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Tioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
… officials could achieve cost savings by offering health insurance buyout incentives and providing select …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/13/tioga-central-school-district-health-insurance-and-special-education-costVacating Orders – Divorce and Your Benefits
… If the ex-spouse waives their interest in a member’s pension … was signed and language specifically vacating that DRO. In addition, a Vacating Order served after retirement cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/vacating-ordersFranklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… user accounts, periodically compare installed software to an authorized software inventory or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive information technology control weaknesses, which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that: Nine of the District’s network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… a result, the district has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in … data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and commonly requested data. … New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditLansing Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-62)
… (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not develop and adopt a comprehensive written investment policy as required by New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/09/01/lansing-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-62Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… a Master Contract on a Voucher Guidance: This advisory is to inform Business Units of new guidelines for referencing … the Business Unit with a proper invoice. A proper invoice is one that includes only purchases related to a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsNewfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… balance to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds improperly restricted to surplus fund balance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… As a result, the District had additional entry points for attackers to access and view personal, private and … unneeded. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing and reviewing network user accounts. Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andBabylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The District did not claim any Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled, because District officials believed … Had these services been claimed, the District could have realized potential reimbursements, totaling $268,308. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/13/babylon-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-91Northville Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Collections (2018M-272)
… resulting in $751 more deposited than supported. One club used $2,000 of collections to make a cash payment to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/northville-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-collectionsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 44
… 2014 or later contain Appendix B , which requires Agencies to pay vendors electronically (ePayments). In addition, … originating in the Grants Gateway may also require vendors to accept ePayments. As such, agencies should ensure vendors … and (iii) vendors are enrolled in ePayments . Please refer to Section X.4.D of the Guide to Financial Operations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/44-contracts-requiring-electronic-paymentsArgyle Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-171)
… services provided. The District lacked adequate procedures to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed. … reimbursement. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure all documentation requirements are met to submit Medicaid claims for reimbursement for all eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/argyle-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2020m-171George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2021M-212)
… either not posted or comprehensive, resulting in a lack of transparency. This limits the community and other … parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the following information they were required to include on the District’s website: External audit reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/george-junior-republic-union-free-school-district-website-transparencySt. Regis Falls Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-106)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the St. … maximized Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The … not maximize Medicaid reimbursements by submitting claims for all eligible Medicaid services provided. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/17/st-regis-falls-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-106Indian Lake Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-150)
… provided. Review all unclaimed services identified in this report and submit any eligible claims for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/indian-lake-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-150Hicksville Union Free School District – Managing Network User Accounts (2023M-20)
… B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. … audit School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/hicksville-union-free-school-district-managing-network-user-accountsBronxville Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-46)
… if District officials sought competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding and ensured that written contracts … Consider revising the District’s purchasing policy to require competition for procuring professional services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/bronxville-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-46Medina Central School District - Reserve Funds (2019M-165)
… Findings District officials have not performed an analysis of the reserves, as the District’s reserve policy requires. As a result, they could not demonstrate the need to retain approximately $2.1 million in four reserves. While … meeting minutes, District officials have developed a plan to use $5.4 million from four general fund reserves for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2019m-165Schodack Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activities (2019M-85)
… activity funds (ECA) were adequately safeguarded and collections and disbursements were properly accounted … documentation required by the District’s policy. Student treasurers were not always involved with maintaining club accounting records. Key Recommendations Ensure the faculty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/schodack-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2019m-85Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… whether District officials adequately managed fund balance in the general fund. Key Findings District officials: … that were not structurally balanced by appropriating fund balance each year, including $1.5 million to finance the … District ended 2017-18 with a $1.2 million unassigned fund balance deficit. Ineffectively budgeted each year for various …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198