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Village of Scotia - Parking Tickets and Justice Court Operations (2019M-44)
… account for and enforce the collection of issued parking tickets. Determine whether Justice Court (Court) collections … timely. Key Findings The Village had 6,776 unpaid parking tickets totaling $354,705 outstanding as of July 31, 2018. … late fees totaling $5,110 on 184 (or 78 percent) parking tickets. The Court’s bail liability was $36,425, or $6,924 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2019/06/07/village-scotia-parking-tickets-and-justice-court-operations-2019m-44Wainscott Common School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-240)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Education (Board) adequately audited claims before payment … that the Board, as a whole, performed a thorough audit of claims that not only ensured that claims were adequately … Board, together with the warrant. Perform a thorough audit of each claim before approving the claims for payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/wainscott-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-240City of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… to the credit card vendor improperly withholding funds. Ice rink collections totaling $5,364 were unaccounted for due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Village of Andover – Water and Electric Cash Receipts (2019M-152)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether water and electric cash receipts were recorded and deposited in a … accurate manner. Key Findings We reviewed 1,963 water and electric cash receipts totaling $184,500 and found that they … segregate the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer’s (Deputy) water and electric financial duties or provide oversight of her work. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/25/village-andover-water-and-electric-cash-receipts-2019m-152Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… their multiyear financial plan but their projections for operating surpluses may be unreasonable. Cost saving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24BOCES Milk Bidding (2018-MS-2)
… districts to receive the lowest price for chocolate fat free milk half-pints. May have saved as much as $355,000 (15 percent) on fat free chocolate milk half pints in 2016-17, in places where it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/07/27/boces-milk-bidding-2018-ms-2School District Bus Safety (2018-MS-4)
… transportation functions to ensure the safe transportation of students. Key Findings Districts did not sufficiently monitor in-house drivers or contractual transportation vendors. … five districts did not annually approve all bus drivers. Of the 777 bus drivers, 169 (22 percent) did not complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/08/30/school-district-bus-safety-2018-ms-4Town of Palermo - Timeliness of the Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2020M-67)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town Supervisor maintained up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Town Supervisor: Did not maintain up-to-date records and reports. Completed the 2018 and 2019 books and records after we started the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/21/town-palermo-timeliness-supervisors-records-and-reports-2020m-67Susquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)
… user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District officials did not establish … user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. District officials did not: Adequately manage user accounts including periodically reviewing and disabling unneeded network user accounts. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/23/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020mTown of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… realistic estimates of revenues and expenditures based on historical trends or other known factors. Develop and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222Pulaski Academy and Central School District - Separation Payments (2020M-20)
… officials were authorized and accurately calculated in accordance with Board-approved employment contracts. Key … they are accurately calculated, supported and disbursed in accordance with Board-approved contracts. Consult with … counsel as to seeking recovery of payments identified in this report that are inconsistent with the individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/pulaski-academy-and-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-20Sackets Harbor Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-208)
… officials did not: Establish written procedures for password management, wireless security, remote access and … Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive procedures over password management, wireless security and remote access. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/sackets-harbor-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-208Town of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… procurement policy does not provide a clear method for procuring professional services. The Town procured … The Town did not obtain the required number of quotes for 34 purchases totaling $59,426, a proposal for one purchase totaling $13,404 or competitively bid three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Commack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… technology (IT) assets. Key Findings At the time of our initial visits to nine District buildings, we were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took between 11 and … for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate inventory records, District officials were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsBerkshire Fire District - District Operations (2020M-40)
… Officials did not comply with the District’s procurement policy when procuring assets. The District could have saved $3,800 if it had purchased propane at State contract prices. The Board did not establish adequate controls to … for purchases. Establish a comprehensive fixed asset policy to safeguard assets. Ensure AUDs are filed in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/12/berkshire-fire-district-district-operations-2020m-40Town of Lloyd - Financial Condition (2019M-108)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues that were raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/02/town-lloyd-financial-condition-2019m-108Herricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
Determine whether District officials properly approved and monitored overtime for custodial employees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127Town of Grand Island - Information Technology (2019M-34)
… were not provided with IT security awareness training. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/23/town-grand-island-information-technology-2019m-34Town of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… and loss. Key Findings Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to 10 employees who routinely accessed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77