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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 266
… Purpose To explain the General Checking Account bank change from Key Bank to Fleet Bank Affected … State employee payroll checks from the General Checking account maintained by Fleet Bank. Agency Actions Please … Deductions mailbox. Attachment - The Facts About New Bank Account for NYS Employee Paychecks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/266-bank-account-change-new-york-state-employee-payroll-checksOceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (2022M-195)
… (District) officials monitored employees’ compliance with the acceptable Internet use policy (AUP) on the District’s … confidentially to officials, we found that: Six of 40 employees used District computers to access websites, such as shopping, entertainment, personal email, online gaming and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/24/oceanside-union-free-school-district-monitoring-internet-use-2022m-195North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether North Salem Central School District (District) officials … audit school district North Salem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/north-salem-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-140Canton Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2018M-186)
… review the detailed, supporting documentation for all 17 health insurance claims paid during the audit period totaling over … should: Review detailed, supporting documentation for all health insurance claims. Audit and approve all scholarship …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/09/canton-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2018m-186Mamaroneck Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activities (2018M-95)
… adopt and implement procedures governing the operations of ECA funds, as required. The central treasurer did not have … set aside for remittance to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (State). Key Recommendations Update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/28/mamaroneck-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2018m-95Hudson Housing Authority – Information Technology (2019M-224)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The Board did not adopt an acceptable use policy. Officials did not provide IT security awareness training. The Authority did not have adequate online banking … review and update routinely or when significant changes in the environment occur. Create and maintain service level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/07/10/hudson-housing-authority-information-technology-2019m-224Walton Central School District - Fund Balance (2019M-209)
… Key Findings The Board appropriated over $1.9 million in fund balance from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and only used … to comply with the statutory limit and use excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/walton-central-school-district-fund-balance-2019m-209Medina Central School District - Capital Projects (2019M-163)
… District officials could have improved their management of the Project. We found: District officials did not always … reporting to the Board did not include an itemization of all Project costs. Key Recommendations Solicit competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-capital-projects-2019m-163CUNY Bulletin No. CU-117
… Safety Sergeants Campus Security Assistants Effective Date Check of 6/28/01 Background Eligibility criteria and amounts defined in Attachment APaid in employee's regular check Agency Actions Enter into the Time Entry Panel: … Amount: Amount to be paid Payroll Register and Employee's Check/Advice The earn code UA6 and the payment amount will be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-117-june-2001-uniform-allowance-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… – Overtime (Suffolk County) District officials did not appropriately approve and document overtime for … Non-emergency overtime was also not generally preapproved in writing. In addition, officials did not maintain … helping to ensure computerized data was safeguarded through managing user accounts, providing adequate training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… and local user accounts. Geneseo Central School District – Online Banking (Livingston County) District officials did not follow the board’s online banking policy or develop procedures to adequately … officials did not ensure that authorized access to online bank accounts were limited. District officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsX.2 Guide to Vendor Management Policies – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Vendor File Business Units create contracts, purchase … that have been successfully registered in the Statewide Vendor File and have valid New York State Vendor IDs. Business Units must initiate the registration … that have been successfully registered in the Statewide Vendor File and have valid New York State Vendor IDs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x2-guide-vendor-management-policiesV.3.F Projects – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… XIX – Project Costing (PCIP) of this Guide for guidance on establishing, transacting and reporting on projects. Refer to SFS Secure for more information, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3f-projectsVendor File Advisory No. 11
… Subject: Selecting the Correct Vendor Location in SFS Guidance: It is important that agencies select the correct vendor Location for each transaction in SFS. This will ensure the State does business with the … Selecting the Correct Vendor Location in SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/11-vendor-locationWarsaw Central School District – Out-of-District Tuition Billing (2021M-140)
Determine if tuition billings for Warsaw Central School District District students enrolled in outofdistrict programs were accurately calculated and properly supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/warsaw-central-school-district-out-district-tuition-billing-2021m-140New Lebanon Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-30)
… Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s network user accounts to protect against … Officials did not: Disable 26 unneeded generic accounts of the 48 generic network accounts examined. Ensure … acceptable use policy (AUP) compliance. Monitor the use of the information technology (IT) resources. Provide IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/new-lebanon-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-30Marlboro Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-33)
… accounts and settings. Key Findings District officials did not establish adequate controls over network user accounts and settings. Officials did not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to … accounts. Officials developed a data security plan in January 2010 that included password security and user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/23/marlboro-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-33Nanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… An adequate comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Claims Auditing (2022M-12)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency’s (HCIDA) … reviewed and approved prior to payment. We also found: The Board did not appoint someone to audit claims and did not … or other guidance to communicate expectations for the claims audit process. The Secretary of the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/04/08/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-claims