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Fredonia Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-33)
… million over a three-year period (6.75 percent), resulting in annual operating surpluses and a fund balance increase of … Recommendations Adopt budgets using realistic estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance to be used … to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to residents. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/fredonia-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-33Death Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… as beneficiary of certain benefits is revoked following a divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, once NYSLRS … is revoked regardless of when the final decree of divorce, annulment or judicial separation was signed, unless … the member must re-designate them after the date of the divorce, annulment, or judicial separation, or include the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/death-benefitsDiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-29
… $24.50 A single amount of $21.70 will be deducted for all employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY . Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-29-district-council-37-local-1359-division-housing-andCarle Place Union Free School District – Network User Account Controls (2022M-121)
… officials established adequate controls over network user accounts. Key Findings District officials did not establish adequate controls over network user accounts. As a result, the District has an increased … officials did not: Disable 52 unneeded employee network user accounts, 376 unneeded student network user accounts, 14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/carle-place-union-free-school-district-network-user-account-controlsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Tentative Agreements to End UAW Strike
… issued the following statement regarding the tentative labor agreements between the UAW and the big three … issued the following statement regarding the tentative labor agreements between the UAW and the big three automakers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-tentative-agreements-end-uaw-strikeElmira Heights Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-76)
… $20 million. Key Findings The District’s reliance on fund balance and reserves to finance planned operating deficits … $150,000 from the unemployment reserve to unassigned fund balance. The multiyear financial plan has not been updated … rather than continually relying on appropriated fund balance and reserves. Return funds improperly transferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/elmira-heights-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-76Weedsport Central School District – Payroll (2021M-179)
… and/or did not have proper supporting documentation. The payroll clerk was not provided with supporting documentation … attention. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate … Provide adequate supporting documentation for payroll processing. Assign personnel and payroll processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-179XI.2.L Contract Signature Page – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The purpose of the certification is to ensure agencies attach the signature pages to the contract documents filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2l-contract-signature-pageSelkirk Fire Company No. 2 – Board Oversight (2021M-122)
… whether the Selkirk Fire Company No. 2 (Company) Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations and cannot be assured all moneys … whether the Selkirk Fire Company No 2 Company Board of Directors Board provided adequate oversight of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/12/29/selkirk-fire-company-no-2-board-oversight-2021m-122Pocatello Fire District – Board Oversight and Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2016M-301)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County. The … The Board did not annually audit the Treasurer’s records and reports. The Treasurer did not maintain complete and accurate accounting records. Key Recommendations Develop, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/13/pocatello-fire-district-board-oversight-and-treasurers-records-and-reportsCayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Information Technology Governance (2020M-118)
… (SLA) with the IT vendor. Establish adequate safeguards for online banking transactions. Implement strong access and … controls. Provide IT security awareness training for employees who use District IT assets. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-information-technologyLaurens Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-43)
… the Treasurer’s records. File annual financial reports in a timely manner. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/02/laurens-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-43Connetquot Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-180)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed the District’s … include realistic estimates for revenues, appropriations and unassigned fund balance based on historical data and known trends. Adopt a comprehensive reserve policy that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/01/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-180State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… the following school district audits were issued. Mount Pleasant Central School District – Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Argyle – Water Billing and Collections (2023M-148)
… The Board did not formally adopt the water billing rates charged to customers. The Board did not enforce 39 … assessed on unpaid customer accounts. Ensure water billing rates are formally adopted by the Board. Periodically review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/31/village-argyle-water-billing-and-collections-2023m-148Half Hollow Hills Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory Records (2024M-33)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) equipment. Key … officials did not always appropriately track, inventory and safeguard IT equipment.IT department staff did not … that all IT equipment is adequately accounted for and would be detected if lost, stolen or misused. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/half-hollow-hills-central-school-district-information-technologyPultneyville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-80)
… by State General Municipal Law. The Board does not review monthly bank statements and the related reconciliations and canceled check images. The Board did not complete, or contract with an independent account to complete, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/pultneyville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsPlymouth Volunteer Fire Department – Missing Funds (2014M-50)
… December 3, 2013. Background The Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department, which is governed by a Board consisting of … Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department Missing Funds 2014M50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/plymouth-volunteer-fire-department-missing-funds-2014m-50Candor Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-268)
… The cash receipts process did not have an audit trail beginning with the initial point of cash collection to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/candor-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-268