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Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of water fund operations. Key Findings Town officials did not provide adequate oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water … Determine whether Town of Owego Town officials provided adequate oversight of water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205City of Lackawanna – Network Management and Internal Controls (2021M-215)
… City officials have not developed a written IT contingency plan. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated … resources. Develop a comprehensive written IT contingency plan. City officials agreed with our recommendations and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-network-management-and-internal-controls-2021m-215Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… training, they would have better positioned themselves to oversee the District’s financial activities and helped … policy, as required. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment. Ensure the Treasurer filed the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board and … Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Schuyler Lake Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-191)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Schuyler Lake Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … audit fire district schuyler lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/02/10/schuyler-lake-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-191Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… reserves. Funding reserves at levels higher than necessary for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… budgets, they did not develop a multiyear financial plan for the District. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionHenry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… district tuition billings were adequately supported for the sample of 30 students we reviewed, they did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… Key Recommendation Periodically review user access for all network user accounts and disable user accounts when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkVillage of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) properly audited … Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights Village Board of Trustees Board properly audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… payments and did not ensure an independent review of separation payment calculations was performed. Therefore, … and resulted in erroneous and missed payments. Of the 41 employees we reviewed, 14 separation payments totaling … and adequate documentation is maintained to support the calculations and eligibility requirements. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or … plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or … plan in place that is properly distributed to all business office staff and periodically tested for efficacy, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… cannot ensure officials are procuring goods and services in the most prudent and economical manner. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Village of Monticello – Records and Reports (2020M-104)
… accounting records or properly reconcile bank accounts in a timely manner. About $5 million of real property tax … tax limit (CTL) forms and adopted budgets were not filed in a timely manner. AUDs were typically filed over 200 days …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-records-and-reports-2020m-104Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… transactions were appropriate and properly accounted for, the Treasurer performed all financial duties including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… shared and former employee accounts. Revoked permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a result, the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board), the … and submit reports of the District’s financial activities for them to periodically review. The Board is required to audit the Treasurer’s records but does not. Key Recommendations Establish controls over hall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with … Officials did not post: Comprehensive budget-to-actual results in an easily accessible location. … further transparency by posting comprehensive budget-to-actual and internal audit results in a location easy to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… streaming and shopping software. Establish controls to prevent computer and mobile device users from downloading … application store on mobile devices. Perform an inventory of applications installed on unmanaged mobile devices. AWB … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… governmental administration in the Second Degree for destroying Town records. In December 2020, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30