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Elmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … combined costs of $4,111 were located but not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9Franklin County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-13)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Franklin County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced … take corrective action. … Determine whether the Franklin County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/franklin-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-13Archived Publications
… Documents linked below relate to the original Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). FSMS was updated in November 2017. Access to these materials is being maintained for historical … District Fiscal Stress Results: School Years 2012-13 to 2014-15 - 1/28/2016 Three Years of the Fiscal Stress …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/archived-publicationsShelter Island Union Free School District - Fund Balance (2020M-23)
… Annual budgets overestimated appropriations by an average of $685,822 (6 percent) from 2015-16 through 2018-19. As a … by. 1 The Business Leader position is again vacant as of November 8, 2019. … Determine whether the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/24/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2020m-23Islip Fire District – Financial Condition (2020M-25)
… plan for the funding of and spending from reserves. In addition, the Board transferred unavailable funds to its … from reserves totaling $841,477 that were not included in the budgets. Key Recommendations Review financial reports … that addresses the level of fund balance to be maintained in the operating fund. In addition, adopt a multiyear capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/islip-fire-district-financial-condition-2020m-25Greenville Fire District - Fixed Assets (2019M-223)
… asset including purchase date, purchase price, date placed in service and useful life. As a result, officials were not aware that equipment in their possession could have been sold or traded in to help offset the cost of new equipment purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/02/28/greenville-fire-district-fixed-assets-2019m-223Three Village Central School District – Financial Operations (2021M-141)
… payable process. The Treasurer controlled most aspects of these transactions rather than the accounts payable department. Therefore, there was no segregation of duties. Key Recommendations Adhere to the financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/three-village-central-school-district-financial-operations-2021m-141Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… did not adopt a password security policy or manage the use of administrative accounts. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized use or access that could result in important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Lynbrook Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-17)
… whether the purchases were a prudent and economical use of taxpayer money, and in the District’s best interest. For … purchases are adequately supported and have no possibility of competition. Obtain and review necessary and sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/lynbrook-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-17Loan Payroll Deductions – Enhanced Reporting
… changed. The notification will provide a link to the Loan/Service Credit Purchase (SCP) Deduction page in Retirement Online, which will list the amount to be deducted from the … Please use the new amount beginning on the next available payroll cycle so members can avoid underpayment — eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/loan-payroll-deductionsIslip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
… totaling $163,233 without an approved purchase order prior to the purchase being made. Key Recommendations Consult an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-disbursements-2020m-9Mount Pleasant Cottage Union Free School District – Procurement (2020M-86)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Mount … Union Free School District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services and … District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on issues officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/mount-pleasant-cottage-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-86Newburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-169)
… in an operating surplus of $18.8 million in 2015-16. Reserves were not used as intended and were overfunded by … estimated appropriations and use excess fund balance and reserves to benefit District residents in accordance with statutory requirements. Review all reserves and determine whether the balances are necessary, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-andAccounts Payable Advisory No. 9
… two invoices with service end dates within the same calendar month. To comply with the Unique Invoice Number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/9-complex-entity-national-gridJustice Court Fund
… are required to report their disposition information to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund on a monthly … and Court Clerks [pdf] Accounting for Justice Court Funds Advisories New York State Unified Court System Town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/justice-court-fundOperational Advisory No. 10
… Subject: Updates to the GFO Pertaining to the new Fringe Benefit & Indirect Cost (FBIC) Automation Process … posted in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) through a new automated process. The new process generates journal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/10-fbic-automationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1458
… Purpose To explain the new functionality and formatting for employee addresses in the payroll system Affected … address information. New Functionality Addresses Required for All Employees Agencies must enter an address for all employees. Agencies will no longer be able to save …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1458-new-functionality-employee-address-fields-payservState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… that offered competitive interest rates, prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available to invest or … did not solicit interest rate quotes or prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available to invest or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Through Ages, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM) and the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual (CFR Manual). The audit focused primarily on expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/03/through-ages-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits