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South Colonie Central School District - Allocation of Personnel Costs (2020M-10)
… teacher center tracing District-related personnel costs to collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and teacher center personnel costs to supporting teacher center activity records, accrual lists, … working in the Pre-K program by tracing personnel costs to CBAs and payroll records. We found total personnel costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/03/south-colonie-central-school-district-allocation-personnel-costs-2020m-10Pawling Central School District - Budgeting Practices and Reserves (2020M-4)
… budgets with reasonable estimates and reserves were used for their intended purposes. Key Findings District officials … unrestricted fund balance as a financing source each year for the 2014-15 through 2018-19 budgets. However, because the … was not used, the recalculated unrestricted fund balance for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2018-19 ranged from 7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/17/pawling-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-reserves-2020m-4The Academy Charter School - Credit Card Expeditures (2019M-80)
… had no receipts attached to the claims. 39 receipts in our test, totaling $25,342, were not itemized to show the … Ensure that credit card users include a list of officials in attendance for meal expenditures along with itemized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/09/06/academy-charter-school-credit-card-expeditures-2019m-80Watkins Glen Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-57)
… of appropriating fund balance that is not needed or used to fund operations. Review reserve balances and develop a plan to reduce balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/12/watkins-glen-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-57Village of Andover – Water and Electric Cash Receipts (2019M-152)
… (Deputy) water and electric financial duties or provide oversight of her work. As a result, the Deputy had … Key Recommendation Segregate the Deputy’s financial duties or establish compensating controls, such as providing … our recommendations and indicated that they have initiated or planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/25/village-andover-water-and-electric-cash-receipts-2019m-152Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… trends. Ensure that transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Surplus funds can be used … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Poughkeepsie City School District - Payroll (2019M-110)
… Determine whether District officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … bargaining agreements (CBAs) are not comprehensive, and payroll and personnel policies are outdated. Eleven retirees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-payroll-2019m-110Town of Dayton - Fund Balance Management (2019M-221)
… plans and written fund balance and reserve fund policies to help guide the budget development process. Outstanding … TW general fund and TW highway fund and establish a plan to eliminate deficit fund balances and ensure that those … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate correction action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/31/town-dayton-fund-balance-management-2019m-221Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess District officials’ management of fund balance and … Certain reserves had excessive balances when compared to their respective liabilities. Key Recommendations Ensure … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016mHerricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (2014M-321)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s fuel card purchases for the period … forms. Key Recommendations File necessary paperwork to recoup all sales and use taxes paid on the District’s fuel … period. Coordinate with the District’s current fuel vendor to remove federal, State and local sales and use taxes on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/herricks-union-free-school-district-fuel-card-purchases-2014m-321Enlarged City School District of Troy – Leave Accruals (2014M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District employees received and used leave … accruals. District officials implemented specific controls to ensure employee leave accruals were earned in accordance … CBA. We also found District officials established controls to ensure the accrual and use of leave time were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/enlarged-city-school-district-troy-leave-accruals-2014m-144Sidney Central School District – Expenditure Control and Student Achievement (2014M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s officials’ actions to control expenditures and improve student achievement for … by moving students in special education classes at BOCES to in-house classes. District officials obtained more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/sidney-central-school-district-expenditure-control-and-studentHilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
… or adequate written procedures for managing network user account access, including adding or disabling user accounts … written policies and procedures for managing network user account access. Regularly review network user accounts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… readily access and review information that could be used to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the following information they were required to include on the District’s website: External audit reports … agreed with our findings and have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. … audit fishers island school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162)
… officials did not establish written policies or procedures to add or disable user accounts and permissions. The District … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Establish written policies … accounts provide users with appropriate permissions needed to perform their job duties. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/arkport-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-162Village of South Glens Falls – Financial Condition and Budgeting Practices (2014M-102)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition and budgeting … expenditures and the amount of fund balance appropriated to finance operations. Accurately project the amount of available fund balance prior to appropriating it as a financing source for the subsequent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/07/03/village-south-glens-falls-financial-condition-and-budgeting-practices-2014m-102Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-178)
… not ensure computerized data was safeguarded. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we found: The District had 58 unneeded … with the findings in our report and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-178Village of Port Dickinson – Financial Condition (2014M-154)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Village’s financial condition and budget … develop sewer rates based on actual amounts needed to cover appropriations. Village officials have not developed … on one-time revenue sources, such as surplus fund balance, to finance recurring expenditures. Ensure realistic sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-port-dickinson-financial-condition-2014m-154Village of Perry – Water Accountability (2014M-31)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water operations for the period of … for reconciling the water produced with the water billed to customers. Village officials believe that unmetered water … for various Village functions are the major contributors to unaccounted-for water, which was 34 percent of the water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/05/30/village-perry-water-accountability-2014m-31State Agencies Bulletin No. 1980
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies that the pensionable overtime (OT) … Actions OSC will update the Pension Plan Table in PayServ to reflect the $18,233.00 pensionable overtime earnings limit … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Retirement mailbox. … State Agencies Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1980-2022-tier-6-overtime-limit-nyc-retirement-systems-nycers-nyctrs-and