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Operational Advisory No. 18
… Subject: Two Refund of Appropriation Vendor IDs to be Inactivated Guidance: On June 1, 2015 the Vendor Management Unit will inactivate ROA Vendor IDs 0RASP00000 and 0RAE000000. Business Units should … Two Refund of Appropriation Vendor IDs to be Inactivated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/18-refund-appropriation-roa-vendor-ids-accounts-payableSeized Assets Program (Follow-Up)
… 2013, determined whether the Division properly accounts for seized assets and whether it obtains the requested share … We concluded that the division did not properly account for or track seized assets. Key Finding The Division has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/seized-assets-program-followUnited HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… status of the recommendation made in our audit report, United HealthCare: Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue … Department of Civil Service (Department) contracted with United HealthCare (United) to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug … status of the recommendation made in our audit report United HealthCare Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue 2016S7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followWyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B25-7-3)
… deficit in the District ’s general fund as of June 30, 2019. Local Finance Law (LFL) Section 10.10(d) requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/11/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b25-7-3Town of Dayton – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-221-F)
… the Town of Dayton’s (Town) progress, as of November 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of Dayton – Fund Balance Management (2019M-221) released in January 2020. The audit determined that the Board did not … the Town of Daytons Town progress as of November 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-dayton-audit-follow-2019m-221-fJefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… seven and 27 years ago. The Department cannot account for $1,879 that was deposited in the restitution account. In … Recommendations Establish adequate policies and procedures for enforcing and monitoring restitution obligations. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10Boquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… requirements. Procure goods and services not subject to the competitive bidding requirements in compliance with … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132Town of Highlands – Receiver of Taxes and Assessments (2021M-120)
… billing adjustments, parcels not being billed, unaccounted for money, and unassessed penalties on late payments. The Receiver did not create sewer and water accounts for 16 resident parcels and did not bill 70 accounts. We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-receiver-taxes-and-assessments-2021m-120LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… network user accounts. The District’s disaster recovery plan was outdated, inadequate and not tested. Key … Develop and adopt a written IT contingency plan. Except as specified in Appendix A, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192Town of Pulteney – Financial Condition (2021M-24)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Pulteney (Town) Board effectively managed the Town’s … manage the Town’s financial condition and was unaware of the Town’s true financial position when it adopted budgets … financial and capital plans. Provide adequate oversight of the bookkeeper and provide municipal accounting training. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-financial-condition-2021m-24Town of Machias – Supervisor’s Financial Duties (2021M-98)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Machias (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) … adequately performs his financial duties. Key Findings The Supervisor did not adequately perform his financial … loans. Although interfund loans must be repaid by the close of each fiscal year, interfund loans have grown …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-machias-supervisors-financial-duties-2021m-98Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… notices were not published for certain purchases subject to permissive referendum. The District used $97,000 of … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… (97 percent) in forfeited funds from the FSA, DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually available for BOCES’ use. Officials were not aware of the unreturned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan impairs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… user accounts. Three generic accounts were not needed for District operations. Four user accounts had unnecessary … services. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network and financial application user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… and officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings … the Board and BOCES officials properly established reserve funds, they did not transparently fund the reserves or use or maintain reserve funds at reasonable levels. The Board and officials: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation (Corporation) Board of … Determine whether the Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation Corporation Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andPrattsburgh Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-108)
… Objective Determine if the Board of Education (Board) and Prattsburgh Central School District (District) officials … the District’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board and District officials’ actions to manage financial condition were not transparent and more taxes were levied than necessary to fund operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/18/prattsburgh-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-108Town of Delhi – Pool Project Donations and Disbursements (2020M-105)
… properly manage pool project donations or disbursements. For example, the Board: Improperly allowed the West Branch … have signed the checks. However, the Committee Treasurer, a private citizen or a Board member signed them. Key … the Town and the private citizen’s group so that it does not appear the Town is fundraising. Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/01/15/town-delhi-pool-project-donations-and-disbursements-2020m-105Otego-Unadilla Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-26)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the: Final annual budget. Comprehensive appended … actions per audit recommendations. Key Recommendations Post the final annual budget, a comprehensive appended … budget-to-actual results in a location easy to access. Post CAP to the website in a transparent location and specify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-26