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Adirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… not establish adequate IT controls to help safeguard PPSI. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses communicated … contingency plan. Therefore, a cyber incident could result in the loss of data and serious operational interruption. The … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… adequately managed network user accounts and developed an information technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-16-17)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/10/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-16-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 746
… deposit advice statements. Affected Employees Employees with direct deposit Effective Date(s) Immediately Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/746-unclaimed-or-undeliverable-new-york-state-payroll-direct-deposit-adviceFinger Lakes Horizon Economic Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Fund Program (2022M-36)
… Board properly managed and monitored the revolving loan fund program. Key Findings The Board did not properly manage and monitor the revolving loan fund program. As a result, the Board cannot ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/08/finger-lakes-horizon-economic-development-corporationGenesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Board of Education (Board) and officials properly established and … response. … Determine whether the Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39XIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES One important control in New York’s Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit … Operations REV. 06/20/2012 … One important control in New Yorks Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsTown of Stony Point – Budget Review (B6-13-15)
… Revenue from the sale of property is non-recurring (one-shot) revenue that will be received in one year, but will not necessarily recur in the following … such as the purchase of equipment or construction of capital assets. … Town of Stony Point Budget Review B61315 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/15/town-stony-point-budget-review-b6-13-15Wheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… inventories. Officials stored unused IT assets in an unsecured area and an unlocked cabinet in a classroom and did not track or monitor who accessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)
… conduct online banking and none of the employees involved in online banking received Internet security awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164Goshen Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-29)
… The District did not provide mental health training to all staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 … components of mental health that educators should know was not included in the District’s training offered to … Key Recommendation Provide mental health training to all staff and ensure it is completed by September 15, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/goshen-central-school-district-mental-health-training-component-new-yorkValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… 3, 2012, to September 3, 2021, and account for 15 percent of the District’s network user accounts. Ensured District … user accounts enabled on the network increases the risk of unauthorized access. Key Recommendations Disable … as soon as they are no longer needed and maintain a list of authorized network users to periodically review network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Town of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… the highway fund. The Board adopted budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected … the general fund incurred operating surpluses each year for a combined total of $378,991.Therefore, appropriated fund … was not used as intended. Unrestricted fund balance for the general and highway funds exceeded the maximum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144Town of Riverhead - Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-25)
… complete collections records or deposit collections in a timely manner. Specifically, of the Town’s 27 CPF … confirm whether Town officials deposited these collections in a timely manner. Nine CPF collections totaling $5.3 … the date CPF checks are received. Deposit CPF collections in a timely manner. Town officials disagreed with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-riverhead-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-25Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In … confidentially communicated to officials, we found that the Technology Supervisor did not: Establish written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of … Accurately record, remit and report detailed Clerk fees for 21 of the 24 months reviewed. Deposit Clerk fees and real … Clerk was unable to provide the 2019 accounting records for real property taxes. Therefore, we were unable to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Willsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… have already been received and benefited the District if claimed in a timely manner. The District also claimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… erroneous reporting of revenue and expenditures. The Mayor and Council did not ensure annual reports were accurate … Discontinue the improper accounting practices put in place by the former Comptroller and accurately record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Town of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Tioga (Town) officials established long-term capital and … required repairs or alterations which may impact employee safety. The New York State Department of Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… employees. The Department’s overtime costs were 97 percent of the District’s total overtime costs during our audit … approval. District officials paid $31,486 for 605 hours of overtime worked without supervisory approval. District … owed by the District annually to the State, for its share of the cost of the employees’ retirement benefits. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118