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Adirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… not establish adequate IT controls to help safeguard PPSI. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses communicated … provider was paid $526,500 but officials did not have a written service level agreement (SLA) to clearly identify … contingency plan. Therefore, a cyber incident could result in the loss of data and serious operational interruption. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61North Greenbush Common School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-112)
… as the claims auditor, because they were directly involved in accounting or purchasing functions, audited and approved claims resulting in an increased risk that improper or deficient claims could be paid. The District appointed a new claims auditor in October 2021. Of 50 claims reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/north-greenbush-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-112Town of Ephratah – Accounting Records and Reports (2022M-138)
… and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings In 2017, OSC issued an audit report 1 that included findings … to not maintain the Town’s accounting records and reports in a complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely manner. Without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/02/town-ephratah-accounting-records-and-reports-2022m-138Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… million, and officials could not demonstrate the balances in the four remaining reserves, totaling approximately … $800,000, were needed or reasonable. Did not adopt a written reserve fund policy. Adopting a reserve policy … funds from school districts that may have been used in a more beneficial way for respective taxpayers. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-125)
… finance operations contributed to the District maintaining a surplus fund balance that exceeded the statutory limit by $1.5 million and resulted in higher tax levies than necessary. Actual expenditures from … fund balance statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a multiyear …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-managementUniversity Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Therefore, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary and erroneous payments. We reviewed policies … pay rates or Board of Trustees (Board) policy resulting in compensation errors totaling $5,188. Officials could not … to occur. Key Recommendations Ensure employees are paid in accordance with employment agreements, approved salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123Town of Riverhead - Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-25)
… always follow the Town’s collections procedures and, as a result, did not always maintain complete collections records or deposit collections in a timely manner. Specifically, of the Town’s 27 CPF … confirm whether Town officials deposited these collections in a timely manner. Nine CPF collections totaling $5.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-riverhead-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-25Town of Exeter – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-25)
… revenues and expenditures were recorded accurately and in a timely manner, balance sheet accounts were not properly … records. Key Recommendations Correct inaccuracies in the accounting records and develop plans to address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-25East Meadow Union Free School – Overtime (2022M-118)
… employees may have worked unnecessary overtime. As a result, the increased overtime will also increase the … Ensure all non-emergency overtime is preapproved in writing, properly documented and monitored. Adopt a … year. District officials disagreed with certain findings in our report. Appendix C includes our comments on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/east-meadow-union-free-school-overtime-2022m-118Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… 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 invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… 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 invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… 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 invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… 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 invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Sweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… encumbered funds and improperly restricted surplus funds in a debt reserve. As a result, District officials were not … including $2.8 million which was improperly restricted in a debt reserve as of June 30, 2021. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Town of Tioga – Long-Term Planning (2022M-181)
… officials established long-term capital and financial plans. Key Findings Town officials did not establish long-term capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital … Recommendations Develop long-term capital and financial plans. Consider funding reserves for the Town’s capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/31/town-tioga-long-term-planning-2022m-181Town of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (2023M-38)
… oversight and management of capital projects . As a result, Town officials did not: Monitor capital projects … modifications totaling $3.2 million were not recorded in the accounting records. Close seven completed capital projects in the accounting records. While we did not observe any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-ticonderoga-capital-project-management-2023m-38Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner. Remit real property tax collections totaling … record and report real property tax collections. In addition, the Clerk was unable to provide the 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Uniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… nonstudent network user accounts and permissions. As a result, the District had an increased risk of unauthorized … of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … user accounts, 515 of which were last used to log in to the network in 2003, 1,647 shared and service user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials were not … and ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planState Police Bulletin No. SP-155
… Fund. Affected Employees Employees represented by NYSPIA in Bargaining Unit 62, Employees represented by NYS Troopers PBA in Bargaining Units 07 & and 17, and employees in M/C State Police Bargaining Unit 18 Background The unions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-155-change-eligibility-new-york-state-troopers-pba-signal-30-fund-and-new