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Akron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… debt reserve funds. Taxpayers might have realized $775,000 in cumulative tax savings if the Board maintained the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The Board and … officials should: Ensure unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with statute. Adopt realistic budgets based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Town of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… provisions of the Town’s procurement policy (Policy). As a result, Town officials did not seek competition when … taxpayers at least $37,000. Seek competitive quotes for 27 purchases totaling $144,155. Justify, authorize and/or … services in the most prudent and economical manner. As a result, the Town risks acquiring further goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… Objective Determine whether East Williston Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed and … audit school district East Williston …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkHenry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to school districts were adequately supported and collections … Officials and staff did not: Monitor collections received to ensure they were deposited in a timely manner. Deposit 29 … in a timely manner, the School did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, diversion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsHawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District’s (District’s) Board … audit hawthorne cedar knolls school financial condition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionOlean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … reserves. Funding reserves at levels higher than necessary for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. … plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for efficacy, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… The Highway Superintendent was incorrectly paid $6,015 in overtime and call-in hours. Timekeeping and leave accrual records were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… surplus fund balance. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… 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 District … Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… of District financial activities and did not complete mandatory fiscal oversight training. Had Board members attended the mandatory fire district commissioners’ training, they would … Ensure the Treasurer filed the District’s required annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided automotive work to … Article 18, each invoice for repair work provided by the auto service corporations qualified as a contract with the Town. As sole owners of the auto service corporations, the Board members were deemed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… resulting in approximately $70,000 of lost revenue for the Town. All 51 water bill adjustments reviewed, … $70,100 were also not appropriate. The consolidated water district had operating surpluses of over $465,000 in 2019 and $395,000 in 2020. 28 percent of the water produced, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… auditor. Collections totaling $5,767 were not recorded in the accounting records and were not deposited in the bank and collections of $845,258 were missing key support. Records to support … a middle school were performed incorrectly, resulting in balance errors totaling as much as $9,370 that went …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomTown of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… Town Clerk (Clerk) 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 … all real property tax collections, including interest and penalties, to the Supervisor and Treasurer within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… if the Menands Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately safeguarded computerized data from unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings … usage; we found questionable internet use on three of six users’ computers examined. Provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… officials properly and transparently used capital project resources. Key Findings Officials did not properly or transparently use capital project resources. As a result, voters were not afforded the … District officials properly and transparently used capital project resources …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Millbrook Central School District – Information Technology – User Accounts (2021M-48)
… officials established adequate controls over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access, use and/or loss. Key … officials established adequate controls over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access use andor loss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/20/millbrook-central-school-district-information-technology-user-accounts