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Village of Lynbrook – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-14)
… six employees did not complete the annual SHP Training or 21 percent of employees tested. Key Recommendation Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/08/village-lynbrook-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-14Evans-Brant Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-121)
… secured and accessed for appropriate District purposes. Key Findings District officials did not provide IT security … used District IT assets. Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to four employees who routinely … were communicated confidentially to District officials. Key Recommendations Provide periodic IT security awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/evans-brant-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-121Newfield Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-181)
… IT security awareness training for District employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/newfield-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-181Tompkins County Development Corporation – Board Oversight (2021M-7)
… the Tompkins County Development Corporation (TCDC) Board of Directors (Board) properly oversaw operations. Key … but was unaware that its policy covered the calculation of the administrative fee. As a result, an administrative fee of $88,815 was collected even though only $1,000 should have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/05/21/tompkins-county-development-corporation-board-oversightJamesport Fire District - Length of Service Award Program (2019M-05)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if District officials properly administer the length of … Determine if District officials properly administer the length of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/04/19/jamesport-fire-district-length-service-award-program-2019m-05Town of Fort Covington - Justice Court Operations (2018M-234)
… bail accurately and made bank deposits timely and intact. Key Findings Justice Wilbanks made 83 percent of bank … did not maintain accurate outstanding bail reports. Key Recommendations Ensure deposits are made within 72 hours … Investigate any difference. Reconcile bail reports to bail on deposit. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/01/25/town-fort-covington-justice-court-operations-2018m-234Town of Plattsburgh - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-163)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor is properly administering select real property tax … all applications are complete and supporting documentation is provided before granting exemptions. Annually verify … Determine whether the Town Assessor is properly administering select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/12/14/town-plattsburgh-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-163Village of Deposit - Nonpayroll Disbursements and Real Property Tax Enforcement (2018M-99)
… enforced collection of delinquent real property taxes. Key Findings The Board: Did not ensure all disbursements were approved before payment and listed on an approved abstract. Did not ensure all disbursements … but $172,900 remains outstanding as of February 28, 2018. Key Recommendations Review, audit and approve all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/03/village-deposit-nonpayroll-disbursements-and-real-property-tax-enforcement-2018mColumbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… period January 1, 2012 through October 3, 2013. Background Columbia County is located in eastern New York and has a … Columbia County Payroll 2014M121 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (Follow-Up)
… in our initial report, Forensic Audit of Select Payroll and Overtime Practices and Related Transactions (2010-S-60). Background Our initial … that these practices cost Metro-North $991,208 in overtime and $216,128 n regular pay, and enriched certain staff and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/18/forensic-audit-select-payroll-and-overtime-practices-and-related-transactions-followControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (Follow-Up)
… accounts and whether the money is properly accounted for and used for appropriate business expenses. We concluded that these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/03/controls-over-cash-advance-accounts-followCazenovia Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-327)
… reserve funds prior to 2011-12 and used about $2.5 million from reserves to help fund expenditures in the face of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/cazenovia-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-327Orchard Park Central School District – School Bus Procurement and Reserves (2013M-368)
… compare the vendor’s pricing with the State contract list prices. Develop a plan for the use of excess amounts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/orchard-park-central-school-district-school-bus-procurement-and-reservesVillage of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
… Key Findings The Court had bail money totaling $35,955 on deposit, of which only $8,550 was for current cases. … and verify that all receipt numbers are accounted for on a monthly basis. Ensure that monthly bank reconciliations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Greenville Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-221)
… District’s internal controls over Information Technology for the period July 1, 2014 through January 14, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $28.7 … distributed or tested on a regular basis. The District’s web filter permitted categories that did not appear to be for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/greenville-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-221Schenectady City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-168)
… adopt a policy establishing the level of unrestricted fund balance that should be maintained. The general fund’s cash … relying on significant amounts of appropriated fund balance to finance operations. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a fund balance policy establishing the amount of general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/schenectady-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-168Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… capital project activity. Because the Board relied on an engineering firm (Engineer) and a financial advisor (Advisor) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… by statute. The Justice did not properly report disposed tickets to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and … Accurately report the dispositions and dismissals of all tickets to JCF and DMV. Perform a thorough audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… and Town of Ashland (Ashland) Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (Agreement) were monitored and equitable. Key Findings Chemung officials did not adequately monitor the Agreement’s highway service labor costs. Officials did not … audit town Chemung intermunicipal consolidation agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Neck (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) adopted realistic budgets, and monitored … trends. Revenues were underestimated by a total of $334,095 and appropriations were overestimated by a total … Determine whether the Village of Hewlett Neck Village Board of Trustees Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35