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Town of Willing – Town Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-68)
… accounting records we reviewed were accurate and complete, but the Supervisor did not prepare and submit appropriate reports or provide … AUDs as required. Complete and review bank reconciliations in a timely manner. Prepare and provide monthly financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/20/town-willing-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-68Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… did not: Establish a policy or written procedures to ensure that comp time hours were authorized, documented … for unused comp time were supported. Key Recommendations The Board and officials should: Adopt a policy or written … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… appropriations to accumulate more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… were properly collected, receipted and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 deposits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mBeaver River Central School District – Collection of Real Property Taxes and Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (2021M-123)
… or establish adequate compensating controls over a senior account clerk/tax collector (clerk) who is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/beaver-river-central-school-district-collection-real-property-taxes-andGananda Central School District – Procurement (2021M-86)
… use of District resources. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that purchases were adequately documented and … the optimal use of resources. The Board and officials did not develop adequate purchasing policies and procedures. … bidding requirements totaling $352,943. Requiring quotes in compliance with purchasing policies, totaling $88,240. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/gananda-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-86Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… methods to determine who is using each shared user account at a given time. Key Recommendations Regularly review enabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… loss and although the District paid IT vendors $106,460 for IT services, officials did not have clear contract … computers examined. Provide IT security awareness training to employees. Adopt a breach notification policy that is … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Revise IT vendor contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Town of Waterloo – Financial Management (2022M-7)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Waterloo (Town) Board and Town Supervisor (Supervisor) ensured the Town had adequate financial records and reports to … Determine whether the Town of Waterloo Town Board and Town Supervisor Supervisor ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/29/town-waterloo-financial-management-2022m-7Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Wynantskill Union Free School District (District) sought … when purchasing goods and services that fell below the statutory bidding thresholds. Key Findings District … sought when purchasing goods and services that fell below the statutory bidding thresholds. Officials did not: Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Hunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… for managing and monitoring nonstudent network user account access. Develop and adopt a comprehensive written IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments … and leave accrual benefits were not clearly authorized. The Highway Superintendent was incorrectly paid $6,015 in … Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… and did not develop a written IT contingency plan. As a result, the District had additional entry points for attackers to … 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-andScarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Scarsdale Union Free School District (District) officials … was accurate. Had officials established adequate controls, the District’s overtime costs may have been reduced by at … for supervisory review of hours worked to ensure the accuracy of overtime charges. Adopt policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding community’s Internet connectivity. No …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… as the District moves to increased reliance on a remote learning environment and administrative operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122Lyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… in operations. District officials should have: Disabled 17 of the 113 network user accounts we examined. The 17 user … former employee accounts. Revoked permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Village of Red Hook – Information Technology (2020M-89)
… define the IT consultant’s responsibilities and did not have a formal contract with the consultant. In addition, … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they have initiated corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/02/12/village-red-hook-information-technology-2020m-89Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… receipts were collected and deposited in a District bank account. Complete accounting records were not maintained. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147