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Mount Vernon City School District – Purchasing and Claims Auditing (2017M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District purchased … Mount Vernon City School District is located in the City of Mount Vernon in Westchester County. The District had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/23/mount-vernon-city-school-district-purchasing-and-claims-auditing-2017mAnnual Financial Report Filing Deadlines
… for all counties, cities, towns and villages. Class of Local Government Filing Deadline Extension to Filing … OSC from the municipal chief fiscal officer before the end of original filing period. Villages: Population 5,000 - … OSC from the municipal chief fiscal officer before the end of original filing period. Villages: Population < 5,000 Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/annual-financial-report-filing-deadlinesAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… expenditures and reducing property taxes. At the end of 2017-18, the District exceeded the 4 percent statutory … unplanned operating surpluses totaling $3 million in two of the last three fiscal years. The debt service fund and … reserves had balances totaling more than $15.5 million as of June 30, 2018. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionUnion-Endicott Central School District - Noninstructional Overtime (2018M-201)
… for noninstructional employees. Key Findings Our review of records for 15 noninstructional employees paid overtime … prohibited by Board policy or in the employees’ memorandum of understanding (MOU) with District officials. Although … approval for overtime worked, they were paid for 392 hours of overtime totaling $8,513 while working at home. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/union-endicott-central-school-district-noninstructional-overtime-2018mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1526
… the New York State Payroll System Background In November of 2012, OSC created a new employee identifier in the payroll system to eliminate the use of social security number as the main employee identifier. … who is not authorized to use this number in the course of performing NYS business Do not leave employee data out in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1526-use-new-york-state-employee-id-new-york-state-payroll-systemMorris Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-47)
… the Morris Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials effectively … the 2019-20 through 2021-22 fiscal years by an average of $617,000, or 6 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the … points) to $2 million (21 percentage points). Four of the District’s 10 reserves were not reasonably funded, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/28/morris-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-47Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
… credit card charges were properly approved, supported and for School purposes. Key Findings School officials did not … charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Officials did not perform an effective … knowing what was purchased or whether the charges were for appropriate School purposes. 35 percent (169 totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/rochester-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-208Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… School District (District) officials ensured employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … Key Findings District officials did not ensure employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Adirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… technology (IT) controls over the District’s network to help safeguard personal, private, and sensitive … District officials did not establish adequate IT controls to help safeguard PPSI. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses … existing nonstudent network user accounts and disable them when access is no longer needed. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… employees. The Department’s overtime costs were 97 percent of the District’s total overtime costs during our audit … approval. District officials paid $31,486 for 605 hours of overtime worked without supervisory approval. District … owed by the District annually to the State, for its share of the cost of the employees’ retirement benefits. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Orange County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-1)
… Recommendations Establish adequate policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/orange-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1972
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the following maximum contribution limits for employees … Catch-Up” provision, available to employees in each of the last three years prior to normal retirement age, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1972-deferred-compensation-maximum-contribution-limits-calendar-year-2022Canton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-287)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … St. Lawrence County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises nine elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/canton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-287Brighton Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-133)
… were properly procured, approved or adequately supported. Of 97 disbursements tested totaling $1.13 million, seven … or not required, itemized receipts or documentation of prior approval. Of 19 professional service providers paid $769,931 in 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-133New Lebanon Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-37)
… Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post: Budget-to-actual results; budget documents with fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/new-lebanon-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-37State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… payments. Officials did not adhere to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing Overview – IX. Federal Grants
… process is initiated. To allow the state to take advantage of discounts on payments to vendors under the Procure to Pay … systematically until such time that the payment date of the voucher has been reached. For additional CMIA … see Section 12 - Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA) of this Chapter. Billing for Federal grant drawdown is set up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-overviewIX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing – IX. Federal Grants
… in SFS and Project Budgets are created, agencies are able to start spending against the grant award via the project. As … the contract that the grant award and project are linked to is set to ACTIVE status, the billing process is initiated. … process systematically until such time that the payment date of the voucher has been reached. For additional CMIA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-federal-billing-invoicingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1914
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase and a … 291) will increase retroactively as follows: Effective Date Biweekly Amount 04/01/2020 $31.10 04/01/2021 $32.11 … OSC will process an electronic input file from NYSCOPBA to deduct a one-time retroactive dues adjustment for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1914-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-association