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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not establish adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss nor did … Neither the board, nor the treasurer, provided oversight to compensate for these incompatible duties. As a result, 61 … firm. Oceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (Nassau County) District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsBradford Central School District – Online Banking (2022M-102)
… School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we found online banking transactions were appropriate, District officials did not secure access to online banking. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/bradford-central-school-district-online-banking-2022m-102Town of Groton – Highway Department Asset Accountability (2022M-117)
… officials adequately safeguarded and accounted for Highway Department Department assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-groton-highway-department-asset-accountability-2022m-117State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reasonable levels of fund balance as the district’s Dec. 31, 2022 fund balance was enough to fund nearly two and … county officials: overestimated revenues by a total of $1.6 million, an average of $410,000 or 29% each year, from 2019 … services in 10-month public and summer placements. As a result, as of April 30, 2023, the district will not benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOrleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) capital asset records were complete and accurate. Key Findings BOCES’ capital asset records were not complete or accurate to ensure … from loss, theft, misuse and obsolescence. We selected 94 capital assets purchased for $247,918 and identified one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Town of Baldwin – Claims Auditing (2023M-113)
… Board (Board) properly audited and approved claims prior to payment. Key Findings The Board did not always properly … audit claims before approving them for payment. Due to insufficient documentation, we were unable to determine and the Board was unable to support it approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-baldwin-claims-auditing-2023m-113State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… district officials did not request proposals within the last five years for 43 professional service contracts (91% of … during the audit period by sharing personal identification numbers or vehicle fobs to fuel buses. Officials also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… school district or for use at Questar BOCES. Based on the auditors’ review, Questar BOCES officials properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsCanajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… ensured that financial activities were properly recorded and supported. Key Findings Department officials did not … ensure that financial activities were properly recorded and supported. As a result, the ability to make financial decisions was hindered and officials lacked the information necessary to provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Cattaraugus County – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training SHP training was provided to employees and elected officials. … Collector (Wyoming County) The clerk did not properly record, deposit, remit or report collections. The clerk did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… The board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to ensure disbursements were adequately supported, properly … Training (Westchester County) SHP training was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total … The district did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees was accurate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… of the ensuing year’s budget. The board did not consider historical or known trends of revenues and expenditures when … officials did not adequately account for or monitor fuel usage. As a result, 690 gallons of diesel fuel valued at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… records and ordered excessive quantities of workbooks. As a result, officials ordered 4,126 workbooks that cost … $19.5 million and determined that: the claims auditor, who is an employee of the Greater Southern Tier Board of … paid 18 claims for health insurance reimbursements and credit card purchases totaling approximately $1.7 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… City of Glens Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training (Warren County) SHP training was not provided to all employees and any elected … seven elected officials did not complete the annual SHP training. Additionally, the city excluded seasonal employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (Dutchess County) BOCES officials did not monitor electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost or ensure that invoices for electricity usage were accurate. Had officials monitored the …
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… interest rates, prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to estimate funds available to invest or solicit interest … have been able to avoid increasing the 2023-24 tax levy. Lake Placid Central School District – Investment Program (Essex …
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… Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (Saratoga County) District officials were not aware … Assistance Program administrator did not return forfeited funds totaling $25,701 to the district, as required. Because officials did not ensure the forfeited funds were returned, the funds were not available for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… lack of corrective action. Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (Allegany County) District officials did not maintain … finances. The treasurer did not: properly account for fund balance within each village fund or establish capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from these water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… of that money as salaries, which precluded officials from monitoring overtime expenditures because they did not know … Auditors reviewed 50 assets with a combined purchase price totaling approximately $259,900 and determined that 10 … be provided and their cost. Auditors also reviewed all 116 credit card purchases totaling $29,562 and determined 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits