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Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees we … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in separation payment calculation errors totaling $20,157. … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have been used in a more beneficial way. Key Recommendations Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The Board did not: Develop and adopt a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water bills tested were not calculated correctly resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… approved and reconciled. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they are taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomCopenhagen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2021M-114)
… and supported, and that money was safeguarded. The Board of Directors (Board) did not provide adequate guidance on fundraising activities and did not enforce bylaw provisions … timely manner. Department officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/12/22/copenhagen-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesTown of Willing – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-68)
… AUDs as required. Complete and review bank reconciliations in a timely manner. Prepare and provide monthly financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/20/town-willing-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-68Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… stores. Maintain application and software inventories for all mobile devices. Key Recommendations Ensure that only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… funds to fund one-time expenditures or needed reserves, pay off debt and/or reduce property taxes. Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Malverne Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2024M-84)
… receipts or ensure student treasurers issued receipts for cash collections; 47 deposit request forms totaling $113,667 did not contain required items such as student signatures and 30 collections totaling $55,025 were not deposited within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/malverne-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2024mSafe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… have a safety plan. Eighteen schools did not have a safety team or did not have all the required members. No school met … (boards) must: Appoint all required members to the safety team. Adopt the safety plan annually by September 1 after … The Chief Emergency Officer must ensure that: The safety team develops a plan and annually reviews and updates it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… and adopted a comprehensive information technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not … and shared accounts). Officials also did not adopt an IT contingency plan and were unaware of all the network users … network user accounts are not adequately managed and an IT contingency plan is not adopted, the District has an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Opinion 2006-11
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions … has an interest in town purchases from an auto parts store solely because the board member is an employee of the store, the interest would not be prohibited if the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees … $66,036 were not calculated correctly, which resulted in errors totaling $20,157. The audit identified that four … recreational and educational programs and determined that in-person collections totaling $130,568 were not recorded in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOrdinary Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… group-term life insurance, which is currently exempt from federal income tax. Your beneficiaries will also receive any accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ordinary-death-benefitFairview Fire District – Financial Operations (2024M-138)
… Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in unrestricted fund balance totaling approximately $1.2 … Unrealistic budgets increased taxpayer burden and resulted in the District’s reserve funds, in total, increasing by approximately $1.5 million (84 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/16/fairview-fire-district-financial-operations-2024m-138Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Port Jervis City School District (District) officials and … Determine whether the Port Jervis City School District District officials and Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Village of Catskill – Accounting Records and Reports (2024M-66)
… account balances totaling $1.1 million at May 31, 2023 in the accounting records. Comply with New York State General Municipal Law Section 30 by filing all required Annual Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/09/27/village-catskill-accounting-records-and-reports-2024m-66Hammond Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-151)
… Determine whether the Hammond Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/02/21/hammond-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-151Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… officials maintained complete and accurate capital asset records. Key Findings BOCES’ capital asset records were incomplete and inaccurate. The BOCES’ purchasing … a gaming console. In addition, we reviewed capital asset records for 130 assets with a historical recorded cost (also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital