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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… have been issued. Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (Albany County) The … the New York State Education Department. When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 142 Mbps. … manner. The treasurer reviewed credit card charges an average of 108 days after the credit card statement was paid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… either not posted or comprehensive, resulting in a lack of transparency. Officials did not post external audit … non-resident tuition (NRT) rates in the best interest of school district taxpayers. The board approved NRT … maximum allowable rates and actual BOCES costs by a total of $1.29 million, or an average of $430,000 each school year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOther Bulletin No. 59
… using an overpayment earnings code or an AC-230. In this case, the negative retroactive adjustment may be re-generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-59-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scfAccounts Payable Advisory No. 59
… Interest Calculator tool has been updated for agencies to input the payment method (i.e., check, ACH). Agencies should use this updated version … to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 5.I – Prompt Payment Interest Calculations and the Prompt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/59-prompt-payment-interest-calculator-toolUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-288
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of … detailed in the Labor Relations Memorandum are extended to Management/ Confidential and Unrepresented employees (BU … eligibility is being determined; and Has been authorized to carry a firearm on duty between January 1 of the year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-288-april-2020-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawVIII.1.A Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… (APJV) transactions are used to adjust accounting entries for payment vouchers that have been posted in SFS regardless … Operations (OSC BSAO) Budgets and Spending is responsible for reviewing and approving APJV transactions submitted by … & General Ledger Journal Entries Overview of this Chapter for guidance on: Submitting APJV and GLJE transactions to SFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1a-accounts-payable-journal-vouchersVillage of Islandia – Procurement (2021M-203)
… Revise the procurement policy to provide a detailed method for procuring professional services. Ensure that officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/06/village-islandia-procurement-2021m-203Franklin-Treadwell Fire District – Disbursements (2021M-16)
… totaling $856,347 without Board oversight. Aside from minor exceptions which we discussed with District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/21/franklin-treadwell-fire-district-disbursements-2021m-16Town of Hempstead – Budgeting (2021M-169)
… budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance estimates required by Town Law. Town officials … levied $37.6 million more in taxes than was necessary to fund budgeted expenditures, over the four-year audit period … estimates in a realistic and transparent manner, and show fund balance estimates for each fund, with the required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-hempstead-budgeting-2021m-169Town of Boylston – Procurement (2021M-56)
… competitive methods, or maintain supporting documentation to show they used competitive methods, to obtain purchases totaling $154,248. While the Board is required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) to review the Town’s procurement policy annually, the last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-boylston-procurement-2021m-56School District Website Transparency (2021-MS-1)
… , Lake Pleasant Central [pdf] , Newark Central [pdf] , New Lebanon Central [pdf] , Otego-Unadilla Central [pdf] , … Centre Union Free [pdf] , Saranac Central [pdf] , and York Central [pdf] . Audit Objective Determine whether the 13 … districts examined used their resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/school-district-website-transparency-2021-ms-1DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food … of food insecurity were highest for households headed by single mothers at 24.3%, as well as households headed by … of New York City families with children experience some form of food insecurity," said Richard R. Buery Jr., CEO of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityOther Bulletin No. 55.2
… employees. Note: Per Division of Budget (DOB), this payment was deferred and not processed in April 2020. DOB has now authorized this payment. Effective Dates The April 2020 SCF CSEA 2% … Date Check Date Administration Lag 04/02/2020 05/12/2021 Eligibility Criteria The following employees are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-552-april-2020-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Network Access (2021M-35)
… Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district-network-access-2021m-35Village of Castile – Water Billing for Letchworth State Park (2021M-1)
… Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (State Parks) for water usage for Letchworth State Park (the Park). Key Findings Village officials did not accurately bill State Parks for water usage. Village officials: Were using incorrect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/05/28/village-castile-water-billing-letchworth-state-park-2021m-1Selkirk Fire District – Procurement of Professional Services (2021M-55)
… documentation that they used other methods to assess the accountability, reliability, responsibility, skill, … and training, judgment, integrity and moral worth of the professional service providers as required by the District’s procurement policy. Key Recommendations Require soliciting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/09/selkirk-fire-district-procurement-professional-services-2021m-55Incorporated Village of Garden City – Check Signing (2021M-39)
… policy. Key Findings The Village’s check signing process does not comply with Village policy and the Village Treasurer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/09/incorporated-village-garden-city-check-signing-2021m-39Town of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted Clerk fees in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk properly recorded … and remitted all fees collected during the audit period in a timely manner. However, the Clerk did not always deposit … 30, 2020, the Clerk’s bank account held an unaccounted for and unremitted cash balance of $262. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Town of Randolph – Justice Court Operations (2021M-76)
… that all disposed of (closed) cases were properly reported to appropriate State agencies. Key Recommendations … cases reports and compare computerized case information to manual case file information. Ensure that the clerk reports all disposed cases to appropriate State agencies. Ensure that the clerk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/08/27/town-randolph-justice-court-operations-2021m-76State Police Bulletin No. SP-221
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a modification to Deduction Code 302. Affected Employees … and 18, represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-221-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insurance