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Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… Recommendations Establish adequate policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9Friendship Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-55)
… to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Return improperly restricted funds to general fund surplus fund balance in compliance with applicable statutes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/22/friendship-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-55Le Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
… the Le Roy Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly … in four reserves was reasonable or needed. For example, as of June 30, 2021, the unemployment insurance reserve totaled … whether the Le Roy Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/le-roy-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-110Lansing Central School District – Procurement (2021M-213)
… 14-month audit period. Officials used the same insurance provider for about 20 years and each of the four remaining … have saved at least $3,700 on fuel costs by using a State contract. Key Recommendations Update the procurement policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/lansing-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-213Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District – Facilities Department Overtime (2023M-120)
… (District) officials properly approved and monitored the Facilities Department’s overtime costs. Key Findings … did not properly approve and monitor overtime worked by Facilities Department employees. As a result, employees may … employees to confirm the checks were conducted. While the Facilities Department overtime costs for the audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/dobbs-ferry-union-free-school-district-facilities-department-overtimeCanajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… activities were properly recorded and supported. As a result, the ability to make financial decisions was … monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period or prepare bank reconciliations to … established and 48 deposits totaling $16,655 were not made in a timely manner. Two hundred forty-eight disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware attack, … to officials, we determined: Eighty-nine (15 percent) of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no longer needed and should have been disabled. Eleven of 21 local user accounts (52 percent) reviewed on 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Village of Cato – Water Financial Operations (2023M-145)
… Health Department forced the Board to submit a plan. In addition: $42,696 in unauthorized billing adjustments … capital water needs were not appropriately planned for. Key Recommendations Establish written policies and procedures to provide adequate guidance for billing, collecting and enforcing water charges. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/22/village-cato-water-financial-operations-2023m-145Town of Glen - Water and Sewer Operations (2023M-167)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Glen (Town) officials properly managed water and sewer … water and sewer bills and account balances are accurate. Of the 306 bills we reviewed, 73 (24 percent) were inaccurate … records and sewer revenue was overstated by $152,023 as of December 31, 2022. Key Recommendations Ensure the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/29/town-glen-water-and-sewer-operations-2023m-167Pembroke Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2023M-136)
… all ECA funds were properly used. For example: One club advisor did not deposit more than $3,500 in club fundraising activities until our audit began, which was more than six months after the club’s fundraising activity had taken place. The supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2023m-136Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… documentation to ensure they were appropriate. One member of the Village Board would not respond to our … of these claims were audited by the Board. In addition: One vendor was potentially overpaid $36,905 for snow plowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) we tested were … Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with each of the District’s IT service providers to clearly identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsMechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four desktops ($535 each) and one … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets selected to confirm were inventoried, 25 percent of the sampled assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 53 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… District inventory records are complete and include the detail necessary to adequately track and locate IT assets. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… geneseo audit schools statewide IT asset management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … Nine Chromebooks, including, four with a total cost of $856 and five with an estimated total cost of $1,070 based on recent purchases could not be located but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Manhasset Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-15)
… were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Six assets (one laptop and five Chromebooks) with a combined value of … not be located. Six assets (five interactive displays and one Chromebook) with combined purchase prices of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/manhasset-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-15Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to the sensitive network access control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, District officials did not: Comply with Board policies to help ensure adequate network access controls were in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7