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Forestville Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-170)
… Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to employees who routinely accessed PPSI. Network and … control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to District officials. Key Recommendations Provide periodic … Develop and implement written administrative regulations to further define the District’s acceptable use policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/forestville-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-170Sidney Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-243)
… After adding back unused appropriated fund balances each year and the excessive tax certiorari reserve balance as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sidney-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-243Brewster Central School District - Professional Services (2019M-235)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective To determine whether the District procured professional … a periodic review of professional service providers to determine the need for new requests for proposals (RFPs). … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/brewster-central-school-district-professional-services-2019m-235Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, but only used approximately … the last three fiscal years, ranging from 3.2 percentage points to 9.5 percentage points over the limit. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Randolph Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-232)
… fund. Key Recommendations Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Return money improperly restricted to surplus fund balance in the general fund. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/randolph-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-232Gloversville Enlarged School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-244)
… claims paid prior to audit were allowable, supported and for appropriate purposes. Key Findings Signed checks were … the claims auditor audited and approved claims. Claims for 213 check disbursements totaling $845,215 were not … claims paid prior to audit were allowable supported and for appropriate purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-244Medina Central School District - Capital Projects (2019M-163)
… properly managed the 2016 capital project (Project). Key Findings The Board and District officials could have … District officials did not always obtain competitive pricing or obtain alternative proposals or quotations for … Board did not include an itemization of all Project costs. Key Recommendations Solicit competition through bids when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-capital-projects-2019m-163Monticello Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-2)
… from 2016-17 through 2018-19, helping result in $12.1 million in appropriated fund balance not being used to finance … and reduce balances to reasonable levels as necessary in accordance with applicable statutes. Reduce surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/10/monticello-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-2Herricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
… officials properly approved and monitored overtime for custodial employees. Key Findings Did not preapprove and adequately monitor overtime for custodial employees. Paid overtime to 10 custodial … of total overtime paid to these employees, primarily for non-emergencies. However, with appropriate scheduling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127Evans-Brant Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-121)
… individuals who used District IT assets. 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/evans-brant-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-121Belleville-Henderson Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-128)
… officials did not provide IT security awareness training to all employees. District officials did not develop … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all employees who use IT resources. Develop written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/11/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-information-technology-2019mHamburg Central School District - Continuing Education (2019M-11)
… education cash receipts are properly accounted for due to internal control weaknesses. Key Recommendations Segregate … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hamburg-central-school-district-continuing-education-2019m-11Hamburg Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-10)
… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hamburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-10Cazenovia Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-46)
… did not: Provide cybersecurity awareness training to employees. Disable and/or remove unnecessary user accounts … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Provide employees with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/cazenovia-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-46DeRuyter Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-175)
… Restrict user permissions to the network and the student information system software application (SIS) based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/deruyter-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-175Geneseo Central School District - Online Banking (2019M-172)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … Findings District officials did not: Follow the Board’s online banking policy or develop procedures to adequately segregate online banking duties. Ensure that authorized access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/geneseo-central-school-district-online-banking-2019m-172Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the … user permissions. For example, former employees and an unknown person had active accounts, and administrative … training to employees, and the Board did not establish a disaster recovery plan. In addition, sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115Ellicottville Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-14)
… officials did not provide IT security awareness training for individuals who used District IT assets. Employees accessed websites for social networking, shopping, travel and other personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/ellicottville-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-14State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal and School Audits
… local government audits were issued. Cuddebackville Fire District – Board Oversight (Orange County) The board did not provide adequate oversight of the district’s financial operations or properly audit claims. As … accessibility at the Town Municipal Center. City of Auburn – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-and-school-auditsXI.11.F Contract Monitoring – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… The information in this section is intended to aid State agency managers in establishing or … for significant expenditure of public funds. As such, it is incumbent for managers to ensure those funds are spent … risk. The foundation of effective contract monitoring is well-defined contract terms. Process and Document …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11f-contract-monitoring