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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… IT assets valued at $11,397 were not included on the inventory list and could not be located. Richfield Springs Central School District – Fixed Assets (Herkimer County) Fixed asset and disposal policies were not comprehensive or being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNAPOLI: Unadilla Valley schools save more than $300,000 on special education
… The Unadilla Valley Central School District saved more than $300,000 in special education … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-unadilla-valley-schools-save-more-300000-special-educationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Westhill Central School District – Information … (IT) controls over the district office’s network to safeguard personal, private and sensitive information. … did not provide formalized IT security awareness training to staff. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… The body or official responsible for auditing claims will vary depending on the type of locality. Generally, the governing board is responsible for auditing claims or creating a separate position having … The following chart describes who is generally responsible for auditing claims in each type of locality and what …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… ineligible expenses. These included: $194,438 in lump sum bonuses for staff that did not have required performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former West Ghent Volunteer Fire Company Treasurer for Allegedly Embezzling Fire Company Money
… exposed her wrongdoing and brought her to justice under my Operation Integrity partnership with Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-west-ghent-volunteer-fire-companyDiNapoli Appoints Senior Budget and Policy Staff
… Todd Scheuermann as assistant comptroller in the Division of Budget and Policy Analysis. These appointments are to fill … an independent and fact-driven analysis of the state’s fiscal health and major policy decisions. The wide depth of … degree in Public Administration from George Washington University, and completed her doctoral coursework in public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-appoints-senior-budget-and-policy-staffOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… assess BOCES’ multiyear planning, including reserve funds, and software management for the period July 1, 2014 through … entity created to provide shared educational programs and services to 25 component school districts. BOCES is … describe their intentions for accumulating, maintaining and using reserve funds. BOCES officials established the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesBoquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… and found five providers were paid a total of $135,238 for services provided during the audit period without officials using a request for proposal (RFP), as required. Key Recommendations Procure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132State Contract and Payment Actions in June
… to assist the New York State Assembly with preparation and discovery in the retrial of former Assemblyman Sheldon Silver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 93-12
… board member attending conference) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §77-b: A school district may not authorize the incurrence and … is to obtain preferable travel and lodging rates. Section 77-b of the General Municipal Law provides that the governing … officer or administrative board (General Municipal Law, §77-b[2]). Section 77-b provides for the payment by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… 2016. Background SED provides guidelines to assist schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks … out the enforcement and monitoring of immunizations in schools across the State and performs between 100 and 150 … Overall, these agencies also have appropriate controls in place to ensure schools are adequately preventing, and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsAppendix B – Selected Legal References Pertaining to the Audit of Claims Function – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… School Districts – Education Law Sections 1604(35), … Section 64 and individual city charters Libraries – For public libraries – Education Law Section 259(1); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-b-selected-legal-references-pertaining-audit-claims-functionCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B24-6-6)
… the District’s proposed budget: Is structurally unbalanced with a budget gap of at least $61.9 million. Relies on $12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b24-6-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… and have used $1.5 million in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the district’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance expenditures, the total fund balance has declined … not adopt multiyear financial and capital plans. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit over the last three … for petty cash use. The check amounts ranged from $300 to $900 which were all over the $100 limit established by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school audits have been issued. Belleville-Henderson Central School District – Information Technology (Jefferson County) … state's 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… school districts has increased $6 billion to $23.3 billion in 2015-16, according to a report issued today by State … by assigning a portion of the state’s funding shortfall to all school districts as reductions in state aid. In each year … in 2008-09 and dropping to 33.7 percent by 2011-12. Last year, the state’s share was 35.9 percent, consistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsSecurity Over Critical Information Systems
… over its critical systems. Key Recommendations Develop strategies to enhance security controls over critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/19/security-over-critical-information-systemsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not need to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2019, surplus … also appropriated fund balance totaling $1.13 million for fiscal years 2016-17 through 2018-19 but none of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits