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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… deposited in a timely manner. Auditors determined deposits of 113 collections totaling $914,291 (99 percent of total collections remitted to the business office) were … to checks without overseeing the check signing process. Of the 364 checks reviewed, 353 checks totaling $6.7 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Alfred-Almond Central School District , Beacon City … Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … auditors that they discovered through an informal review of leave records that the former treasurer attempted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 288
… card and verify the completeness, accuracy and legibility of Federated Fund Code, Amount of Deduction, Employee's Agency Code, Social Security Number … pre-printed Federated Code, which appears at the top right of the form, should be used as the deduction code. Cards, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/288-2002-sefa-campaignState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… system after March 31, 2012. Due to the complexity of this legislation and the limited time frame between passage of the legislation and its effective date, the process will … implemented in stages. The legislation limits the amount of overtime that is considered pensionable and included in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsII.3.B Establish Control – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… System (SFS) also controls the accounting and release of payments during the fiscal year, contract encumbrances, … liability incurred by the agency prior to the end of the fiscal year. For more information about appropriation … lapsing periods, and liabilities, see Chapter VI – Budgets of this Guide. Guide to Financial Operations REV. 01/28/2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3b-establish-controlFiling the Resolution – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… the information that is listed on your Resolution instead of mailing the paper form to NYSLRS. By submitting the … to receive access. You can also mail a hard copy of the Resolution to: NYSLRS Attn: Pension Integrity Bureau … secretary, and it must include a raised seal and affidavit of posting. Rev. 5/22 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/filing-resolutionAccounts Payable Advisory No. 67
… ) Guidance Executive Order 202.48 suspended the provisions of State Finance Law Article 11-A, Interest Payments on … and indirect economic, financial, and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In situations where circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic cause agencies to experience a delay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/67-prompt-payment-interestPeekskill City School District - Network User Accounts (2021M-195)
… we found District officials should have: Disabled 133 of the District’s 821 network user accounts. These accounts consisted of 56 individual and 77 generic unneeded network user accounts, one of which was last logged on in January 2012. Ensured all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Ellenville Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-18)
… 550 network user accounts that were no longer needed. Of the 550 unneeded accounts, 462 were not used to log into … District’s IT system in at least six months from the date of our test. Established written procedures for granting, … changing and disabling user access. Maintain a list of authorized user accounts and routinely evaluate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/ellenville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-18Pine Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-35)
… Findings The Board overestimated appropriations by a total of almost $3.2 million (7 percent) over a three-year period. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund balance totaled $2.4 million, 15 percent of the 2018-19 budgeted appropriations, exceeding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/pine-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-35Hoosick Falls Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-159)
… fund balance ranged between 5.9 and 9.8 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent … limit. Key Recommendations Discontinue the practice of reducing unrestricted fund balance by making un-budgeted … year-end interfund transfers. Develop realistic estimates of appropriations. Adopt a written plan to use excess fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/hoosick-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-managementHadley-Luzerne Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-103)
… The Board overestimated appropriations by an average of approximately $1.9 million annually from 2014-15 to 2016-17, which resulted in accumulation of excess unrestricted fund balance. The unrestricted fund … expenditure estimates. Develop a plan for the use of excess unrestricted fund balance in the general fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/26/hadley-luzerne-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-103Westfield Academy and Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-67)
… limit by more than $650,000 (4 percentage points) as of June 30, 2017. The Board appropriated fund balance not … operations and overestimated appropriations by a total of approximately $2.7 million (6 percent). The Board did not … to be overfunded. Key Recommendations Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to within the legal limit. Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/03/westfield-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-management-2018mContact and Security Administrators
… administrator access to more than one employee for each of the administrator roles. Contact and Security … or Security Administrator to ensure this level of access is still appropriate. Authorize administrator access to more than one employee for each of the administrator roles. Each location may have up to four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contact-and-security-administratorsDiNapoli Releases August State Cash Report
… due in September, which will provide a better indication of how current economic conditions are influencing tax collections this year." Through the end of August, All Funds receipts totaled $60.8 billion, an increase of $2 billion, or 3.4 percent, from a year earlier. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-releases-august-state-cash-reportDiNapoli Expands State Spending Transparency on OpenBookNewYork.com
… tax dollars are being spent. This is the fifth expansion of the website, building on DiNapoli’s commitment to … the money," said DiNapoli. “New Yorkers in every corner of the state have a right to know how their taxpayer dollars … program and more. Users can compare up to three years of data or download the database. In 2008, DiNapoli launched …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-expands-state-spending-transparency-openbooknewyorkcomComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… that can be made in each area. New York City Department of Education (DoE): Compliance With State Arts Education … (SED) regulations. Auditors found that 46 to 64 percent of the students sampled did not meet one or more of the SED requirements. In a follow-up report, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsEarnings Limits – Enhanced Reporting
… 401(a)(17) limits the earnings used in the calculation of pension benefits. The amount is set by federal law and … April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018 $270,000 For Members of Tier 6 (Joined NYSLRS On or After April 1, 2012) The New … Security Law limits the earnings used in the calculation of pension benefits. The amount cannot exceed the Governor’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/earnings-limitsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… realized revenues totaling $9,011, from 50% reimbursement of eligible costs. Mineola Union Free School District – … were levied than were needed to fund operations. A pattern of over budgeting developed because the board did not adjust … overestimated from 2016-17 through 2019-20 by a total of $20.7 million. Over the four-year audit period, the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… board overestimated general fund appropriations by a total of approximately $1.6 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19. … fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times … Activities (ECA) fund operations. Auditors found 15 of 113 disbursements totaling $44,166 did not have disbursing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits