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Compliance With State Arts Education Requirements
… education reduces the risk of students dropping out of school and helps them develop their creativity, motivation, … the benefits that research attributes to Arts education. For 87 of the students in our sample, the Arts education that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/compliance-state-arts-education-requirementsRensselaer County Water and Sewer Authority – Debt Proceeds (2014M-17)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Authority’s controls over the issuing of and … by an appointed five-member Board, was established in 1986 to promote economic development through financing, managing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/04/11/rensselaer-county-water-and-sewer-authority-debt-proceeds-2014m-17Wynantskill Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-66)
… of our audit was to examine the claims audit function for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year were $8.8 million. Key Finding District officials established adequate procedures for payroll to ensure employees were accurately paid at their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-66St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2016M-371)
… of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of BOCES' payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through May 31, … adhered to good procedures for processing and verifying payroll payments. Key Recommendations There were no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/23/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-payroll-2016m-371South Orangetown Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-104)
… The South Orangetown Central School District is located in the Town of Orangetown in Rockland County. The District, which operates four schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/south-orangetown-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-104Tioga Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-168)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through May 5, 2015. Background … Central School District provides educational services for the Towns of Tioga, Nichols, Barton and Candor in Tioga … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $17.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/23/tioga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-168Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District – Claims Processing (2015M-297)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s claim processing for the period July … adequate procedures over the claims processing function to ensure that claims were for appropriate purposes, … adequately supported, and audited and approved prior to payment. Key Recommendations There were no recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/29/elizabethtown-lewis-central-school-district-claims-processing-2015m-297Guilderland Central School District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-29)
… The Guilderland Central School District is located in the Towns of Guilderland, Knox, New Scotland and Bethlehem in Albany County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/guilderland-central-school-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-29Whitesboro Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-115)
… The Whitesboro Central School District is located in the Towns of Whitestown, Deerfield, Marcy and Trenton in Oneida County and the Town of Schuyler in Herkimer County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/whitesboro-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-115Village of Tivoli – Procurement (2015M-79)
… audit was to evaluate the Village’s procurement practices for the period June 1, 2013 through July 7, 2014. Background … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled $760,691. Key Finding … Village officials did not always use competitive methods for purchasing goods and consumable products. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/10/village-tivoli-procurement-2015m-79Sachem Public Library – Claims Processing (2016M-327)
… audit was to examine the Library’s claims auditing process for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Background … five-member Board of Trustees. Operating expenditures for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $9 million. … Conduct thorough and deliberate audits of claims for payment, ensuring that each claim contains sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/12/02/sachem-public-library-claims-processing-2016m-327Town of Van Etten - Procurement and Supervisor's Fiscal Oversight (2019M-111)
… cash. Key Findings Town officials purchased a fire truck for more than $300,000 without competitive bidding, and did not seek competition for goods that fell below the bid limits or for professional services. The Supervisor did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/16/town-van-etten-procurement-and-supervisors-fiscal-oversight-2019m-111Warwick Valley Central School District - Professional Services (2019M-139)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District procured professional services in accordance with … and applicable statutory requirements. Key Finding District officials did not seek competition for professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/warwick-valley-central-school-district-professional-services-2019m-139Brewster Central School District - Professional Services (2019M-235)
… Key Finding District officials did not seek competition for professional services from three of the 10 professional … of professional service providers to determine the need for new requests for proposals (RFPs). District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/brewster-central-school-district-professional-services-2019m-235West Glens Falls Fire Company No. 1 – Financial Operations (2013M-383)
… seven elected Directors. As of the end of the 2012 fiscal year, the Company had received approximately $618,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/04/11/west-glens-falls-fire-company-no-1-financial-operations-2013mDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… said. “As the state confronts increasingly high costs for overtime, New York needs to find ways to better manage … and the Department of Health. Overtime has accounted for 3.9 percent of all state payroll costs from 2009 to 2018, … more than $6.1 billion. New York state policy calls for overtime work to be held to a minimum consistent with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionCity of Troy – Budget Review (B17-5-13)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year are … for the years ending December 31, 1993, 1994 and 1995. New York State Local Finance Law requires all local … the fee is not authorized, or is authorized at a different rate, the general fund proposed budget should be modified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/10/31/city-troy-budget-review-b17-5-13Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Ripley and the Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … allowed the highway superintendent to use $6,000 in proceeds from the sale of town scrap metal to fund … between District 1 and District 2. If costs were allocated in accordance with regulations, District 1 would have had a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Department of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
… (Managers) must ensure that all services are provided in accordance with service provider agreements and that … and Tioga) were not monitoring service provider agreements in accordance with managements’ monitoring expectations. The … that, generally, the Departments paid each contractor in accordance with contract terms and each contractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1School of Professional Studies – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… To determine whether there was fraud, waste, or abuse in the use of funds held in its bank accounts. Background The City University of New … York School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) was founded in 2003 to meet the educational needs of working adults, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/02/school-professional-studies-controls-over-bank-accounts