consent order requiring construction of … provided adequate oversight of financial activities. As a result, the board is limited in its ability to monitor … past due or set a benchmark for collection rates. As a result, fines are not being collected as efficiently and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Hilton Central School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-200-F)
… School District’s (District’s) progress, as of August 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report … which we communicated confidentially to officials. As a result, data and personal, private and sensitive information … partially implemented all three recommendations. As a result, the District’s network continued to have increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/12/05/hilton-central-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-200-fSchonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-185-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2021 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc’s (Company’s) progress, as of April 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the … The purpose of our review was to assess the Schonowe Volunteer Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/10/10/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-audit-follow-2021m-185-f