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Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… the District had additional entry points for attackers to access and view personal, private and sensitive … and did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to follow to resume essential operations if an unexpected IT incident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andBabylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… The District did not claim any Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled, because District officials believed it was not cost-effective to file Medicaid claims. However, they could not provide a current cost-benefit analysis to support their position. As a result, District taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/13/babylon-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-91Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… auto service corporations which provided automotive work to the Town, totaling $5,931, during our audit period. In … auto service corporations, the Board members were deemed to have an interest in each of the contracts. As no statutory … year, each Board member’s interest was prohibited pursuant to General Municipal Law. Key Recommendations Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Gilboa-Conesville Central School District – Oversight of Portable Devices (2015M-344)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District’s portable devices were properly … District officials did not keep their inventory list up-to-date when computers were deployed to various locations or when they were disposed of. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/gilboa-conesville-central-school-district-oversight-portable-devicesWest Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District was effectively managing … schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students and 1,050 employees. Budgeted … approximately $1.7 million. Key Findings Meals cost more to prepare than the revenue generated by the meal sales. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Gowanda 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-368Amityville 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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review credit card use and purchases for the period … does not identify specific individuals who are authorized to use credit cards, establish credit limits or set purchase … 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)
… managed and monitored nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … manage and monitor nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
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
… hurts too many families. From a grocery store in Buffalo to an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, this scourge knows … will help keep our communities safer and give more tools to law enforcement to prevent easy access to guns. The Governor and lawmakers …
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)
… 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-351Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… of annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to finance operations and overstating appropriations … fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $8.1 million to $9 million, or 26 to 28 percentage points, which exceeded the 4 percent …
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)
… in the water and sewer ordinances did not conform to applicable State law. We reviewed water and sewer billings … during our audit period, but officials have taken measures to obtain more reliable readings. Key Recommendations Update the ordinances to clearly define and specify all charges and ensure they …
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)
… The former Superintendent submitted five inaccurate claims to the New York State Consolidated Local Street and Highway … in the Town receiving $86,000 more than it was entitled to. Based upon our audit and investigation, the former … records. In December 2020, the Superintendent pled guilty to Attempted Obstruction of Governmental Administration and …
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)
… accounts were never used and one account was last used to logon to the network more than nine years ago. Financial … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to City officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
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)
… through 2018-19. Over the past three completed fiscal years, the District reported unassigned fund balance that … Moreover, when unused appropriated fund balance is added back, unassigned fund balance exceeds the statutory limit by …
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)
… Key Findings Student treasurers and advisors failed to maintain pre-numbered tickets and receipts, statement of … resulting in inaccurate cash balances being reported to clubs and to the Board. Key Recommendations Ensure pre-numbered …
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)
… 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-97