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Town of Marbletown – Financial and Capital Planning (2017M-234)
… as well as a fund balance and reserve policy to adequately address the Town’s operational and capital needs for the … multiyear financial and capital plan or reserve policy to address the Town’s operational and capital needs, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/29/town-marbletown-financial-and-capital-planning-2017m-234City of Auburn – Hydroelectric Power Operations and Software Management (2017M-99)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the City’s hydroelectric power operations and … and the project has run a deficit and is projected to continue to do so. City officials and IT staff did not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/12/15/city-auburn-hydroelectric-power-operations-and-software-management-2017m-99Village of Massapequa Park – Claims Audit and Leave Accruals (2017M-193)
… 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. Background The Village of Massapequa Park is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in … Village of Massapequa Park Claims Audit and Leave Accruals 2017M193 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/12/01/village-massapequa-park-claims-audit-and-leave-accruals-2017m-193City of Yonkers – Payroll (2017M-212)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether City officials established adequate … accruals. The City paid over $903,000 in police overtime to cover compensatory leave, contrary to collective bargaining agreements (CBAs). Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/02/city-yonkers-payroll-2017m-212North Warren Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-197)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials effectively managed … appropriated fund balance that was not used as planned to fund operations. The budgets overestimated appropriations … through 2016-17. Unrestricted fund balance increased to almost $2.26 million or 17 percent of the ensuing year’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/12/north-warren-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017mGowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-368)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District's financial management practices for … The District did not use any appropriated fund balance to finance operations, resulting in unrestricted fund balance … adopt a written reserve policy and three reserves appear to be overfunded. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-368West Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… school and five elementary schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students … employees. Budgeted appropriations for the for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately … than the revenue generated by the meal sales. School lunch productivity is lower than industry standards. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Oversight of Portable Devices (2015M-344)
… purpose of our audit was to determine if the District’s portable devices were properly safeguarded for the period … not established effective procedures to monitor the use of portable devices when they are taken off-site. Key … adequate procedures are in place to monitor the use of portable devices when they are taken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-oversight-portable-devicesJefferson Central School District – Fund Balances (2015M-236)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … $6.4 million. Key Findings Reserve balances accumulated to significant levels because District officials were historically transferring funds to them without using them; District officials do not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/jefferson-central-school-district-fund-balances-2015m-236Huntington Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-356)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … and no amount of appropriated fund balance was used to finance operations so the District’s tax levy may have been higher than necessary to fund District operations. Because the Board adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/04/huntington-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-356Hermon-DeKalb Central School District – Segregation of Duties (2016M-35)
… and nonpayroll disbursements procedures. The Business Manager has the ability to control all phases of nonpayroll transactions. The Business Manager has full administrative rights to the District’s … to cash receipts and nonpayroll disbursements procedures, update them if necessary and ensure compliance with them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-89)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial operations and use of … therefore, none of the appropriated fund balance was used to finance operations. Because of overestimated expenditures, … discontinue appropriating fund balance that is not needed to fund operations. Develop a plan to use excess unexpended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/plainview-old-bethpage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mAmityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and … avoidable. Although the payroll clerk performs procedures to check her own work, no one independent of the payroll process reviews the payroll prior to processing. Key Recommendations Implement procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Town of Cheektowaga – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-18)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review credit card use and purchases for the period January 1, 2015 through … approximately $92.3 million. Key Findings The credit card policy does not identify specific individuals who are … attached the required purchasing log to their credit card statements when submitting their receipts to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-cheektowaga-credit-card-purchases-2017m-18Copiague Union Free School District – Check Signing (2015M-181)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s check signing procedures for the … one of the Board President, District Clerk or Treasurer to sign checks, whereas New York State Education Law requires the Treasurer to sign all checks. The payroll clerk printed payroll checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/copiague-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2015m-181Village of Medina – Ambulance Service Billings (2014M-326)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review ambulance service billing procedures for the period … collected and did not have sufficient procedures in place to enforce unpaid ambulance bills. The Board allowed a third party to collect Village money. The rates for service types …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/01/village-medina-ambulance-service-billings-2014m-326Saratoga Springs Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-351)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the adequacy of the Library’s internal controls … included signatures from the Director or department heads to indicate that goods and services were actually received. The Board assigned the responsibility to audit and approve all claims for payment to the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/saratoga-springs-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-351Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor … key IT policies or a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… fire apparatus, levied more taxes than necessary to finance annual operations and the Board’s actions hindered taxpayers’ ability to make informed decisions. The Board: Overestimated appropriations to accumulate more than $1.1 million in fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… School District (District) officials ensured network user accounts were adequately configured and secured. Key Findings District officials did not ensure network user accounts were adequately configured and secured. In … officials should have: Disabled 150 of the 9,989 network user accounts we examined. The 150 accounts include 116 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110