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Burnt 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-planChatham 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)
… 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-15Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Greene Central School District (District) officials ensured leave accruals were accurate and payments for unused leave and separation payments were authorized and calculated … greene school district leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsSweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and … audit sweet home school financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 30 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets … not be located and were not inventoried. Three document cameras and one camcorder with combined purchase prices 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)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 33 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … costing $599 and two Chromebooks with an approximate cost of $500 based on recent purchases), could not be located. … Seventeen IT assets, with combined purchase prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan impairs the … access rights to the network. Perform periodic reviews of all network user accounts to determine whether they were appropriate or needed. As a result, 11 percent of the District’s non-student user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationWheelerville 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-2Ontario County Four Seasons Development Corporation – Procurement (2021M-197)
… officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Key Findings Corporation officials did not always … of purchasing processes when procuring goods and services. The Corporation's procurement policy (Policy) lacks … We reviewed payments totaling $298,044 to 13 professional services vendors and found officials did not follow a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/04/29/ontario-county-four-seasons-development-corporationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… for the services procured from five professional service providers totaling $658,164. In addition, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsHunter-Tannersville Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-33)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget. Comprehensive budget … of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Post the final annual budget, budget-to-actual results, audit … card and administrative salary disclosure. Prepare and post a multiyear financial plan to help residents see the …
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-s9-19-27Island Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget. Budget-to-actual results, a … 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/island-trees-union-free-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-34Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… whether 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 … that all charges were for School purposes. We reviewed 170 credit card charges totaling $128,070 and found supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69XIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES One important control in New York’s Statewide Financial … One important control in New Yorks Statewide Financial System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
Determine whether Valhalla Union Free School District District officials adequately managed network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use access andor loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Real Property Tax Cap - Local Governments
… Find Real Property Tax Cap Information for Local Governments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-local-governmentsHeartShare Human Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five years. During the 2013-14 school year, … SED for a portion of its payments to HeartShare. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2014, HeartShare reported approximately $38 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/24/heartshare-human-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: 529 College Savings Program Lowers Fees
… Beginning in September, fees in New York's 529 College Savings Program Direct Plan will be … it easier for New Yorkers of all income levels to invest in their loved ones' futures as the cost of a college … Beginning in September fees in New Yorks 529 College Savings Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-529-college-savings-program-lowers-fees