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Town of Greene – Budget Practices (2016M-409)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine Town officials’ budget practices … 1, 2015 through October 11, 2016. Background The Town of Greene is located in Chenango County and has a population … Town of Greene Budget Practices 2016M409 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-greene-budget-practices-2016m-409Town of Chester – Justice Court Operations and Credit Card and Employee Reimbursements (2017M-67)
… Fund. Adopt policies and procedures that limit the use and reimbursement of personal funds used for Town purchases. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-chester-justice-court-operations-and-credit-card-and-employeeTown of Dayton – Financial Condition (2013M-90)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for … January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2012. Background The Town of Dayton is located in Cattaraugus County and has a … Town of Dayton Financial Condition 2013M90 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/14/town-dayton-financial-condition-2013m-90U-Crest Fire District #4 – Travel Expenditures (2017M-35)
… rates set by the federal General Services Administration (GSA). Of $39,700 in lodging transactions for 10 overnight … for meals and hotels are no greater than the GSA rates. Plan conference travel, including hotel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/26/u-crest-fire-district-4-travel-expenditures-2017m-35Village of Spring Valley – Financial Activities and Information Technology (2012M-180)
… 2012. Background The Village of Spring Valley is located in the Towns of Ramapo and Clarkstown, in Rockland County, and has a population of 31,300. The Mayor … to ensure that all Village payments were supported and in compliance with the Village’s procurement policy. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/18/village-spring-valley-financial-activities-and-information-technology-2012m-180Village of Monticello – Budget Review (B4-14-15)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village of Monticello’s tentative budget for the … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The tentative budget … tax levy limit. Key Recommendations Include a tax overlay in the budget they adopt. Determine the reasonableness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/06/27/village-monticello-budget-review-b4-14-15Village of Bainbridge – Financial Operations (2014M-227)
… 31, 2014. Background The Village of Bainbridge is located in Chenango County and has a population of approximately … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations in the general, water and sewer funds for the 2014-15 fiscal … supported or authorized. The Village billed $77,000 more in water and sewer capital assessment charges than was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/11/21/village-bainbridge-financial-operations-2014m-227Dansville Public Library – Procurement (2015M-225)
… a procurement policy as required by General Municipal Law. Most claims were paid before the Board’s review and … those exceptions authorized by resolutions or allowed by law, before paying them and ensure that each claim contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/12/18/dansville-public-library-procurement-2015m-225Town of Greene – Justice Court Operations (2021M-95)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Greene … records and reports was incomplete, we found that its 2020 audit had improved. Key Recommendations Deposit all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/10/town-greene-justice-court-operations-2021m-95Town of Freedom – Financial Management (2021M-191)
… realistic budgets and maintained reasonable levels of fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not develop and adopt realistic budgets or determine how much fund balance should be maintained. As a result, the Town maintained unreasonable fund balance levels, which ultimately resulted in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/11/town-freedom-financial-management-2021m-191Town of Albion – Financial Management (2021M-29)
… Board used fund balance to finance operations, resulting in the four main operating funds’ combined unrestricted fund … at the current levels, it could deplete fund balance in the general town-wide fund by the end of 2024. The Board … Appendix B includes our comment to clarify an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-albion-financial-management-2021m-29Village of Montgomery – Board Oversight of the Treasurer’s Office (2021M-50)
… did not: Know the Treasurer did not comply with water and sewer Village laws and codes resulting in $29,300 in penalties not being … Approve or authorize anyone to approve billing adjustments for water and sewer bills nor require adjustments to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/23/village-montgomery-board-oversight-treasurers-office-2021m-50Spackenkill Union Free School District – Professional Services (2021M-89)
… pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Spackenkill Union Free School District (District) officials sought competition … Determine whether Spackenkill Union Free School District District officials sought competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2021m-89Cayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (2022M-146)
… officials, we found: Electronic data containing PPSI on 32 of the 61 County-owned Department IT devices we examined, in violation of County policies. County officials have not established a … schematic and have not inventoried PPSI in their possession. County officials and IT staff did not establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/12/02/cayuga-county-security-electronic-public-health-department-personal-private-andBeacon City School District – Information Technology (2023M-143)
… Beacon City School District (District) officials ensured network user accounts were adequately managed. Key Findings District officials did not ensure network user accounts were adequately managed. Unnecessary enabled network user accounts are additional entry points into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/beacon-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-143Phoenix Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-20)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent. We selected 55 IT … to confirm they were inventoried. We found 5 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/phoenix-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-20Brighton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-6)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … for. Specifically: Three iPads costing approximately $1,260 total could not be physically located. One copier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/brighton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-6Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Cash Management (2023M-40)
… Determine whether Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … for Administration (Assistant Superintendent) and BOCES officials did not: Develop and manage a … investment program or develop procedures for the operation of the investment program in compliance with the Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/02/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-cash-managementOxford Academy and Central School District – Transportation Department Purchase and Service Contracts (2023M-2)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Oxford Academy and Central School District (District) … audit oxford academy school transportation department purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/oxford-academy-and-central-school-district-transportation-departmentEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… did not develop a system to communicate when a network account was no longer necessary and should be deactivated. Key Recommendation Periodically review user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-network