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Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials need to improve their budgeting practices and transparency. … As a result, the Board and District officials continued to not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: …
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)
… District officials did not: Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … …
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
… Specifically be addressed to the New York State and Local Retirement System; Specifically identify the party(ies) … Court in the district where the records are located or, for actions within New York State, by a Judge of the Court in … and personally served on the New York State and Local Retirement System either at our office in Albany or in New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… a COLA distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentChittenango 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-83Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… digital cameras, computer monitors and televisions. For all 100 capital assets, certain key information such as …
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)
… and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) oversees programs for preventing and treating alcohol and substance abuse. Many of these programs are provided by not-for-profit organizations under contracts administered by …
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)
… Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Report 2007-S-60). Background Our initial audit …
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)
… compel dam owners to correct the deficiencies identified and its internal policy for inspection frequency was not consistent with its actual … nine prior audit recommendations, six were implemented, and three were partially implemented. Key Recommendation …
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)
… with DMV and DOT to ensure such data was maintained for all aspects of the program. We also questioned whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/pollution-testing-exhaust-emissions-heavy-duty-diesel-vehicles-followAfton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 … appropriated fund balance that was not needed, which in effect is a reservation of fund balance that is not … the statutory limit. The District incurred $63,561 in unnecessary interest and other associated costs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Sullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… accordance with established policy guidelines (guidelines) and ensured businesses complied with loan agreements. Key … from the Program in accordance with established guidelines and did not ensure businesses complied with their agreements. … 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-182Town of Urbana – Supervisor’s Financial Records and Reports (2022M-14)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, … up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not ensure that the Town’s accounting records and reports were complete, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/13/town-urbana-supervisors-financial-records-and-reports-2022m-14DiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today released the following statement on New York Citys Property tax assessments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleHolland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
… the Holland Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured that claims were adequately … be made and not be detected and corrected. We reviewed 75 of 1,661 claims totaling $1,804,573 and found that claims … documentation such as itemized invoices or detail of services provided. Further, the Board did not comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The Court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known … Program. Key Recommendations Review unidentified bail funds and identify to whom they should be paid. Make a good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… In fact, the tax collector’s records were insufficient to determine whether she deposited money in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsWhite Plains City School District – Financial Management (2020M-71)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and maintained … fund balance and reserve funds. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adopt realistic budgets or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/30/white-plains-city-school-district-financial-management-2020m-71