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Town of Groton – Highway Department Asset Accountability (2022M-117)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Groton (Town) officials adequately safeguarded … or dispose of Department assets in accordance with the Town’s capital asset policy. Sixteen assets with costs … $35,701 could not be located. Key Recommendations Update the capital asset policy to include procedures for controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-groton-highway-department-asset-accountability-2022m-117Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… financial condition, and Ensured that Town officials did not have prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings The … from a $57,650 deficit balance at the end of 2014 to a $202,369 deficit balance of at the end of 2018. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222Town of Dayton - Fund Balance Management (2019M-221)
… properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not properly manage fund balance as the town-wide (TW) … plans and written fund balance and reserve fund policies to help guide the budget development process. Outstanding interfund cash advances from 2016 have not been repaid as required. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/31/town-dayton-fund-balance-management-2019m-221Emerging Manager Definition and Life Cycle
… has compiled guidance including a Universal Definition and Life Cycle Stages to assist in consistent screening, monitoring and progression of potential candidates for inclusion in the … an institutional investor-ready firm Sound compliance and operating standards Institutionally-trained professionals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/emerging-manager-definition-and-life-cycleTuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (2023M-53)
… overtime was properly approved, District officials did not monitor overtime or ensure it was accurate. As a result, … payments increase the amount owed by a district, annually to the State, for its share of the cost of future employee … instead of incurring overtime, some of these payments may have been reduced. Key Recommendations Adopt written policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-overtime-2023m-53Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional Chromebooks with estimated total costs of $1,580 could not be located. … Seventeen assets (16 Chromebooks and one 3D printer) with a total estimated costs of approximately $14,278 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22South Butler Fire Department – Oversight of Financial Activities (2020M-120)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department, Inc. (Department) officers and members provided adequate financial oversight. Key Findings Department officers and members did not provide adequate … Determine whether the South Butler Fire Department Inc Department officers and members provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-department-oversight-financial-activitiesLongwood Central School District – Overtime (2021M-126)
… for non-instructional employees. As a result, there is an increased risk that overtime costs totaling $774,499 … not maintain documentation to justify compensatory (comp) time earned. Key Recommendations Adopt a payroll policy with … overtime work, including pre-approval of overtime and comp time. Ensure all non-emergency overtime and comp time is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/longwood-central-school-district-overtime-2021m-126Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 45 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One mini desktop computer ($982) and one laptop ($500) could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Village of Hillburn – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-392)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s cash receipt and disbursement … approximately $1.5 million. Key Findings The Board has not developed policies and procedures for cash receipt and … issued for all transactions, and the youth center does not have a cash drawer, safe or lockbox. Not all claims were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/18/village-hillburn-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2013m-392Town of Alfred – Incompatible Duties (2021M-99)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Alfred (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) properly appointed … Clerk (Clerk) as bookkeeper which is an incompatibility of office and duties. As a result, checks and balances over the powers and duties of these positions was not maintained. The Supervisor did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-alfred-incompatible-duties-2021m-99State Agencies Bulletin No. 1239
… Purpose To inform agencies of actions required to ensure that payroll earnings charges are properly … To inform agencies of actions required to ensure that payroll earnings charges are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1239-updates-account-codes-attached-position-pools-sfs-fiscal-year-endComplaint Processing (2020-N-9)
To determine if the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) has an appropriate and sufficiently documented basis for the complaints referred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and other agencies and for truncated complaints, and if CCRB is conducting investigations in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20n9.pdfCybersecurity Month Cybersecurity Foundations
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual effort which aims to highlight emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and provide straightforward, actionable guidance to help create a safe and secure digital world. Learn about this year’s themes and other foundational IT contr
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-month-cybersecurity-foundations-10-3-22.pdfAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2021-F-3) 30-Day Response
To follow up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f3-response.pdfTechnology Transfer Program and Royalty Payments (2019-S-10)
To determine if the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Research Foundation) has taken the appropriate steps to protect the State University of New York’s (SUNY) interest in the transfer of technology and royalties received for intellectual property developed at SUNY campuses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s10.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-65) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is complying with Executive Order 95, including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and useful.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s65-response.pdfCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments (2022-N-2)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance (DOF) Citywide Payments Services and Standards (CPSS) unit has controls in place to ensure that payments received by and processed on behalf of agencies are correctly matched with receivables and that agencies are appropriately advised ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22n2.pdfMaternal Health (2022-S-25)
To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring related actions and outcomes to ensure rates of maternal mortality and morbidity are improving.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s25.pdf