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Yonkers City School District – Fixed Assets (2015M-229)
… list and 20 that were recorded as disposed of did not have disposal request forms from the departments responsible … $5,000 or greater for inventory and depreciation purposes have tags affixed to them, locate the missing inventory items …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/11/yonkers-city-school-district-fixed-assets-2015m-229Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Transfers and Confirming Purchase Orders (2016M-218)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review BOCES’ budget transfer and purchase order processes … million. Key Findings Although the Board is required to approve all budget transfers above $25,000, the Chief … policy. Only use miscellaneous codes for expenditures that have no other budget code available. Restrict the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/western-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget-transfers-andWest Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… certification. The Assistant Superintendent for Business does not certify the payrolls until after the checks have … Segregate payroll-processing duties so that one individual does not control all aspects of payroll transactions. If it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Area #6 – Patch Management – Information Technology Governance
… are not installed regularly, the network and computers have an increased risk of vulnerability to viruses and other … of ways. Many unsupported and outdated software programs have vulnerabilities that were previously discovered and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-6-patch-managementWashingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… was to examine the District’s management of reserve funds for the period of July 1, 2012 through October 29, 2013. … The Washingtonville Central School District is located in the Town of Blooming Grove, including the Village of … Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are approximately $84 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Village of Pelham – Information Technology (2016M-410)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Village officials adequately safeguarded … adequate web filtering process and not adopted procedures to adequately monitor IT usage and enforce compliance with … IT service provider identifying the specific services to be provided or the vendor’s responsibilities. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-pelham-information-technology-2016m-410Town of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… through June 17, 2016. Background The Town of Erin located in Chemung County and has a population of approximately … Deposit and remit tax collections to the Supervisor in accordance with statute. Accurately report the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2023M-42)
… accounts. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for granting, removing and modifying network user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/08/18/ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2023m-42Brocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… the Brocton Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … with the statutory limit. Reduce overfunded reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials … B includes our comment on issues District officials raised in their response. … audit school brocton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… result, labor costs were not equitable, and Chemung could have incurred approximately $23,000 in additional costs to … monitored costs associated with the Agreement, Chemung may have avoided incurring additional labor costs. Key … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-193)
… it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 million, for a difference totaling $78 million. Were not fully … balance when needed. Include provisions in adopted budgets for funding and replenishing reserves. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/williamsville-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-193Town of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… and unused local user accounts. Adopt written procedures for user accounts or a comprehensive written IT contingency … are disabled in a timely manner. Adopt written procedures for user accounts and permissions and a comprehensive written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9West Islip Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-40)
… having enough money to pay the average annual expenses for eight and 51 years respectively. The Board and officials’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/west-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-40Village of Hewlett Bay Park – Financial Management (2022M-30)
… balance. As a result, more taxes were levied than needed to fund operations. For example, about $6,000 was needed to balance the budget in 2020-21; however, the property tax … generally agreed with our findings and indicated they have begun to initiate corrective action. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/06/17/village-hewlett-bay-park-financial-management-2022m-30Town of Putnam Valley – Purchasing (2013M-193)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over the Town’s purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2012 to March 6, 2013. Background The Town of Putnam Valley is … million in total. We also reviewed supporting documents to verify that procurements and subsequent payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-putnam-valley-purchasing-2013m-193Franklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… and compromise IT resources. District staff did not have sufficient documented guidance or plans to follow to … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Plattsburgh Housing Authority – Tenant Rents (2015M-260)
… period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background The Plattsburgh Housing Authority is located in the City of Plattsburgh in Clinton County. The Authority, which provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/01/29/plattsburgh-housing-authority-tenant-rents-2015m-260Loan Payroll Deductions – Enhanced Reporting
… Once a loan has been approved and a check is sent to the member, you will receive a notification letting you … has changed. The notification will provide a link to the Loan/Service Credit Purchase (SCP) Deduction page in Retirement Online, which will list the amount to be deducted from the member’s salary on future payrolls. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/loan-payroll-deductionsThree Village Central School District – Financial Operations (2021M-141)
… District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/17/three-village-central-school-district-financial-operations-2021m-141Town of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… the Villages did not receive all the benefit they should have from County sales tax distributions. The Town Board … improperly allocated sales tax revenue totaling $253,603 to the TW highway fund before reducing the TOV funds’ tax levies to zero. The same amount of taxes were unnecessarily levied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204