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Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… required financial statement audit and renders an opinion on whether the financial statements are in accordance with … (PA) registered and licensed to practice in New York State; have or develop expertise in district financial … Guidance for School Districts [pdf]," - Office of the State Comptroller "Sample Request for Proposals (RFP) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorAlbany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… totaling about $318,000 were deposited between 91 and over 200 days after they were received. Monitor State aid payments … manner, and reconcile collections lists and remittances to bank deposits. Ensure State aid payments are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Fine Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-81)
… more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations each year and there was an increased risk for errors and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/27/fine-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-81West Hempstead Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Account Controls (2023M-9)
… confidentially to officials, we found that the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not: Develop … password security and user account controls. Disable 60 of the District’s enabled nonstudent network accounts (11 percent) that were not needed. Twenty-two of these accounts (37 percent) have not been used in more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/west-hempstead-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-user-accountKiryas Joel Village Union Free School District – Network User Account and Shared Network Folder Access (2023M-64)
… to the network and PPSI stored on shared network folders. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) … belonged to former employees and were last used to log into the network between June 2015 and August 2022. … Adequately secure shared network folder access, resulting in users having unnecessary access to multiple forms of PPSI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/kiryas-joel-village-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-andV.3.G Product Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… The Product ChartField is used to record revenue or expenses related to agency-provided goods or services at a more detailed level than statewide (e.g., revenue/expenses related to specific fees, fines or licenses). Product values can be … The Product ChartField is used to record revenue or expenses related to agencyprovided goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3g-product-codeState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City's Fiscal Year 2026 Executive Budget
… levels for students, seniors, parks, sanitation, and healthcare given recent demand. “The additional spending is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-citys-fiscal-year-2026-executive-budgetGreenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted in our prior audit ( Payroll and Reserve Funds - 2016M-242) that we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax … and District officials have no assurance that the amount in the tax certiorari reserve fund is reasonable or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Resources for Local Officials
… Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Guidance: Guidance on Use of Funds, Reporting Requirements, Distribution Process and Contact Information from the State Division of the Budget Accounting Guidance from the Office of the State Comptroller [pdf] Constitutional Debt Limit Cost-Saving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/resources-local-officialsLimestone Volunteer Firemen, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-219)
… records to be audited annually. The Board did not review bills or approve disbursements prior to payment. Company … financial records are audited annually. Review and approve bills prior to payment and ensure that each bill has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/21/limestone-volunteer-firemen-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mInterdisciplinary Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. During the 2014-15 school year, ICCD … in Queens and Nassau County. The New York City Department of Education (DoE) and local school districts refer students … local school districts are reimbursed by SED for a portion of their payments to ICCD. For the three fiscal years ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/05/interdisciplinary-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualLeague for the Handicapped – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the League for the Handicapped (LFH) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) … To determine whether the costs reported by the League for the Handicapped LFH on its Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/league-handicapped-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualRochester Childfirst Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) … Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services and Preschool Integrated Special Class services to 56 … costs included $7,042 in other than personal service costs and $6,159 in personal service costs. Key Recommendations To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/rochester-childfirst-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background Variety, a not-for-profit organization located in Syosset, New York, is an SED-approved provider of special … to about 420 children from school districts located in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and New York City. Variety is … 30, 2014, Variety reported approximately $9.35 million in reimbursable costs for its rate-based preschool special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualGanrormic, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 35 preschool students with disabilities from 13 different school districts in two counties in western New York. For the … as needed. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Rochester Childfirst Network: Compliance With the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/ganrormic-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli and Diaz Help Bronx Residents Claim $245 Million in Lost Money
… See Neighborhood Map of Money Owed New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Bronx Borough … deposit, that money can eventually be turned over to the State Comptroller’s office. Today’s event with Bronx Borough … million in unclaimed funds currently being held by the state. I thank Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-and-diaz-help-bronx-residents-claim-245-million-lost-moneyComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Return Over $100,000 in Unclaimed Funds to Buffalo Residents
… that $111,180 in unclaimed funds has been returned to Buffalo city residents since he partnered with Mayor Byron Brown on March 16 to urge people to claim their lost money. Over $88 million still remains … that $111180 in unclaimed funds has been returned to Buffalo city residents since he partnered with Mayor Byron …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-return-over-100000-unclaimed-funds-buffalo-residentsIX.6.F Agency Draw Procedures – IX. Federal Grants
… The reports can be found by navigating to Menu > Grants > Interactive Reports. Federal grant questions should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6f-agency-draw-proceduresThe Kelberman Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs submitted by The Kelberman Center, Inc. (Kelberman) on its Consolidated … To determine whether the costs submitted by The Kelberman Center Inc on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/23/kelberman-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 1912
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies that position pools and/or chartfield strings in PayServ may require updates for … certain chartfield strings will be lapsing on 06/30/2021 and will no longer be available for payroll charges. … will be effective Institution paychecks dated 07/01/2021 and Administration paychecks dated 07/07/2021. OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1912-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-events