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Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… including reviewing canceled check images, auditing claims on a monthly basis and annually auditing the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… in operations. District officials should have: Disabled 17 of the 113 network user accounts we examined. The … user accounts to ensure unneeded network user accounts are disabled. Assess all network user accounts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … Officials did not post: Comprehensive budget-to-actual results in an easily accessible location. … Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District District used its resources to maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… installed on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed on AWB computers and mobile devices is not always appropriate and necessary. … and necessary software was installed on computers and mobile devices. We found unnecessary software on 60 computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the former Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) maintained … and appropriate records and reports. Key Findings The former Superintendent intentionally destroyed highway records. The former Superintendent submitted five inaccurate claims to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-175)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Springfield’s (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely … reports (known as AUDs) with the State Comptroller’s office (OSC), as required. The Board did not annually audit, or provide for an audit of, the Supervisor’s records and reports, as required. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-175Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and did not complete mandatory fiscal oversight training. Had Board members attended the mandatory fire district commissioners’ training, they would have better positioned themselves to … of the fiscal year. Complete mandatory fiscal oversight training. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board and … Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have been used in a … corrective action . Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… As a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more … Key Recommendations Develop a plan to address the fund balance deficit. Monitor revenues, expenditures, enrollment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionHenry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, diversion or theft of School funds was increased. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… network user accounts (32 percent) were not needed or disabled. Most of these accounts should have been disabled in … did not develop a system to communicate when a network account was no longer necessary and should be deactivated. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkSewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Sewanhaka Central High School District (District) officials developed … Determine whether Sewanhaka Central High School District District officials developed an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… provisions of the Town’s procurement policy (Policy). As a result, Town officials did not seek competition when … three sole source purchases totaling $38,022. Authorize a boat purchase. Because officials did not always comply with … cannot ensure officials are procuring goods and services in the most prudent and economical manner. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Portville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund … reserve balances to reasonable levels and use reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets … managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… financial condition. Key Findings The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Patchogue-Medford Public Library - Non-Payroll Disbursements (2019M-126)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of non-payroll disbursements. Key Findings Online payments … were not included on the warrants or audited by the Board. Of the 76 claims we reviewed that were paid in advance of audit, 26 totaling $59,691 were not of the type legally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2019/10/11/patchogue-medford-public-library-non-payroll-disbursements-2019m-126Meridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… Released: November 30, 2018 -- [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board properly … increased from $66,600 to $134,300 (102 percent) from 2014 to 2017, which could fund over three years’ worth of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… fund financial condition. Key Findings As of June 30, 2017 unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195