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Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… financial condition. Key Findings The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit … $2.15 million, which was 4.9 percentage points or nearly $1.2 million over the legal limit. During the past three … by $3.9 million. District officials have not developed a comprehensive multiyear financial plan. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Harpursville Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-120)
… $1.6 million of general fund balance and certain reserve funds to finance operating expenditures. However, the general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/07/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-120Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… the Business Manager prepared and submitted State aid forms for three of these buses. The District unnecessarily … Key Recommendations File the appropriate State aid forms with SED for the remaining four buses identified in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busOneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… to assets and data. Some District computers were used for personal activity, increasing the likelihood of the … was not made available to us or the Board of Education for review and approval. Sensitive information technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, deposited and … statement of profit and loss forms, and annual record of funds received and paid out. Checks were not countersigned … Determine whether extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mCherry Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2019M-141)
… reserve funds, equitably billed for fire protection services, ensured the Treasurer prepared and filed records … that fire protection contracts were signed, that the services provided were billed for and that the costs of services were equitably allocated between service areas. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/10/30/cherry-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2019m-141Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… employees’ leave accruals and accurately paid employees’ separation payments. Key Findings Officials did not always … employees’ leave accruals, accurately pay employees’ separation payments, reduce leave balances when leave … for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that separation payments were made in accordance with appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency – Community Benefit (2014M-344)
… capital investments. Key Findings Agency officials do not verify the investment and job information provided when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/cattaraugus-county-industrial-development-agency-communityXII.8.A Workflow in the Accounts Payable Module – XII. Expenditures
… and guidance to Business Units regarding voucher workflow in the Accounts Payable module. Online Business Units should document voucher approvals in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) whenever it is practicable. Completing approvals in the SFS will ensure the system contains comprehensive and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8a-workflow-accounts-payable-moduleMill Neck Manor School for the Deaf – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether the costs reported by the Mill Neck Manor School for the Deaf (Mill Neck School) on its Consolidated Fiscal … CFRs detailing program related expenses. To be eligible for reimbursement, the provider's reported expenses must comply with the guidelines contained in the Manual. For the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2010, the Mill Neck …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/14/mill-neck-manor-school-deaf-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… also found that the district did not have a disaster recovery plan. Evans-Brant Central School District – … ensure that the recorded balance for the general fund bank account reflected the actual cash balance for 2016-17 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1458
… will now require specific fields be entered based on the country’s postal format requirements. Please see the attached … The attachment includes address format samples for each country. If an agency hires an employee with a foreign address from a country that is not on the list, please enter the employee’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1458-new-functionality-employee-address-fields-payservTier Status – Article 14 Benefits
… 9, 2010, you did not elect to be covered by Article 22 (Tier 5) benefits and you: Elected coverage under your … January 8, 2010 and did not elect to be covered by Article 22 (opt into Tier 5), can be covered by Article 11 or Article …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/tier-statusLoan Payroll Deductions – Enhanced Reporting
… Please use the new amount beginning on the next available payroll cycle so members can avoid underpayment — eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/loan-payroll-deductionsArchived Publications
… Documents linked below relate to the original Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). FSMS was updated in November 2017. Access to these materials is being maintained for historical … District Fiscal Stress Results: School Years 2012-13 to 2014-15 - 1/28/2016 Three Years of the Fiscal Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/archived-publicationsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 9
… new requirements for entering a unique invoice number on vouchers payable to National Grid, as discussed below. … processing payments to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to National Grid may delay payment crediting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/9-complex-entity-national-gridContract Advisory No. 6
… Subject: The Vendor ID associated to a contract record in the Statewide Financial … contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once the transaction has been submitted … that a contract is associated with the incorrect Vendor ID. Use the attached chart: “ What To Do When An Incorrect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contractFranklin County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-13)
… when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key … when a probationer violated the court order or disburse victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. As a … when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/franklin-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-13