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Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Electricity Contract Monitoring and Billing (2023M-45)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Dutchess Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials monitored electricity rates to ensure they were at the lowest possible cost and … possible cost. Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of electricity supply and delivery invoices prior to payment. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/09/08/dutchess-board-cooperative-educational-services-electricity-contract-monitoring-andPersistence Preparatory Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2023M-71)
… totaling $117,567 and determined that almost 98 percent of them lacked documentation to demonstrate the charge’s necessity or the School-related purpose of the charge . For example, charges totaling $22,276 … corrective action. See Appendix B for our comment on an issue raised in the School’s response. … audit charter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/01/persistence-preparatory-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2023m-71Jamestown City School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2022M-97)
Determine whether the Jamestown City School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/23/jamestown-city-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2022m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… The Office of the State Comptroller has developed five new “10-minute Tech Talk” cybersecurity training webinars for local government officials with weekly releases planned … 24. Phishing, to be released Oct. 31. In addition to the new series, prior years’ Cybersecurity Awareness Month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsIndian River Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-92)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately managed the District’s financial condition. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately manage the District’s financial condition and the current findings and recommendations are similar to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/19/indian-river-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2022mVillage of Mexico – Financial Management (2023M-170)
… while the Village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at the end of 2022-23 to use toward …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-mexico-financial-management-2023m-170North Tonawanda City School District – Information Technology (2023M-102)
… (District) officials properly secured user account access to the network and managed user account permissions in financial and student … risk that network resources and student information could be inappropriately altered, accessed or used. In addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/north-tonawanda-city-school-district-information-technology-2023m-102Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… Objective Determine whether Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Norwich City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-18)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 50 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/norwich-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-18Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Obtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… be obtained by subpoena. In accordance with New York State Civil Practice Law and Rules Section 2307, a Subpoena Duces … State of New York must be “So Ordered” by a Justice of the Supreme Court in the district where the records are located or, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsTown of Cameron – Justice Court and Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2015M-17)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the Court's and the … records and reports. The Supervisor’s monthly reports to the Board did not contain sufficient detail to allow the Board to make sound financial decisions. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-cameron-justice-court-and-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2015mTonawanda Housing Authority – Housing Occupancy and Information Technology (2016M-381)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Authority’s housing occupancy process and … provided inaccurate and unsubstantiated information to the Board. The Board has not ensured the maximum occupancy of tenant housing units to qualified applicants. The Authority’s IT system recently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/05/25/tonawanda-housing-authority-housing-occupancy-and-information-technologyTown of Dix – Justice Court Operations (2022M-06)
… occurred, causing the Court to owe the Office of the State Comptroller’s Justice Court Fund (JCF) $21,204, victims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/22/town-dix-justice-court-operations-2022m-06Erie County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-11)
… to enforce and monitor restitution obligations. 10 of the 30 restitution orders we reviewed had uncollected … had $36,013 they could not provide support for the source of the funds that could potentially be used to pay … paying victims with unsatisfied restitution a maximum of $100 payment each year their probationer’s case was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/erie-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-11Village of Watkins Glen – Justice Court Operations (2021M-146)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Watkins Glen (Village) Justices collected, recorded, … collections were not deposited intact. The net effect of the reporting errors was a $3,320 overpayment to the … 1,311 cases were not properly reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The Court’s computerized accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/12/29/village-watkins-glen-justice-court-operations-2021m-146Thurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board ensured that financial activity was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
Town of Lisbon Financial Condition 2012M202
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Andes Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-250)
… financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 to August 6, 2013. Background The Andes Central School District (District) is located in Delaware County. The District is governed by a … because the District consistently spent less than what was budgeted. Although District officials used $205,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/andes-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-250Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s water operations for the period June 1, 2010, to October 11, 2012. Background The Village of Penn Yan is … did not receive or review sufficient financial information to appropriately monitor water financial operations. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104