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Debt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… bonds at private or negotiated sale to first secure the New York State Comptroller’s approval. Certain municipalities … of limitations on private sales otherwise in law. New York City, Buffalo, Yonkers, Erie County and Nassau … Various State statutes require the New York State Comptroller to approve the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)
… (District) officials adequately monitored and safeguarded fuel and E-Z Pass tags. Key Findings District officials did not adequately monitor and safeguard fuel and E-Z Pass tags. As a result, officials cannot accurately account for fuel purchases and usage, or determine whether unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133Garden City Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (2023M-161)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District (District) officials … Determine whether Garden City Union Free School District District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/garden-city-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-2023m-161Pembroke Central School District - Investment Program (2023M-130)
… at two financial institutions, which had an average of $13.4 million available for investing. Had officials … program with written procedures for the investment of District funds. Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts to … program procedures. Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program - legality, safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/04/19/pembroke-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-130Town of Lincoln - Disbursements (2022M-198)
… which they were paid and one bookkeeper received $1,751 in additional pay with no evidence of approval. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/12/town-lincoln-disbursements-2022m-198Village of Hunter – Financial Operations (2023M-164)
… or File annual financial reports with the Office of the State Comptroller. The Clerk-Treasurer also was paid $34,988 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/04/05/village-hunter-financial-operations-2023m-164City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… by approximately $330,000. Annual financial reports for 2018 through 2021 were not filed until after the … report and review the filed 2018 through 2021 reports for accuracy. Discontinue the improper accounting practices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… may not have been detected and corrected. Had the Board of Education (Board) provided the claims auditor with … guidance to perform her duties, we may not have found that of the 184 claims we reviewed totaling $1 . 9 million, 100 … claims complied with the District’s procurement policy. 28 of the claims totaling approximately $66,000 also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andBroome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Planning (2023M-1)
… Objective Determine whether Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … expenditures and instead utilized more than $2.5 million of the component (which are BOCES’ member school districts) … funds over the last three school years. Although most of the repairs and improvements were proportionately funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/16/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-planning-2023mOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Development (2022M-209)
… whether the Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials’ budget … budget workbook method to allow for the direct transition of information. Officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-budgetYoung Women’s College Prep Charter School of Rochester – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-147)
… to officials, we found that: Fourteen percent or 10 of the School’s network user accounts were not needed. Unneeded … entry points for someone to inappropriately access the School’s network. Three network user accounts had … user accounts unnecessarily had full access, including the ability to delete transactions. This provided the ability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/01/06/young-womens-college-prep-charter-school-rochester-network-and-financialPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Pelham Union Free School District (District) officials established … access and loss, and adopted an adequate IT contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not establish … and loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2021M-207)
… (BOCES) officials properly monitored and accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly monitor and account for fixed assets. Thirty-two (64 percent) of the assets … tested and valued at $64,300 were not properly accounted for. We found: 28 assets (computers, electrostatic sprayers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/04/08/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… payments. Officials did not adhere to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsFishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… financial condition and did not adopt realistic budgets from 2018 through 2021. The Board gave taxpayers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/29/fishers-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-128Warren County Local Development Corporation – Revolving Loan Program (2021M-102)
… Determine whether the Warren County Local Development Corporation Corporation officials provided adequate oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/12/22/warren-county-local-development-corporation-revolving-loanWho Is Responsible? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Although there are exceptions, the governing board is generally responsible for the audit of claims. The audit of claims is one of the few control procedures that is often executed … the need to have a strong claims auditing function and, where allowable by law, have chosen to delegate their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsibleWaterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… access to the District’s IT systems, and the lack of a comprehensive written IT contingency plan impairs the … access rights to the network. Perform periodic reviews of all network user accounts to determine whether they were appropriate or needed. As a result, 11 percent of the District’s non-student user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information