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Coxsackie-Athens Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-21)
… Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. Key Findings The District did not provide mental health training as required to all staff for the 2020-21 school year … None of the 34 employees’ records we tested showed the training was completed by September 15, as required by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/coxsackie-athens-central-school-district-mental-health-training-componentPutnam Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2020M-27)
… general fund balance. Key Findings District officials need to improve budgeting practices to more effectively manage fund balance. Specifically, the … surplus fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by 32.7 to 42.8 percentage points at the end of the last three fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/putnam-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-27Liverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… found that 123 items, totaling $76,425, were not recorded in the District’s inventory records. Officials could not … last comprehensive physical inventory count was conducted in 2003. District officials cannot be assured that IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
… fund balance was appropriated each year, but was not used to finance operations. When unused appropriated fund balance … fund balance exceeded the limit each year by $345,000 to $611,000, or 2 to 3 percentage points. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64Oneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… School District’s (District) network was adequately secure to protect the student information system (SIS) against … Findings The District’s network was not adequately secure to protect the SIS against unauthorized use, access and loss. … manage user accounts or administrative permissions to limit access to assets and data. Some District computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Town of Greenville – Tax Collector (2020M-81)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tax Collector properly recorded, deposited and remitted money in a timely manner. Key Findings The Tax Collector did not properly record or remit money in a timely manner. The Tax Collector’s records were insufficient to determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/10/23/town-greenville-tax-collector-2020m-81Village of Hilton - Financial Management (2020M-31)
… plan that included the need and optimal funding level for each reserve. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with realistic estimates for revenues and expenditures, and which appropriate a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/05/village-hilton-financial-management-2020m-31Village of Port Chester - Dual Employment (2018M-91)
… job worked the hours the Village compensated them for working. Key Findings Village officials did not establish … employees identified worked all the hours they were paid for. Village officials did not ensure that employees’ days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/06/12/village-port-chester-dual-employment-2018m-91Genesee Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-231)
… comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Adopt a … fund policy, including plans for the use of reserves in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/genesee-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-231Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… Require more support for collections received, such as tickets or press-numbered receipts, and require two members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019mVillage of Port Dickinson – Capital Asset Accountability (2023M-68)
… We were unable to definitively locate and trace 32 of 35 assets reviewed to the Village’s asset list because the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/08/18/village-port-dickinson-capital-asset-accountability-2023m-68Genesee County – Purchasing (2015M-241)
… 12, 2015. Background Genesee County is located in western New York. The County, which has approximately 60,000 residents, … have documentation that it always made purchases from the vendor with the lowest bid price. County officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/genesee-county-purchasing-2015m-241Starpoint Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-266)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … by $820,000. The District has not used its debt reserve to fund debt payments, as required. Key Recommendations … report and use statutorily restricted debt reserves to pay related debt service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/starpoint-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-266Spencerport Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-254)
… practices for the period July 1, 2012 through May 27, 2016. Background The Spencerport Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/spencerport-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-254Worcester Central School District – Unassigned Fund Balance (2016M-1)
… to examine District officials’ management of unassigned fund balance for the period July 1, 2014 through November 16, … are $10.9 million. Key Findings The District’s unassigned fund balance has exceeded the statutory limit in two of the … Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unassigned fund balance in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/worcester-central-school-district-unassigned-fund-balance-2016m-1South Glens Falls Central School District – Access Rights (2012M-257)
… Background The South Glens Falls Central School District is located in Saratoga County. The District is governed by the Board of Education which comprises nine … to ensure that access to the District’s financial system is restricted to only those functions required by individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/08/south-glens-falls-central-school-district-access-rights-2012m-257Wells Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2017M-70)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials effectively managed … and included appropriated fund balance not used as planned to fund operations. The budgets overestimated appropriations … through 2015-16. Unrestricted fund balance increased to almost $854,000 or 15 percent of the ensuing year's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/wells-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2017m-70Shoreham-Wading River Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-75)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … fund balance and reserves that it did not actually need to fund operations. The District’s unassigned fund balance … unassigned fund balance and reserves that are not needed to fund District operations. Use surplus fund balance in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017mPutnam/Northern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology and Claims Auditing (2016M-205)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the controls over IT and the claims auditing … the IT servers and infrastructure did not have safeguards to track access and protect IT assets. No formal disaster … Key Recommendations Monitor user activity periodically to detect inappropriate usage. Develop and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/09/30/putnamnorthern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information