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Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… to pay victims with unsatisfied restitution orders. Some of this money was collected in the 1980’s. Officials did not … procedures to enforce and monitor restitution orders. 22 of the 44 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected … officials did not maintain a complete and accurate list of unsatisfied restitution orders, distribute all available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9Chittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… private and sensitive information (PPSI) may be accessible to unauthorized users. Officials also have less assurance … employees and other responsible parties would be able to react quickly and effectively to help resume, restore, … a written IT contingency plan. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they have initiated or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… computerized data was not adequately safeguarded. In addition, the District has an increased risk that the … be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Jamestown City School District (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Jamestown City School District District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-129)
… Norwood-Norfolk Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … fund balance to exceed the 4 percent statutory limit. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund balance was $1.7 million, $0.7 … the NorwoodNorfolk Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-129Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Silver Creek Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance … Determine whether the Silver Creek Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) we tested were … Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with each of the District’s IT service providers to clearly identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsPort Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Fiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Results
This snapshot highlights the FSMS results for school districts that reported for school fiscal year (SY) 2020-21, which ended on June 30, 2021. Fewer school districts were scored in fiscal stress in this year, but the COViD-19 pandemic and the local, State and federal responses to it had a negative
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-school-districts-fiscal-year-2020-21-results.pdfTown of Harrison - Budgeting Practices (2018M-142)
… Key Recommendations Adopt realistic budgets using results from prior years to project revenues. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-harrison-budgeting-practices-2018m-142Carthage Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-93)
… of $5.9 million (68 percent) each year from 2014-15 to 2016-17. The District’s budgets included appropriated fund balance that was not used as planned to fund operations. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to … reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Adopt budgets with realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/27/carthage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-93Mahopac Central School District – Noninstructional Payroll (2020M-32)
… supported and documented. Payments to the head bus driver were not always properly approved, calculated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/09/mahopac-central-school-district-noninstructional-payroll-2020m-32Village of Bloomingburg - Financial Operations (2019M-246)
… The Treasurer did not provide regular financial reports to the Board or maintain adequate accounting records. The … Provide adequate oversight and require the Treasurer to provide regular financial reports, such as budget-to-actual reports and bank reconciliations with canceled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/04/17/village-bloomingburg-financial-operations-2019m-246Town of Mooers - Procurement (2020M-55)
… whether Town officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policy and applicable statutory … one purchase contract totaling $61,766 was not procured in accordance with statutory requirements. Of the 15 purchase … contracts (73 percent) totaling $105,010 were not procured in accordance with the procurement policy. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-procurement-2020m-55Town of Yorktown - Information Technology (2020M-16)
… officials ensured the Town’s information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against … disaster recovery plan. Sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to … accounts and immediately disable user accounts when access is no longer needed. Develop and adopt a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/05/29/town-yorktown-information-technology-2020m-16Oceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (2022M-195)
… communicated confidentially to officials, we found that: Six of 40 employees used District computers to access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/24/oceanside-union-free-school-district-monitoring-internet-use-2022m-195George Junior Republic Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2021M-212)
… was either not posted or comprehensive, resulting in a lack of transparency. This limits the community and other interested parties from … information is posted to the District’s website in a transparent and comprehensive manner. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/george-junior-republic-union-free-school-district-website-transparencyTown of Ulysses - Information Technology (2021M-190)
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive written … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-ulysses-information-technology-2021m-190Village of Sherman – Treasurer’s Cash Receipts (2019M-39)
… (Village) Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections received in an accurate manner. Key Findings The former … Village Treasurer recorded and deposited all collections received in an accurate manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/22/village-sherman-treasurers-cash-receipts-2019m-39Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Access to Network and Information Applications (2021M-148)
… secured access to the network, student information and financial applications. Key Findings Although District … they did not adequately secure access to the network and financial application. District officials did not: … Key Recommendations Review generic network user accounts and ensure that unnecessary accounts are disabled. Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-access-network-and