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Chenango 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-b4-14-8Center 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-378East 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-b7-13-3Carle Place Union Free School District – Network User Account Controls (2022M-121)
… accounts. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of its network and potential loss of important data. In addition to finding sensitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/carle-place-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-controlsLowville 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-internetSaranac Central School District – Investment Program (2023M-89)
… the 22-month audit period, the District had an average of $12.4 million in operating and debt service funds … have earned $356,452, or $202,353 more than the $154,099 of investment earnings during our audit period. Officials did … monthly cash flow forecasts that estimate the amount of funds available for investment. Consider all four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-89Hauppauge Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2022M-150)
… did not properly account for leave accruals for 19 of the 49 employees’ accrual records that we tested. The … timekeeping records did not match, reflecting a difference of 15 days. Two employees received a total of 81 more days of leave than their collective bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/hauppauge-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2022m-150Franklin-Treadwell Fire District – Disbursements (2021M-16)
… the Board did not always provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s activities. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not properly segregate … Provide additional oversight to mitigate the lack of segregation of duties. Establish written procedures over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/21/franklin-treadwell-fire-district-disbursements-2021m-16Eugenio 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-allPoughkeepsie 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-226School 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-4Nanuet Fire District - Credit and Gasoline Cards (2018M-193)
… the purchases were for appropriate purposes. Key Findings Of the 240 credit card purchases totaling $69,465 made during … adequate supporting documentation attached to the claims. Of 389 gasoline credit card purchases, totaling $18,849 for over 6,000 gallons of unleaded gasoline, 195 purchases totaling $9,686 (51 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/12/28/nanuet-fire-district-credit-and-gasoline-cards-2018m-193Kinderhook Central School District - Procurement (2018M-137)
… unable to provide documentation supporting their selection of four professional service providers paid a total of $76,781. Key Recommendations Review the procurement policy … Ensure that compliance with the procurement policy is part of the claims approval process. Ensure District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/kinderhook-central-school-district-procurement-2018m-137Allegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… (8 percent annual average) over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2017, unrestricted fund balance totaled more than $2.2 million and was 10 percent of the 2017- 18 budgeted appropriations, exceeding the … reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Findings The Board: Failed to provide oversight of the charter management organization (Company). School officials did not: Ensure the Company provided all of the services required by its contract. Receive … services. School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mCommack 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-127DiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… cracks; and an oil leak on the station platform. Several of the defects involved water conditions (water leaks and … defect. The MTA's New York City Transit, Division of Station Environment and Operations is charged with taking … to inspect subway stations every 72 hours. However, 20 of the 21 priority "A" defects found by DiNapoli's auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli Statement on MTA Budget
… next year. It’s important that the MTA continues the work of identifying the sources of these potential savings, which it expects to total $250 … “The Authority also pushed back its anticipated receipt of $600 million in federal funds for COVID-19 expenses split …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-statement-mta-budgetDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Sentenced for Pocketing Justice Court Fees
… were uncovered by DiNapoli’s audit and investigation of the court’s financial operations. "Mr. Fleury took advantage of another clerk’s absence to steal from the public," … fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-sentenced-pocketing-justice-court-fees