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Middle Country Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-121)
… Background The Middle Country Central School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The … operates 14 schools with approximately 9,800 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/middle-country-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-121Operational Advisory No. 7
… Subject: Update SFS – Agency Contact Data Guidance: The purpose of this advisory is to request each Business Unit review the address and telephone number in SFS. SFS has address and … with each Business Unit (BU) and Department Code (DC). The information in SFS was created at the time of conversion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updatePrattsburgh Central School District – Tax Collection (2016M-122)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to verify the accuracy of the District’s tax collection for … Prattsburgh Central School District (District) is located in the Towns of Prattsburgh, Pulteney, Urbana and Wheeler in … approximately $9.8 million. Key Finding The Board did not provide the Tax Collector with a warrant prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/prattsburgh-central-school-district-tax-collection-2016m-122Valley Stream Central High School District – Payroll (2016M-19)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s payroll transactions for the period July 1, 2014 through … 28, 2015. Background The Valley Stream Central High School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/08/valley-stream-central-high-school-district-payroll-2016m-19Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District – Agriculture Environmental Management (2016M-306)
… management program strategic plan and mission statement for the period January 1, 2014 through May 4, 2016. … District officials did not meet their technical goals for the first year of their five-year strategic plan. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/11/25/tompkins-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-agriculture-environmentalBelleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)
… component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) training requirement to staff. … component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act SAVE Act training requirement to staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-mental-health-trainingJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Gloversville Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-81)
… 2013-14 fiscal year total $483,000. Key Finding The Board does not have policies or procedures to ensure that claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/27/gloversville-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-81Northern Adirondack Central School District – Leave Accruals (2020M-50)
… Errors occurred in the leave records maintained for 24 of the 33 (73 percent) employees tested. The District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2020m-50Maximum Reportable Days – Legacy Reporting
… be credited with a maximum of five working days per week. For monthly reports consisting of four weekly payments, you … employers report information about employees through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/maximum-reportable-daysForestville Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-170)
… and application user accounts were not properly managed. In addition, sensitive information technology control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/forestville-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-170Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-109
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase. Affected … Local 1359, in Bargaining Unit 67 are affected. Effective Date(s) Changes will be effective in paychecks dated April … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. … The purpose of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-109-district-council-37-local-1359-dues-increaseMedina Central School District - Reserve Funds (2019M-165)
… Findings District officials have not performed an analysis of the reserves, as the District’s reserve policy requires. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2019m-165Pocatello Fire District - Audit Follow-Up (2016M-301-F)
… report - pdf] [read 2016 report - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the Fire District’s progress, as of September 2019, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/12/27/pocatello-fire-district-audit-follow-2016m-301-fCity of Syracuse – Water System Cybersecurity (2019M-173)
… have service level agreements (SLAs) with its IT vendors. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … local user accounts, including disabling unneeded accounts in a timely manner. Establish a process for staying current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/06/26/city-syracuse-water-system-cybersecurity-2019m-173Town of Westerlo - Information Technology (2020M-33)
… to be provided by the Town’s third-party IT vendor. In addition, we communicated sensitive IT control weaknesses … IT resources. Implement strong access controls, in part, by disabling unnecessary user accounts. Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-westerlo-information-technology-2020m-33Belleville-Henderson Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-128)
… employees. District officials did not develop procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts and … employees who use IT resources. Develop written procedures for managing access to the network and financial application. Develop and adopt a disaster recovery plan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/11/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-information-technology-2019mTown of Union Vale - Payroll (2018M-31)
… whether Town officials established adequate policies and procedures over payroll, leave and health insurance … health insurance overpayments identified included $19,400 for ineligible individuals. Direct supervisors did not always … over payroll to ensure paycheck amounts are accurate and for documented hours. Review all individuals on health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/22/town-union-vale-payroll-2018m-31New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Governor's Budget Proposal
The state has to close a more than $6 billion budget gap and is contending with a significant jump in Medicaid spending
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-governors-budget-proposalChester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… a need for them. Monitored network user compliance with the District’s computer acceptable use policy (AUP) by … Monitor Internet use to ensure network users comply with the AUP. District officials agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107