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Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation (Follow-Up)

… the extent of implementation of the recommendations in our initial audit report, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned … eligible veteran-owned businesses to play a greater role in the State’s economy by increasing their participation in State government contracting opportunities. To qualify as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementation-follow

Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System

… Determining the Better Deal: A Case Study You may need to make a determination on what type of vehicle is needed. A … counterparts; therefore, they appeared more desirable. To determine if buying used mid-sized cars was cost … but that you need a cost analysis based on total costs to determine the best option based on the local government's …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-system

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… appropriating significant amounts of fund balance that are not used diminishes the transparency of the budget …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1

Generic PINs

… our examination was to determine whether DEC’s use of fuel cards complied with the Office of General Services’ (OGS) … Background DEC has approximately 2,800 active WEX cards and established 10 unique personal identification … totaling $3 million. Key Findings DEC’s use of WEX cards does not comply with the Guidelines, the State Use …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/generic-pins

Reporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data (Follow-Up)

… reporting bias incident statistics and utilizing the data for management decisions. We also determined whether NYPD … and ensure officers periodically receive this training as part of the regular training curriculum. Key Finding We found …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/12/reporting-and-utilization-bias-incident-data-follow

New York City School-Based Health Centers – Security and Controls Over Medications and Related Supplies (Follow-Up)

… of the recommendation in our initial audit report, New York City School-Based Health Centers: Security and … which was issued on January 8, 2015 determined whether New York City School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/new-york-city-school-based-health-centers-security-and-controls-over-medications-and

The Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)

… lists. We found that applicants who were next in line for units in a specific development were not always offered …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-follow

Vendor File Advisory No. 2

… Subject: Entering consistent information in the Statewide Vendor File Reference: Guide to Financial … as it will cause inconsistent data in searchable fields. All USPS Postal Abbreviation standards should be used when … following website to review these rules. https://www.usps.com/send/official-abbreviations.htm#2 . The chart below …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/2-regarding-consistency-adding-vendor-information

Compliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)

… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, … initial report. However, improvements are still needed. All two of the prior audit recommendations have been …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-follow

Ordinary Death Benefit – State Police Plan

… benefits (up to two years, with a possible extension for two additional years, following the last date you were …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ordinary-death-benefit

Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)

… 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-185

Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)

… accessed websites, such as shopping, entertainment and social media, on District computers although the District’s regulations for acceptable Internet use and computer resources and data management state that … network users (22 percent) did not receive information technology (IT) security awareness training. As a result, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m

Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)

… action. Appendix C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school district …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201

Theresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)

… reports with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in a timely manner. The 2017 through 2019 annual reports were … on historic trends. The District ended 2019 with $345,000 in surplus fund balance – enough to fund nearly two years’ of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60

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-1

Village of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s management of the level of unexpended … nearly $200,000 (45 percent) over the past five years to almost $640,000 as of May 31, 2013. As a result, the … The information that the Treasurer provided to the Board did not include an estimate of fund balance …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393

IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants

… Receipts / Accounts Receivable Receipts . Following DTF-Treasury’s receipt of the refund, OSC BSAO will review the … government. See Section 8.C - Payments to the U.S. Treasury or Section 8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S Treasury of this Chapter. Under no circumstances should the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendors

Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)

… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of DeWitt (Town) officials effectively managed the Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ cash … controls. As a result, we could not confirm that all collections received were deposited. Of the 40 Planning …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6