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Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets reviewed, 148 assets totaling $220,708 were … could not determine whether four assets were disposed of (sold) or retired (obsolete). The District’s fixed asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Town of Tompkins Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-33)
… in the District’s accounting records.The CDs date back to at least 2014 and were automatically renewed each year. … financial duties or provide increased oversight to mitigate the risk. Annually audit the Treasurer’s records. … our findings and have initiated or indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … town tomplkins fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/06/23/town-tompkins-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-33Town of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… remitted and reported collections accurately and in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not record, deposit, remit or report all collections in a timely manner. As a result, the Town’s collections were … property tax collections and Clerk fees accurately and in a timely manner. Deposit all collections within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… average two times the benchmark rates. May have been able to reduce its natural gas costs by 40 percent or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Hudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… segregated. The Board did not perform an audit of claims or designate a claims auditor to do so. Key Recommendations … and bank reconciliations are segregated among employees or that increased managerial oversight is in place. Perform a deliberate and thorough audit of claims prior to payment or appoint a claims auditor to do. Such an audit should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302Albion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)
… officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and … participated in the budgeting process or identify what reports the Committee receives or how they are reviewed. … taxes than needed and resulted in the accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200Village of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds. Key Findings The Justice was unaware that in … $6,525 belonging to a neighboring village’s justice court for which she also worked. This error was corrected in … … Determine if the Justice Court properly accounted for court funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214Town of Palermo – Procurement and Fuel Inventory (2020M-100)
… methods when procuring goods and services or properly account for and monitor diesel and gasoline fuel. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-palermo-procurement-and-fuel-inventory-2020m-100West Albany Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-15)
… were not approved in advance by either Board approval or purchase order. Although the Board discussed purchases, it did not have written procedures or guidelines to identify individuals authorized to approve credit card purchases or the documentation required before making the purchases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/west-albany-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2017m-15Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… but did not enter into a service level agreement (SLA) to clearly identify BOCES responsibilities and services to be provided. As a result, officials were unable to determine exactly what services they paid for, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127Seneca County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-7)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Seneca County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and … take corrective action. … Determine whether the Seneca County County Probation Department Department officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/seneca-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-7Fishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… Board gave taxpayers the impression the District needed to increase real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Village of Brushton – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-235)
… the Village’s internal controls over financial operations for the period June 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Village of Brushton is located in the Town of Moira in Franklin County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-brushton-fiscal-oversight-2014m-235Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… not appropriately evaluate all projects prior to approval or monitor the performance of businesses that received … did not: Verify an applicant’s project information or complete adequate cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) for … capital investment and salary information for reliability or compare it to estimates in project applications. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaGarden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… 60 IT assets from invoices and device management reports to confirm their location and that they were inventoried and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We determined that 23 … accounted for. Specifically: Four Chromebooks and an iPad with combined costs of nearly $1,800 could not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Red 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-133Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… Credit card charges were not always properly approved or adequately supported. Without adequate support, officials … not available for 66 charges totaling $23,376. The need or purpose was not documented for 72 charges totaling … documentation to substantiate the appropriateness and need or purpose of all credit card purchases. Adequately review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Tuxedo Union Free … Superintendent. The Interim Superintendent was responsible for certifying the payroll accuracy. Thirty-six of the 104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… As a result, the District levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board overestimated appropriations … limit in each of the last three fiscal years by 4.8 to 10.1 percentage points. Three of the District’s reserves … budgets and appropriate fund balance only when needed to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… ability to recover from an unexpected IT disruption. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information