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Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… reserve balances circumvents the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and lacks transparency. The Board and … therefore, taxpayers were taxed more than necessary. On average, annually over-estimated appropriations by $3.2 … take corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… may not have been detected and corrected. Had the Board of Education (Board) provided the claims auditor with … guidance to perform her duties, we may not have found that of the 184 claims we reviewed totaling $1 . 9 million, 100 … claims complied with the District’s procurement policy. 28 of the claims totaling approximately $66,000 also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15XIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES One important control in New York’s Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all payments made are valid. To help in this monitoring … may have been made when the voucher was entered into the Statewide Financial System, or to improper transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsWheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… records to safeguard unused information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings District officials did not maintain … and accurate inventory records to safeguard unused IT assets. Officials did not maintain IT asset inventory records and, as a result, were unable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Valhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… user accounts. These unnecessary accounts had last log-on dates ranging from January 3, 2012, to September 3, 2021, and … to communicate network user account changes to the IT vendor. Leaving unneeded network user accounts enabled on the … process to communicate employee change in status to the IT vendor to ensure access to the District network is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Ontario County Four Seasons Development Corporation – Procurement (2021M-197)
… to nine vendors with aggregate purchases of $5,000 or more in either the 2019-20 or 2020-21 fiscal year and found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/04/29/ontario-county-four-seasons-development-corporationIsland Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
… to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget. Budget-to-actual results, a comprehensive property tax report card and all … Must post required information to the District website: Final annual budget, a comprehensive appended property tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/island-trees-union-free-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-34Hunter-Tannersville Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-33)
… Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final … report card and administrative salary disclosure. Budget-to-actual results, and audit reports and the respective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19Beacon City School District - School District Website (S9-19-27)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post: The final annual budget. Budget-to-actual results, all … the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Must post required information to the District website: Final …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/beacon-city-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-27State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… District officials did not always properly track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or safeguard IT assets. As a result, … not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory, annual inventories were not conducted, and IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. From January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023, the District earned investment earnings totaling over $153,000 from money on deposit in its 15 bank accounts at two … with written investment program procedures. Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-130Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… Buffalo Collegiate Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported, and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges were not always properly approved or adequately … Buffalo Collegiate Charter School School credit card charges were properly approved adequately supported and for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… plan that details how District officials would respond to IT disruptions. As a result, officials had active but … that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at Two Percent for 2020
… in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, including a provision that allows municipalities to override the tax cap. During the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years, municipalities with a fiscal year ending on Dec. 31 had their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-two-percent-2020Real Property Tax Cap - Local Governments
… entities] Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Instructions [pdf] Levy Limit Formula [pdf] Inflation and Allowable Levy Growth Factors [pdf] Tax Base Growth Factors for Local … [pdf] Accounting Bulletin - Reserve for Excess Tax Levy [pdf] Legislation – Chapter 97 (Part A) [pdf] Summary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-local-governmentsNew York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on EPA Proposal to Roll Back Emission Standards
… into the atmosphere is economically backwards, hurting drivers' wallets and jeopardizing the competitiveness of the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-epa-proposal-roll-back-emission-standardsNew York Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by the New York Center for Child Development, Inc. (NYCCD) on its … 2013. Background NYCCD, formerly known as the Manhattan Center for Early Learning, Inc., is a New York Citybased … and his spouse also own the for-profit entity New York Center for Infants and Toddlers (NYCIT), which operates Early …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/new-york-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualArea #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… IT access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT resource, such as a particular software program … The first step in implementing adequate access controls is determining what level and type of protection is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1942
… to assist agency review of retroactive pay in greater detail and explain how retroactive payments are calculated. … confirmed to view the retroactive pay received in greater detail. The query will prompt for the employee’s Emplid and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1942-new-locked-queries-review-retroactive-payments-employees-paycheck