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Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of … total cost of approximately $14,410 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories of all IT assets were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain … Key Recommendations Ensure District inventory records are complete and include the details necessary to adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsState Agencies Bulletin No. 761
… IT-2104E for the current year’s exemption must be retained in the employee’s agency payroll office. Control-D Report … employees claiming Federal and/or State tax-exempt status in each agency is available in Control-D on December 3, 2007. Agency Actions If an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/761-claiming-exempt-federal-andor-state-tax-withholdingState Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Employees Agency PaySR users with access to create and/or run PS Queries. Effective Date Immediately Background … Payroll Users Group, has designed new generic queries and added them to the public query section of PS Query. … OSC page at osc.state.ny.us . Then click the Comptroller's News for State Agencies button. Click the link to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the Rochester-Genesee Regional … and properly approved. Our audit period was April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. Background The Rochester-Genesee Regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Liverpool Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … how user access rights should be established or modified. In addition, the purchasing agent has access to parts of the … of compensation and benefits provided to employees. In addition, many duties within the payroll process have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Town of Geneseo – Information Technology and Multiyear Planning (2017M-84)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s information technology (IT) controls and multiyear planning for the … Budgeted appropriations for 2017 total approximately $3.37 million. Key Findings The Board has not adopted policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-geneseo-information-technology-and-multiyear-planning-2017m-84Town of Wales – Financial Management (2017M-32)
… December 12, 2016. Background The Town of Wales is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 3,000. … unrestricted fund balances totaling $1.2 million in the general and highway funds. The Board did not adopt a … general and highway fund balances and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits Town residents. Adopt a reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-wales-financial-management-2017m-32XI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… customers during the Contract term for a similar quantity, and the maximum price or discount associated with such offer … information see Chapter XII, Section 4.F - Proper Invoice and Chapter XII, Section 5.F - Selecting the Appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesTonawanda Housing Authority – Housing Occupancy and Information Technology (2016M-381)
… Secretary provided inaccurate and unsubstantiated information to the Board. The Board has not ensured the … … Tonawanda Housing Authority Housing Occupancy and Information Technology 2016M381 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/05/25/tonawanda-housing-authority-housing-occupancy-and-information-technologyXI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW It is the State agency's responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals … be obtained timely. Sufficient time must be incorporated to allow for review of contract transactions submitted to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). RISKS IN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsVillage of Millport – Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2016M-256)
… 17, 2015. Background The Village of Millport is located in the Town of Veteran in Chemung County. The Village, which is governed by an … record and report Village financial transactions in a timely manner. The Board did not annually perform or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/19/village-millport-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2016m-256Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… has approximately 99,000 residents. The County is governed by a 17-member County Legislature. The County’s budgeted expenditures totaled $186 million in 2012. The DPW operating budget was $20.6 million for the 2012 fiscal year. The County Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for the maintenance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… provides fire protection services for the Town of Thurston in Steuben County. The Company is operated in accordance with its bylaws which stipulate that a Board … audit of the Secretary/Treasurer's books and records in January 2015 or 2016. The credit card policy lacks a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit is to evaluate the Town’s financial condition for the period … The Board did not adopt a policy or develop procedures to govern the level of fund balance maintained. The Board had … comprehensive multi-year financial and capital plan to adequately address the Town’s long-term operational and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s water operations for the period June 1, 2010, to October 11, 2012. Background The Village of Penn Yan is … did not receive or review sufficient financial information to appropriately monitor water financial operations. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104Village of Nichols – Financial Condition (2013M-50)
… 1, 2013. Background The Village of Nichols is located in the Town of Nichols, Tioga County. The Village is governed … and the Board did not include contingency appropriations in its budgets, the Board had no mechanism to react to … instability because it received unanticipated revenues in four of those five years totaling approximately $120,500, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/07/village-nichols-financial-condition-2013m-50Town of Alexandria - Water and Sewer District Financial Condition (2019M-116)
… to fund water and sewer operations, which resulted in five districts incurring unplanned operating deficits … relied on interfund advances to finance operations in the five districts during the past three years. The Board … year. Develop a plan to address the negative fund balances in the water and sewer districts and repay the interfund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-water-and-sewer-district-financial-condition-2019m-116Nanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… was a not-for-profit organization which was located in the Towns of Nanticoke and Lisle in Broome County. The Department, which was governed by a … represented proper Department expenses, resulting in payment of personal bills belonging to the Fire Chief and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-funds