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Long Lake Central School District – Capital Project (2021M-183)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Long Lake Central School District (District) officials properly … authorized contracts and claims, monitored and accounted for its 2021 capital project (project). Audit Results … authorized contracts and claims, monitored and accounted for the project consisting of building improvements, upgrades …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/18/long-lake-central-school-district-capital-project-2021m-183Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of … ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved … that claims we reviewed were adequately documented and for appropriate purposes. However, claims were not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2021m-202East Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-26)
… (Board) established adequate controls over cash receipts and disbursements. Key Findings The Board did not establish adequate controls over cash receipts and disbursements. The Board did not: Segregate duties or provide additional oversight over receipts and disbursements to ensure the Treasurer accurately recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/28/east-meredith-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-26West Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-41)
… claims totaling $3.9 million. The Board did not develop an online banking policy or procedures to verify that … and approval prior to payment. The Board should develop an online banking policy. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-non-payroll-disbursementsBrasher-Winthrop Consolidated Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-47)
… over the work of the Treasurer, who was responsible for receiving and disbursing cash, signing District checks … the Treasurer filed required annual financial reports for 2017 through 2019. Complete mandatory fiscal oversight … made during our audit period and found that they were for proper District purposes. Key Recommendations Routinely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/11/brasher-winthrop-consolidated-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-47Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… the Town of Albion (Town) Town Board (Board) developed and monitored realistic and structurally balanced budgets. Key Findings The Board … The Board did not adopt a written multiyear financial plan and written fund balance policy, which limits transparency. … whether the Town of Albion Town Town Board Board developed and monitored realistic and structurally balanced budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-88)
… Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services (ONC BOCES) officials properly monitored and … Otsego Northern Catskills Board of Cooperative Educational Services ONC BOCES officials properly monitored and accounted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2021/07/30/otsego-northern-catskills-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2021mTown of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… Determine whether the Town of Centerville Town Town Clerk Clerk properly recorded deposited remitted and reported …
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)
… established adequate controls over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access, use and/or loss. Key Findings … adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Officials also … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accountsEdwards-Knox Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-92)
… District (District) claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. Key Findings The District did not claim any Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. District officials: Did not claim … totaling about $25,000. Believed it was not cost-effective to file Medicaid claims but could not support their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/edwards-knox-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-92Town of Hempstead – Compensatory Time (2021M-64)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Hempstead (Town) officials accurately accrued and accounted … Determine whether Town of Hempstead Town officials accurately accrued and accounted for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-compensatory-time-2021m-64Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… collected, receipted and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 deposits totaling $39,148 that had records (3 percent) were …
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)
… District officials did not adequately segregate the duties of or establish adequate compensating controls over a senior … discrepancies, when officials do not provide oversight of employees who handle funds, there is an increased risk … manner. Key Recommendation Adequately segregate the duties of or establish adequate compensating controls over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/beaver-river-central-school-district-collection-real-property-taxes-andArlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… ensured network user accounts were adequately configured and secured. Key Findings District officials did not ensure network user accounts were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology … five contractor accounts, one former employee account and one account the IT Director could not identify to whom it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Menands 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-78Town of Waterloo – Financial Management (2022M-7)
… the Town had adequate financial records and reports to effectively manage Town finances. Key Findings The Board … the Board did not: Implement adequate corrective action to address prior audit findings and recommendations, which … Establish written multiyear financial and capital plans to adequately manage fund balance. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/29/town-waterloo-financial-management-2022m-7Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… Key Recommendations Ensure procedures are updated to define clear expectations for procuring goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Hunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… did not: Disable 31 unneeded network user accounts (of the 225 enabled nonstudent accounts) including, but not … employed by the District. As a result, the District’s risk of unauthorized network access is increased. Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance and reserves . Officials’ practices of appropriating fund balance and reserves that are not needed circumvents the …
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)
… the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized, accurate and supported. Key Findings Payroll payments were not always accurate and supported, and … the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119