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Village of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the financial management of the Village’s water fund for the period June 1, 2011, to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Fleischmanns is … excessive fund balance, but has since caused fund balance to significantly decrease over the past two years. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Town of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… account that, at times, had more than $500,000 on deposit. In addition, the Board allowed debit cards to be used, which resulted in a circumvention of the Town’s disbursement controls. While … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62Town of Grand Island – Internal Controls Over Fuel Purchases (2013M-182)
… to evaluate internal controls over the purchase of fuel for the period January 1, 2012, through June 14, 2013. Background The Town of Grand Island is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 20,400 … Board comprised of a Supervisor and four Council members. For the 2013 fiscal year, budgeted appropriations totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-grand-island-internal-controls-over-fuel-purchases-2013m-182Town of Columbus – Budget Development Practices (2012M-225)
… highway funds to determine if the budgets were reasonable for the period January 1, 2011, to August 1, 2012. Background The Town of Columbus is located in Chenango County. An elected five-member Town Board, … members, governs the Town. The Town’s annual budget for the 2012 fiscal year is $770,000. Key Findings The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-columbus-budget-development-practices-2012m-225Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… did not properly claim State aid for the project. As a result, as of January 31, 2024, five component school districts (districts) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online … were appropriate, the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not meet all the requirements of New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Village of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… the Village’s financial condition and budgeting practices for the period June 1, 2011 through October 31, 2014. Background The Village of Round Lake is located in the Town of Malta, Saratoga County, and has a population … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Ticonderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for establishing and maintaining IT equipment inventory. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23Saugerties Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-05)
… inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key … officials did not appropriately track or inventory IT assets, maintain complete IT inventory records or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Randolph Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-22)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 43 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/randolph-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-22Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andVillage of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (2015M-37)
… whether the Board properly safeguarded Village resources for the period March 1, 2012 through July 12, 2013 and to … building project and other selected financial activities for the period March 1, 2011 through July 12, 2013. Background The Village of Washingtonville is located in the Town of Blooming Grove, Orange County, and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-washingtonville-village-hall-building-project-and-board-oversight-2015mHudson Housing Authority – Board Oversight (2016M-302)
… May 18, 2016. Background The Hudson Housing Authority is located in the City of Hudson in Columbia County and … $867,000. Key Findings Board and Authority officials have not adopted policies and procedures to ensure that cash … claims prior to payment or appoint a claims auditor to do. Such an audit should include ensuring that claims are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/10/28/hudson-housing-authority-board-oversight-2016m-302Horseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… As a result, there were 230 inactive user accounts, of which 138 were unneeded, and there were an excessive number of generic accounts. Did not provide IT security awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127Kirkwood Fire Company District No. 1, Inc. – Collections and Disbursements (2021M-73)
… to ensure money was adequately safeguarded and accounted for and Company officials did not establish adequate controls … all money was properly deposited, disbursed and accounted for. 21 collections (43 percent) totaling $7,770 lacked … whether they were deposited in full. $385 received for fire safety services was not deposited and cannot be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/10/08/kirkwood-fire-company-district-no-1-inc-collections-andCommack Public Library District – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-132)
… The purpose of our audit was to assess District operations for the period July 1, 2013 through November 30, 2014. … Background The Commack Public Library District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County and serves over … five-member Board of Trustees. District expenditures for 2013-14 totaled $3.6 million. Key Findings District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/08/28/commack-public-library-district-selected-financial-operations-2015m-132Eldred Central School District – Budget Review (B4-15-3)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the District’s … in fund balance, which would reduce available fund balance to less than 2 percent of appropriations; and does not … for the probable return of $200,000 in building aid to the State Education Department. The proposed budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/08/eldred-central-school-district-budget-review-b4-15-3Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Child Protective Services Outside New York City (Report 2007-S-129). … included in our initial report. Key Finding Department officials have not made progress in correcting the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/oversight-child-protective-services-outside-new-york-city-followWillsboro Central School District – Student State Aid (2023M-119)
… and provide oversight to ensure State aid claims for reimbursement are accurately prepared and submitted in a … all unclaimed State aid and submit any eligible claims for reimbursement. Review all ineligible aid claimed and make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/02/willsboro-central-school-district-student-state-aid-2023m-119Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… claim payments to the former Supervisor and the additional payroll payment to the former bookkeeper and seek recovery of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198