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Travel Advisory No. 12
… for mileage using the SFS Mileage Detail page in lieu of form AC 160-S. Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated Sections XIII.3 – Record … Expense Reimbursement regarding traveler and proxy use of the Statement of Automobile Travel (AC 160-S) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/12-gfo-update-xiii3-xiii4-ac-160-ssfs-mileage-detail-pagePittsfield Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-310)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s internal … Fire Department provides fire protection for the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County. The Department has … members and is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Directors. For 2015, the Department's reported revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/pittsfield-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-andIX.7.K Record Retention – IX. Federal Grants
… federal laws, rules and regulations (e.g., for Department of Health and Human Services, see 45CFR 92.42). Agencies should refer to the General Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York … The grant award document. All grantee requests for funds. Copies of grant expenditure and disbursement records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7k-record-retentionJohnstown Public Library – Cash Receipts (2014M-304)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the internal controls over the … Library is a Municipal Public Library located in the City of Johnstown, Fulton County, which serves approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/johnstown-public-library-cash-receipts-2014m-304Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… review and to consider the function in the broader scope of your operations. The body or official auditing claims should be aware of trends in expenditures that may provide opportunities for … An analytical review may also indicate that certain types of expenditures may have been inappropriately incurred. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsBolivar-Richburg Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-17)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will … a comprehensive written reserve policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/bolivar-richburg-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-17Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-319)
Port Jervis City School District Financial Condition 2016M319
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-319Wilson Central School District – Reserves and Fuel Accountability (2016M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s reserves and … The Wilson Central School District is located in the Towns of Wilson, Cambria, Lockport, Newfane and Porter in Niagara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/wilson-central-school-district-reserves-and-fuel-accountability-2016m-44Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Online Banking (2016M-227)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the District’s online … Central School District is located in the Town of Le Roy in Genesee County, the Town of Caledonia in Livingston County and the Towns of Chili, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/21/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-online-banking-2016m-227Penfield Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-162)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial … Penfield Central School District is located in the Towns of Penfield, Brighton, Perinton and Pittsford in Monroe County and the Towns of Macedon and Walworth in Wayne County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/30/penfield-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-162Greenville Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-221)
… distributed or tested on a regular basis. The District’s web filter permitted categories that did not appear to be for … recovery policy is periodically updated. Adjust the web content filtering to ensure that staff and students are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/greenville-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-221East Moriches Union Free School District -- Budget Review (B7-16-3)
… budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year. Background The East Moriches Union Free School District is located in Suffolk … letter. The District’s tentative budget complies with the tax levy limit. Key Recommendations This budget review did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-16-3Yonkers City School District – Fixed Assets (2015M-229)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review controls over the District’s fixed … City School District is the school district for the City of Yonkers. The District operates 39 schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/yonkers-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2015m-229Bath Central School District – Reserves (2016M-401)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s reservation of fund balance for the period July 1, 2012 through September …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/27/bath-central-school-district-reserves-2016m-401Deer Park Union Free School District – Fuel and Vehicle Inventory (2023M-152)
… Officials did not: Maintain accurate inventory records of vehicle additions and disposals. There were discrepancies … with 19 vehicle inventory records. Obtain Board of Education (Board) approval prior to disposing of vehicles and promptly remove vehicles from insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/deer-park-union-free-school-district-fuel-and-vehicle-inventory-2023m-152Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… Free School District (District) officials ensured that funds collected from recreational and educational programs … and reported. As a result, there was an increased risk of improper accounting of and potential theft of collections … without detection. We reviewed $311,876 collected by the business office from five District recreational and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… care students enrolled at the District. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, officials had not billed $95,210 of the $129,538 (73 percent) in tuition to which it was … billed. District officials did not: Provide oversight of the employees who prepared the tuition bills. Establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingDiNapoli: State Should Improve Financial Literacy Efforts
… tools to manage their personal finances can help people be in a better position to weather both good times and bad,” … prevent personal financial crises among all generations. In a 2018 survey, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found that in New York: 28% of credit card holders made only the minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-should-improve-financial-literacy-effortsXIX.2.B Project Information and Budget Control – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Project Type Project Types and Categories are intended to support the project and are not intended to define a … any GLBU through Project integration. If the Project will have Federal spending against an OSC drawn Federal grant … record Federal Grant Spending?”. If other business units have access to transact with this project answer YES to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2b-project-information-and-budget-controlAdditional Resources – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… https://www.cisecurity.org/ms-isac/ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Computer Security … New York State Office of Information Technology Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/additional-resources