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Dryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
… Evaluate all existing user accounts, periodically review for necessity and appropriateness, and adequate written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/26/dryden-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-106Whitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Assess whether separation payments to certain Whitesboro Central School District … with Board-approved agreements. Key Findings Separation payments made to seven of 10 employees tested were generally … supported and accurately calculated. However, we question payments to three employees totaling $108,963. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146Beacon City School District - School District Website (S9-19-27)
… Beacon City School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … parties from readily accessing and reviewing documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post: The final annual budget. Budget-to-actual results, all original budget detail, audit reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/beacon-city-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-27Island Trees Union Free School District - School District Website (S9-19-34)
… results, a comprehensive property tax report card and all external audit results. Annual internal audit. Officials … appended property tax report card in its entirety and all external audits. Should enhance transparency by: Posting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/island-trees-union-free-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-34Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… action. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they will take corrective action. Appendix C includes our comment on an issue District officials raised in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Determine whether University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men (School) officials accurately compensated … compensate employees or require adequate support for hours worked. Therefore, payroll errors went undetected … and documents and examined payroll-related records for 25 of the 138 individuals employed by the School and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123Town of Riverhead - Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-25)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Riverhead (Town) officials properly administered the … or deposit collections in a timely manner. Specifically, of the Town’s 27 CPF collections totaling $15.5 million: … Law Section 29.The collections were deposited an average of 18 days, and as much as 28 days, after they were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-riverhead-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-25Morley Volunteer Fire Company – Misappropriation of Funds (2023M-154)
… Fire Company (Company) officials provided oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. … Key Findings Company officials did not provide oversight of financial operations to ensure funds were safeguarded. As … the former Treasurer was able to misappropriate $64,972 of Company funds from January 2016 through December 2019. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/03/22/morley-volunteer-fire-company-misappropriation-funds-2023m-154Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)
… which had an average of $13.4 million available for investing. Had officials considered other legally … of District funds. Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available for investment. Monitor … other legally permissible investment options prior to our audit commencing. Annually review and re-adopt the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-130Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Online Banking Access (2022M-179)
… Central School District (District) officials limited online banking access and permissions to Board-authorized … users. Key Findings District officials did not ensure online banking access was limited to Board-authorized users because no one reviewed online banking users’ access and permissions. Officials at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/17/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-online-banking-access-2022m-179Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured leave accruals were accurate and payments for unused leave and separation payments were authorized and calculated … correctly. Key Findings Officials did not ensure that leave accruals were accurate or payments for unused leave and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsTown of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… condition in 2019 . While officials have set aside $51,539 for bridge repairs, the Highway Superintendent … capital and financial plans. Consider funding reserves for the Town’s capital project and highway capital equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Chappaqua Central School District (District) officials properly monitored and … audit school Chappaqua fixed assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Planning (2023M-1)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether … Services (BOCES) officials properly planned and budgeted for capital expenditures. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly plan or budget for capital expenditures. Between 2018-19 and 2020-21, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/16/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-planning-2023mChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… additional entry points into a network and, if accessed by attackers, could be used to inappropriately access and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andCity of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… should account for all receipt numbers. Users’ access to the software collection system should be restricted to prevent the clerks from purging receipts. Accounts … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Town of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (2023M-38)
… modifications totaling $3.2 million were not recorded in the accounting records. Close seven completed capital projects in the accounting records. While we did not observe any … project activity. Close completed capital projects in a timely manner. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-ticonderoga-capital-project-management-2023m-38Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance operations; therefore, taxpayers were taxed more … million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Union-Endicott Central School District - Noninstructional Overtime (2018M-201)
… for noninstructional employees. Key Findings Our review of records for 15 noninstructional employees paid overtime … prohibited by Board policy or in the employees’ memorandum of understanding (MOU) with District officials. Although … approval for overtime worked, they were paid for 392 hours of overtime totaling $8,513 while working at home. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/22/union-endicott-central-school-district-noninstructional-overtime-2018mVillage of Atlantic Beach - Cash Disbursement (2018M-253)
… Village officials were unable to provide documentation to show that they obtained the required number of bids, quotes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/03/village-atlantic-beach-cash-disbursement-2018m-253