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Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Indian Point) is expected to shut down beginning in 2020 with a potential … not to take action until factual, reliable information is obtained. Due to this, no additional cost savings measures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… Stream Thirteen Union Free School District is located in the Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County. The District, … services that have no current bid documentation in place. Identify all sole source vendors and obtain the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/valley-stream-thirteen-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2016m-204Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … for, and for a School-related purpose. Key Findings The Board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to … check images to ensure only authorized disbursements are made. Provide abstracts and bank statements to the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Opinion 95-14
… of a volunteer fire department or, if the department is comprised of several companies, the members of each … or a portion of the tax to the fire department of which it is part. This Office has expressed the opinion that foreign … members of the fire department or, if the fire department is comprised of several companies, the members of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) and Temporary Municipal Assistance (TMA)
… for Municipalities (AIM) program provides state aid to all of New York’s cities (other than New York City), and … as well as nearly all 1 villages. While AIM payments to cities are made at various times throughout the year, … This website will be updated if there are changes to the AIM program. In State Fiscal Year 2026-27, New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/data/aid-and-incentives-municipalities-aim-and-temporary-municipal-assistance-tmaMoriah Central School District - Cash Management (2019M-65)
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest earnings were maximized. Had officials … idle funds are invested in a manner, within legal limits, to maximize interest earnings. District officials generally … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/moriah-central-school-district-cash-management-2019m-65Glens Falls Common School District - Cash Management (2019M-177)
… were maximized. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available interest … rates, interest earnings could have been increased by $45,330 during the audit period. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/glens-falls-common-school-district-cash-management-2019m-177Moravia Central School District - Fuel Inventory (2019M-183)
… safeguarded and accounted for fuel purchases. Key Findings The District’s fueling area and tanks lacked adequate physical controls to safeguard fuel inventory. The Transportation Supervisor did not perform fuel … Perform stick-measured readings to ensure fuel deliveries are accurate. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/moravia-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2019m-183Opinion 91-41
… real property taxes may be increased from year to year. It is well established that a municipality may not submit a … imposition of a limitation on real property tax increases is not one of the specific listed questions in Town Law, §81. … applies if submission of a proposition to the electorate is specifically authorized by some other law ( Greene v Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-41Additional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… may be added to your credited service and used in your pension benefit calculation if your employer has chosen to … the optional sick leave benefit provided by Section 341(j) of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL). To be … be used to: Qualify for vesting. For example, if you need five years of service credit to be vested, and you’re …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveWheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… IT assets (91 percent) on inventory records. We identified 70 unused IT assets that were at high risk of potential theft …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: … Four Chromebooks and an iPad with combined costs of nearly $1,800 could not be located. Eleven IT assets … printers), including seven with estimated combined costs of $13,645 and four with unknown costs, were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Saratoga Springs City School District – Procurement (2023M-25)
… when procuring four (13 percent) purchase or public works contracts totaling $36,783 (we reviewed 30 contracts … purchasing policies when procuring purchase and public works contracts that are not subject to competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/15/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-25Barnard Fire Department – Financial Controls (2015M-134)
… and reported and that Department moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. Background The Barnard Fire Department is located in the Town of Greece, Monroe County. The Department, which is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/09/25/barnard-fire-department-financial-controls-2015m-134State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not always seek competition for professional services. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District – Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no … a disruption or disaster will affect the timely processing of its business functions. Key Recommendations Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andAllegany Engine Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-176)
… Company officials to follow during and after fundraising events to ensure that all funds are properly accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/01/16/allegany-engine-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-176Pavilion Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-62)
… to review the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2013 through February 21, 2017. … with approximately 740 students. Budgeted appropriations for 2016-17 totaled approximately $18 million. Key Findings The Board and District officials prepared budgets for the 2013-14 through the 2015-16 fiscal years that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/23/pavilion-central-school-district-financial-management-2017m-62Rensselaer City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-286)
… Background The Rensselaer City School District is located in the City of Rensselaer in Rensselaer County. The District, which operates one school … structurally balanced general fund budgets, resulting in operating deficits that were larger than planned and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/rensselaer-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-286State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Enacted State Budget
… that this year's budget process was not more transparent. My office will analyze and report on the enacted budget in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-enacted-state-budget