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Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Waterford (Village) Board (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. Specifically, the Board did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… officials established adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District officials did not establish adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent against unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mReporting Services Provided by Lawyers and Law Firms (Education Law Section 2053)
… School districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are required by … requires certain information to be filed with the Office of the Attorney General, the Office of the State Comptroller … the NYSED Business Portal. Each school district BOCES has a Delegated Administrator for the State Education Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-services-provided-lawyers-and-law-firms-education-law-section-2053Orleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-043)
… was to determine whether the County Treasurer’s controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Court moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2011 through … Ensure that all moneys deemed abandoned property are paid to the State Comptroller in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/14/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-043Lindenhurst Union Free School District – Collections (2024M-24)
… officials did not ensure that funds collected from all recreational and educational programs were properly … totaling $130,568 were not recorded in a collection log. Employees made 25 deposits totaling $29,639 between 11 … the month being reported. Key Recommendations Maintain a log which records the date, amount and payor of program funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-collections-2024m-24Northeastern Clinton Central School District – Foster Care Tuition Billing (2024M-48)
… was entitled for the 2020-21 through 2022-23 school years and made tuition calculation errors totaling $3,036 in the … ensure tuition bills were adequately prepared, calculated and issued to the school districts of origin for all eligible … Recommendations Monitor the work of the Business Manager and employees who process nonresidential foster care bills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/16/northeastern-clinton-central-school-district-foster-care-tuition-billingOvertime Compensation – Enhanced Reporting
… be paid for additional hours worked beyond one's regular schedule and payment must be at a greater rate than one's regular rate of … the definition of earnings for the purposes of a member’s pension calculation) and needs to be reported to NYSLRS. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-compensationTown of Plymouth – Employee Benefits (2023M-176)
… paid $9,942 for 64.25 days of unearned vacation, sick or personal leave accruals. Upon leaving Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/21/town-plymouth-employee-benefits-2023m-176Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… $56,909, including 37 assets with a total purchase price of $39,667 and 12 assets with a total estimated purchase price of $17,242 were not inventoried. Four IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentFederal Receipts – Federal Funding and New York
… the last significant portion of pandemic assistance in SFY 2026; as of the FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan, the State is … to receive almost $93.1 billion in federal funding in SFY 2026. Federal Receipts Received by New York State, SFYs 2005 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-receiptsEdgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… Disable 34 unneeded network user accounts that had last login dates ranging from July 29, 2021 to July 1, 2023. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Cheektowaga-Sloan Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2024M-76)
… School District (District) claims were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings Claims totaling … percent of the claims processed) were not properly audited and approved prior to payment. As a result, there was an … that improper or unsupported payments could have been made and may not have been detected and corrected. Specifically: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/cheektowaga-sloan-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2024m-76West Babylon Union Free School District – Claims Audit (2024M-62)
… were not audited prior to payment in accordance with New York State (NYS) Education Law Section 1724. The claims auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/20/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-62Town of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… totaling $38,138 were paid without evidence of an audit and 26 claims totaling $15,593 did not include adequate … purposes. 24 claims for diesel fuel totaling $66,516 and one paving claim totaling $99,691 were approved by the … The Board improperly donated $1,500 to a volunteer group and paid utility bills totaling $811 for a private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69V.3.I Class – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… transactions where the PPU is needed to identify the life of GO Bonds. It is also used to identify taxable and … alphanumeric digits in length. Class will identify the life of GO Bond proceeds as “PPU” followed by the number of years of life in the GO Bond series as stated in State Finance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3i-classBenefits
… health, dental and vision insurance packages (including prescription drug coverage) available to all employees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsTown of Barton - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-8)
… being used for inappropriate expenditures. Monitor highway fuel use, resulting in 531 gallons of gasoline totaling over … and sales proceeds are recorded and accounted for. Compare fuel purchases to amounts logged and provide periodic … adequate controls over highway assets, scrap metal and fuel. Ensure Town officials procure goods and services in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/19/town-barton-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-8Hamlin Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2015M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the Department’s financial operations to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/05/29/hamlin-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialGreenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… #1 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Greenville, located in Greene … budgets did not include detailed estimates of revenues and did not include estimates of fund balance. Reserve funds … established. Claims were paid prior to Board review and did not contain itemized vouchers. The Treasurer does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Town of Evans – Board Oversight (2016M-2)
… reports for the period January 1, 2012 through September 29, 2015. Background The Town of Evans is located in Erie … reports for the period January 1 2012 through September 29 20 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/04/08/town-evans-board-oversight-2016m-2