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Piseco Common School District – Authorized Investments (2023M-172)
… a result, District investments were at an increased risk of loss. District officials did not adhere to the District’s … account that is not statutorily authorized. The Board of Education (Board) readopted its investment policy … program - legality, safety, liquidity and yield - when investing available funds. Review the investment policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/piseco-common-school-district-authorized-investments-2023m-172Accounts Payable Advisory No. 64
… York State Treasury. NYS Treasury will notify the agency when the check has been received so the agency can submit a refund of appropriation. Agencies must submit the refunds of appropriation immediately upon notification. Once the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/64-forgery-checksLongwood Central School District – Overtime (2021M-126)
… $774,499 were more than necessary. We found: The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt written policies to ensure … were pre-approved, adequately recorded and incurred only when necessary. Non-emergency overtime was not generally … and procedures for overtime work, including pre-approval of overtime and comp time. Ensure all non-emergency overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/longwood-central-school-district-overtime-2021m-126Long Lake Central School District – Capital Project (2021M-183)
… claims, monitored and accounted for the project consisting of building improvements, upgrades and tennis court … audit period. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. Officials: Prepared an itemized budget and … to ensure unexpended funds are accurately disposed of when the project is complete. District officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/18/long-lake-central-school-district-capital-project-2021m-183Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… reserve was overfunded by nearly $1.9 million as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and the overfunded … surplus balance exceeded the statutory limit each of the last three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Rochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
… and District officials neglected to use accurate estimates of appropriations to balance the 2018-19 budget, which contributed to an unplanned operating deficit of $27.4 million. The Board failed to adopt a structurally … balanced budget and did not follow its fund balance policy when it appropriated fund balance to finance the 2018-19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningNYC Construction Noise Complaints Soar
… in 2010 to 37,806 in 2015. At the same time, the number of after-hours work permits issued by the city’s Department … at the sites to determine if noise levels were excessive. When making decisions to grant after hours work variances, … recommendations with DOB so it can use this information when deciding whether to grant AHV renewals; Establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/nyc-construction-noise-complaints-soarBellmore Union Free School District – Payroll (2023M-129)
… overtime expenditures and make timely budget transfers, when needed. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/bellmore-union-free-school-district-payroll-2023m-129Ogdensburg City School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-52)
… met, and disallowed claims were reviewed and resubmitted when appropriate. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/ogdensburg-city-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-52Rocky Point Union Free School District – Overtime (2021M-80)
… ensure all overtime hours were preapproved, incurred only when necessary and adequately recorded. Preapprove …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/rocky-point-union-free-school-district-overtime-2021m-80Greene County - Information Technology (2020M-38)
… them to all employees, and review and update routinely or when significant changes in the environment occur. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/09/04/greene-county-information-technology-2020m-38Cayuga County - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-274)
… payments totaling $77,615 from the bank account. The Clerk of the Legislature did not: Audit 26 claims totaling $76,804 … amount to be expended for the same or similar type of goods or services when determining whether competitive bidding is required and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/04/12/cayuga-county-procurement-and-claims-audit-2018m-274Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During our audit, the Business Manager prepared and submitted State aid forms for three of these buses. The District unnecessarily borrowed more than $294,000 when purchasing 11 buses during our audit period. We estimate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busSherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… pay employees’ separation payments, reduce leave balances when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the … vacation accruals were not properly reduced by a total of 18 days, valued at $8,640. 16 employees used 34 days of leave that were not recorded in the leave tracking system. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
Determine whether any Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/homer-town-2022-148.pdfTown of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
Determine whether any Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/chemung-town-2022-176.pdfVillage of Bainbridge - Conflict of Interest (2019M-72)
Determine whether the Board ensured that Village officials did not have prohibited interests in Village contracts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/bainbridge-2019-72.pdfConflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/conflictinterest.pdfOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (2020-S-5)
To determine whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Palladia, Inc. to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, supported, and program related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s5.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up) (2021-F-6)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children (2017-S-30).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f6.pdf