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State Police Bulletin No. SP-147
… Unit 62 Background Chapter 70 of the Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Expertise Payment to employees in Bargaining … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/04/13 Payment Information and … Pay in the amount of $1,200 annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-147-2013-state-police-expertise-payState Police Bulletin No. SP-143
… Unit 17 Background Chapter 69 of the Laws of 2009 provides for an annual Hazardous Duty Payment to Troopers in … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/05/12 Payment Information and … Duty Pay in the amount of $1,200 annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-143-2012-state-police-hazardous-duty-payState Police Bulletin No. SP-138
… Unit 62 Background Chapter 70 of the Laws of 2010 provides for an annual Expertise Payment to employees in Bargaining … Date(s) Payments will be processed in Pay Period 17L for paychecks dated 12/07/11 Payment Information and … twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) annually. To be eligible for the payment, employees must be in Active, Paid Leave of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-138-2011-state-police-expertise-payPalmyra-Macedon Central School District – Reserves and Fund Balance (2015M-336)
… was to review the District’s fund balance and reserves for the period July 1, 2014 through October 23, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year were $36.9 million. Key Findings As of June 30, 2015, the District had an account for post-employment benefit liabilities totaling over $7.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-reserves-and-fund-balance-2015mChild and Dependent Care Credit
… by the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) for tax year 2015 because the expenses claimed were not paid … Family Services (OCFS) or the New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). To accomplish our objective, … Department processed 29,102 personal income tax returns for tax year 2015 that contained potentially inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/29/child-and-dependent-care-creditChateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… evaluate the accuracy of employees’ leave accrual records for the period July 1, 2014 through January 31, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $12.5 … Key Findings We found errors in the leave accrual records for nine of the 15 employees’ records we reviewed. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149Highland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. … is governed by the Board of Education which is responsible for managing District operations. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $38.5 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… and sensitive information (PPSI) are at greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse, or loss. In addition to … were not needed, which created additional entry points for someone to inappropriately access the School’s network. … and conceal inappropriate activity with limited ability for officials to trace the activity to a specific user. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsVillage of Ilion – Information Technology (2015M-34)
… and computer resources and the Water Department’s system for the period January 1 through October 31, 2014. Background … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $13.6 … The Village’s disaster recovery plan did not provide for sufficiently frequent backup of critical data and did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/07/31/village-ilion-information-technology-2015m-34Trumansburg Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-171)
… in the most economical and productive manner possible for the period July 1, 2013 through January 16, 2015. … school buildings. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the school lunch fund for the 2014-15 fiscal year are $514,510, funded primarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/trumansburg-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-171Campbell-Savona Central School District -- Budget Review (B2-14-11)
… expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budget for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/24/campbell-savona-central-school-district-budget-review-b2-14-11Elwood Union Free School District – Electronic Transfers (2014M-133)
… evaluate the District’s controls over electronic transfers for the period July 1, 2012 through August 31, 2013. … students and 375 employees. The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $53,282,835. Key Findings … The District did not have a written confirmation for 47 of 98 transfers processed, totaling $12.8 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/elwood-union-free-school-district-electronic-transfers-2014m-133Town of Smithtown – Departmental Operations (2017M-66)
… examine Highway Department and Parks Department operations for the period January 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016. … Town Board. General fund budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $43.7 million and highway fund budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $26.1 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-smithtown-departmental-operations-2017m-66Town of Minisink – Payroll and Fire Protection and Ambulance Contracts (2017M-14)
… over payroll and fire protection and ambulance contracts for the period January 1, 2015 through December 13, 2016. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $3 million. Key Findings The … a payroll and personnel policy and written procedures for time records, processing payroll, maintaining leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-minisink-payroll-and-fire-protection-and-ambulance-contracts-2017m-14Barker Central School District – Payroll (2023M-19)
… calculations totaling $3,131. One employee was paid $2,948 for overtime despite language in the individual’s employment … as required. In addition, 10 employees were paid $26,297 for overtime without being required to seek preapproval per … governing the use of overtime and establish procedures for reviewing payroll to detect unusual payments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/barker-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-19Rondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… School District (District) officials properly accounted for and monitored fixed assets. Key Findings District officials did not properly account for and monitor all of the District’s fixed assets. As a … 64 assets totaling $549,117 were not properly accounted for or monitored. Our testing identified: 34 fixed assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36Lockport City School District - Procurement (2021M-198)
… could have used a more transparent procurement process for a $3.3 million security enhancement project. They did not seek competition for a facial/object recognition software license, prior to … as “piggybacking.” Officials did not seek competition for four professional service contracts totaling $238,000. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/13/lockport-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-198State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… property exemptions were not always properly applied for or supported. Of the 99 property tax exemptions that … totaling over $4.1 million were not properly applied for or supported. Property owners received $4,014 in 2019 town tax reductions for these unsupported exemptions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… not a significant budgetary item, the opportunities for improper or even fraudulent reimbursements make travel … and conference expenses a risk area that creates the need for diligent oversight. A long line of audit findings have … local government or school district's credit card was used for these expenses. Extension of trips after conferences for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionBolton Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-58)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2009, to November 30, 2012. Background … elected members. The District’s budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were $8.7 million. Key Findings … Board adopted budgets that were realistic and supported for revenues, expenditures were consistently and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/bolton-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-58