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Town of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-195-F)
… the Town Supervisor (Supervisor). The Board is responsible for the general management and oversight of the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-west-seneca-audit-follow-2019m-195-fPort Washington Union Free School District – Payroll (2025M-38)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did Port Washington Union Free School District (District) officials accurately pay clerical, … compensation represents a significant portion of a school district’s (district’s) operating expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/27/port-washington-union-free-school-district-payroll-2025m-38Opinion 91-47
… proceedings for purposes of fixing the filing fee charged by a Surrogate's Court. Such objections are made in a … opinion with respect to the appropriate fee to be charged by a Surrogate's Court upon the filing of an objection to the … pursuant to §1410, the fee is fixed at $120, as directed by SCPA, §2402(10)(ii). In our opinion, the matter is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-47NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict … resource efficiency, and green infrastructure across all asset classes. As part of the expansion of this program, … “Climate change is an increasingly urgent risk facing all investors, and I am determined to protect the state’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investOpinion 91-18
… secretary) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); TOWN LAW, §29(15): A town supervisor would not have a statutory conflict of … of confidential secretary or bookkeeper. Town Law, §29(15) provides that the town supervisor of a town of the first … prohibited by Article 18 and may prohibit conduct (see Belle v Town Board of the Town of Onondaga , 61 AD2d 352, 402 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… payments and did not ensure an independent review of separation payment calculations was performed. Therefore, … undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees reviewed, 14 separation payments totaling … employees’ separation payments were overpaid by a total of $3,770 and three other employees’ separation payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) or the City of New Rochelle’s (City) … included 226 properties with 308 elevators and related equipment, our visits to 58 properties disclosed 140 … are inspected and certificates are on display or available for inspection. City officials disagreed with certain aspects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… officials improperly restricted nearly $1.2 million in a debt reserve in the debt service fund from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Accounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) effective April 1, … applicable, the Discount Due field. The default Basis Date for vendors classified as “procurement suppliers” is the … define the Invoice Received Date and how it is calculated in the SFS. XII.5.F.3 Adjusting the MIR Date New section to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentAfton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… $63,561 in unnecessary interest and other associated costs for the issuance of bond anticipation notes (BANs) to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… and District officials: Maintained surplus fund balance in excess of the 4 percent statutory limit and annually … annual average of $6.5 million (8 percent), which resulted in annual operating surpluses and increased fund balance by … fiscal years. Could not demonstrate that the balances in five reserves, totaling approximately $8.7 million, were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… appropriations by a total of $2.3 million (8 percent) in the three fiscal years audited. This made it appear the … used to fund operations. Improperly restricted $246,000 in a debt reserve fund. The funds should be returned to the … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserve …
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)
… all reserves. The Board and District officials: Allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 million or 2.9 … NYSLRS reserve fund is reduced to a reasonable level. Use funds restricted in the debt reserve to make related debt …
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)
… users. Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware … restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT systems or data in a timely manner. In addition to sensitive IT control … 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)
… determined were not needed. Establish written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user account …
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
… employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State as well as other outliers. As a result, we … of one Office employee whose expenses exceeded $100,000. In total, we examined $121,697 in travel costs associated …
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)
… has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the general fund $41,540, …
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)
… be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … the plan and could not provide a reasonable explanation for failing to do so. Key Recommendations Periodically review … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school montauk …
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)
… did not effectively implement corrective actions. As a result, the Board and District officials continued to not … operational results totaled $9.7 million. As of June 30, 2021, maintained a surplus fund balance that exceeded the legal limit of 4 percent by approximately $7.1 million, or 27 percentage …
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 … District officials did not: Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assets