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City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … when preparing the 2019-20 budget, the District will have to find additional funding sources and/or reduce services, … impact on students and residents. The City continues to rely on nonrecurring revenue, such as specialized State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6Albany Community Charter School – Financial Operations (2013M-185)
… 28, 2013. Background The School is located in the City of Albany. The School is governed by the Board of Trustees, … Albany Community Charter School Financial Operations 2013M185 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/albany-community-charter-school-financial-operations-2013m-185City of Lockport – Budget Review (B22-1-8)
… report – pdf] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the Act), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b22-1-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… or to the comptroller’s office. City of Gloversville – Parking Violation Operations (Fulton County) City officials … procedures for pursuing the collection of unpaid parking violations or set a benchmark for collection rates. … it collected fines for 85 percent of the parking violation tickets issued. If the city collects the additional 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Title Insurance Industry (2017-S-10) While DFS has worked to strengthen its oversight of the industry through the … containing confidential information were insufficient to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access to those systems. Auditors identified 367 user accounts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsHomeownership Rates in New York
… a home has long been described as “The American Dream.” In New York, that dream appears unattainable for a large … trailed the nation in homeownership rates; the gap between New York and the nation has been as high as 14 percentage … New York has long trailed the nation in homeownership rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homeownership-rates-new-yorkDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… July 2022 PDF Version One impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the … and more than doubled on a statewide basis. In March 2022, one in eight residential customers were in arrears—more than … in March 2020 to $1,467 per customer in March 2022. One in eight residential customers are in arrears. FIGURE 1 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateIX.12.A Key Provisions – IX. Federal Grants
… must make timely grant awards and fund disbursements to states; States must draw federal funds in amounts necessary to fund only “actual immediate cash needs;” Federal cash which is transferred by the Federal Government to state primary government agencies (i.e., not public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12a-key-provisionsIX.11.D Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) – IX. Federal Grants
… State agencies must adhere to federal identification standards to ensure compliance with grant application and Single Audit … All applicants for federal assistance are required to include a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) on both paper and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix11d-duns-numberPenn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… Regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. As a result, we identified 1,094 unneeded … District’s Information Technology (IT) service provider to clearly identify the provider’s responsibilities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79Town of North Greenbush – Town Clerk (2017M-132)
… in cash was deposited but not recorded. Remittances to the Supervisor were late ranging from one to four months after due. The Clerk did not perform monthly accountabilities to ensure sufficient assets to cover liabilities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/15/town-north-greenbush-town-clerk-2017m-132Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… Town of Homer (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings One Board member is the … the Board member had a prohibited conflict of interest in the welding company’s contracts with the Town pursuant to … Adopt procedures to help prevent prohibited interests in contracts. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Lisbon Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-180)
… District (District) claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. Key Findings District officials did … from the District or file Medicaid reimbursement claims to recover part of the costs associated with these services. … District did not receive about $20,000 for reimbursements to which it was likely entitled. Although the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/lisbon-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-180Orange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… internal controls over nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … adequate internal controls over network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… Services (BOCES) officials managed user account access to the network and financial application. Key Findings … Although BOCES officials restricted user account access to the financial application, they did not adequately manage user account access to the network. As a result, BOCES had an increased risk that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mCortland County - Claims Audit and Check Printing (2018M-247)
… Office clerks have access rights in the financial software to enter disbursements and apply the Treasurer’s signature to checks at the time of printing, without direct … Direct the County’s Information Technology (IT) Department to review user access rights to the financial software and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/03/01/cortland-county-claims-audit-and-check-printing-2018m-247Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… accounts, and administrative permissions were granted to individuals who did not need these rights. In two … Officials did not provide IT security awareness training to employees, and the Board did not establish a disaster … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to District officials. Key Recommendations Periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115County of Rockland – Budget Review (B18-6-11)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … by Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties, was authorized to issue debt not to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/11/05/county-rockland-budget-review-b18-6-11Rockland County - Budget Review (B17-6-16)
… Purpose of Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … by Orange, Putnam and Westchester counties, was authorized to issue debt not to exceed $96 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b17-6-16Evergreen Charter School – Employee and Independent Contractor Fingerprinting (2016M-225)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the School’s fingerprinting practices for the … million. Key Findings School officials allowed employees to be hired and have contact with students prior to receiving fingerprint clearances and allowed independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2016/09/16/evergreen-charter-school-employee-and-independent-contractor