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Hilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were adequate. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that network access controls were adequate. As a result, data and … access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive network access control weaknesses that we confidentially …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… balances, allowing excessive unrestricted fund balances to accumulate. At the end of 2024, the general and highway … $8.3 million in unrestricted fund balance. When compared to the general and highway fund appropriations in the town’s … transfers planned, with no indication of the board’s plan to use the funds. The district’s tax levy increased by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… network access controls were adequate. As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources, financial data … inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to the sensitive network access control weaknesses that were … employee IT security awareness training. Review and assess the need for 292 inactive network user accounts. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7Cincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the financial condition of the District for the … The Cincinnatus Central School District provides education to children residing in eight towns in Cortland County, five … District officials adopted budgets that included plans to use fund balance totaling almost $1.5 million between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… and itemization are provided and that payment is for proper district purposes. The auditor must report … decide not to hire, the board must assume responsibility for auditing all district claims itself. Who qualifies Candidates for the position must should have or be able to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorSherman Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-352)
… policies and procedures governing the claims processing function. The Board did not develop a comprehensive job description that outlines the claims … procedures describing the claims audit process. Develop a comprehensive job description for the claims auditor that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/sherman-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-352Stamford Central School District – Fund Balances (2016M-106)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2014 … ending June 30, 2015, the District’s unrestricted fund balance exceeded the 4 percent legal limit. None of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balances-2016m-106Morris Central School District – Financial Operations (2015M-251)
… the Towns of Laurens, Morris, New Lisbon and Pittsfield in Otsego County. The District, which operates one school with … $9.5 million. Key Findings The auditor from the Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational … itself. The Treasurer does not directly supervise the application of her signature on checks. Certain reserves had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/morris-central-school-district-financial-operations-2015m-251Port Jefferson Union Free School District – Information Technology (2014M-039)
… appropriate user behavior or procedures to ensure the security of the District’s IT system. There are no written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/port-jefferson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2014mEast Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B21-5-4)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The objective of this review was to provide an independent evaluation of the East Ramapo … The objective of this review was to provide an independent evaluation of the East Ramapo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/05/05/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b21-5-4Amherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)
… District (District) officials secured user account access to the network and managed user accounts and permissions in … officials did not adequately secure user account access to the network or properly manage user accounts and … in financial and student information applications. As a result, there is a significant risk that network resources, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/amherst-central-school-district-network-user-account-access-andThousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… reserve, with a balance of approximately $1 million, to pay debt-service costs during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 fiscal … funds to the general fund and use the debt reserve to pay debt-service costs as required. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Waverly Central School District - Financial Operations (2019M-136)
… internal controls over disbursements and payroll duties. In our audit sample, 30 claims (11 percent) totaling $73,865 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/waverly-central-school-district-financial-operations-2019m-136State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… general fund appropriations from 2020-21 through 2022-23 by a total of $13.1 million and appropriated nearly $6.7 … million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $9.9 million. The district also overfunded the employee … time totaling 1,830 hours valued at $38,586 for 20 of 23 eligible employees. An employee was also paid $5,271 for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1Opinion 90-63
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures … MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (in recognition of municipal service - dinner for volunteer … are also authorized to accept gifts, absolutely or "in trust", when such gifts will further a proper public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-63Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Child Care Program (2016M-211)
… School District is located in the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton in Suffolk County. The District, which operates two school buildings … to document if the full or reduced Program rates should be charged and whether registration fees were paid in full. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-child-care-program-2016m-211Kiryas Joel Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Selected Employee Reimbursements (2016M-331)
… March 16, 2016. Background The Kiryas Joel Union Free School District is located in the Village of Kiryas Joel, … by an elected five-member Board of Education, operates one school with approximately 200 special needs students and … Kiryas Joel Union Free School District Financial Condition and Selected Employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/03/kiryas-joel-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-selectedBelfast Central School District – Procurement (2016M-317)
… one school with approximately 340 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted general … purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not clearly establish procedures for procuring professional services. The purchasing agent and claims auditor did not always ensure that purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/belfast-central-school-district-procurement-2016m-317Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve fund management practices and internal controls over … include a clear and detailed rationale for maintaining the reserve, the detailed objectives of the reserve, needed funding levels, sources of funding and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… required financial statement audit and renders an opinion on whether the financial statements are in accordance with … (PA) registered and licensed to practice in New York State; have or develop expertise in district financial … Guidance for School Districts [pdf]," - Office of the State Comptroller "Sample Request for Proposals (RFP) for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditor