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Town of Owasco – Highway Department (2020M-128)
Determine whether Town of Owasco Town officials adequately oversaw highway purchasing planning and interfund charges
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/28/town-owasco-highway-department-2020m-128West Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-41)
… claims auditor did not approve medical, vision, and dental insurance claims totaling $3.9 million. The Board did not … is applied to checks. The Board should ensure that all insurance claims are presented to the claims auditor for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-non-payroll-disbursementsTown of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… technology (IT) assets. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and … monitor computer use. As a result, we found officials did not: Adopt key IT policies or a comprehensive IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Westhill Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-32)
… adequate information technology (IT) controls over the District Office’s network to safeguard personal, private … officials did not implement adequate IT controls over the District Office’s network to safeguard PPSI. District … We examined all 31 enabled network user accounts on the District Office domain controller. Six unneeded network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/09/westhill-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-32City of Binghamton – Joint Sewage Treatment Facility Capital Project Planning and Monitoring (2020M-170)
… including core samples and composition Work progress through photographic evidence Ensuring construction change … and after a thorough review. Avoiding $11.3 million in interest and financing costs over 30 years by obtaining a … or all of the costs related to Project construction delays can be recovered. City officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/09/city-binghamton-joint-sewage-treatment-facility-capital-project-planning-andVillage of Montgomery – Board Oversight of the Treasurer’s Office (2021M-50)
… office financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s financial operations. The Board did not: Know the Treasurer did not comply with water and sewer Village laws and codes resulting in $29,300 in penalties not being assessed. Implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/23/village-montgomery-board-oversight-treasurers-office-2021m-50South Lewis Central School District – Conflicts of Interest (2021M-3)
… capital project. They both worked on the project as part of their private employment and the District paid $3.2 … $17,446. Due to deficiencies in the District’s conflict of interest disclosure forms and procedures for consulting … the Board members failed to acknowledge they had conflicts of interest, as required. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/30/south-lewis-central-school-district-conflicts-interest-2021m-3Town of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings Although the Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all tax collections, she did not always record dates of receipts or … timely. The Clerk did not: Properly record dates of collections for Clerk fees on 21 of 29 daily collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Millbrook … officials. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… appropriations to accumulate more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Manchester-Shortsville Central School District (District) … project resources. As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to ratify or reject the Board’s decisions or have assurance that officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexCheektowaga Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-85)
… (CEDC) Board properly managed and monitored the revolving loan fund program. Key Findings The CEDC Board did not properly manage or monitor the revolving loan fund program and was unaware inadequate accounting … records were not complete, accurate or up to date. Loan repayments were not properly accounted for or deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/11/05/cheektowaga-economic-development-corporation-cedc-revolvingMenands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… loss and although the District paid IT vendors $106,460 for IT services, officials did not have clear contract … computers examined. Provide IT security awareness training to employees. Adopt a breach notification policy that is … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Revise IT vendor contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Village of Islandia – Information Technology (2021M-100)
… access, use and loss. Officials did not: Adopt breach notification, password and mobile and removable device …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/11/12/village-islandia-information-technology-2021m-100Town of Brookhaven Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-188)
… comments on issues raised in the Corporation’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/15/town-brookhaven-local-development-corporation-project-approval-and-monitoring-2021mEast Rochester Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-56)
… with Board policies and applicable statutory requirements. Of the $1.88 million in purchases tested from 25 vendors, … they properly sought required competition for 18 purchases as follows: Seven purchases totaling $212,953 subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-56Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… adequate controls over non-student network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key … result, BOCES has an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the BOCES network and potential loss of important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… and reserves that are not needed circumvents the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and lacks transparency. The … million in a debt reserve; and overfunded the unemployment insurance reserve. Did not fully implement our 2016 audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments … and leave accrual benefits were not clearly authorized. The Highway Superintendent was incorrectly paid $6,015 in … Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Sodus Central School District – Software Management (2022M-64)
… software from being installed on District computers. As a result, we found: All 39 network user accounts that we … had permissions that allowed the accounts’ users to install software on their computers without authorization. Of … and 27 (20 percent) were unneeded or did not have a specific business purpose, including eight unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/sodus-central-school-district-software-management-2022m-64