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Town of North Castle – Cash Disbursement (2013M-32)
… to July 31, 2012. Background The Town of North Castle is located in Westchester County. The Town Board includes four Board … $26 million, the lack of bank reconciliations creates a risk that errors or fraudulent transactions could occur …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/19/town-north-castle-cash-disbursement-2013m-32Village of Clifton Springs – Board Oversight (2014M-099)
… 5, 2013. Background The Village of Clifton Springs is located in the Towns of Manchester and Phelps, in Ontario County. The Village, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees, has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/15/village-clifton-springs-board-oversight-2014m-099Ramapo Catskill Library System – Procurement (2015M-84)
… was to examine the Library System’s procurement processes for the period January 1, 2013 through December 5, 2014. … member libraries’ board members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $4.4 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/03/ramapo-catskill-library-system-procurement-2015m-84Town of Pawling – Procurement (2021M-17)
Determine whether Town of Pawling Town officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/18/town-pawling-procurement-2021m-17New Paltz Central School District – Payroll (2021M-45)
… (District) officials accurately paid employees’ salaries and wages. Key Findings District officials generally paid employees’ salaries and wages accurately but did not establish adequate controls … over payroll. Payroll was not always properly reviewed and certified before payments were made. There was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/new-paltz-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-45Peekskill City School District - Network User Accounts (2021M-195)
… not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … one of which was last logged on in January 2012. Ensured all users using IT resources received periodic IT awareness … Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all users who use IT resources. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Ellenville Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-18)
… network user accounts were adequately managed. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: … needed. Of the 550 unneeded accounts, 462 were not used to log into the District’s IT system in at least six months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/ellenville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-18Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… (Board). Key Findings The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees … the Board. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Eagle – Wind Power Revenues (2014M-125)
… did not properly review wind power revenues to ensure that the amounts received were accurate and complied with the contracts’ terms. The Board has not yet developed a comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan. Key … and in accordance with applicable agreements. Develop a comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/15/town-eagle-wind-power-revenues-2014m-125Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… We reviewed 58 out of 765 agricultural, veteran and senior citizen exemptions, totaling $2.9 million, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Village of Canastota - Board Oversight (2018M-256)
… Department of public works (DPW) employees received payroll payments totaling approximately $4,000 over a … AUDs to OSC and the Board in a timely manner. Develop DPW payroll monitoring procedures to verify that time worked is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/12/village-canastota-board-oversight-2018m-256Town of Benson - Disbursements (2019M-54)
… adequate control procedures over check disbursements and bank account transfers. Key Findings The Supervisor did not review and sign 379 checks totaling $375,916 and instead, allowed a County employee to use a stamp to … adequate control procedures over check disbursements and bank account transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-benson-disbursements-2019m-54Town of Schroeppel - Financial Records and Reports (2019M-187)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-schroeppel-financial-records-and-reports-2019m-187Kent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
… appropriations. Ensure transfers to reserves are included in the budget and that reserve funds are disbursed subject to … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/07/03/kent-fire-district-no-1-financial-operations-2019m-37St. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
… St Paul Boulevard Fire District Board Oversight 2018M116 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Niagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… by, the School’s information technology (IT) assets is properly safeguarded, secured and accessed for appropriate … the acceptable use policy. Ensure that virus protection is installed, activated and up-to-date on all computers. … or accessed by the Schools information technology assets is properly safeguarded and accessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172Ausable Valley Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-190)
… and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-190Elba Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-96)
… averaging $950,000. As a result, it did not use all of the appropriated fund balance. Taxpayers might have realized $570,000 in cumulative tax savings had the Board maintained the same tax levy as in 2013-14 and if the Board had used overfunded reserves to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/elba-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-96Naples Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-82)
… 63 unneeded network user accounts that had not been used in at least six months. In addition, sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/naples-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-82Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… Key Findings Inadequate budgetary practices have resulted in the highway fund balance declining from $58,241 on January … resulting in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The Board has not adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239