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Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… (District) officials adequately managed nonstudent network and local user account access and developed an Information Technology (IT) contingency … officials did not adequately manage nonstudent network and local user account access or develop an IT contingency …
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 … Make payments only after a proper audit and approval of bills and discontinue the use of debit cards. Department officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesPine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 40 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 7 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 40 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 36 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Rome City School District – Multiyear Planning (2021M-144)
… (District) officials established comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans. Key Findings Officials did not … schedules and conducted periodic building condition surveys but did not incorporate the information into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/rome-city-school-district-multiyear-planning-2021m-144East Ramapo Central School District – Transportation Audit Follow Up (2019M-107-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the District’s progress, as of May/June 2022, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/14/east-ramapo-central-school-district-transportation-audit-follow-2019m-107Hillside Fire District – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-284)
… the Board ensured that the Treasurer properly accounted for cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, … State, distinct and separate from the Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County. The District is governed by an elected … There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Hillside Fire District Cash Receipts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/09/30/hillside-fire-district-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2016m-284Fire Island Union Free School District – Leave Accruals (2015M-289)
… Background The Fire Island School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven and Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which operates one school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/18/fire-island-union-free-school-district-leave-accruals-2015m-289State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and Monitoring (Tompkins County) While the board evaluated projects prior to their approval, board members should … of taxes (PILOTs) were billed and paid in accordance with PILOT agreements. As a result, a business was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsLockport City School District - Procurement (2021M-198)
… applicable statutes. Key Findings District officials did not demonstrate that certain goods and services were procured … District’s procurement policies. District officials could have used a more transparent procurement process for a $3.3 … for a facial/object recognition software license, prior to adopting a standardization resolution. We also found the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/13/lockport-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-198Hampton Bays Union Free School District - Claims Processing (2018M-68)
… of the purchases tested, or 74 invoices for $19,845, after the goods and services were ordered. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/hampton-bays-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2018m-68II.3.C Budget Execution – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… by the State Comptroller, the budget process enters a new phase: budget execution. Generally, enacted budget bills … by the State Comptroller the budget process enters a new phase budget execution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii3c-budget-executionTuxedo Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-360)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the … officials did not develop a multiyear financial plan to address declining enrollment issues. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-360Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… action . Appendix B includes our comment on issues raised in the District’s response. … audit brocton school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15DiNapoli: State's Financial Hole Deepens, Tax Revenues Trail $3.2 Billion in 2020
… of $4.3 billion in August were $309.3 million above the latest projections by the state Division of Budget (DOB), but … the previous year. Spending was $2.1 billion below the latest projections, primarily in local assistance grants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-states-financial-hole-deepens-tax-revenues-trail-32-billion-2020Columbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… of our audit was to determine if controls over employee time and attendance and leave accruals were adequate for the … all employees complete and certify their hours worked on a time record. Payroll duties were not properly segregated. The auto-pay payroll system resulted in payments to part-time attorneys for hours not worked. The County does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Saranac Lake Central School District – Financial Management and Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-274)
… The Saranac Lake Central School District is located in Franklin, Essex and Clinton Counties. The District, which … maintain ledgers. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and needed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/saranac-lake-central-school-district-financial-management-and-extraNorwood-Norfolk Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-288)
… of our audit was to examine the claims audit process for the period July 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $21 … BOCES employee audited all District claims including those for BOCES-provided services. One claim for a grant contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-288West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process for the period July … all aspects of payroll transactions. If it is impractical to adequately segregate the payroll clerks’ duties, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Taxes – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… State Tax Collections Decreased Slightly in SFY 2020-21 from $82.9 … and use taxes, New York State’s second largest tax revenue source, were the lowest since SFY 2016-17 and … over three-quarters of the states rely more heavily on sales and user taxes. Effective January 1, 2021, the State’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/taxes