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Town of Greenfield – Golf Course Collections (2021M-133)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Greenfield (Town) golf course collections were properly … in a timely manner or deposited timely. While the total of collections recorded in the central point-of-sale (POS) system were accounted for, we found: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-greenfield-golf-course-collections-2021m-133St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-151)
… before approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that received financial benefits. Key Findings … Establish adequate procedures to ensure the reliability of job information. They did not verify the number of current employees for six of the 10 proposed projects we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/22/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoringTown of Boylston – Financial Condition (2021M-69)
… financial transparency by annually appropriating fund balance that was not needed to fund operations. Did not adopt budgeting or fund balance policies or multiyear financial plans. Key … Adopt realistic budgets. Reduce surplus fund balance. Establish budgeting and fund balance policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/03/town-boylston-financial-condition-2021m-69Plainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Plainville Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations. Key Findings The … Determine whether the Plainville Fire District District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91Town of Southold – Financial Operations (2014M-299)
… segregate duties. Ensure that Town officials comply with New York State General Municipal Law and the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/01/30/town-southold-financial-operations-2014m-299Town of South Bristol – Financial Management (2015M-140)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations … January 1, 2014 through May 20, 2015. Background The Town of South Bristol is located in Ontario County and has a … The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns financial operations for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/20/town-south-bristol-financial-management-2015m-140Alexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
… or 6.4 percent and the District did not need to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. The surplus … statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund balance was $1.75 million, or 12.8 percent of the next year’s budget. District officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mTown of Orange – Budget Review (B20-2-14)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2021 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Orange is located in Schuyler County. Key Findings Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/08/town-orange-budget-review-b20-2-14Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Waverly (Village) officials established adequate controls … nine fundraisers. However, no money was deposited for 11 of the tournaments and two of the fundraisers. Registration forms for 26 of 36 sports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Binghamton Housing Authority – Oversight of Financial Operations (2022M-87)
… either not properly separated or not adequately separated for rent receipts and cash disbursements. Payments totaling … rights based on job duties. Officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2022/09/09/binghamton-housing-authority-oversight-financial-operations-2022m-87Union Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)
… their possession, to help ensure the proper safeguarding of PPSI on MCDs. Fourteen of the 20 District-owned MCDs we examined contained PPSI that … which outline proper access, transmission, storage and use of PPSI. Establish a data classification matrix that assigns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-andCoeymans Hollow Fire Corporation – Board Oversight (2022M-84)
… Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation (Company) Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the Company’s financial operations. As a result, there is … Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation Company Board of Directors Board provided adequate oversight of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/11/10/coeymans-hollow-fire-corporation-board-oversight-2022m-84Village of Waterford – Board Oversight (2022M-70)
… and reviewed. Ensure all claims paid in advance were for allowable purposes, audit claims paid in advance of audit … in Appendix A, Village officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/29/village-waterford-board-oversight-2022m-70Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… technology (IT) contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. Consequently, in the event of a system disruption due to a disaster, ransomware attack …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mSodus Central School District – Software Management (2022M-64)
… Of 134 software applications that we reviewed, only three (2 percent) were listed on the District’s software inventory … software applications on 17 different computers. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/sodus-central-school-district-software-management-2022m-64Town of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… and water funds. Key Findings Aggregated purchases for heating oil and diesel fuel were not competitively bid as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andCayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Financial Condition (2020M-91)
… Key Recommendations The Board should: Monitor the budget by reviewing periodic budget-to-actual reports and ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-financial-condition-2020m-91Who Is Responsible? – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… The governing board is generally responsible for the high level oversight of local government or school … The governing board is generally responsible for the high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/who-responsibleRockville Centre Housing Authority – Claims Auditing and Cash Receipts (2017M-57)
… The Rockville Centre Housing Authority is located in the Village of Rockville Centre in Nassau County. The Authority, which was established to … Board did not ensure that an audit of claims was performed in compliance with Authority bylaws. The Board did not adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/06/30/rockville-centre-housing-authority-claims-auditing-and-cash-receiptsTown of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… final report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Minetto (Town) officials ensured information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured … local user accounts and permissions. As a result, four of 10 computers had unneeded and unused local user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9