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Village of Harriman – Water Department Billing (2014M-311)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water billing process for the period … Key Recommendations Ensure that all late fees are applied to the customer accounts according to the Village code. Develop clearly written policies and procedures for how the average consumption should be calculated and billed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/01/09/village-harriman-water-department-billing-2014m-311Town 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)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Pawling (Town) officials used a competitive process to … obtained from eight service providers paid $342,770 of the 10 professional services tested. Competitively bid for … Determine whether Town of Pawling Town officials used a competitive process to …
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)
… users using IT resources received periodic IT awareness training. Key Recommendations Periodically review enabled … disabled. Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all users who use IT resources. District …
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)
… 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-82