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Elwood Union Free School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-31)
… Achievements Due to the District’s well designed system of internal controls, we designed our testing to determine if … consistently. We reviewed 110 claims totaling $414,749 of the 1,104 claims paid during our audit and found that the … District officials implemented a well-designed system of internal controls over the claims audit process. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/05/elwood-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-31Tuckahoe Common School District - Financial Condition (2018M-191)
… officials: Overestimated expenditures by an annual average of $1.2 million (about 7 percent) from fiscal years 2014- 15 through 2016-17. Appropriated a total of $1.8 million (3 percent of the subsequent year’s budgeted appropriations) in fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-191State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… still needed. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up) (2016-F-12) An initial audit … DMV consistently accounted for and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue. However, auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0West Henrietta Fire Department, Inc. – Treasurer (2025M-104)
… properly deposit, disburse, record and report Department funds? Audit Period January 1, 2023 – August 7, 2025 … deposit, disburse, record and report a fire department’s funds to ensure statutory compliance, financial … deposited revenues totaling $225,198 and disbursed funds totaling $200,833. Audit Summary The Treasurer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/19/west-henrietta-fire-department-inc-treasurer-2025m-104Restitution Payments (2021-MS-2)
… when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key … when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/restitution-payments-2021-ms-2Operational Advisory No. 36
… Account 55203, Postage, now appears in the Supplies and Materials, Non-Personal Service budget account category to … Operations – Non-Personal Service – Supplies and Materials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/36-gfo-updates-postageshipping-account-codesNew Hyde Park Fire District - Payroll (2018M-165)
… New Hyde Park Fire District Payroll 2018M165 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/26/new-hyde-park-fire-district-payroll-2018m-165East Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… services in a competitive manner. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not always … goods and services were purchased without the benefit of competition, resulting in the increased risk that taxpayer … years for 43 professional service contracts (91 percent of tested contracts) totaling $1.8 million. Did not obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-procurement-2023m-125Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One mini desktop computer ($982) and one laptop ($500) could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to … audit walton school IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Freeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 43 percent of the sampled IT assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four IT assets with combined costs of approximately $1,500 could not be located and were not inventoried and seven IT assets with combined costs of $2,050 were inventoried but could not be located. Fifteen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… whether the West Webster Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) effectively managed fund … more taxes than needed to fund operations. We found: As of December 31, 2021, recalculated unrestricted fund balance … which was unreasonable and sufficient to cover 50 percent of the 2022 appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and approval. The Principal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… improperly restricted nearly $1.2 million in a debt reserve in the debt service fund from 2014-15 through … 4 percent limit each year by 12 to 14 percentage points. Reserve funds are generally not being used as intended. 1 Three reserves are overfunded and one reserve appears to be unneeded. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Education (Board) appropriately managed the Sagaponack … Unrestricted fund balance increased to $1.04 million as of June 30, 2017, or 61 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, exceeding the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Genesee Valley Fire Department, Inc. – Treasurer (2025M-122)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Genesee Valley Fire Department, Inc. (Department) Treasurer properly deposit, … Period January 1, 2023 – September 22, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area A fire department treasurer must properly … Did the Genesee Valley Fire Department Inc Department Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/19/genesee-valley-fire-department-inc-treasurer-2025m-122XII.6 Overview – XII. Expenditures
… how to process certain payment situations where the type of vendor or type of payment differs from the normal policies and processes required by the Office of the State Comptroller. Guide to Financial Operations REV. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii6-overviewWithdrawing Your Contributions and/or Your Membership – Article 14 Benefits
… not qualify for a retirement benefit, you should file the Withdrawal Application (RS5014) no earlier than 15 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/withdrawing-your-contributions-andor-your-membershipAdditional Resources – Information Technology Governance
… Security https://www.cisecurity.org/ National Institute of Standards and Technology https://www.nist.gov/ New York … New York State Office of Information Technology Services https://its.ny.gov/ New York State Office of the State Comptroller https://www.osc.ny.gov/ United …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/additional-resourcesState Agencies Bulletin No. 899
… Payroll Bulletin Nos. 898 and 899 regarding the payment of Management Confidential (M/C) April 1, 2009 Raises, … rescinded pursuant to the recent directive by the Division of the Budget to withhold these payments. OSC will issue further clarification on the future salary treatment of M/C employees, as more information becomes available. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/899-april-2009-performance-advances-and-longevity-payments-graded-and-ns