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Selected Wage Investigation Procedures (Follow-Up)
… including conducting outreach to claimants about case status and recovered wages. During that audit, we found … make first contact with the employer within 60 days of the case being created in DOL’s WPM system (i.e., docketing), as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/16/selected-wage-investigation-procedures-followWelcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation
… of the Department to ensure its customers – those who live, work, and travel in New York State – have a safe, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementationMedicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2018 Through March 31, 2019
… was paid for practitioner, pharmacy, inpatient, lab, and clinic claims that did not comply with Medicaid policies; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2018-through-march-31-2019Procurement Practices
… of New York – University at Buffalo’s procurement and contracting practices provide sufficient assurance that … appropriately, are in the best interest of the State, and adequately safeguard against waste and abuse. Our audit covered procurement and contracting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/procurement-practicesPublic Authority Procurement
… – A.8504 (Paulin) – Requires public authorities to comply with certain provisions of the State Finance Law and the Public Buildings Law relating to procurements. Memo Bill Text Status … Requires public authorities to comply with certain provisions of the State Finance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/public-authority-procurementFriendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Friendship Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Jamestown City School District (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Jamestown City School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Wilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… plan. Key Recommendations Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Return funds inappropriately restricted in the debt reserve to general fund unrestricted fund balance. Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… as required. Although the Treasurer’s financial records and reports we reviewed were accurate and financial transactions were appropriate and properly accounted for, the Treasurer performed all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mHerkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES – Online Banking (2021M-21)
… Services (BOCES) officials established controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … officials did not establish adequate controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Online banking transactions are not compared to supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/05/14/herkimer-fulton-hamilton-otsego-boces-online-banking-2021m-21Brockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials were not transparent with taxpayers … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107Homer Central School District - Criminal History Background Checks (2019M-76)
… of their students by performing proper criminal history background checks. Key Finding Officials did not perform fingerprint-supported criminal history background checks on nine out of 157 employees tested. Key … ensure that they have gone through proper criminal history background checks. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/homer-central-school-district-criminal-history-background-checks-2019m-76Liverpool Public Library - Board Oversight and Leave Accruals (2018M-126)
… - pdf] Audit Objective To determine whether: The Board of Trustees provided adequate oversight of the Library’s financial operations. Library officials … paid employees for earned compensatory time and vacation leave. Key Findings The Board improperly delegated claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/12/07/liverpool-public-library-board-oversight-and-leave-accruals-2018m-126Newburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… portion of surplus fund balance, 1 up to 4 percent of the budget, for unexpected occurrences and fluctuations in cash … was needed by appropriating fund balance to balance the budget but generally did not need the appropriations. Because … with taxpayers as they could have been during the budget process. Of the $67 million in year-end transfers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32Great River Fire District – Treasurer Reports (2025M-125)
Did the Great River Fire District District Treasurer provide the Board of Fire Commissioners Board with complete and accurate financial reports
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/02/27/great-river-fire-district-treasurer-reports-2025m-125Miller Place Fire District – Credit Cards (2024M-58)
… did not have sufficient supporting documentation attached to the claim but were approved for payment by the Board. … orders contain sufficient detail and are approved prior to purchases being made. Ensure all claims are subject to an independent audit so Commissioners are not responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/09/13/miller-place-fire-district-credit-cards-2024m-58Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Avon Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-75)
… reserve for unemployment expenditures will cover annual expenditures for 344 years and the debt reserve in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/avon-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-75Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… Board and District officials’ budgeting practices resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, a significant accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit and missed opportunities to … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52