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Overview – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… claims in school districts, counties, fire districts, libraries, towns and villages and pertinent legal references. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/overviewIntroduction – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… cannot afford to overpay vendors, lose discounts or pay for goods and services not received. An effective audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or fraudulent claims … audit and approval of claims. Claims were approved for payment despite not being sufficiently supported. Not all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/introductionCopiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Copiague Union Free School District (District) officials properly managed … Determine whether Copiague Union Free School District District officials properly managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150Harborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
Determine whether Harborfields Central School District District officials appropriately tracked inventoried and safeguarded information technology IT assets acquired or in use during the audit period
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetPembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… all ECA funds were properly used. For example: One club advisor did not deposit more than $3,500 in club fundraising activities until our audit began, which was more than six months after the club’s fundraising activity had taken place. The supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… The Office of the State Comptroller has developed five new “10-minute Tech Talk” cybersecurity training webinars for local government … The Office of the State Comptroller has developed five new 10minute Tech …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… and still needed. As a result, officials did not disable 44 former employee network user accounts. Some of the … user accounts for necessity and appropriateness and disable user accounts when they are not needed. Limit access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userFriendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Le Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Le Roy Central School District (District) Board of Education … (Board) and District officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. … level, and/or conditions under which reserves would be used and replenished. Could not demonstrate that $2 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Indian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
Determine whether the Indian River Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials adequately managed the Districts financial condition
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mNorwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Objective Determine whether the Norwood-Norfolk Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the NorwoodNorfolk Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Roslyn Union Free School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory Records (2024M-91)
… District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations but indicated they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/02/21/roslyn-union-free-school-district-information-technology-equipmentRandolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… of approximately $93,000 that we selected for review, four laptop computers with a purchase cost totaling approximately … cost totaling approximately $3,000, including a gaming laptop, a karaoke machine and noise canceling headphones, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryWantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… adequate controls over user accounts for the financial application to help prevent inappropriate access and use. Key … adequate controls over user accounts for the financial application to help prevent inappropriate access and use. We … or the misappropriation of funds in the financial application because they did not: Develop and adopt policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessPanama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-73)
… and District officials purchased goods and services in compliance with the District’s procurement policies. Key … that exceed certain thresholds to be competitively bid. In addition, the claims auditor did not perform adequate claims audits. As a result, $1.1 million in purchases (half of the procurements we reviewed) were made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/panama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-73Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… a result, real property tax levies were higher than needed to finance actual expenditures. By continually overestimating … spending plan in a transparent and meaningful manner to taxpayers. In addition, the Board did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the Merrick Union Free School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-10-F)
… Agency’s (CCIDA’s) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in April 2022. Background CCIDA is an independent public … Development Agencys CCIDAs progress as of November 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/12/13/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-audit-follow-2022m-10-fBrockport Central School District - Financial Management (2023M-107)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Brockport Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and … Determine whether the Brockport Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/12/brockport-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-107