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School District Bus Safety (2018-MS-4)
… completed and reviewed. Districts had no formal mechanism for documenting and following up on complaints. Key … Annually approve all drivers that transport district students, including contracted transportation vendor … of complaints. 1 With scope extensions for units … School District Bus Safety 2018MS4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/08/30/school-district-bus-safety-2018-ms-4Village of Tuxedo Park - Board Oversight (2018M-66)
… Incompatible duties are performed by the Clerk/Treasurer and Deputy Clerk/Treasurer with little to no oversight by the Board. Competition was not sought for 14 professional services totaling $926,188. Water rates … totaling $4,065 and overbillings totaling $7,620 for 494 bills during the eight quarters we reviewed. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/02/village-tuxedo-park-board-oversight-2018m-66Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… Adopt realistic, structurally balanced budgets based on historical or known amounts and reduce the reliance on fund balance as a financing source. Discontinue the … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198City of Binghamton - Water System Cybersecurity (2018M-152)
… water system. Implement a formal process to stay updated on system cybersecurity threats. Prevent or monitor public … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-binghamton-water-system-cybersecurity-2018m-152County of Rockland – Budget Review (B18-6-11)
… liquidate the accumulated deficit in the County’s general fund as of December 31, 2012. Additionally, Chapter 468 of the Laws of 2013 requires the County to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/11/05/county-rockland-budget-review-b18-6-11Chateaugay Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-77)
… Treasurer did not maintain accurate accounting records. For example, The Treasurer did not record collections … to allow officials to determine whether the expenses were for valid purposes. The Treasurer did not comply with the bylaws for 35 claims totaling $15,318 that required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/08/10/chateaugay-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2018m-77Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-59
… To explain processing of Prepaid Legal Service Benefit for tax purposes. Affected Employees Employees in bargaining units S8, SK and SD who will receive a paycheck or direct deposit advice … of prepaid legal benefit, and the earn codes being applied for benefit year 2002. Union BU Value Earn Code SEIU Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-59-prepaid-legal-service-benefitTown of Lyons - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-216)
… whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed properties with 108 agricultural, non-profit and not-for-profit, senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-lyons-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-216Pultneyville Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2015M-80)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of … did not complete, or contract with an independent account to complete, an annual audit of the District’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/06/26/pultneyville-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsBolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… reduce reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… apply. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215Pulteney Volunteer Fire Department – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-175)
… audit was to assess the Department’s financial controls for the period January 1, 2013 through April 29, 2014. … Steuben County, is affiliated with the Pulteney Fire District No. 2 and provides fire protection services to the Town. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/19/pulteney-volunteer-fire-department-controls-over-financialBayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-190)
… officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-userCold Spring Harbor Central School District – Capital Assets (2023M-37)
… District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/01/cold-spring-harbor-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-37XV.16.B Sole Custody Reporting – XV. End of Year
… On or before April 1st of each year, the Online Services Sole … Guide to Financial Operations REV. 12/01/2021 … On or before April 1st of each year the Online Services Sole …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv16b-sole-custody-reportingEastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2023M-93)
… officials managed user account access to the network and financial application. Key Findings Although BOCES … accounts (18 percent) that were not needed or logged in to for at least six months, including: 165 student accounts, … Periodically review all enabled network user accounts for necessity and disable unnecessary network user accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/10/13/eastern-suffolk-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technology-2023mBradford Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-157)
… not ensure claims had adequate supporting documentation for her review prior to approval. We reviewed 74 claims … totaling $2.96 million did not contain documentation for the claims auditor to perform a proper audit. The claims … BOCES), inappropriately audited and approved 25 claims for the GST BOCES service charges totaling approximately $2.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/bradford-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-157Town of Homer – Conflict of Interest (2022M-148)
… officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/23/town-homer-conflict-interest-2022m-148Village of Old Brookville – Cash Receipts (2015M-286)
… audit was to review the Village’s cash receipts practices for the period January 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. … five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $4.6 million. … Develop and adopt written policies and procedures for collecting, processing, recording and depositing cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/01/15/village-old-brookville-cash-receipts-2015m-286Dryden Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-396)
… whether the Board of Education adopted reasonable budgets for the period July 1, 2012 through October 17, 2013. Background The District is located in Cortland, Tioga and Tompkins Counties … compliance with statutory requirements. … Dryden Central School District Financial Condition 2013M396 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/dryden-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-396