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Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation – Oversight of Take-Home Vehicles (2021M-52)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Corporation) Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of take-home vehicles. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of take-home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/off-track-betting/2021/09/23/western-regional-off-track-betting-corporation-oversight-take-homeNassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Mount 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-91Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2022M-29)
… Ensure signed checks are printed and Automatic Clearing House (ACH) and electronic payments are made only after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/oswego-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2022m-29Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… fund balance when needed and ensure encumbrances are for valid commitments. Comply with the statutory surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… and officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings … the Board and BOCES officials properly established reserve funds, they did not transparently fund the reserves or use or maintain reserve funds at reasonable levels. The Board and officials: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchase Cards (2022M-27)
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) purchase card charges were properly approved, adequately supported and … valid purposes. Key Finding While the 198 BOCES purchase card charges we reviewed were adequately supported and for … Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES purchase card charges were properly approved adequately supported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-purchase-cards-2022m-27Brighton Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-132)
… 155 (70 percent) totaling $190,160 did not have documented approval on the claim and 93 (42 percent) totaling $92,605 … Ensure all claims are audited, and have documented approval prior to payment and adequate supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-financialSouth Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the South Butler Fire District (District) Board of Fire … Determine whether the South Butler Fire District District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… and ensure sensitive data was erased before assets with hard drives were disposed of. Sixty-nine out of 140 recorded … of the 25 computer disposals tested had evidence that the hard drives were sanitized prior to disposal, and 11 other … are conducted and discrepancies are investigated; and hard drives are sanitized when disposed of, and monitor for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… were properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. Town … also ensured the debt service payments we reviewed were for legitimate CPF purposes and properly allocated. … receipted, deposited timely and intact, and accounted for. Of the 917 disbursements totaling $105 million paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23Town of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all collections were properly supported, recorded and deposited and that disbursements were proper and supported. Key Findings … properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. Specifically: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally preapproving overtime, rather than in writing, … records. BOCES officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings in our report, but indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Town of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… (Town) officials effectively managed the Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ cash collections. Key … Town officials did not effectively manage the Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ cash collections. … received were deposited. Of the 40 Planning and Zoning Department fees reviewed totaling $73,732, 18 were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Village of Stamford – Pool Capital Project Planning and Monitoring (2022M-204)
… Trustees (Board) transparently planned and monitored the pool capital project (Project). Key Findings The Board did … audit village stamford pool capital project planning monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-pool-capital-project-planning-and-monitoring-2022m-204Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… (Village) officials established adequate controls over Parks and Recreation Department (Department) financial … audit village waverly parks recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Town of White Creek – Disbursements and Annual Financial Reports (2023M-41)
… to ensure the disbursements were accurate and made for appropriate purposes and did not authorize the 44 … Stop the practice of using a signature stamp for the Supervisor’s signature, and have Town checks properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-white-creek-disbursements-and-annual-financial-reports-2023m-41Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… adequately managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. … of inappropriate access by users with malicious intent. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … 10 accounts not used by active employees, that had last log on dates ranging from November 2016 to December 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… needed or logged in to for at least six months, including: 165 student accounts, 199 nonstudent accounts, and 317 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mTown of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… and the fund will end 2018 with a budgetary deficiency of $40,000. As a result, the sewer district will require … multiyear financial and capital plans for any of the three operating funds, it used available fund balance … and reserve fund policy. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208