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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 64
… or SSI/SSP Check Guidance: A vendor may request New York State reissue a check because the check was stolen and cashed … is a valid forgery, a check will be mailed to New York State Treasury. NYS Treasury will notify the agency when the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/64-forgery-checksEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… Audit Objective Determine whether East Williston Union Free School District (District) officials adequately managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkTown of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… accurate and supported. Key Findings Payroll payments were not always accurate and supported, and leave accrual benefits … timecards were unreliable because the time clock was set to an incorrect date. The Board did not adopt policies or implement controls to properly segregate payroll duties. Without clear written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services (2022M-122)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District (District) officials procured goods and … action. … Determine whether KatonahLewisboro Union Free School District District officials procured goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-goods-andVillage of Medina – Ambulance Service Billings (2014M-326)
… September 10, 2014. Background The Village of Medina is located in Orleans County and has a population of approximately 6,500. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. The Village budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year is approximately $5 million. Key Findings The Board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/01/village-medina-ambulance-service-billings-2014m-326Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… operations if an unexpected IT incident occurred. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that … confidentially communicated to officials, we found that: Of the District’s 1,909 network user accounts 1,896 network user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andBabylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… The District did not claim any Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled, because District officials believed it was not cost-effective to file Medicaid claims. However, they could not provide a current cost-benefit analysis to support their position. As a result, District taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/13/babylon-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-91Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings Two Board members are the … to the Town, totaling $5,931, during our audit period. In accordance with New York State General Municipal Law … the Board members were deemed to have an interest in each of the contracts. As no statutory exceptions applied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Town of Cheektowaga – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-18)
… $92.3 million. Key Findings The credit card policy does not identify specific individuals who are authorized to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-cheektowaga-credit-card-purchases-2017m-18Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… Joint Fire District’s (District) Board was transparent when funding and purchasing fire apparatus. Key Findings The Board was not transparent when funding and purchasing fire apparatus, levied more taxes … purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a capital reserve. Did not adopt fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… Determine whether City officials ensured the City’s Information Technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… submitted five inaccurate claims to the New York State Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement … and activity. Town officials should work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to resolve any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Town of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Town billed charges in the Redwood Water and Sewer Districts in accordance with Town ordinances. Key Findings Town officials did not bill water and sewer charges in accordance with Town ordinances. We found: The water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Pulteney (Town) officials adequately safeguarded Town … a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of services. Monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… can better manage fund balance and reserves. The practice of annually appropriating fund balance that is not needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… advisory is to inform Business Units of new guidelines for referencing a Master Contract ID on a voucher. As stated … vendor provide the Business Unit with separate invoices for each master contract purchase. A voucher can reference … ID in the Master Contract ID field on the voucher. For more information on referencing a Master Contract on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsWest Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… Monitor the number of meals produced divided by staffing hours and consider taking measures to move toward the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/16/west-babylon-union-free-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2016m-243Gowanda Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-368)
Gowanda Central School District Financial Management 2016M368
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/gowanda-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-368Amityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… audit was to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and leave accruals for the period July 1, 2014 … proper scheduling, may have been avoidable. Although the payroll clerk performs procedures to check her own work, no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-89)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial operations and use of … therefore, none of the appropriated fund balance was used to finance operations. Because of overestimated expenditures, … balance that is not needed to fund operations. Develop a plan to use excess unexpended surplus funds in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/plainview-old-bethpage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m