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Port Jervis City School District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-152-F)
… operations and exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit by 26 percentage points. In addition, District officials made … in Sullivan County. The elected nine-member Board is responsible for managing the District’s financial and educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-audit-follow-2022m-152-fDiNapoli: Approves $4.7 Million DOT Bridge Contract After Integrity Monitor Put in Place
… he has approved a $4.7 million contract with Limnes Corp. of Whitestone, N.Y., to paint 13 state bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties after the Department of Transportation (DOT) put an independent integrity monitor in place. “After our rejection of this contract in March, DOT has taken the right step by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-approves-47-million-dot-bridge-contract-after-integrity-monitor-put-placeMedina Central School District - Capital Projects (2019M-163)
… District officials could have improved their management of the Project. We found: District officials did not always … reporting to the Board did not include an itemization of all Project costs. Key Recommendations Solicit competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-capital-projects-2019m-163Waterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
… six reserves with balances totaling $9.6 million as of June 30, 2018, that were potentially overfunded or … and adopting budgets that include reasonable estimates of appropriations. Comply with the statutory limit for fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137Halcottsville Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-190)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Department’s … Department is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Middletown, Delaware County. The Department provides fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/10/halcottsville-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-190Schenevus Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-83)
… adequately addressed the declining financial condition of the general and school lunch (cafeteria) funds. Key … percent) in 2016-17, and officials appropriated $300,000 of fund balance for 2017- 18 when only $226,400 was … $48,700 and ended 2016-17 with a negative fund balance of $57,300. Key Recommendations Continue to monitor the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/schenevus-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-83Iroquois Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-102)
… Appropriations were overestimated by an annual average of $2.3 million. As a result, appropriated fund balance, … and District officials did not prepare an annual report of reserves, as required by the District’s policy. The … with our recommendations. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/iroquois-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-102Contract Advisory No. 24
… Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases , the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Bureau of Contracts (BOC), encourages State agencies to request … BOC also reminds State agencies to promote the benefits of Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments when negotiating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/24-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… You may retire at any age after completing 25 years of En-Con police service, or you may qualify for a service … an En-Con police officer. Once you have accrued five years of credited service, you will be vested. This means you have … collect a vested retirement benefit at age 63. The amount of your vested benefit is based on your service, age at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/becoming-eligible-benefitBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – State University Police Plan
… You may retire at any age after completing 25 years of SUNY police service, or you may qualify for a service … as a SUNY police officer. Once you have accrued five years of credited service, you will be vested. This means you have … collect a vested retirement benefit at age 63. The amount of your vested benefit is based on your service, age at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/becoming-eligible-benefitCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Audit Committee
… as a separate advisory committee or a combination of the two a district resident or nonresident Who does not … employees or service providers (see Avoiding conflict of interest ) Resources "Audit Committee Charter Guidance [pdf]," Office of the State Comptroller (includes audit committee charter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-audit-committeeBolton 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 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following municipal audits have been issued. Town of Freetown – Records and Reports (Cortland County) The three … that all transactions were properly recorded. Town of Milo – Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (Yates … are correctly calculated and remained eligible. Village of New Hempstead – Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (Rockland County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-190)
… access. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the District network and potential loss of important data. In addition to sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-userNorthern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-51)
… in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the District’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance … has declined from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. The Board has not adopted a multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-51Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… use policy (AUP) was complied with, monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security awareness training. We found questionable Internet use on four of six computers tested. Disable 123 of the 462 enabled network accounts we examined. These 123 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157Mount Morris Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-131)
… audit. The claims auditor inappropriately audited 17 of 41 claims that included Greater Southern Tier Board of Cooperative Educational Services (GST BOCES) service charges totaling $58,320. The Board of Education (Board) should have audited these claims. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/mount-morris-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-131Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-2)
… 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 (11 percent of the population), 19 were satisfied with their Internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… shut down beginning in 2020 with a potential revenue loss of over 30 percent to the District within five years. … have been implemented and the Board engaged the services of a third-party consultant to prepare a report on the effects of the revenue loss and measures to take. According to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Determining the Ex-spouse's Share – Divorce and Your Benefits
… v. Majauskas . This formula provides an ex-spouse with one-half of the part of a member’s pension that was … the marriage (marital share) by dividing years of service credit accrued during the marriage (numerator) by total … The Majauskas formula may be modified by the court or by agreement between the member and ex-spouse. NYSLRS does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/determining-ex-spouses-share