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Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… displays, two laptops, two iPads, two Chromebooks and one 3D printer with a total cost of approximately $14,410 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Town of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… for preventing errors and misappropriation of assets . By allowing others to perform his duties without oversight, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed … a maximum of $100 payment each year their probationer’s case was active. Key Recommendations Establish adequate … action. Appendix B includes our comment to the County’s response. … Determine whether the Erie County County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Dutchess County) Officials did not adequately secure and protect the village’s information technology (IT) systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The board also did not adopt required or sufficient … use. The IT consultant’s responsibilities were not defined and officials did not have a formal contract with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1East Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… $63,433 without obtaining competitive bids as required by GML. Key Recommendations Ensure all purchase contracts over $20,000 are competitively bid as required by GML. Periodically review and update the procurement policy and procedures as required by GML Section 104-b. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-procurement-2023m-125OnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Copiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… private and sensitive information (PPSI) accessible by those accounts were at a greater risk for unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… in the accounting records and sewer revenue was overstated by $152,023 as of December 31, 2022. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in … but did not properly secure user account access to the network or manage user account permissions in the … be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102West Webster Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-23)
… whether the West Webster Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) effectively managed fund … more taxes than needed to fund operations. We found: As of December 31, 2021, recalculated unrestricted fund balance … which was unreasonable and sufficient to cover 50 percent of the 2022 appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/07/07/west-webster-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-23Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… a written agreement with a detailed list and explanation of services and responsibilities. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7Starpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… not disable 44 former employee network user accounts. Some of the former employees left the District 13 years ago. Limit … necessity and appropriateness and disable user accounts when they are not needed. Limit access rights and permissions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userLe Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… District officials properly established reserve funds that have balances totaling $3 million, they did not comply with the District’s reserve policy or … unemployment insurance reserve totaled $658,000, enough to pay average annual unemployment expenditures for more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Seneca County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-2)
Determine whether the Seneca County County Department of Weights and Measures Department completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/seneca-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-2Town of Westford - Financial Operations Oversight (2018M-196)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Supervisor and the Board provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Supervisor and Board did not properly oversee the processing of the … The Supervisor did not maintain accurate financial records and as a result, did not provide the Board with the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/11/town-westford-financial-operations-oversight-2018m-196Town of Woodstock - Information Technology (2018M-211)
… accessed nonbusiness websites although it is prohibited by policy. Officials did not adopt a breach notification, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-woodstock-information-technology-2018m-211Town of Milan - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-257)
… in 2017 and $3.0 million in 2018 were not always remitted to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and County Treasurer … improperly assessed $1,650 in Town facility use fees to applicants during the audit period. Twenty-nine property … tax payments totaling $56,308 were deposited from one to 19 days late. Key Recommendations Ensure that all real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/08/town-milan-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-257Bedford Central School District - Information Technology (2018M-164)
… access to ensure District users cannot control all phases of a transaction. Review and adjust the web filtering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/26/bedford-central-school-district-information-technology-2018m-164