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Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… were properly collected, receipted and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mBeaver River Central School District – Collection of Real Property Taxes and Retiree Health Insurance Contributions (2021M-123)
… duties of or establish adequate compensating controls over a senior account clerk/tax collector (clerk) who is … errors or irregularities could occur and not be detected in a timely manner. Key Recommendation Adequately segregate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/beaver-river-central-school-district-collection-real-property-taxes-andGananda Central School District – Procurement (2021M-86)
… Gananda Central School District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services to … were adequately documented and approved to verify that a competitive process was used to procure goods and services … bidding requirements totaling $352,943. Requiring quotes in compliance with purchasing policies, totaling $88,240. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/gananda-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-86Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… user accounts were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … to determine who is using each shared user account at a given time. Key Recommendations Regularly review enabled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… identified the IT vendors’ roles and responsibilities. As a result, gaps in IT security practices occurred. The Board and District … Provide IT security awareness training to employees. Adopt a breach notification policy that is required by New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Town of Waterloo – Financial Management (2022M-7)
… did not maintain accurate accounting records and reports. In addition, the Board did not: Implement adequate corrective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/29/town-waterloo-financial-management-2022m-7Wynantskill Union Free School District – Purchasing (2022M-85)
… thresholds. Officials did not: Develop clear guidance in procedures to seek competition for purchasing goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/wynantskill-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2022m-85Hunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… monitored nonstudent network user accounts and developed a comprehensive written information technology (IT) … or monitor nonstudent network user accounts or develop a written IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were … monitored nonstudent network user accounts and developed a comprehensive written information technology IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andAttica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… necessary; improperly restricted more than $3 . 5 million in a debt reserve; and overfunded the unemployment insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… The Highway Superintendent was incorrectly paid $6,015 in overtime and call-in hours. Timekeeping and leave accrual records were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… controls over network user accounts and did not develop a written IT contingency plan. As a result, the District had additional entry points for … operations if an unexpected IT incident occurred. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andScarsdale Union Free School District – Overtime (2022M-105)
… costs may have been reduced by at least $167,000. As a result, officials are paying more for overtime than necessary. Officials: Overpaid 20 employees a total of $11,961 for overtime. Paid 20 employees overtime … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/16/scarsdale-union-free-school-district-overtime-2022m-105Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-4)
… the District’s bandwidth usage, and the District provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for … resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Holland Patent Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2023M-141)
… fuel access and usage or account for fuel inventory. As a result, seven enabled fuel user accounts were not needed … periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Key Recommendations Establish a control system that safeguards the District’s fuel from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/holland-patent-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2023m-141Dolgeville Central School District – Fuel Monitoring (2023M-175)
… did not adequately account for or monitor fuel usage. As a result, 690 gallons of diesel fuel valued at $2,064 (23 … did not: Maintain perpetual inventory records or take a periodic physical inventory of diesel fuel on hand. … records, perform periodic reconciliations to the fuel in the tank and investigate and resolve any material …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/dolgeville-central-school-district-fuel-monitoring-2023m-175Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The Board did not: Develop and adopt a written procurement policy, as required. Audit and approve … 2015 through 2021. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt a written procurement policy, as required. Audit and approve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Babylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… to file Medicaid claims. However, they could not provide a current cost-benefit analysis to support their position. As a result, District taxpayers incurred the full cost of providing more than $536,000 in Medicaid-eligible services. Had these services been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/13/babylon-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-91Salmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… foster care student tuition payments, which resulted in over- and underpayments. Key Recommendations Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mUpper Jay Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-30)
… did not properly record all financial transactions in the accounting records or prepare required annual reports. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/05/26/upper-jay-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2023mVillage of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Law Section 5-524 requires, with limited exceptions, a village board to audit all claims against a village before payment is made, the Board did not perform a … to the claims to help ensure competition is sought in accordance with the Village’s procurement policy. Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44