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East Hampton Union Free School District – Financial Software User Access (2016M-340)
… Findings The Board has not annually designated a system administrator. Instead, the Board annually appoints a Network Systems Manager who performs these duties. District … a proper segregation of duties. Users were given system administrator rights when they shouldn’t have been, giving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-financial-software-user-accessCity of Utica – Parking Violation Enforcement and Collection (2015M-219)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s parking violation operations for the period April 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015. Background The City of Utica is located in Oneida County and has a … established sufficient policies for pursuing collection of parking violations after a violation is more than 10 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/12/18/city-utica-parking-violation-enforcement-and-collection-2015m-219Thousand Islands Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-283)
… them to require officers and key employees to disclose all outside employment or business interests. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/thousand-islands-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-283Town of Byron – Procurement (2024M-11)
… audit period. Did not obtain quotes or request proposals in accordance with the Town’s procurement policy for 10 … Recommendations Ensure goods and services are procured in compliance with competitive bidding statutes. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/24/town-byron-procurement-2024m-11Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… loss and misuse. Retain documentation related to scrap metal sales or account for sales totaling $1,277. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-182)
Determine whether the Ticonderoga Joint TownVillage Fire District District Board of Fire Commissioners Board monitored financial activity and ensured appropriate records and reports were maintained and filed timely
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/04/19/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-182Brushton-Moira Central School District – Tuition Billing (2023M-158)
… foster care students enrolled at the District. As a result, as of September 30, 2023, officials had not billed … oversight of the officials who prepared the tuition bills. Establish adequate procedures to ensure tuition bills were prepared, accurately calculated and issued to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/01/brushton-moira-central-school-district-tuition-billing-2023m-158Village of Afton – Claims Auditing and Disbursements (2023M-177)
… anyone other than current Village officials or employees. In addition, we reviewed 50 disbursements totaling $11,480 … Discontinue authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to pay claims in advance of audit and ensure claims contain sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/03/15/village-afton-claims-auditing-and-disbursements-2023m-177Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services - Capital Assets (2023M-126)
… console. In addition, we reviewed capital asset records for 130 assets with a historical recorded cost (also referred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-capitalSouth Kortright Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-69)
… Determine whether the South Kortright Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District … Education Law Section 1709 (20-a) when it appointed the Clerk of the Board as the deputy claims auditor. The claims auditor and deputy claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/south-kortright-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-69Saratoga Springs City School District – Procurement (2023M-25)
… Ensure that the purchasing agent maintains custody of his electronic signature and directly supervises the purchase order approval process when others use his signature. Except as specified in Appendix A, District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/15/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-25Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… reserves at reasonable levels. Except as specified in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Town of Tompkins Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-33)
… AUD was 435 days late and the 2022 AUD was nine days late. In addition, two certificates of deposit (CDs) totaling $75,789, were not recorded in the District’s accounting records.The CDs date back to at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/06/23/town-tompkins-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-33West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2023M-10)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board of Directors (Board) ensured that cash disbursements were … and were for Association purposes. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that cash disbursements were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/06/02/west-webster-volunteer-firemens-association-inc-cashVillage of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (2015M-37)
… of Washingtonville is located in the Town of Blooming Grove, Orange County, and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/08/07/village-washingtonville-village-hall-building-project-and-board-oversight-2015mRensselaer County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-6)
… Key Findings The County does have a written plan for bridge maintenance; however, it has not been formally … The County does not track maintenance and repairs by bridge, which could make it more difficult to determine when it is more economical to replace rather than repair a bridge. Key Recommendation Record and monitor repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/rensselaer-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-6Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Part-Time Temporary Employee Payroll (2022M-167)
… Properly monitor hours worked by PTEs . Two PTEs worked in excess of the total Board-authorized time and were therefore paid in excess of their Board-authorized salaries. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/03/17/erie-1-board-cooperative-educational-services-part-time-temporary-employee-payrollState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… means to close the budget gap allows the MTA to put off answering tough questions until its February budget … that cloud larger budget gaps in the outyears, which my office has repeatedly raised . Transit ridership remains … plans, it must communicate directly with the public on the impact these measures will have on straphangers and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetHorseheads Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-127)
… secure. Officials: Paid BOCES more than $2 million in the 2019-20 fiscal year for IT services but did not enter into a … if the District was appropriately billed or receiving the best value for IT services. Did not establish formal policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/horseheads-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-127New Hartford Central School District – Payroll (2021M-149)
… District officials to strengthen internal controls over payroll. Officials did not: Adequately segregate the duties … of or establish adequate compensating controls over the payroll clerk who could add new employees to the financial … adding and changing salaries and pay rates, processing the payroll, and signing and distributing payroll checks. Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/new-hartford-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-149