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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Auditors identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate or not authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… issued in 2013 and 2014. Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (Westchester County) … officials did not establish adequate controls over user accounts and software updates to help prevent against … officials did not periodically review all network user accounts and permissions. Auditors found 58 network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Buffalo City School District , Parishville-Hopkinton Central … their money is being spent appropriately and effectively." Buffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Buffalo City School District ParishvilleHopkinton Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… a detailed project plan detailing the project scope, timetable or documentation to support the estimated costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343Sachem Central School District – Fund Balance (2017M-151)
… Sachem Central School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven, Islip and Smithtown in Suffolk County. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/sachem-central-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-151Town of Deerpark – Real Property Tax Collections (2017M-277)
… Key Recommendations Remit collections to the Supervisor on a weekly basis. Retain documentation showing tax payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/27/town-deerpark-real-property-tax-collections-2017m-277Cairo-Durham Central School District – Information Technology (2017M-246)
… accessed websites unrelated to business activities, and web filters were not adequate. Key Recommendations Update the … training, monitor Internet usage and configure the web filtering software to block access to sites that violate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/cairo-durham-central-school-district-information-technology-2017m-246Bethlehem Central School District – Credit Cards (2017M-41)
… claims prior to payment. The credit card company directly withdraws monthly payments from the District bank account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/bethlehem-central-school-district-credit-cards-2017m-41Fort Edward Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-67)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through February 28, 2015. … 100 employees and 560 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year total approximately $10.7 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/fort-edward-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-67Cheektowaga Public Library – Treasurer’s Reports (2015M-136)
… by the Town Board. Expenditures for the 2014 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.18 million. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/09/04/cheektowaga-public-library-treasurers-reports-2015m-136Schroon Lake Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-9)
… Town of Schroon, in Essex County. The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners. The … Disbursements made to pay bills were not always authorized by the Board prior to payment. Key Recommendations Implement … are authorized, calculated accurately, supported by adequate documentation and for appropriate purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/07/schroon-lake-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-9Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2023M-16)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative … audit BOCES ontario seneca yates cayuga wayne …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-payrollGermantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… (Board). Key Findings The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees … the Board. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Harford - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-201)
… fuel by $5,600. Key Recommendations Create an inventory list of Department assets and annually review the list to ensure asset accountability. Ensure fuel purchases are verified to the State contract price. Ensure elected and appointed officials and employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-harford-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-201Hoosick Falls Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-159)
… fiscal year-end interfund transfers totaling $1.2 million to be used for a capital project which had not yet been … reasonably in 2019-20 but certain account lines continued to be overestimated. Unrestricted fund balance ranged between … estimates of appropriations. Adopt a written plan to use excess fund balance to benefit District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/hoosick-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-managementTown of Schroeppel - Financial Records and Reports (2019M-187)
… whether the Comptroller maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports to allow the Board to properly manage the Town’s … whether the Comptroller maintained complete accurate and uptodate accounting records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-schroeppel-financial-records-and-reports-2019m-187Niagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… on three computers. PPSI was not classified and monitored to ensure protection from unauthorized access. In addition, … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to School officials. Key Recommendations Provide IT … that virus protection is installed, activated and up-to-date on all computers. Classify PPSI to ensure its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172Greene County - Information Technology (2020M-38)
… technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key Findings County Legislators did not monitor … compliance with the County’s acceptable use policy, and did not adopt IT policies, including: Breach notification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/09/04/greene-county-information-technology-2020m-38Naples Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-82)
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. The District had 63 unneeded network user … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Regularly review network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/naples-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-82Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The highway fund’s … in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The Board has … appropriations and appropriating unavailable fund balance to finance operations. Develop and adopt a fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239