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Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 36 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … inventoried. Five Chromebooks (estimated combined costs of $1,355 using recent purchase prices) could not be located … inventoried. Ten IT assets, with combined purchase prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Sullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… officials awarded funds from the Millennium revolving loan program (Program) in accordance with established policy … (guidelines) and ensured businesses complied with loan agreements. Key Findings Corporation officials did not … not ensure businesses complied with their agreements. The Loan Review Committee (Committee) approved two loans that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolvingErie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… potentially be used to pay unsatisfied restitution orders. In addition, officials did not distribute all available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Rome City School District – Multiyear Planning (2021M-144)
… deficits in future fiscal years or assess the impact of the operating deficits on fund balance and reserves. … operational expenses, resulting in a projected budget gap of about $3 million in 2025-26. A comprehensive multiyear … fully evaluate the long-term impacts and sustainability of using ARPA funds. Key Recommendation Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/rome-city-school-district-multiyear-planning-2021m-144State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Village of Red Hook – Information … responsibilities were not defined and officials did not have a formal contract with the consultant. In addition, … today announced the following local government audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Rockville Centre Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-28)
… certain financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents taxpayers and other … report and corresponding corrective action plan (CAP) in an easily accessible location. Officials did not prepare a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… work days by adopting and posting a Standard Work Day and Reporting Resolution for Elected and Appointed … Officials NYSLRS employers establishes standard work day for elected and appointed officials by adopting a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/standard-work-day-and-reporting-resolutionSaranac Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-91)
… special education students. Review all identified unclaimed State aid and submit any eligible claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-91Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware attack, … to officials, we determined: Eighty-nine (15 percent) of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed and should have been disabled. Eleven of 21 local user accounts (52 percent) reviewed on 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period or prepare bank … payment and 111 disbursements totaling $19,650 were made by debit card, circumventing the ability to be audited and … Make payments only after a proper audit and approval of bills and discontinue the use of debit cards. Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesDobbs Ferry Union Free School District – Facilities Department Overtime (2023M-120)
… did not properly approve and monitor overtime worked by Facilities Department employees. As a result, employees … during the 21-month audit period. Approximately $186,330 of overtime work to be performed was not properly approved. Officials paid 10 employees a total of $36,734 in overtime to conduct 270 building checks. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/dobbs-ferry-union-free-school-district-facilities-department-overtimePembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… and, because some funds were held for substantial amounts of time before they were deposited, collections were not … itemized to clearly identify the quantity or cost of items purchased. These errors and discrepancies occurred … ECA funds to verify the accuracy and completeness of the records and activity as the Board required. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Persistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges we … were not properly approved or adequately supported, and nearly all the charges lacked support to show they were … $158,065 . We reviewed transactions totaling $117,567 and determined that almost 98 percent of them lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71XII.4.E Electronic Invoicing – XII. Expenditures
… through the BSC approval workflow. If a Business Unit user who does not work for the BSC submits a voucher into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4e-electronic-invoicingWaterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District - Financial Management (2017M-243)
… Adopt budgets that include realistic estimates for expenditures. Develop a plan for the use of excess unrestricted fund balance in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/15/waterford-halfmoon-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017mArlington Fire District - Purchasing (2018M-43)
… its policy and procedures that ensure effective purchasing of goods and services. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Arlington Fire District Purchasing 2018M43 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/06/15/arlington-fire-district-purchasing-2018m-43XVI.3.G Legal Compliance – XVI. Financial Reporting
GASB Codification Section 1200 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Legal Compliance 1200
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3g-legal-compliancePittsford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-129)
… did not ensure: Payroll certifications were completed in a timely manner. Payroll process inefficiencies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/pittsford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-129Maine Endwell Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-14)
… Background The Maine Endwell Central School District is located in Broome County. The District’s proposed budget for the 2013-14 school year is almost $45 million. Key Findings Based on our review, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/24/maine-endwell-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-13-14Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-011
… the upgrade including changes to the navigation and page for maintaining employees’ enrollment in the Optional … PayServ 9.2 changes are effective at Go Live, scheduled for March 15, 2021. Affected Employees PayServ users entering … or VDC plans, or entering or reviewing 403(b) deductions for employees are impacted. Affected Records All active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-011-changes-savings-plans-payserv-92