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Brunswick Central School District - Online Banking (2020M-6)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings The Board did not adopt an online … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/brunswick-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-6Accounts Payable Advisory No. 46
… proper invoice guidance. Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/46-proper-invoiceAccounts Payable Advisory No. 45
… ordering email address or (ii) the vendor is not enrolled in email PO dispatch and the agency wishes to dispatch the PO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/45-electronic-purchase-order-dispatchOperational Advisory No. 25
… Guidance: In compliance with the Data Quality guidelines in the Guide to Financial … clean-up activities necessary to ensure SFS data complies with these standards on a quarterly basis. SFS will schedule … Bureau of Analysis, Support, and Knowledge Transfer (ASK) with any general questions you have regarding the content of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/25-data-quality-advisoryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… were using one computer account to process parking decals and not retaining information related to deleted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… accountability, it’s critical that schools make every dollar count,” DiNapoli said. “By auditing school district … Since 2010, the district appropriated more than $4.7 million in fund balance to finance appropriations. This has … As a result, the district’s unrestricted fund balance was 15 percent of the 2013-14 budgeted appropriations, nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsIndustrial Development Agency Board Governance (2017-MS-1)
… actually created or retained 10,209 jobs, a shortfall of 26 percent. Key Recommendations Ensure the IDAs’ actions are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/09/22/industrial-development-agency-board-governance-2017-ms-1Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsPlainview-Old Bethpage Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-89)
… Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. The District, which … The District significantly overestimated expenditures in its adopted budgets, and, therefore, none of the … Officials did not include the funding of reserves in the annual budgets. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/07/31/plainview-old-bethpage-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015mCopiague Union Free School District – Check Signing (2015M-181)
… checks using a flash drive that contains the Treasurer’s and District Clerk’s signatures, neither of whom was present … all checks in compliance with Education Law. The Treasurer and any other official whose signature is required should maintain custody of their signature flash drives and supervise their use. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/copiague-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2015m-181Village of Medina – Ambulance Service Billings (2014M-326)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review ambulance service billing procedures for the period January … million. Key Findings The Board did not adequately monitor ambulance billings and amounts collected and did not have sufficient procedures in place to enforce unpaid ambulance bills. The Board allowed a third party to collect …
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)
… plan. As a result, the District had additional entry points for attackers to access and view personal, private and …
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)
… $442,841, for 18 Medicaid-eligible students. Examine and seek Medicaid reimbursements, totaling $93,774, for 25 … Medicaid-eligible. Establish Medicaid claim policies and procedures or ensure that sufficient documentation was … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
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)
… Municipal Law. Key Recommendations Ensure that officials and employees are familiar with and follow the requirements of New York State General … contracts. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176West Babylon Union Free School District – School Lunch Operations (2016M-243)
… school and five elementary schools, which offer breakfast, lunch and à la carte foods to approximately 4,000 students … employees. Budgeted appropriations for the for the school lunch fund for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately … than the revenue generated by the meal sales. School lunch productivity is lower than industry standards. Key …
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)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District's financial management practices for … The District did not use any appropriated fund balance to finance operations, resulting in unrestricted fund balance … adopt a written reserve policy and three reserves appear to be overfunded. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that …
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)
… to examine the District’s internal controls over payroll and leave accruals for the period July 1, 2014 through June … is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The District, … Recommendations Implement procedures to properly control and monitor overtime by approving and providing justification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Town of Cheektowaga – Credit Card Purchases (2017M-18)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review credit card use and purchases for the period January 1, 2015 through … approximately $92.3 million. Key Findings The credit card policy does not identify specific individuals who are … attached the required purchasing log to their credit card statements when submitting their receipts to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-cheektowaga-credit-card-purchases-2017m-18East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed and monitored nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage and monitor nonstudent network user accounts to help prevent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkTown of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… adequately safeguarded Town information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor computer use. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28