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Orleans County Soil and Water Conservation District - Claims Audit (2018M-105)
… were properly audited prior to payment. Key Findings The Board has not adopted a cash disbursement policy. … Twenty-four claims totaling approximately $7,300, out of the 72 claims totaling approximately $524,000 in our sample, were not audited and approved by the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2018/08/03/orleans-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-claims-audit-2018m-105State Agencies Bulletin No. 2303
… of their inability to submit a change to the Direct Deposit panel while accounting reconciliation reports are … will be unable to submit a change to their direct deposit advice print option in NYSPO while accounting … must notify affected employees. Screenshots of both the online Request Direct Deposit panel as well as the NYSPO Opt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2303-payserv-request-direct-deposit-panel-and-new-york-state-payroll-onlineGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… they were inventoried. We determined that 23 percent of the assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: … with unknown costs, were not inventoried. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Bronxville Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-46)
… if District officials sought competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding and ensured that written contracts were in place for all professional services. Key Findings District … policy. Key Recommendations Consider revising the District’s purchasing policy to require competition for procuring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/bronxville-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-46Bedford Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-164)
… financial application was not properly segregated. Online banking users had excessive permissions. Employees … not always comply with the District’s Internet use policy. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … planned to initiate corrective action. … Bedford Central School District Information Technology 2018M164 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/26/bedford-central-school-district-information-technology-2018m-164Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses, which … to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andNanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… needed, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … An adequate comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationSouth Jefferson Central School District – Payroll (2024M-31)
… determine whether salaries and wages were accurately paid. In addition, we reviewed payroll change reports for two … salary and wage increases from one paycheck date to the next paycheck date for 76 employees totaling $126,395 … time records. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. District officials agreed with our findings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/south-jefferson-central-school-district-payroll-2024m-31Baldwin Fire District - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-27)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card and travel expenditures … and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of the 279 credit card purchases made during our audit … purchased vacation packages, for a conference in Florida, totaling $5,982 and charged an additional $1,095 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/06/08/baldwin-fire-district-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-27OnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, the Board of Trustees (Board) and officials did not: Adequately manage … Monitor Internet usage for compliance with the School’s Acceptable Use Policy (AUP). As a result, there is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Northville Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Collections (2018M-272)
… $20,135 had collection documentation that differed from the amounts deposited, resulting in $751 more deposited than supported. One club used $2,000 of collections to make a cash payment to a vendor rather than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/northville-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-collectionsEastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… if they needed to be disabled. As a result, we identified the following unneeded network user accounts: 181 for students no longer in the District.These students left the District between June … a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationOnondaga County Resource Recovery Agency - Transfer Station and Compost Facility Cash Receipts (2018M-217)
… Findings Agency officials did not: Have adequate controls in place to help ensure that all cash receipts were recorded … responsible for cash collection, as required by the Agency’s written procedures. Adequately track garbage disposal … for cash collection. Perform periodic physical inventories of garbage disposal stickers and compost passes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/07/19/onondaga-county-resource-recovery-agency-transfer-station-and-compost-facilityPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… Four user accounts had unnecessary permissions. Ensure the District’s IT contingency plan was comprehensive, distributed and tested to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… at greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse, or loss. In addition to finding sensitive information technology (IT) … or provide IT security awareness training. 18 percent of the School’s enabled nonstudent user accounts were not needed, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsHaldane Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-84)
… and monitor user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in operations. District officials did not: Disable 74 unneeded network user accounts of the 300 accounts we examined. The 74 accounts included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/05/haldane-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-84South Orangetown Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-24)
… for granting, changing and disabling network access are consistently followed by all departments. Always review all network user accounts to determine if they are needed Disable 30 of the 3,675 network user accounts that … Recommendations Ensure that unneeded network user accounts are immediately disabled and regularly review enabled network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/south-orangetown-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-24Holland Patent Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2023M-141)
… and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Key Recommendations Establish a control system that safeguards the District’s fuel from loss and misuse. Periodically review fuel usage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/holland-patent-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2023m-141Morristown Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-137)
… access to the overall network. Perform periodic reviews of network user accounts to determine whether they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/morristown-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-137