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Wainscott Common School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-240)
… purchasing policy, procedures and regulation. Require the Business Manager/Treasurer to submit claims packets to the … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/wainscott-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-240Pittsfield Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-305)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to examine internal controls over the District’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2016/12/09/pittsfield-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-305Town of Dickinson – Fiscal Oversight (2014M-337)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over financial operations for the period … 30, 2014. Background The Town of Dickinson is located in Franklin County and has a population of approximately 825. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/20/town-dickinson-fiscal-oversight-2014m-337Town of Carlton – Town Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities (2017M-263)
… adequately performed the duties as chief financial officer for the period January 1, 2015 through October 2, 2017. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $2.5 million. Key Findings The … has not submitted an annual accounting to the Board for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 and has not provided the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/02/16/town-carlton-town-supervisors-fiscal-responsibilities-2017m-263Brewster-Southeast Joint Fire District - Recordkeeping and Procurement (2018M-86)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether: District … and reported. District officials solicited competition for professional services. Key Findings Accounting records … the State Comptroller’s (OSC) uniform system of accounts for fire districts. 1 District officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/08/03/brewster-southeast-joint-fire-district-recordkeeping-and-procurement-2018mCaledonia Joint Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-350)
… Background The Caledonia Joint Fire District is located in Livingston County, and is governed by a Board of Fire … audit which are not statutorily authorized for payment in advance of audit. The Board did not use the prescribed … month’s activities. Key Recommendations Ensure that all claims have appropriate supporting documentation, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/caledonia-joint-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsNassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… of the BOCES network and potential loss of important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … accounts and ensure unneeded user accounts are disabled in a timely manner. Establish written procedures for … user account access. Establish and implement a system in which nonemployee network user accounts and service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Lancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… Did not implement our prior audit’s recommendations 1 to improve their budgeting practices and be more transparent … not use a debt reserve, with a balance of $8.3 million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real … appropriated fund balance and reserves that will be used to fund operations. Properly use reserves and reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37City of Cortland – Credit Accounts & Employee Reimbursements (2020M-141)
… purposes. No formal City-wide policies were in place to address the usage, documentation and approval of credit … audit claims and require adequate supporting documentation to ensure that claims are for appropriate City expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/14/city-cortland-credit-accounts-employee-reimbursements-2020m-141Town of Southold – Financial Operations (2014M-299)
… duties. Ensure that Town officials comply with New York State General Municipal Law and the Town’s policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/30/town-southold-financial-operations-2014m-299Mount Pleasant Cottage Union Free School District – Procurement (2020M-86)
… bidding. Did not issue requests for proposals for six of 10 professional services providers paid $416,367. Did not obtain quotes for 20 purchases totaling $150,293 out of 30 reviewed. Key Recommendations Develop written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/mount-pleasant-cottage-union-free-school-district-procurement-2020m-86Sidney Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-243)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and … financial plans or establish targeted funding levels for reserves. Key Recommendations Review reserve fund … plans and establish optimal or targeted funding levels for reserves. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sidney-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-243Town of Essex – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2015M-60)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s internal controls over … 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014. Background The Town of Essex is located in Essex County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/07/town-essex-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2015m-60William Floyd Union Free School District – Check Signing and Online Banking (2022M-192)
… The District Treasurer (Treasurer) allowed employees to affix her signature to checks without overseeing the check signing process; of … in the Treasurer’s absence. The Board did not enter into a banking agreement with a bank that maintains six District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-check-signing-and-online-bankingVillage of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Clerk-Treasurers accurately and completely accounted for, recorded and reported financial transactions in a timely … not entitled to and paid herself an unauthorized payment for unused leave to which she was not entitled when she left …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
Determine whether Putnam Valley Central School Districts District officials ensured information technology IT systems were adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use access and loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Library’s Treasurer position for the period July 1, 2014 … June 30, 2015. Background The Middle Country Public Library is located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291Accounts Payable Advisory No. 15
… to OSC using SFS must also be designated and recorded in OSC’s Contact Database as a “State Agency – Voucher … OSC. Instead, the designated individuals must be recorded in OSC’s Contract Database. To support these designations the … Beginning September 12, 2012 OSC will reject all vouchers that are not certified/approved by a designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersWestern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Clerical Overtime (2023M-124)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … indicated as the cause for overtime, the BOCES practice of verbally preapproving overtime, rather than in writing, … records. BOCES officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings in our report, but indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-clerical-overtime-2023m-124Edwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… The Edwards-Knox Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, Clare, Edwards, Fine, Hermon, Pierrepont and Russell in St. Lawrence County. The District, which operates one … $13.3 million. Key Findings The District did not apply in a timely manner for all the transportation State aid to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/edwards-knox-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-reserve