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Amityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and leave accruals for the period July 1, 2014 … proper scheduling, may have been avoidable. Although the payroll clerk performs procedures to check her own work, no …
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)
… Not all cardholders attached the required purchasing log to their credit card statements when submitting their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-cheektowaga-credit-card-purchases-2017m-18East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… did not develop a system to communicate when a network account was no longer necessary and should be deactivated. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Signing of New Legislative Package on Gun Control
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement today regarding Governor Hochul's signing of a new legislative package addressing gun control: "Gun … Texas, this scourge knows no geographic boundaries. The gun control bills signed into law by Governor Hochul …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-signing-new-legislative-package-gun-controlTown 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-28Saratoga Springs Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-351)
… of the Library’s internal controls over claims processing for the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background … Springs City School District. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $5.5 … the responsibility to audit and approve all claims for payment to the Board President. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/saratoga-springs-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-351Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… and overstating appropriations concealed the actual surplus fund balance. When unused appropriated fund balance and encumbrances are added back, surplus fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $8.1 … balance to comply with the legal limit and use the excess funds in a manner that benefits taxpayers. Return funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
Determine whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Village of Interlaken - Water and Sewer Financial Operations and Information Technology (2019M-74)
… comprehensive, written multiyear financial or capital plan to address needed repairs. We estimate that, for residents … would initially increase from a combined $320 per year to about $950 per year to finance new debt for infrastructure repairs and continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/14/village-interlaken-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-and-informationTown of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… governmental administration in the Second Degree for destroying Town records. In December 2020, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… or procedures. 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months, 19 of these accounts were never used … Financial application users had excessive permissions. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the City’s response letter. … Determine whether City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… District reported unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… Objective Determine whether extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, deposited and … statement of profit and loss forms, and annual record of funds received and paid out. Checks were not countersigned … 2019. … Determine whether extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded deposited and disbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… If warranted, establish a capital reserve to accumulate funds for future capital equipment purchases. District …
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)
… were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: … account and one account the IT Director could not identify to whom it belonged. These accounts have been unnecessarily …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Jefferson Central School District – Fund Balances (2015M-236)
… because District officials were historically transferring funds to them without using them; District officials do not … reserves. Review all reserve balances and transfer excess funds to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or use the reserve funds for their designated purposes. … Jefferson Central …
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)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 … September 30, 2015. Background The Huntington Union Free School District is located in the Town of Huntington in …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if controls over the District’s cash receipts … 2015. Background The Hermon-DeKalb Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, DeKalb, Hermon and Russell … which operates one school with approximately 400 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/hermon-dekalb-central-school-district-segregation-duties-2016m-35Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll payments and leave accruals were authorized accurate and supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services (2022M-122)
… $1.2 million lacked adequate detail or were not submitted to the Director of Facilities (Director) for approval. Payments to vendors totaling $1.3 million were not adequately supported or reviewed prior to payment. Key Recommendations Solicit separate bids for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-goods-and