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Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… the Chatham Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … . The Board and District officials’ consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and … officials: Annually appropriated over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance …
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)
… approximately $141,000 should not have been approved for payment because they had one or more exceptions . For example: All 100 claims were paid without documentation … sufficient supporting documentation before approving them for payment. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… Recommendations Retain sufficient supporting documentation to substantiate the appropriateness and need or purpose of … generally agreed with our recommendations and plan to implement corrective action. … Determine whether Buffalo …
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)
… ability to recover from an unexpected IT disruption. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… a Payee Listing report (NYAP0621), which shows a listing of payments made to vendors. It is important that designated … the following payment information from the voucher: Vendor ID Vendor Location Vendor Name Bank Code Bank Account Code AP Business Unit Voucher ID …
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)
… inventories. Officials stored unused IT assets in an unsecured area and an unlocked cabinet in a classroom and did not track or monitor who accessed …
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)
… accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage the District’s network user accounts to help prevent … 3, 2012, to September 3, 2021, and account for 15 percent of the District’s network user accounts. Ensured District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… and documents and examined payroll-related records for 25 of the 138 individuals employed by the School and … their employment agreements, authorized pay rates or Board of Trustees (Board) policy resulting in compensation errors totaling $5,188. Officials could not support they provided the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… Ensure the administrator provided the year-end accounting of employees’ FSA and DCAP accounts, as required by the … reconcile FSA and DCAP activity to calculate the amount of forfeited funds that should be returned to the District. … Consult with legal counsel to ensure the proper use of forfeited funds returned by the administrator. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planSweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… (District) officials ensured leave accruals were accurate and payments for unused leave and separation payments were … calculations, resulting in 251 employees’ leave balances being credited either for 132 days over what they were … were entitled to. Incorrectly calculated 61 percent of the unused vacation leave, sick leave and retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsTiconderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We selected 30 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05CUNY Bulletin No. CU-332
… Purpose To explain procedures for entering payments into the Time Entry page. Affected Employees CUNY employees who elect to participate in the Health Benefits Buy Out Waiver Program and are also designated on the Buy Out Waiver Listing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-332-cuny-health-benefits-buy-out-waiver-program-payment-cycleState Agencies Bulletin No. 314
… increases in Maintenance Rates for employee housing and meals. Affected Employees Employees with taxable or … housing and or meals. Background In accordance with the Budget Policy Reporting Manual, Revised Item B-300, … Attached are the rules for determining the taxable status of maintenance deductions for State employees. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/314-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsOntario 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)
… certain financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was … results, a comprehensive property tax report card and all external audit results. Annual internal audit. … budget, a comprehensive appended property tax report card in its entirety and all external audits. Should enhance …
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)
… financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in … Posting a prepared plan further enhances the transparency of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Must … multiyear financial plan to help residents see the impact of fiscal decisions over time. District officials did not …
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
… five professional service providers totaling $658,164. In addition, officials did not obtain verbal and written … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits