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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… . Arkport Central School District – Payroll (Allegany County) While the board has not adopted written policies and … Central School District – Information Technology (Onondaga County) District officials could minimize risk by … Jamesville – Dewitt Central School District – Procurement (Onondaga County) The district’s purchasing policy does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… change, addressing material risks and opportunities for the Fund's investments. At his direction, the Fund … and $150 million with the Rise Impact Fund; LEED Gold real estate investments, World Bank Green Bonds and private equity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsHaldane Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-32)
… A final annual budget or a comprehensive appended property tax report card. Comprehensive budget-to-actual results or … Final annual budget and a comprehensive appended property tax report card. Should enhance transparency by: Posting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/haldane-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-32Opinion 2000-14
… -- Compensation (payments into annuity program) -- Retirement Benefits (payments into annuity program) PUBLIC … -- Compensation (payments into annuity program) -- Retirement Benefits (payments into annuity program) SCHOOL … the payments would be fully vested immediately in the teacher and available to the teacher prior to retirement; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-14Coxsackie-Athens Central School District - Procurement and Claims Audit (2018M-180)
Determine whether purchases were in accordance with Board policy and statutes and claims were for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/coxsackie-athens.pdfOversight of Health and Safety Regulations at Public Pools, Beaches, and Spray Grounds
… the extent that State agencies responsible for operating and regulating public pools, beaches, and aquatic spray grounds ensure that these facilities are properly maintained, equipped, staffed, and safe for public use. Our audit excluded public pools, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/oversight-health-and-safety-regulations-public-pools-beaches-and-spray-groundsMorristown Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-137)
… to determine whether they were appropriate or needed. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/morristown-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-137Newark Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-38)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Newark Central School District (District) used its resources to … interested parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post: … and appended administrator salary disclosure and all required property tax report card information; all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/newark-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-38Town of Edmeston – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2017M-13)
… maintained two accounting systems for the Town's funds that were not set up to properly account for transactions by individual funds. The Supervisor did not prepare accurate, periodic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-edmeston-supervisors-records-and-reports-2017m-13Town of Hancock – Justice Court Operations (2021M-6)
… Court (Court) fines and fees were properly accounted for. Key Finding Fines and fees we tested were properly … Justice Court Court fines and fees were properly accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-hancock-justice-court-operations-2021m-6DiNapoli: Former Treasurer Sentenced in Oakfield Fire Department Theft
… Former Oakfield Fire Department treasurer Samantha Hilchey was ordered to pay $16,281 in … Hilchey created direct withdrawals from the department's account to pay her National Grid, Verizon Wireless and … thefts were revealed by an audit and investigation by the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Ms. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-former-treasurer-sentenced-oakfield-fire-department-theftTuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… January 23, 2015. Background The Tuckahoe Union Free School District is located in the Town of Eastchester, in … enforce the acceptable use policy. … Tuckahoe Union Free School District Financial Condition and Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationSkaneateles Central School District – Records and Reports (2015M-154)
… to examine the District’s financial records and reports for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $30 million. … and did not reconcile the records to the bank statements for the first 5 months of the 2014-15 fiscal year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/16/skaneateles-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2015m-154Opinion 91-55
… the method by which and the terms and conditions under which the proportionate amount of any indebtedness to … and repairs for such period, and payment of the amounts required in such period for interest on and … improvement. It has been held that "[d]epreciation expense does not represent an actual expenditure of money ... but is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-55Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… confidentially communicated to officials, we found that: Of the District’s 1,909 network user accounts 1,896 network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andVolunteer Firefighters – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Volunteer firefighters are also eligible for reimbursement of certain expenses incurred while … attending training schools and courses of instruction for firefighters. General Municipal Law 12 authorizes the … of a municipal corporation or fire district to provide for reimbursement for registration fees up to a maximum of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/volunteer-firefightersTown of Hartwick – Financial Condition (2013M-118)
… Board properly monitored the Town’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012, to March 8, 2013. Background … who governs the Town. The Town’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year are $657,386 for the general fund, $755,306 for the highway fund, $155,794 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-hartwick-financial-condition-2013m-118Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B17-7-6)
… an independent evaluation of the Village’s proposed budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. Background Chapter 642 of the … local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit obligations are outstanding, their proposed budget for the next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-hempstead-budget-review-b17-7-6Kinderhook Central School District - Procurement (2018M-137)
Determine whether the District procured goods and services in accordance with District policy and procedures.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/kinderhook.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 814
… of the employee’s death certificate when submitting Form AC 1476-P (Report of Check Exchange) for the reason of … for the estate or the beneficiary of the deceased employee in addition to the address(es) of the recipient(s) must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/814-additional-requirement-submitting-form-ac-1476-p-report-check-exchange