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Canajoharie Central School District – Fuel Purchasing (2021M-170)
… unnecessary fees, if fuel was purchased through the Office of General Services (OGS) fuel card services contract during … records prevented us from determining the total amount of high-credit risk fees paid. Key Recommendations Solicit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/07/canajoharie-central-school-district-fuel-purchasing-2021m-170Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School District – Fixed Assets (2021M-139)
… School District (District) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings District officials did not properly monitor and account for 70 percent of the 60 fixed assets we examined, including computers, musical instruments and science equipment. 34 assets with combined purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/22/gilbertsville-mount-upton-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2021m-139Longwood Central School District – Overtime (2021M-126)
… $774,499 were more than necessary. We found: The Board of Education (Board) did not adopt written policies to ensure … and procedures for overtime work, including pre-approval of overtime and comp time. Ensure all non-emergency overtime … District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/longwood-central-school-district-overtime-2021m-126Nyack Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-113)
… computer acceptable use policy. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/nyack-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-113Chester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… have: Disabled unneeded network user accounts when there was no longer a need for them. Monitored network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Highland Central School District – Non-Instructional Overtime (2021M-8)
… monitor overtime for non-instructional employees or review the overtime payment calculations. As a result: 20 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/04/highland-central-school-district-non-instructional-overtime-2021m-8Town of Corning – Procurement (2020M-93)
… year mowing contract was awarded for $26,000 to a company owned by a Board member’s sons even though the company was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/12/04/town-corning-procurement-2020m-93State Agencies Bulletin No. 1867
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for … Services BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Division of Military & Naval Affairs BU47 Professional, Scientific & … contained in the 2016-2021 Agreements between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1867-2020-csea-and-pef-over40-comp-time-ii-cash-outHyde Park Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-103)
… whether District officials ensured that fixed assets were properly recorded, accounted for and disposed of. Key Findings The District does not have … in an inadequate segregation of duties. Fixed assets were not tagged as District property for seven items valued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/16/hyde-park-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-103Salem Central School District - Purchasing (2019M-105)
… the District sought competition when purchasing goods and services under the statutory bidding thresholds. Key … totaling about $115,000. The Board did not develop and implement procedures to seek competition for purchases of goods and services that were not required to be competitively bid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/23/salem-central-school-district-purchasing-2019m-105Town of Guilford - Justice Court Accountability (2018M-248)
… records to identify outstanding balances. The Court has a shortage of $370 and unidentified funds of $8,207. Key Recommendations The current Justice should: Prepare a list of Court liabilities and compare it to reconciled bank … the JCF. The Board should: Consult with legal counsel on how to rectify the $370 shortage. Town officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/08/02/town-guilford-justice-court-accountability-2018m-248Warwick Valley Central School District - Professional Services (2019M-139)
… Determine whether the District procured professional services in accordance with Board policies and applicable … officials did not seek competition for professional services from four of the 12 professional service providers … forth the expectations for the procurement of professional services. Ensure that the procurement policy requirement that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/warwick-valley-central-school-district-professional-services-2019m-139Cazenovia Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-46)
… officials ensured that the personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on District servers and in the financial … on the network. Properly manage PPSI data. Sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses were … officials ensured that the personal private and sensitive information PPSI on District servers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/cazenovia-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-46Roosevelt Union Free School District - Information Technology (2019M-193)
… to help prevent and properly respond to a malicious attack of the District’s Information Technology (IT) system. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/roosevelt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2019m-193Wadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… (Wadsworth) was established in 1984 and is responsible for the certification of laboratories performing … (NELAP). ELAP standards conform to standards NELAC adopted for implementation in July 2003. ELAP issues certificates of … refers to the kind of assessment used to test for an analyte. Currently, ELAP grants certification to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programSouth Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided adequate financial oversight
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesIntroduction – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… resources from human error, malware or hardware failure, for example, could significantly curtail an organization’s … event of an incident. The goal of IT contingency planning is to enable a computer system and/ or electronic data to be … The time to think about and plan for IT emergencies is before they occur. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/introductionManchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… or transparently use capital project resources. As a result, voters were not afforded the opportunity to ratify or reject the Board’s decisions or have assurance … $149,000 in additional work that were not presented to and approved by the voters. The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the Medicaid program and prevent improper payments for services. As a result of these weaknesses, six eye care … who did not fully comply with the DOH’s Medicaid policies for provider enrollment and revalidation were able to obtain … Two managed care organizations reported medical costs for services procured through a corporate affiliate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0V.3.D Accounts – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… identifies type of resources acquired or disbursed and defines the purpose of a transaction. Account is required … Account is considered a statewide ChartField, and as such has been configured under the SHARE SetID, which … in length. Numeric codes are used for all budgetary and transactional values with the exception of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3d-accounts