Search
Town of Keene – Records and Reports (2024M-27)
… balances did not agree with general ledger cash balances for 55 (41 percent) of the 133 bank reconciliations we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/06/14/town-keene-records-and-reports-2024m-27Charter School of Educational Excellence – Information Technology (2023M-174)
… plan. Key Findings The Board and officials did not adequately secure student data to help protect it from … to School officials, we found: School employees did not have guidance on how to properly identify and secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/07/charter-school-educational-excellence-information-technology-2023m-174Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… cash collections. Key Findings Town officials did not effectively manage the Planning and Zoning, and … Recreation Departments’ cash collections. Officials also did not establish adequate cash collection controls. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Rockville Centre Union Free School District (District) … Determine whether Rockville Centre Union Free School District District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mThousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. As a result, … appropriated fund balance totaling $6.1 million that was not needed. Reported fiscal year-end surplus fund balance … funded a tax certiorari reserve by $304,641 and did not use a debt reserve, with a balance of approximately $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants
… In some instances, payments are made to vendors, including sub-recipients, before the vendors have … the funds, the agency should require the funds be returned to the State. In such instances the agency should calculate … than $25, agencies should require that amount be paid to the State. Once the interest payment is received, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendorsVillage of Lyons Falls – Financial Management (2013M-393)
… management of the level of unexpended surplus funds for the period June 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/03/28/village-lyons-falls-financial-management-2013m-393Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… an average of $5.8 million each year from 2017-18 through 2020-21 and appropriated $4.8 million of fund balance that … fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves and capital projects rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… with terrorists and terrorist organizations. The Office of Foreign Assets Control within the US Department of Treasury administers this Executive Order. This office maintains the list of terrorists and terrorist organizations identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsSafe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… have a safety plan. Eighteen schools did not have a safety team or did not have all the required members. No school met all of the annual safety training requirements. Key Recommendations The governing … (boards) must: Appoint all required members to the safety team. Adopt the safety plan annually by September 1 after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 1660
… Purpose To notify agencies of the discontinuance of Agency Shop Fee deductions Affected Employees All … have an Agency Shop Fee deduction Background As a result of the 06/27/18 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, … To notify agencies of the discontinuance of Agency Shop Fee deductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1660-agency-shop-feesOrdinary Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… not receive a monthly pension benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group term life insurance, which is currently exempt from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… A North Country court clerk is accused of pocketing more than $5,400 from the Bombay Justice Court … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eric Fleury, 43, of Constable, was charged with grand larceny in the third … services including highway safety, not to line the pockets of a dishonest clerk,” DiNapoli said. “My office will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesVillage of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Almond (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records … Determine whether the Village of Almond Village Board of Trustees Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves. Although our … Board and District officials’ budgeting practices resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, … in excess of the statutory limit and missed opportunities to lower real property taxes. The continued practice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Village of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… receipts and disbursements. Perform bank reconciliations in an accurate or timely manner, allowing discrepancies … 29, 2024, cash balances did not agree with bank balances for 27 of the 37 bank reconciliations we prepared, and total cash in the financial records was $1.9 million higher than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136State Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… Purpose To inform agencies of employee Social Security Number restrictions in the … The Social Security Administration restricts the use of certain values in Social Security Numbers. OSC Actions … 4-5 SSNs with the number “0000” in positions 6-9 A SSN of “123-45-6789” Note : Nine-digit numbers beginning with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsWhitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing nonstudent network user accounts that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Tioga County – Social Service Contracts (2023M-162)
… Determine whether Tioga County (County) Department of Social Services (Department) officials adequately … meetings with agency staff and firsthand observation of services, they could improve contract monitoring. Three of the 10 contracts we reviewed totaling $344,210 did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/03/29/tioga-county-social-service-contracts-2023m-162Town of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure cash collections were properly deposited, recorded, … activities. As a result, the former court clerk was able to misappropriate more than $59,000, or 38 percent of the … 2021. In August 2023, the former court clerk pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree, corrupting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149