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Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… plans to school officials and SED confidentially. 2 1 For one school, we only reviewed the 2018-19 district-wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Town of Keene – Records and Reports (2024M-27)
… balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances for 55 (41 percent) of the 133 bank reconciliations we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-keene-records-and-reports-2024m-27Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… affect the timely processing of its business functions. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses which we … properly identify and secure sensitive student data. Three out of six tested users of the cloud-based application used for School operations stored sensitive student data without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… were not provided to the Board or department heads during 2020 or 2021. Adopted budgets were not balanced. Taxpayers … records created, the annual financial report (AFR) for 2020 and 2021 filed and the 2023 budget prepared by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund … productive use and may have missed opportunities to reduce the tax levy. The Board and District officials: Overestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants
… receipt of the refund, OSC BSAO will review the voucher, and if appropriate, post the transaction. The agency must then create and submit a Single Payment Voucher for returning the funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendorsVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… management of the level of unexpended surplus funds for the period June 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… records in the financial system and from creating rentals for themselves. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)
… on District computers although the District’s regulations for acceptable Internet use and computer resources and data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mPort Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by 26 percentage points or $20.4 million. We project that the District will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Town of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 103 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… list of terrorists and terrorist organizations identified in the President's Executive Order. The Office of Foreign … issued to those individuals or organizations identified in the Executive Order. Process and Document Preparation: … payment vendor ID within SFS must have proper controls in place to identify and prevent payment to entities on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsVillage of Lake George – Records and Reports (2024M-82)
… Village’s financial condition was not properly reported in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). Without reliable … balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances for 19 of the 28 bank reconciliations we prepared. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/13/village-lake-george-records-and-reports-2024m-82Village of Skaneateles – Claims Auditing (2024M-68)
… Additionally, some claims were not adequately supported or were paid without approval. Of the 348 claims we reviewed … $2 million, 206 claims totaling about $1.3 million had one or more exceptions. The Board did not audit 93 claims … documentation (i.e., original, itemized invoices and/or receipts). When claims are not properly audited, paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/06/village-skaneateles-claims-auditing-2024m-68Village of Sloan – Clerk-Treasurer (2024M-109)
… and reported financial transactions accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings Although the … may have made financial decisions with inaccurate and out-of-date financial information. Specifically: Collections … six weeks after month-end, were not accurate. For example, the general fund cash balance was repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/15/village-sloan-clerk-treasurer-2024m-109Town of Tonawanda – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-42)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether Town of Tonawanda (Town) officials could take additional steps to … spaces to accommodate wheelchairs in the courtroom seating area and at least one accessible restroom. 25 components at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/28/town-tonawanda-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-42Fairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… the information used by the Board and District officials to make financial decisions was accurate and complete. We also determined that taxpayers had limited access to financial information to help ensure they could make informed decisions relating to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Town of Coxsackie – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2024M-140)
… Coxsackie (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Town Board … Town’s fund balance accounts had errors totaling $833,153. For example, the general town-wide fund was understated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/23/town-coxsackie-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-140Opinion 93-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … BONDS OR NOTES -- Variable Rate Obligations (propriety of including a provision to increase the interest rate due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 91-19
… fire districts to purchase apparatus and equipment for the extinguishment and prevention of fires. Although … There is no express or implied statutory authority for a fire district to make a gift of fire district property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19