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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… $21,843 were properly accounted for or remitted in a timely manner because the clerks did not maintain adequate … addressing what periodic financial reports the company had to provide the district. Annual Update Documents were not … worked with the New York State Office of General Services to use a state contract the district could have saved $2,805, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… $106,542 in unsupported cash disbursements were made to six Board members and the Chief. $44,820 for domestic … Nashville, Tennessee. $32,093 for service and maintenance to vehicles the Company did not own or could not provide … for Christmas gifts that included, but were not limited to, gift cards, clothing, drones and video games. $10,853 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163Wallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… supported, properly authorized, approved before payment, for valid purposes and properly reported to the Board of … supported, properly authorized, approved before payment, for valid purposes and properly reported to the Board . We … totaling $1.7 million and determined: None were reviewed for sufficient budget appropriations, which could result in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/29/wallkill-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-52Online and Computer-Aided Training – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… packages to meet the training needs and requirements of their staff. Using online training methods can be a … a computer to an official or employee for the sole purpose of facilitating the training. 13 We have an extensive library of webinars available for local officials. The Academy for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/online-and-computer-aided-trainingMonticello Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-2)
… appropriations from 2016-17 through 2018-19, helping result in $12.1 million in appropriated fund balance not … fiscal years by 12.3 to 16.3 percentage points. As of June 30, 2019, the District overfunded one reserve by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/10/monticello-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-2Total Receipts – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… in federal and State policies. Tax base is a measure of the State’s ability to generate revenue. A decreasing tax … recorded on a cash basis. See Appendix 3 for a breakdown of State receipts by major source for the past five State … (consumption and use) taxes: Accounted for 37.1 percent of 2021 receipts; and Have increased 11.5 percent since 2017. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/total-receiptsWhitehall Central School District – Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-159)
… District had established effective internal controls over payroll for the period July 1, 2011, to March 31, 2013. … the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $13.2 million. Payroll and employee benefits costs totaled approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/16/whitehall-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013mTotal Receipts – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies. Tax base is a measure of the … by major source for the past five State fiscal years. Total State Receipts Have Increased Over the Past Five Fiscal … revenue source—decreased 16.9 percent from the previous year. … Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-receiptsTotal Receipts – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Increased Over the Past Five Fiscal Years From 2018 to 2022: Total receipts increased 47.5 percent. Tax receipts … (consumption and use) taxes: Accounted for 37.0 percent of 2022 receipts; and Have increased 32.5 percent since 2018. In 2022, personal income tax receipts—the State’s largest tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/total-receiptsGingerbread Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… focused primarily on expenses claimed on Gingerbread’s CFR for fiscal year 2012-13 and certain expense categories on Gingerbread’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background Gingerbread is a not-for-profit organization that provides center-based (full-day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/gingerbread-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… 2024, according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The COVID-19 pandemic … 2024 according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsTuckahoe Common School District - Purchasing (2018M-228)
… We reviewed 10 professional service providers paid a total of $422,677 and found the District did not seek competition … an investigator $7,813 more than the Board-approved rate of $45,000. We examined invoices from 20 vendors totaling … totaling $23,678 without obtaining the required number of quotes. Key Recommendations Use competitive methods to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2018m-228Hoosic Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-238)
… appropriations, which exceeded expenditures by an average of $2.1 million or 11.3 percent annually, or a cumulative total of more than $6.3 million or 11.3 percent from 2015-16 … fund balance ranged between 8.7 and 11.1 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-238State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property on the 2017 assessment roll. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Audit Committee
… members. The committee must develop and operate under a charter. Who qualifies Candidates should collectively possess knowledge in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and district finance. Candidates may include: a board member, a nonmember as a separate advisory committee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-audit-committeeIroquois Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-102)
… Appropriations were overestimated by an annual average of $2.3 million. As a result, appropriated fund balance, … and District officials did not prepare an annual report of reserves, as required by the District’s policy. The … Adopt budgets with realistic, transparent estimates of appropriations and appropriated fund balance. Review all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/iroquois-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-102Montezuma Fire District No. 1 - Board Oversight (2018M-54)
… Board provided adequate oversight of District operations to ensure financial activity was properly recorded and … Adequately monitored the Treasurer’s books and records to ensure the timely submission of required reports. … annually submits all financial records and reports to the Board for audit. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/08/10/montezuma-fire-district-no-1-board-oversight-2018m-54Caribbean Heritage Month Celebration
… including New York’s own Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress. Caribbean Americans come together each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/caribbean-heritage-month-2022Islip Fire District – Capital Assets (2020M-3)
… safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. District officials were unable to locate seven of 50 assets totaling $7,360. Scuba gear totaling $119,523 … asset records to ensure they are accurate and up-to-date and that purchases of District assets are actual and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-capital-assets-2020m-3Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-51)
… in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the District’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance … has declined from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. The Board has not adopted a multiyear financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-51