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Geneva Housing Authority – Cash Receipts (2015M-160)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Authority’s cash receipts process for the … exceeds the policy’s overnight cash level. Access rights to the housing software and accounting system are not … of the process. Update the overnight cash level policy to clearly define the maximum amount to be held before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/11/13/geneva-housing-authority-cash-receipts-2015m-160Wading River Fire District – Gasoline Credit Cards (2017M-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s gasoline card purchases for the … credit card policy does not identify the number of cards to be issued or the individuals authorized to use the cards, and 15 cards were in the District Manager’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/wading-river-fire-district-gasoline-credit-cards-2017m-5Middle Country Public Library – Treasurer (2015M-291)
Middle Country Public Library Treasurer 2015M291
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/01/22/middle-country-public-library-treasurer-2015m-291Mid-Hudson Library System – Procurement (2016M-261)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library System’s procurement process for the … quote is in agreement with the State contract prior to ordering. The Library System's purchasing policy does not address what internal procedures to use for purchases that do not require competitive bidding. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/10/07/mid-hudson-library-system-procurement-2016m-261Town of Pharsalia – Board Oversight (2018M-59)
… which allowed the former Town Supervisor (Supervisor) to misappropriate Town funds. The former Supervisor disbursed … on charges of Grand Larceny in the second degree, Scheme to Defraud, Defrauding the Government, Corrupting the … and Public Corruption. In June 2021, he pled guilty to Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, as a crime of Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-pharsalia-board-oversight-2018m-59Town of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities (2021M-121)
… ranged from more than $1 million as of January 1, 2017 to $153,000 as of December 31, 2020. Provide the Board with … 2018 and 2019 annual financial reports were filed from 106 to 194 days late. In addition, each year the CPA firm hired to conduct the Town’s annual audit reported financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/03/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-2021m-121Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… did not: Adopt an adequate password security policy to address password requirements. Create secondary user … job responsibilities required administrative permissions, to be used for non-administrative activities. In addition, … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Reserves Management (2021M-157)
… not properly fund, use or manage reserve funds according to applicable laws or best practices. The Board did not: … reserve fund use and replenishment. Obtain voter approval to liquidate the liability reserve or fund the repair reserve, as required. Pass a required resolution to properly transfer $114,895 into the retirement reserve. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/02/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-reserves-management-2021m-157Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… (Town) officials properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. Key Findings Town officials did not properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. As a result, Town taxpayers residing … not receive all the benefit they should have from County sales tax distributions. The Town Board (Board) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Town of Clarence Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-97)
… assessing material aspects of the proposed projects prior to approving them. The Board did not properly monitor projects to determine whether project goals were being met. Officials … did not ensure that project approvals were transparent to the public by posting required documents on CIDA’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2021/09/10/town-clarence-industrial-development-agency-projectPlainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… resolution that allowed the District Treasurer (Treasurer) to pay all recurring expenditures without the Board’s prior … or realistic budgets. Budgets underestimated transfers to reserves and overestimated appropriations. Adopt a fund … each year, as required. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment when required. We tested claims totaling $289,700 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91North Syracuse Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-34)
… of the taxpayers. District officials: Paid $1.2 million to six professional service providers without seeking … competition. Used a request for proposals (RFP) process to select certain professional service providers many years … did not seek new competition. Officials paid $2.1 million to six professional service providers who were selected based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/north-syracuse-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-34Village of Hancock – Insurance Withholdings (2022M-108)
… whether the Village of Hancock (Village) officials ensured insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated … Key Findings Village officials did not ensure that insurance premium contributions were accurately calculated and collected. Employee insurance contributions were not calculated correctly and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/10/28/village-hancock-insurance-withholdings-2022m-108Sodus Central School District – Software Management (2022M-64)
… District officials did not establish adequate controls to prevent inappropriate, unnecessary and unauthorized … reviewed had permissions that allowed the accounts’ users to install software on their computers without authorization. … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Limit permissions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/sodus-central-school-district-software-management-2022m-64Schonowe Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2021M-185)
… As a result, neither the Company nor we were able to confirm all money was recorded and deposited intact. 14 … totaling $8,956 lacked proper supporting documentation to determine whether they were deposited intact (i.e., in the … before payment. The Board did not review monthly budget to actual reports or prepare an annual Directors’ report to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/04/08/schonowe-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversight-2021m-185Town of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially to officials, the Town Board (Board) and officials did not: Provide IT security awareness training to all computer users. Adequately manage local user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9Brighton Central School District – Procurement (2022M-205)
… District (District) officials made procurements related to the 2021- 22 capital improvement project (CIP) in … not demonstrate that certain goods and services related to the 2021-22 CIP were procured in accordance with District … Of the nine CIP contracts totaling $4.4 million awarded to vendors, officials could not support they competitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/brighton-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-205Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… . She earned and used leave that she was not entitled to and paid herself an unauthorized payment for unused leave to which she was not entitled when she left Village … erroneously reported an additional 392 . 54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… managed and monitored network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access, or loss. As a … access by users with malicious intent. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether claims were adequately supported, properly authorized and approved prior to payment and for valid District purposes for the period … documentation. Resolutions that the Board passed to approve claims for payment did not include information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387