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East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 25 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and five additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 20 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Mount Sinai Union Free School District – Financial Management (2013M-227)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial operations and the use … Sinai Union Free School District (District) is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County. The District is … result in appropriating unexpended surplus funds that will not be used to sustain District operations. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/16/mount-sinai-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2013m-227East Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… March 31, 2016. Background The East Hampton Union Free School District is located in the Town of East Hampton in … system administrator rights. … East Hampton Union Free School District Financial Software User Access 2016M340 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessTuckahoe Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Information Technology (2015M-152)
… The Tuckahoe Union Free School District is located in the Town of Eastchester, in Westchester County. The District, which operates two … use policy regarding internet and email access is not being followed. Key Recommendations Include all estimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/16/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-informationWest Canada Valley Central School District – Access to the Student Information System (2016M-96)
… over personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) in the District’s student information system (SIS) for the … The West Canada Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Fairfield, Herkimer, Manheim, Newport, Norway and Schuyler in Herkimer County and the Town of Deerfield in Oneida …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-access-student-informationVillage of Hempstead – Budget Review (B17-7-6)
… deficit in the Village's general, special revenue and internal services funds as of May 31, 2005. New York … Local Finance Law Section 10.10 requires municipalities and school districts that have been authorized to issue … the local government is authorized to issue obligations and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-hempstead-budget-review-b17-7-6Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s network user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Willsboro Central School District (District) officials properly claimed State aid for … corrective action. … Determine whether Willsboro Central School District District officials properly claimed State aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at 2% for 2025
… local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller … levy growth will be limited to 2% for a fourth consecutive year," DiNapoli said. “The rate of inflation has decreased … should consider these issues as they budget for the coming year.” In accordance with state law, DiNapoli’s office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-2-percent-2025Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… had not received $652,054 in State aid they were entitled to for the project, and two districts received $916,278 in aid before being entitled to it. In addition, if officials do not claim approximately … from approximately $835,000 in State aid they are entitled to. BOCES officials did not: Establish adequate procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectAkron Central School District – Controls Over Compensatory Time (2014M-24)
… and Pembroke in Genesee County. The District is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education and operates … normal work hours. There is no established deadline when a request to earn comp time form should be submitted, and … work hours. Require that comp time forms are submitted in a timely manner and include appropriate detail. … Akron …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/akron-central-school-district-controls-over-compensatory-time-2014m-24Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… fund balance and invalid encumbrances are added back to surplus fund balance, surplus fund balance increased to approximately 26 percent, as of June 30, 2021, exceeding … 2017-18 through 2021-22 and levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. Key Recommendations Develop budgets with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Wheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… in a classroom and did not track or monitor who accessed the equipment. We also observed obsolete unused IT equipment … or sensitive information, or unauthorized access to the network. Key Recommendations Ensure IT asset inventory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Valhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
Determine whether Valhalla Union Free School District District officials adequately managed network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use access andor loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… which made it appear that the District needed to increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps, but the appropriated fund balance was not used to finance operations. The surplus fund balance has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementWilson Central School District - Financial Management (2022M-22)
… limit and maintaining excess reserves, real property taxes may have been higher than necessary. In addition, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/wilson-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-22Owego-Apalachin Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-21)
… services in accordance with their IEPs. We reviewed IEPs for 28 students who received services in 2018-19. We found … missed sessions. The District was not reimbursed for 427 of 729 eligible services (59 percent) totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/18/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-special-education-services-andGarden 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-161North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)
… and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the District’s fuel tanks. Develop adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133