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Rockville Centre Union Free School District – School Lunch Fund Financial Condition (2016M-139)
… Centre Union Free School District (District) is located in the Village of Rockville Centre and includes parts of the Town and Village of Hempstead in Nassau County. The District, which operates cafeterias in each of its seven school buildings for approximately 3,550 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-fund-financialIsland Park Union Free School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2016M-270)
… Key Findings District officials have not segregated IT inventory control responsibilities. District officials do not conduct an annual physical IT inventory count, immediately identify or tag IT assets as District … records. Key Recommendations Adequately segregate IT asset control functions so that no one person has control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/31/island-park-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetWallkill Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-294)
… Background The Wallkill Central School District is located in the Towns of Newburgh, Montgomery, Gardiner, Plattekill … budgets with excessive appropriations that resulted in operating surpluses each year and that appropriated fund … reasonable. Develop a plan to use the surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. … Wallkill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/wallkill-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-294Amityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and … avoidable. Although the payroll clerk performs procedures to check her own work, no one independent of the payroll process reviews the payroll prior to processing. Key Recommendations Implement procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Holland Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-58)
… Background The Holland Central School District is located in the Towns of Holland, Colden, Wales, Sardinia, Concord and Aurora in Erie County and the Towns of Java and Sheldon in Wyoming County. The District is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/17/holland-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-58City of Niagara Falls – Financial Condition (2017M-170)
… 30, 2017. Background The City of Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County and encompasses approximately 17 square … plan. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic budgets in which recurring expenditures are funded by recurring revenues. Rebuild unrestricted fund balance in accordance with the City’s policy. Develop and regularly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/09/15/city-niagara-falls-financial-condition-2017m-170Port Byron Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-71)
… School District is located in the Village of Port Byron and the Towns of Mentz, Montezuma, Conquest, Throop and Brutus in Cayuga County and the Town of Savannah in Wayne County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/03/port-byron-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-71Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-356)
… The Huntington Union Free School District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County. The District, which operates eight schools … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of unassigned fund balance that will not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-356Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District – Business Office Operations (2013M-70)
… Central School District (District) is located in the Towns of Oppenheim, Ephratah, Johnstown, and Stratford in Fulton County and the Town of Manheim in Herkimer County. The District is governed by the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/oppenheim-ephratah-central-school-district-business-office-operationsLockport City School District – Monitoring Transportation Contracts and Costs (2015M-200)
… the services which appeared to be his responsibility. The mileage information submitted by the transportation vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/lockport-city-school-district-monitoring-transportation-contracts-andBeacon City School District – Information Technology (2023M-143)
… potentially be compromised or used for malicious purposes. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … the oldest of which was last used to log into the network in October 2017 as of September 21, 2021. The accounts … Recommendations Disable unneeded network user accounts in a timely manner and periodically review network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/beacon-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-143Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… Board used fund balance to finance operations, resulting in the four main operating funds’ combined unrestricted fund … at the current levels, it could deplete fund balance in the general town-wide fund by the end of 2024. The Board … Appendix B includes our comment to clarify an issue raised in the Town’s response. … Determine whether the Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Town of Chester – Justice Court Operations and Credit Card and Employee Reimbursements (2017M-67)
… collected, recorded, deposited, disbursed and reported in a proper and timely manner, and whether internal controls … 31, 2016. Background The Town of Chester is located in Warren County. The Town, which is governed by an elected … cash exceeded known liabilities for each of the 22 months in our audit period by an average of $15,700. Employees made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-chester-justice-court-operations-and-credit-card-and-employeeTown of Columbia – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-29)
… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 13 components identified in this report. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/01/31/town-columbia-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-29Town of Trenton – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-28)
… Municipal Center. Specifically: Nine components located in restrooms, such as accessible stall doors with automatic … under lavatories covered to prevent contact. Two located in the parking lot, including the required number of … physical accessibility for the 14 components identified in this report. Town officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/07/town-trenton-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-28State Agencies Bulletin No. 1664.1
… file submissions directly into PayServ. Other unions do not currently have the capability to do so. Agencies will no longer be allowed to process union … the payroll deduction in PayServ for those unions that do not currently submit membership and dues transactions via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/16641-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll-deductions-unionUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266.4
… file submissions directly into PayServ. Other unions do not currently have the capability to do so. Agencies will no longer be allowed to process union … the payroll deduction in PayServ for those unions that do not currently submit membership and dues transactions via …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-2664-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollXIII.2.B Expense Report Submission – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… proxy is used, the agency must follow the process outlined in Section 2 – Employee Expense Reimbursement Policies of … to be the employee’s proxy and the employee’s supervisor in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). All expense reports … the approver reviewing the expenses should be someone in a position of authority who is knowledgeable of the rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2b-expense-report-submissionLists
… school district … Documents and data linked below relate to the original Fiscal Stress Monitoring System FSMS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/listsCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… Establishing an effective water accounting system is a necessary first step in controlling water losses and … water losses and related costs Unaccounted-for water is the difference between water produced (metered at the … rate. Perform a cost-benefit analysis Now that you know what your current situation costs, you should perform a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-system