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Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… years audited. This made it appear the District needed to use fund balance and reserves to close projected budget gaps. However, they were not used to fund operations. Improperly restricted $246,000 in a debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… officials did not properly manage fund balance and all reserves. The Board and District officials: Allowed … which is enough to fund average retirement expenditures for 10 years. This balance exceeds the Board’s targeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… are no longer needed and periodically review user accounts for necessity. Develop and adopt a written IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… computerized data was not adequately safeguarded. In addition, the District has an increased risk that the … be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied … expenses, which are discretionary and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, … such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Town of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… financial records and has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Court in the district where the records are located or, for actions within New York State, by a Judge of the Court in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine whether it permits, … distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the … otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the retirement benefit to include any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentUncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… outstanding accounts routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followScio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… complete and accurate capital asset records. As a result, of the 100 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $113,000 we reviewed, 51 assets with a total replacement cost of approximately $38,000 could not be located. The missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/03/scio-central-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-45Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… its fiscal responsibilities under the contract and as a result, OASAS paid Daytop $11.5 million more than it was … was to assess the extent of implementation, as of October 2012, of the three recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followChemical Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Follow-Up)
… Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/chemical-dependency-program-payments-selected-contractors-new-york-city-followSelected Aspects of the Dam Safety Program (Follow-Up)
… the deficiencies identified and its internal policy for inspection frequency was not consistent with its actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-aspects-dam-safety-program-followPollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit … and DOT to ensure such data was maintained for all aspects of the program. We also questioned whether DEC's coverage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/pollution-testing-exhaust-emissions-heavy-duty-diesel-vehicles-followTravel Advisory No. 17
… to them. This policy includes meals provided to employees at unique assignments such as COVID-19 testing and … to support the employee declined the meal provided at the site. In accordance with the OSC Travel Manual , the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/17-agency-provided-meals-state-employeesSullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… job creation and retention numbers and had no procedures for recapture if job creation and retention expectations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolvingTown of Morehouse – Records and Reports (2021M-182)
… not performed. Monthly financial reports were not prepared for and submitted to the Town Board (Board). Because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-morehouse-records-and-reports-2021m-182