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Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… IT vendors’ roles and responsibilities. As a result, gaps in IT security practices occurred. The Board and District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 deposits totaling $39,148 that had records (3 … receipts to document the source, date, amount and purpose of each collection. Maintain ECA records, including support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mBeaver River Central School District – Collection of Real Property Taxes and Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (2021M-123)
… and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Beaver …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/beaver-river-central-school-district-collection-real-property-taxes-andTully Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-138)
… granting, changing, revoking and reviewing network user account access. Disable unneeded network user accounts in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/tully-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-138Town of Greene – Justice Court Operations (2021M-95)
… and Justice Martin was unaware that the cash balance in her account exceeded known liabilities by $5,869 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/10/town-greene-justice-court-operations-2021m-95Village of Monticello – Budget Review (B4-14-15)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village of Monticello’s tentative budget for the … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The tentative budget … tax levy limit. Key Recommendations Include a tax overlay in the budget they adopt. Determine the reasonableness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/06/27/village-monticello-budget-review-b4-14-15Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… and secured. Key Findings District officials did not ensure network user accounts were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses … to officials, we found District officials should have: Disabled 150 of the 9,989 network user accounts we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… real property taxes and user fees were levied than needed to fund operations. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets … fund balances were excessive, ranging from 97 percent to 178 percent of 2020 expenditures. Key Recommendations … and adopting the annual budgets. Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time expenditures, needed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172Town of Marcy – Justice Court Operations (2020M-166)
… and accountabilities, monitor the work performed by the clerk and ensure pending traffic tickets are enforced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/23/town-marcy-justice-court-operations-2020m-166Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… and cash is safeguarded. There were no records to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a result, the Board of Fire … and submit reports of the District’s financial activities for them to periodically review. The Board is required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … $6.5 billion — if not more — in federal relief, which the New York delegation is working towards, this could result in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0Royalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) template, a key component of an IT contingency plan. Although the District paid for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyClyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… review network user accounts and disable those that are unnecessary. Ensure all IT users have and use their own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122Town of Westport – Internal Controls Over Water and Sewer Charges (2015M-128)
… charges. The Town was not properly billing all parcels in the Westport Water District for operation and maintenance … billed for water and sewer charges. Annually audit, or cause to be audited, the Supervisor’s and Town Clerk’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/09/18/town-westport-internal-controls-over-water-and-sewer-charges-2015m-128City of Hornell – Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2020M-140)
Determine whether City of Hornell City officials provided oversight of foreign fire insurance FFI tax money
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/12/city-hornell-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2020m-140Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed … mobile devices. Request that the Information Technology (IT) Department disable the application store on mobile … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Selected Aspects of Bus Fleet Maintenance Report (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of Bus Fleet … maintenance of its bus fleet, (2) performs bus maintenance in compliance with these standards and procedures, and (3) … and the maintenance cost per mile was unusually high. In addition, we concluded there was not a sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/11/selected-aspects-bus-fleet-maintenance-report-followNewburgh Preparatory Charter High School – Board Oversight and Disbursements (2015M-123)
… of Finance and Operations did not properly perform monthly bank reconciliations. Not all payments were properly … the annual audit of the financial statements. Ensure that bank statements are reconciled to the accounting records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/08/21/newburgh-preparatory-charter-high-school-board-oversight-and-disbursementsCattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-77)
… entity covering 22 component school districts in a four-county area. BOCES is governed by a nine-member Board of … reserves. BOCES has restricted more than $15 million in funds that should have been returned to the component and … funding and using reserve funds. Ensure that all surplus funds, except those properly restricted in reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-financial