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City of Lockport – Cash Flow (2014M-195)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the financial … May 30, 2014. Background The City of Lockport is located in Niagara County, encompasses 8.4 square miles and serves … by a Mayor and an elected Common Council. The City’s budgeted appropriations for the 2014 fiscal year are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/08/20/city-lockport-cash-flow-2014m-195Tonawanda City School District – Financial Management (2016M-370)
… $32 million. Key Findings The District appropriated fund balance to help finance operations, but it was not … surpluses. The District’s 2015-16 year-end unrestricted fund balance was 9.1 percent of 2016-17 budgeted … reducing District property taxes. Ensure that unrestricted fund balance at fiscal year-end does not exceed the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/03/tonawanda-city-school-district-financial-management-2016m-370Accounts Payable Advisory No. 25
… Units should not enter confidential information in the invoice number, invoice description, and comments fields of a voucher. Examples of confidential information include: … SFS immediately at [email protected] and provide us with the control document number (e.g., voucher number), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/25-confidential-personal-and-private-informationRye Neck Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-280)
… sensitive data stored on District computer systems for the period July 1, 2014 through March 31, 2016. … six-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $39.6 … District does not have adequate policies and procedures for personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/10/rye-neck-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-280Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-2)
… bandwidth totaled 1.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 20 teachers surveyed … District monitored bandwidth usage and provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Lowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… bandwidth totaled 1.0 Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 20 teachers surveyed … District monitored bandwidth usage and provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetTown of Lansing – Information Technology (2022M-66)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Lansing (Town) officials ensured information technology … and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … communicated confidentially to Town officials, we found: The Town had seven unneeded network user accounts. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/08/town-lansing-information-technology-2022m-66Village of Old Brookville – Cash Receipts (2015M-286)
… audit was to review the Village’s cash receipts practices for the period January 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $4.6 million. … Develop and adopt written policies and procedures for collecting, processing, recording and depositing cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/01/15/village-old-brookville-cash-receipts-2015m-286Orange County Soil & Water Conservation District – Financial Operations (2015M-238)
… the District’s internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through May 20, 2015. … governed by a five-member Board of Directors. Expenditures for the 2014 fiscal year totaled approximately $570,000. Key … record of Board actions, key decisions and the rationale for those decisions, as appropriate. Approve contractual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/12/04/orange-county-soil-water-conservation-district-financial-operations-2015m-238Whitesville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-22)
… Establish a written agreement with the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to define …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/whitesville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-22Village of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-14-4)
… expenditure projections in the Village’s proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/01/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-14-4Center Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s budgeting practices and cash … equivalent to an entire year’s budget. The Library does not have formal policies or procedures to ensure accountability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378State Agencies Bulletin No. 1876
… bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum salary limit for Tier 6 members of NYCTRS (7S), NYCBERS (7T), NYCERS (7U), … Bill No. C00243, approved on April 1, 2019, which provides for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under … Effective Dates Maximum salary contribution limits for the above referenced retirement systems are currently in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1876-maximum-salary-limit-tier-6-members-following-retirement-systemsSherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
… cash receipts and disbursements were properly accounted for. Key Findings District officials need to improve internal … did not include adequate supporting documentation for 41 deposits totaling $264,624. There was no supporting documentation for 15 out of 78 check disbursements tested totaling $5,871. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sherrill-city-school-district-future-farmers-america-extra-classroomTown of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… use policy. Twenty of 66 user accounts were not necessary for Town operations. Town officials did not develop a breach … Key Recommendations Monitor web and computer usage for compliance with policy. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220South Colonie Central School District - Allocation of Personnel Costs (2020M-10)
… Audit Results We reviewed the salary and benefit payments for the 14 District employees in the teacher center tracing … substitute lists and the District’s policy. Except for minor discrepancies, which we discussed with District … center costs. We reviewed the salary and benefit payments for the eight individuals working in the Pre-K program by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/03/south-colonie-central-school-district-allocation-personnel-costs-2020m-10Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B20-7-7)
… in Suffolk County, adopted a budget of $71.7 million for 2020-21. Key Finding Significant estimated revenues and … budgeted expenditures in the $71.7 million adopted budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year are not reasonable. District … produce sufficient documentation that their appropriations for employee benefits, the re-institution of its athletics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/14/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b20-7-7City of Yonkers - Internal Controls Over Cash Collections (2018M-14)
… Ice rink collections totaling $5,364 were unaccounted for due to inadequate segregation of duties. Cash was not deposited for as many as 93 days after being collected. Key … Establish and adopt citywide policies and procedures for collecting, depositing and recording cash receipts. City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/11/22/city-yonkers-internal-controls-over-cash-collections-2018m-14Town of Cairo - Fuel Management (2019M-150)
… safeguard Town assets. Key Findings We found that 733 out of 840 (87 percent) fuel usage documents were not completed … or kept up to date by Highway Department personnel. Of the 43,632 gallons of fuel (gasoline and diesel) used, valued … at $23,325. The fuel access keys were not kept locked or in a controlled environment. Nine of the 26 fuel keys were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-cairo-fuel-management-2019m-150Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… officials’ management of fund balance and reserves for the period July 1, 2014 through February 3, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $15.2 … fund balance has been well over the statutory limit for the past several years. Certain reserves had excessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016m