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City of Johnstown – Information Technology (2020M-127)
… failure to protect PPSI can have significant consequences on the City, such as reputation damage, lawsuits, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-information-technology-2020m-127Brighton Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2020M-133)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Brighton Fire District (District) officials ensured that … Determine whether Brighton Fire District District officials ensured that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2020m-133Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… School District (District) officials ensured that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. Key … Findings District officials did not ensure that unneeded network user accounts were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s network user accounts were unneeded and additional entry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTown of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… resulting in unrestricted fund balance in the general and highway funds that exceeded the Town’s fund balance policy … in the general fund and $180,000 (17 percent) in the highway fund. The Board adopted budgets that planned for … as intended. Unrestricted fund balance for the general and highway funds exceeded the maximum allowable limit, per the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144Town of Throop – Highway Department (2021M-115)
… Determine whether the Town of Throop (Town) Board (Board) and the Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) provided … financial activities. Key Findings The Board and Superintendent did not provide adequate oversight of the Department’s financial activities. The Board and Superintendent did not: Prior to 2021, agree, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/03/town-throop-highway-department-2021m-115Saugerties 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 establish adequate controls to … audit school saugerties IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/saugerties-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-05Chappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… the District’s new asset list is complete, accurate and up-to-date and that all fixed assets are tagged. Ensure that all … District’s new asset list. Update the fixed asset policy to require periodic and unannounced inventory counts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186West Webster Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2023M-10)
… claims and reviewing bank statements and canceled check images. Key Recommendations Amend the bylaws and written … and policies. Review bank statements and canceled check images. Audit all claims and ensure they have documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/06/02/west-webster-volunteer-firemens-association-inc-cashRochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
… an effective and timely review of credit card charges. As a result: School officials approved and paid certain credit … card charges without knowing what was purchased or whether the charges were for appropriate School purposes. 35 percent (169 totaling $68,523) of the tested credit card charges did not have a receipt or did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/rochester-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-208Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… to initiate corrective action . Appendix B includes our comment on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Town of Ticonderoga – Capital Project Management (2023M-38)
… modifications totaling $3.2 million were not recorded in the accounting records. Close seven completed capital projects in the accounting records. While we did not observe any … project activity. Close completed capital projects in a timely manner. Town officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/04/town-ticonderoga-capital-project-management-2023m-38Saratoga Springs City School District – Procurement (2023M-25)
… process when others use his signature. 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/2023/09/15/saratoga-springs-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-25Town of Chili - Financial Management and Cash Receipts (2019M-167)
… Adopted unrealistic budget estimates, which resulted in operating surpluses, unused appropriated fund balances and increasing fund balances in the general and highway funds. Did not adopt a multiyear … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-chili-financial-management-and-cash-receipts-2019m-167Utica City School District - Payroll (2018M-175)
… properly approved and supported. Key Findings We reviewed payroll payments totaling $4.7 million to 151 employees and … Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure that payroll-related payments are accurate, supported and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/utica-city-school-district-payroll-2018m-175Ausable Valley Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2018M-189)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible special education students. … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 1,674 eligible services totaling $58,965 and service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2018m-189Orchard Park Central School District - Financial Management and Payroll (2018M-89)
… fund balance, the Board increased the tax levy by a total of $4.4 million from 2014-15 to 2017-18. Three teachers were … by a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), employment contract or Board resolution and one teacher reviewed and … comments on the issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/orchard-park-central-school-district-financial-management-and-payrollOwego-Apalachin Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2020M-21)
… education services by ensuring students received services in accordance with their individual education programs (IEPs) … and that the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that students received all services in accordance with their IEPs. We reviewed IEPs for 28 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/18/owego-apalachin-central-school-district-special-education-services-andJefferson County Industrial Development Agency (JCIDA) – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-70)
… projects prior to approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that received financial benefits. … evaluate all projects prior to approval or monitor the performance of businesses that received financial benefits. … Develop procedures to ensure annually reported project performance information is supported by adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/10/02/jefferson-county-industrial-development-agency-jcidaSouthern Cayuga Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-77)
… and did not use about $1.1 million in appropriated fund balance. As of June 30, 2019, recalculated surplus fund balance totaled almost $1.7 million and was 10.7 percent of … for revenues, appropriations and the amount of fund balance needed to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/southern-cayuga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-77Town of Canton - Compensation and Benefits (2018M-159)
Determine whether compensation and benefits were paid in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement CBA or Board authorized amounts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-canton-compensation-and-benefits-2018m-159