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Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)
… work. Ensure all nonemergency overtime is preapproved in writing and properly documented. Properly budget for and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22Debt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… to sell their bonds or notes at private sale, regardless of limitations on private sales otherwise in law. New York … and Nassau County must secure the Comptroller’s approval of the terms and conditions of their bonds and notes when they are sold at private sale. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
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)
… 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 … purchases and usage, or determine whether unauthorized E-Z Pass charges occurred. Because the District did not …
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)
… technology (IT) assets. Key Findings District officials did not always properly track or inventory IT assets, … costs, were not inventoried. In addition, the Board did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment …
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)
… earnings totaling over $153,000 from money on deposit in its 15 bank accounts at two financial institutions, which …
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)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Hunter (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) and … Determine whether the Village of Hunter Village Board of Trustees Board and ClerkTreasurer …
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)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Salamanca (City) Comptroller (Comptroller) completed … through 2021 were not filed until after the resignation of the former Comptroller.The longest overdue report was more … Monthly financial reports included erroneous reporting of revenue and expenditures. The Mayor and Council did not …
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)
… 28 of the claims totaling approximately $66,000 also did not contain evidence indicating that the goods or …
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)
… (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop …
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)
… for capital expenditures. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly plan or budget for capital expenditures. … to set long-term priorities. As a result, BOCES officials did not transparently fund capital expenditures and instead …
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)
… not ensure reasonable budget estimates. Budgets developed for the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 fiscal years had … $24 million over the three-year period. Appropriations for three equipment accounts and two printing service … office, which is inefficient and increases the likelihood for errors. There are also no verifications within the …
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)
… controls were adequate. Key Findings School officials did not ensure that network and financial software access … inappropriate activity. The Board of Trustees (Board) did not adopt an adequate written IT contingency plan or …
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)
… loss, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
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)
… accounted for fixed assets. Key Findings BOCES officials did not properly monitor and account for fixed assets. … with combined purchase prices of approximately $47,500 did not have required asset tags, were not on the inventory …
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
… user accounts with unnecessary administrative permissions. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsFishers Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-128)
… real property taxes and override the 2018 and 2020 tax caps to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real …
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)
… (Corporation) officials provided adequate oversight of the revolving loan program. Key Findings Corporation officials did not provide adequate oversight of the revolving loan program. For the 15 active loans, we … Corporation officials provided adequate oversight of the revolving loan program …
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
… 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 directly … to fulfilling the need for a thorough and deliberate audit of claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsible