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Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-175)
… did not: Prepare bank reconciliations, record receipts in the financial accounting software or provide the Board … monthly bank reconciliations, record all transactions in the financial software timely and provide detailed budget-to-actual reports to the Board. File AUDs in a timely manner. Annually audit the Supervisor’s records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-175Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The Board did not: Develop and adopt a written …
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)
… audit the Treasurer’s records. File the required AUD with Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) within 60 days of … fiscal oversight training. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated that they are …
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)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have been used in a more beneficial way. Key Recommendations Adopt a …
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)
… a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than … decreased by 71 percent. The largest deficit occurred in the 2020-21 fiscal year, which totaled more than $5.1 …
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)
… of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured tuition billings to school districts were adequately supported and collections … district tuition billings were adequately supported for the sample of 30 students we reviewed, they did not … Officials and staff did not: Monitor collections received to ensure they were deposited in a timely manner. Deposit 29 …
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)
… managed and monitored nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … manage and monitor nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In … 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-networkNorthport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… to support transactions totaling $134,449 were missing and 95 payment request forms totaling $66,149 either had no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomTown of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… water bills tested were not calculated correctly resulting in approximately $70,000 of lost revenue for the Town. All 51 … water district had operating surpluses of over $465,000 in 2019 and $395,000 in 2020. 28 percent of the water produced, or 138.6 million …
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)
… implemented information technology (IT) security controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or … City officials did not establish adequate controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Develop written policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-network-management-and-internal-controls-2021m-215Town of Knox – Town Clerk (2020M-72)
Determine whether the Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited disbursed and reported all money collected timely and accurately
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/07/31/town-knox-town-clerk-2020m-72Rochester City School District - Budgeting and Multiyear Financial Planning (2020M-44)
… whether the Board’s 2018-19 adopted budget was realistic and structurally balanced based on historical or known trends. Key Findings The Board and District officials neglected to use accurate estimates of … The Board failed to adopt a structurally balanced budget and did not follow its fund balance policy when it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/21/rochester-city-school-district-budgeting-and-multiyear-financial-planningAlfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… an average of $495,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Sewanhaka 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)
… three sole source purchases totaling $38,022. Authorize a boat purchase. Because officials did not always comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2021M-114)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (Department) officials ensured that financial activity was … Determine whether Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department Inc Department officials ensured that financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/12/22/copenhagen-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesRidge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… were not always accurate or timely, resulting in a $10,244 discrepancy between the District’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165Town of Varick – Water and Sewer Operations (2021M-46)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Varick (Town) officials effectively managed the water and … Town officials did not effectively manage most aspects of the water and sewer districts’ financial operations. … Determine whether Town of Varick Town officials effectively managed the water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/04/town-varick-water-and-sewer-operations-2021m-46Seneca Falls Central School District – Procurement (2021M-201)
… officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services to achieve the optimal use of District resources. … not always use a competitive process to procure goods and services to achieve the optimal use of District resources. 21 … or document an exception from soliciting competition for services provided by six professional service providers that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/seneca-falls-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-201