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Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders (2016M-218)
… Although the Board is required to approve all budget transfers above $25,000, the Chief Financial Officer approved these transfers. BOCES officials are making excessive use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget-transfers-andWest Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… July 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015. Background The West Islip Union Free School District is located in the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Area #6 – Patch Management – Information Technology Governance
… Patches update software programs and could help protect systems running those programs from attacks. A patch can be an upgrade (adding features), computer bug fix, new hardware driver installation … If patches are not installed regularly, the network and computers have an increased risk of vulnerability to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-6-patch-managementTown of Berkshire – Procurement and Conflict of Interest (2023M-84)
… of interest. Key Findings The Town Board (Board) did not consistently seek competition for purchases or avoid … conflicts of interest. As a result, goods and services may not have been procured in a cost-effective manner. Of the … 113 purchases totaling $771,727 we reviewed, officials did not seek or could not support that they sought competition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-berkshire-procurement-and-conflict-interest-2023m-84Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (2023-MR-1)
… record dates collections were received or deposit payments in a timely manner. Town of Riverhead officials did not: … are received. Ensure CPF collections are deposited in a timely manner. … Determine whether officials from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-2023-mr-1Marathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
… (District) officials developed and managed a comprehensive investment program. Key Findings District officials did not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not develop and adopt a comprehensive written investment policy as required by New York State General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/20/marathon-joint-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-76Washingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… The Washingtonville Central School District is located in the Town of Blooming Grove, including the Village of … of the Towns of Cornwall, Hamptonburgh and New Windsor in Orange County. The District operates five schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Village of Pelham – Information Technology (2016M-410)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Village … adequate web filtering process and not adopted procedures to adequately monitor IT usage and enforce compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-pelham-information-technology-2016m-410Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the financial … accurate accounting records. The Clerk did not remit taxes to the Supervisor on a weekly basis as required by statute. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts to … to BOCES officials, we found that officials did not: Disable 17 unneeded network user accounts, including seven former employee accounts and 10 accounts not used by active employees, that had last log on dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Brocton Central School District (District) Board of … properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund … the Board and District officials were not transparent with taxpayers and levied more taxes than necessary to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… Determine whether highway service labor costs associated with the Town of Chemung (Chemung) and Town of Ashland (Ashland) … Key Findings Chemung officials did not adequately monitor the Agreement’s highway service labor costs. Officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage the District’s fund balance and reserves. … and appropriated $22 million of fund balance that was not needed or used. Adopted annual budgets during the same … $40 million, for a difference totaling $78 million. Were not fully transparent with the public regarding the funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Workers' Compensation Program: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011
… Purpose To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report … Law. The primary responsibility of the Board is to ensure that employees who are unable to work due to injury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/workers-compensation-program-statement-assessable-expenses-three-fiscal-years-ended-marchTown of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… that were communicated confidentially to officials, the Town Board (Board) and officials did not: Provide IT … or a comprehensive written IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of … IT contingency plan. Town officials generally agreed with our findings and recommendations and indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9West Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the West Islip Union Free School District’s (District) Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40Village of Hewlett Bay Park – Financial Management (2022M-30)
… balance. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. For example, about $6,000 was needed to balance the budget in 2020-21; however, the property tax … between $5,547 and $42,216. This practice contributed to the continued accumulation of surplus fund balance. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/06/17/village-hewlett-bay-park-financial-management-2022m-30Town of Putnam Valley – Purchasing (2013M-193)
… 6, 2013. Background The Town of Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County and has a population of approximately 11,000 … paid more than $20,000 each and approximately $1.4 million in total. We also reviewed supporting documents to verify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-putnam-valley-purchasing-2013m-193Franklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts, periodically … of the District’s network user accounts (8 percent) were not needed. This created additional network entry points … and compromise IT resources. District staff did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to follow to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Plattsburgh Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2015M-260)
… of tenant rents. Billing and collection duties were not properly segregated. No one internally reviewed the rent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/01/29/plattsburgh-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2015m-260