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Overview – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… conference expenses. One of the purposes of this guide is to provide you with an overview of key elements that you … of the local government or school district. In addition to policy development, this guide also includes practical … travel forms; using credit cards and cash advances to pay for travel; extension of travel for personal reasons; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/overviewTown of Tyre - Long-Term Planning (2019M-61)
… Highway Superintendent did not: Submit an annual inventory list and estimates of highway and bridge related expenditures to the Board, as … provide the Board with the required highway inventory list and agreement for the expenditure of highway money, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/29/town-tyre-long-term-planning-2019m-61Southside Academy Charter School - Enrollment and Billing (2019M-70)
… whether student enrollment records and billings to school districts were accurate and supported. Key Findings The School overbilled the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) $28,640 in charter school tuition for … whether student enrollment records and billings to school districts were accurate and supported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/31/southside-academy-charter-school-enrollment-and-billing-2019m-70Poughkeepsie City School District - Payroll (2019M-110)
… Determine whether District officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … bargaining agreements (CBAs) are not comprehensive, and payroll and personnel policies are outdated. Eleven retirees … with them. Develop and implement procedures to ensure that payroll payments are made in accordance with contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-payroll-2019m-110Dansville Central School District - Information Technology and Non-Instructional Employee Leave Benefits (2018M-169)
… District officials accurately maintained leave records for non-instructional employees. Key Findings The Board and … officials did not provide IT security awareness training for employees. As of February 27, 2018, leave balances for 31 of the 40 non-instructional employees tested (78 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/dansville-central-school-district-information-technology-and-nonChateaugay Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-77)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of operations to ensure financial activity was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/08/10/chateaugay-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2018m-77Pulaski Academy and Central School District - Separation Payments (2020M-20)
… Paid five former administrators a total of $24,989 for accrued unused vacation leave upon separation from the … their individual employment agreements did not provide for such payments. Did not realize the former Superintendent was to reimburse the District $2,813 for previously received tuition assistance upon his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/pulaski-academy-and-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-20Town of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, competition … that provide these services to the Town and ensure that prices paid for services and purchases are in accordance with written agreements and prices bid by the vendor. Except as mentioned in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Village of Ocean Beach – Clerk-Treasurer Compensation (2022M-79)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Ocean Beach (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured … Determine whether the Village of Ocean Beach Village Board of Trustees Board ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/14/village-ocean-beach-clerk-treasurer-compensation-2022m-79Village of Monticello – Payroll (2022M-59)
… training and controls, the Village’s deputy clerk was overpaid by approximately $80,000 over a two-year period. Nine police officers were overpaid by $49,000. Two officers accounted for $39,000 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/11/18/village-monticello-payroll-2022m-59Bradford Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-157)
… audited and approved 25 claims for the GST BOCES service charges totaling approximately $2.4 million. This compromised … contracts. Properly audit all claims for GST BOCES service charges. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/bradford-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-157Hilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
… and sensitive information (PPSI) are at greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to … establish written policies or adequate written procedures for managing network user account access, including adding or … unneeded enabled network user accounts, including those for former students, former employees and others who were no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200Marcellus Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-66)
… District officials established controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … segregated the duties of employees responsible for online banking transactions, but they could further strengthen … confirmations for all electronic transactions. The online banking policy does not clearly indicate how online transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/marcellus-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-66New York State Department of Labor - Unemployment Insurance Payments to County Jail Inmates (2015M-278)
… Department of Labor (NYSDOL) discontinued unemployment insurance (UI) benefit payments to county jail inmates in a … 1, 2013 through May 19, 2014. Background Unemployment Insurance is a benefit program administered by NYSDOL that … New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Payments to County Jail Inmates 2015M278 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2016/12/02/new-york-state-department-labor-unemployment-insurance-payments-countySouth Lewis Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-83)
… 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Background The South Lewis Central School District is located in the Towns of … Martinsburg, Osceola, Turin, Watson and West Turin, Lewis County. The District, which operates three schools with … South Lewis Central School District Financial Condition 2016M83 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/south-lewis-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-83Wheelerville Union Free School District – Fund Balance (2016M-9)
… million. Key Findings The District retained unrestricted fund balance in excess of statutory limits annually over the past four fiscal years. The District appropriated fund balance in its annual budgets that was not used. The … Ensure that the amount of the District’s unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-9North Rose-Wolcott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-22)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/north-rose-wolcott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-22North Babylon Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-32)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through October 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $112 million. … District’s reserves without calculations or justifications for the funding levels in the reserves. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-32Pulteney Fire District No. 2 – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-308)
… accurate reports to the Board or deposit revenue for hall rentals timely. Key Recommendations Provide appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/05/28/pulteney-fire-district-no-2-misappropriation-funds-2014m-308Greenville Fire District – Capital Reserve (2014M-64)
… to examine the District’s funding of its capital reserve for the period of January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. … distinct and separate from the Town. Budgeted expenditures for 2013 were $569,444. Key Findings The District accumulated … with amounts exceeding the amounts budgeted annually for the reserve. The Board had intended to use the reserve to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/05/16/greenville-fire-district-capital-reserve-2014m-64