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Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Village of Fleischmanns – Financial Condition and Clerk-Treasurer’s Duties (2017M-30)
… The Village of Fleischmanns is located in the Town of Middletown in Delaware County and has a population of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/06/23/village-fleischmanns-financial-condition-and-clerk-treasurers-duties-2017m-30Lowville Academy and Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-220)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2013 through March 31, 2015. … nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $25 million. … officials have been using reserve funds as repositories for excessive fund balance. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/27/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mGraded Rates – Contribution Stabilization Program
… The increase or decrease in the Retirement System graded rates depends on the gap between the System average rate and the previous … How graded rates for the NYSLRS Contribution Stabilization Program change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/graded-ratesCharter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… the School’s relationship with its affiliated entities and any related payments for the period July 1, 2010 through … SED as to the propriety of its relationship with the LLC and the Corporation. Only spend School resources for activities that clearly and directly benefit its students. Ensure that contractual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B23-6-2)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village’s tentative budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Background The Village of … village Suffern budget review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/14/village-suffern-budget-review-b23-6-2Brookhaven-Comsewogue Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2021M-181)
… funds. Key Findings Unapproved ECA clubs were operating in the District and District officials did not establish an … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/brookhaven-comsewogue-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activityXII.4.A Vendor Requests for Payment – XII. Expenditures
… a vendor certified Statewide Financial System (SFS) Claim for Payment Form ( AC 3253-S ). Business Units may use AC … payments, State Aid payments, or discretionary payments for materials, equipment and services. It is the … the vendor’s certification includes a valid electronic signature. For more information of the State’s electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4a-vendor-requests-paymentVillage of South Floral Park – Budgeting and Financial Oversight (2021M-5)
… budgets, and the budgets presented were not in the proper form, as required. Inaccurate budgeting led to underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/07/16/village-south-floral-park-budgeting-and-financial-oversight-2021m-5Town of Oyster Bay - Financial Condition Management (2020M-74)
… condition. Key Findings The Board and Town officials need to continue to improve their management and oversight of the Town’s … in outstanding debt, which is significantly more than neighboring towns and requires 37 percent of the revenue of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/09/04/town-oyster-bay-financial-condition-management-2020m-74Crown Point Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-29)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Crown Point Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) adequately oversaw the District’s financial operations. Key Findings The Board … Determine whether the Crown Point Fire District District Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/05/31/crown-point-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-29Starpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… not disable 44 former employee network user accounts. Some of the former employees left the District 13 years ago. Limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userTown of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The … limited. The Supervisor did not: Properly record revenues in the accounting system, prepare bank reconciliations or … by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 30. In addition, the 2022 AFR was inaccurate. Provide the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Lewis County – Purchase Cards (2024M-41)
… quotes, 52 charges totaling $142,684 did not have evidence of verbal or written quotes. The County could have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/07/26/lewis-county-purchase-cards-2024m-41City of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… Assess whether City of New Rochelle (City) officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to … Assess whether City of New Rochelle City officials could take additional steps to increase physical accessibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)
… components (6 percent) where Town officials could consider taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility at … Town officials should assess the feasibility of taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-brookhaven-physical-accessibility-programs-and-servicess9-24-45Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and can result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. Except as noted in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Village of Lisle – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-13)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Lisle (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records … Determine whether the Village of Lisle Village Board of Trustees Board Conducted an annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-lisle-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-13Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… and Deputy Director did not approve overtime hours prior to the WTP operators working overtime as required by the … in containing excessive amounts of overtime being charged to ratepayers. Village officials agreed with our findings … recommendations and indicated they have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. Appendix C includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Copenhagen Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2015M-270)
… 2015. Background The Copenhagen Fire Department is located in the Town of Denmark, Lewis County. The Department, which … audit committee. Consider the use of credit cards in place of debit cards or preauthorize purchases so the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/12/18/copenhagen-fire-department-controls-over-financial-activities