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Village of Oxford – Water Accountability, Claims Audit and Information Technology (2017M-79)
… 7, 2017. Background The Village of Oxford is located in the Town of Oxford in Chenango County and has a population of approximately … of water or approximately 71 percent of the water pumped in fiscal year 2015-16. The Board did not perform an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/07/21/village-oxford-water-accountability-claims-audit-and-information-technology-2017mPersonal Income Tax Refunds
… our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds approved by the Department of Taxation and … and processed in accordance with applicable New York State tax laws and regulations. We examined refunds processed … Department processes all New York State personal income tax returns. All returns that result in refunds are subject …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/14/personal-income-tax-refundsAkron Central School District – Controls Over Compensatory Time (2014M-24)
… Background The Akron Central School District is located in the Towns of Alden, Clarence and Newstead in Erie County, the Towns of Lockport and Royalton in Niagara County and the Towns of Alabama and Pembroke in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/20/akron-central-school-district-controls-over-compensatory-time-2014m-24Town of Poughkeepsie – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2016M-416)
… controls over the parking ticket collection process for the period January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. … since September 1990. One clerk was responsible for all aspects of Court ticket functions without oversight. The Police Department's inventory log for tickets books was incomplete. Key Recommendations Examine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-poughkeepsie-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2016m-416Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… the Chatham Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District … B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … audit school chatham …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… incomplete and inaccurate records and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets … the District’s new asset list is complete, accurate and up-to-date and that all fixed assets are tagged. Ensure that all … District’s new asset list. Update the fixed asset policy to require periodic and unannounced inventory counts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… user accounts or develop and adopt an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andBroome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Planning (2023M-1)
… repairs and improvements totaled over $3.4 million for the same period. Without adequate capital planning, BOCES officials are limited in their ability to set long-term priorities. As a result, … and instead utilized more than $2.5 million of the component (which are BOCES’ member school districts) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/16/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-planning-2023mOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Development (2022M-209)
… revenues totaling $41.2 million. This resulted in net operating surpluses totaling more than $24 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-budgetCity of Amsterdam – Treasurer’s Office Collections (2022M-203)
… Large unreconciled accounts receivable variances remained in the accounting records throughout our scope period . As of January 31, 2022, the accounts receivable balances in the accounting system were $634,570 more than the balances in the collection system. The Controller did not periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/06/23/city-amsterdam-treasurers-office-collections-2022m-203Rensselaer County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-6)
… The County’s budgeted expenditures totaled $312 million in 2012. The Department of Engineering and Highways is … bridges. It is not fiscally responsible for other bridges in the County. Key Findings The County does have a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/rensselaer-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-6Finger 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)
… component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. … mental health that educators should know was not included in the District’s training offered to the high school … mental health that educators should know were not included in the District’s training offered to the teaching staff at …
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-26LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… electronic components that cost $9,266 could not be found. No physical access or environmental controls over the server …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192