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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Kinderhook Central School District – Procurement (Columbia County) District officials did not always procure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… receive or review bank statements or canceled check images to help minimize the risk of unauthorized transactions or … (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. … State Comptroller’s office in a timely manner. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: School Bus Safety Needs Improvement
… of the district drivers attended all required training. Complaints Not Adequately Documented None of the school … were properly recording, investigating or following up on complaints made by citizens, parents and employees with … procedures for the intake, documentation and resolution of complaints. The final report can be found online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-school-bus-safety-needs-improvementBatavia City School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2022M-74)
… written policy for establishing and maintaining controls to appropriately track and inventory IT equipment. Maintain a … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/batavia-city-school-district-information-technology-equipment-inventoryTown of Fishkill – Information Technology (2020M-153)
… plan. Officials did not adequately manage user accounts for the network or financial application. Town employees did not comply with the … and a disaster recovery plan. Develop written procedures for managing system access. Town officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-fishkill-information-technology-2020m-153Village of Sherman – Treasurer’s Cash Receipts (2019M-39)
… Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections received in an accurate manner. Key Findings The former Treasurer did not record and deposit collections in an accurate manner. The former Treasurer did not deposit more than $20,000 in recorded real property taxes, water, sewer and general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/22/village-sherman-treasurers-cash-receipts-2019m-39Jamestown Board of Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Recycling Programs (2018M-155)
… appropriate rates. Provide adequate management oversight. BPU officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated … Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the BPU’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/12/14/jamestown-board-public-utilities-energy-efficiency-and-recycling-programs-2018m-155Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… records and established adequate controls over network user accounts. Key Findings District officials did not … records or establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses … we tested were not located. Adequately manage network user accounts. Sixty-five network user accounts were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsPine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four Chromebooks, with a total cost of … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… spent or safeguarded. We selected 57 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 51 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 55 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Kings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Kings Park Central School District (District) officials … kings park audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Manhasset Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-15)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Six assets (one laptop and five … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/manhasset-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-15Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Patterson (Town) Justices collected, recorded, deposited, … $16,287 to the known payees or remit them to the Town. 55 of 100 tickets reviewed were not reported or incorrectly reported to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or were not submitted to the DMV’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2021M-147)
… as appropriate. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-procurement-and-claimsWallace Volunteer Fire Department – Board Oversight (2024M-125)
… Objective Determine whether the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (Department) officers and members provided adequate financial oversight. Key Findings The Department officers (Officers) and members did not enforce … Determine whether the Wallace Volunteer Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/03/14/wallace-volunteer-fire-department-board-oversight-2024m-125Panama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-73)
… requires purchase contracts that exceed certain thresholds to be competitively bid. In addition, the claims auditor did … auditor did not help ensure that District funds were used to procure goods and services in a prudent and economical … officials delegated their procurement responsibilities to other individuals and did not ensure these individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/panama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-73Randolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… (District) officials maintained complete and accurate capital asset inventory records. Key Findings District officials did not maintain complete and accurate capital asset inventory records. The District Superintendent … (Superintendent) was responsible for maintaining capital asset inventory records but was unfamiliar with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryHarborfields Central School District – Information Technology Asset Management (2024M-9)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … cannot assure taxpayers that the $3.9 million invested in IT assets has been appropriately safeguarded. For example, … access point devices that cost $4,100 were not listed in the District’s inventory records. Further, an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/harborfields-central-school-district-information-technology-assetBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by … information technology (IT) security awareness training and implementing an IT contingency plan. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately monitor nonstudent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83