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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 44
… Operations for additional information about vendor locations. Vendors receiving ePayments will receive them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/44-contracts-requiring-electronic-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audit
… Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditPhelps-Clifton Springs Central School District – Network Access (2021M-35)
… Maintain detailed, up-to-date inventory records for all computer hardware and software. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/phelps-clifton-springs-central-school-district-network-access-2021m-35Incorporated Village of Garden City – Check Signing (2021M-39)
… Objective Determine if the Incorporated Village of Garden City’s (Village) check signing process complies with Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/09/incorporated-village-garden-city-check-signing-2021m-39Greater Amsterdam School District – Capital Project (2022M-50)
Determine whether the Greater Amsterdam School District District Board of Education Board and officials properly managed the Districts capital project project that includes building improvements and safety upgrades
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/greater-amsterdam-school-district-capital-project-2022m-50Bradford Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-102)
… School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking transactions were appropriate, District officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/bradford-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-102Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network Access and Information Technology Assets (2022M-65)
… accounts. Provide adequate IT security awareness training for all employees and contractors. Periodically update the IT … records. Key Recommendations Establish written procedures for adding, modifying, and disabling network user accounts; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/tompkins-seneca-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-access-andDanby Fire District – Claims Audit (2020M-149)
… by Town Law prior to Board audit and approval. Ensure all purchases have proper supporting documentation, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/danby-fire-district-claims-audit-2020m-149Town of Greenwich – Purchasing (2020M-135)
… statutes and policy requirements are followed. Ensure all applicable documentation sought for purchases is attached …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/26/town-greenwich-purchasing-2020m-135Cayuga-Onondaga Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-270)
… professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best interests of taxpayers. Key Findings BOCES officials … professional services were procured in a manner to ensure the prudent and economical use of public money in the best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2019/03/22/cayuga-onondaga-board-cooperative-educational-services-procurement-professionalNorthville Central School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Collections (2018M-272)
… supported. One club used $2,000 of collections to make a cash payment to a vendor rather than following the … treasurer receives collection documentation supporting ECA cash receipts remitted for deposit. Ensure all cash receipts are remitted for deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/northville-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-collectionsRoosevelt Union Free School District - Information Technology (2019M-193)
… District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Our comments on issues raised in the District’s response are included in Appendix B. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/roosevelt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2019m-193Town of Olive - Accrued Leave and Information Technology (2019M-84)
… Town officials accurately maintained employee accrued leave records. Determine whether Town officials ensured the … Key Findings Town officials did not: Maintain accurate leave records or follow the employee handbook and the … include guidance on timekeeping procedures for the use of leave credits or compensatory time. Ensure that employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/03/town-olive-accrued-leave-and-information-technology-2019m-84Town of Binghamton - Credit Cards and Non-Payroll Disbursements (2018M-94)
… enforce the procurement policy. The March 2017 credit card bill included a $288 charge for the Supervisor’s personal cable bill. In May 2018, during our audit, the Supervisor … documentation. We also question the appropriateness of 31 vouchers totaling over $1,300 for food, drinks and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/07/town-binghamton-credit-cards-and-non-payroll-disbursements-2018m-94Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were … provide sufficient oversight. Twenty-six applications for energy rebates totaling $127,000 did not have sufficient … Determine whether energy efficiency and recycling rebates and credits were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Village of Schoharie - Board Oversight (2018M-184)
… records. The Clerk-Treasurer has accrued compensatory time in excess of the 80-hour maximum, worth approximately … records. Monitor and enforce policies governing comp time leave accrual that address the accrual, use and payout of comp time. Except as specified in Appendix A, Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/21/village-schoharie-board-oversight-2018m-184Village of Granville - Financial Condition of the Sewer Fund (2018M-49)
… overestimated revenues and underestimated appropriations in the sewer fund budgets for fiscal years 2014-15 through 2016-17, resulting in operating deficits and a deficit fund balance of $36,539 … to govern the level of fund balance to be maintained in each of the Village’s funds. Village officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/06/29/village-granville-financial-condition-sewer-fund-2018m-49Mamaroneck Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activities (2018M-95)
… adopt and implement procedures governing the operations of ECA funds, as required. The central treasurer did not have … set aside for remittance to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (State). Key Recommendations Update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/28/mamaroneck-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2018m-95Hudson Housing Authority – Information Technology (2019M-224)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The Board did not adopt an acceptable use policy. Officials did not provide IT security awareness training. The Authority did not have adequate online banking … review and update routinely or when significant changes in the environment occur. Create and maintain service level …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/07/10/hudson-housing-authority-information-technology-2019m-224Mahopac Central School District – Noninstructional Payroll (2020M-32)
… approved, supported and documented. Payments to the head bus driver were not always properly approved, calculated and … and approve all time cards. Ensure that employees punch in and out each time they start and end their work shifts. … reduced overtime costs by $10,320 if it had used part-time bus monitors and drivers instead of bus mechanics. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/mahopac-central-school-district-noninstructional-payroll-2020m-32