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City of Middletown - Water System Cybersecurity (2019M-22)
… to document employee IT security duties, provide guidance for using portable devices or require monitoring of networked … and implement sufficient IT policies and procedures for the water system. Provide IT security awareness training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/27/city-middletown-water-system-cybersecurity-2019m-22Cazenovia Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-46)
… the personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on District servers and in the financial system was … employees. Disable and/or remove unnecessary user accounts on the network. Properly manage PPSI data. Sensitive … that the personal private and sensitive information PPSI on District servers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/cazenovia-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-46Hamburg Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-10)
… Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to four employees who routinely accessed personal, private … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to District officials. Key Recommendations Provide periodic … Provide adequate oversight of employee Internet use to ensure it complies with Board policies and regulations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hamburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-10Evans-Brant Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-121)
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/evans-brant-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-121Town of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
… administering select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings All 23 properties tested with agricultural … residential percentage used in calculating the exemption. Key Recommendations Ensure all applications are complete and … corrective action. Appendix C includes our comments on the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/14/town-plattsburgh-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-163Poland Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2018M-214)
… and audited and approved before payment. Key Findings With the exception of debit card purchases, which bypass the claims audit process, we found that District officials … made 36 debit card purchases totaling about $8,000 during the audit period that were not audited or approved by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/11/poland-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2018m-214Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-22)
… all employees. Disable or remove unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. Sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/oyster-bay-east-norwich-central-school-district-information-technologyBath Central School District - Online Banking (2018M-79)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings Officials lacked adequate bank agreements for online banking transactions. The Board did not adopt an online banking policy and officials did not develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/bath-central-school-district-online-banking-2018m-79Frontier Central School District - Procurement of Professional Services (2018M-98)
… and applicable statutory requirements and whether payments for such services were for proper District purposes. Key Findings The Board did not … District officials developed adequate written procedures for procuring professional services. The District selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/frontier-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2018mVillage of Scottsville - Financial Management (2018M-75)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board adopted and enforced policies to effectively manage Village … Key Findings The Board did not: Adopt sufficient financial and information technology (IT) policies. Enforce aspects of … financial and IT policies, review and revise policies to fit current operations and needs and ensure adopted policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-scottsville-financial-management-2018m-75Gloversville Enlarged School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-244)
… were not audited and approved prior to payment and 38 of 105 credit card charges totaling $16,664 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-244Buffalo Academy of Science Charter School - Procurement (2019M-250)
Determine whether a competitive process is used to procure goods and services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/13/buffalo-academy-science-charter-school-procurement-2019m-250Opinion 90-57
… to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service award program for village fire department); (need for … department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or more fire protection districts which contract to receive fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 92-43
… procedures may not provide that prior town board approval is required by the superintendent for purchases of materials … prescribe procedures for determining whether a procurement is subject to competitive bidding and, if it is not, documenting the basis for such determination; (2) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43SUNY Bulletin No. SU-380
… processing the 2025 $1,500 GSEU Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment. Affected Employees: Employees in GSEU – BU28 … unit listed above may be eligible for a one-time lump sum payment. The one-time lump sum payment is not pensionable and not subject to … for processing the 2025 $1500 GSEU NonPensionable Lump Sum Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-380-state-university-graduate-student-negotiating-unit-gsnuOpinion 94-32
… of service award program if fire department ceases to provide service outside village or if fire department is dissolved); (authority to transfer responsibility for service award program to fire company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-32State Comptroller DiNapoli and Manhattan D.A. Bragg Announce Indictment of Former NYU Director of Finance for $3.5M Fraud
… an approximately $3.5 million 6-year fraud relating to two New York University (“NYU”) programs. TAPPE used her … Equity and Transformation of Schools (the “Metro Center”) to divert approximately $3.5 million intended for minority … women owned businesses. She ultimately routed $3.3 million to bank accounts held by two shell companies TAPPE created, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-manhattan-da-bragg-announce-indictment-former-nyu-director-finance-35mXI.2.H Multiyear Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts, may be structured on the basis of a fixed contract term (e.g. three years) plus one or more annual (or … fixed term, it is necessary for the agency to process a contract extension. This extension requires the approval of … (OSC), if such approval was required for the original contract, and the submission of relevant documentation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2h-multiyear-contractsDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… and Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), and Prince Umberto’s restaurant in Franklin … helped secure lucrative contracts for Caliendo’s company, Smart Starts, to provide prepackaged breakfast meals for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… 50 victims—many of them seniors—between 2015 and 2017. Matthew Eckstein, 52, pleaded guilty on Feb. 8, 2022, before … Attorney General’s Office all assisted on this case. “Matthew Eckstein brazenly took advantage of people who … Oceanside, Smithtown, Melville, Dix Hills, Farmingdale, Miller Place, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-scheme