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Town of New Windsor – Information Technology (2020M-137)
… for the protection of IT assets and data against loss or destruction. Ensure online banking agreements comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-new-windsor-information-technology-2020m-137Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… plan. Ensure the acceptable use policy (AUP) was complied with, monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Fund Balance (2021M-61)
… not develop or adopt a fund balance policy that addresses what level of fund balance is needed or how any surplus funds will be used and the … sit idle without a specific purpose to benefit the Town is not in the public’s best interest. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/02/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-fund-balanceSackets Harbor Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-208)
… District officials did not: Establish written procedures for password management, wireless security, remote access and … wireless security and remote access. Develop procedures for adding, removing and modifying user access rights to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/sackets-harbor-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-208Pulaski Academy and Central School District - Separation Payments (2020M-20)
… payments to certain District officials were authorized and accurately calculated in accordance with Board-approved … Key Recommendations Implement an independent review and approval process for all separation payments to ensure they are accurately calculated, supported and disbursed in accordance with Board-approved contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/20/pulaski-academy-and-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-20Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… Board: Adequately managed the Town’s financial condition, and Ensured that Town officials did not have prohibited … end of 2018. The Board has not adopted multiyear financial and capital plans. A Board member had a prohibited interest … approximately $782,100. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates of revenues and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… to $28,000 if the Directors had used School-provided cash rewards credit cards. Key Recommendations Take a more active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mTown of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… Town officials procured goods and services according to the purchasing policy and General Municipal Law (GML). Key … Key Recommendations Revise the procurement policy to provide a clear method for procuring professional … Town officials procured goods and services according to the purchasing policy and General Municipal Law GML …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179Commack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings At the time of our initial visits to nine … unable to locate the remaining 66 IT assets (14 percent). Key Recommendations Implement policies and procedures to … District. Ensure that all fields previously established on the IT asset inventory system are filled out to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsConnetquot Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-180)
… effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Key Finding The District reduced its total fund balance by … 1 0.1 percentage points above the statutory limit. Key Recommendations Review the District’s plan to continue … revenues, appropriations and unassigned fund balance based on historical data and known trends. Adopt a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/01/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-180Town of Dayton - Fund Balance Management (2019M-221)
… whether the Board has properly managed fund balance. Key Findings The Board did not properly manage fund balance … cash advances from 2016 have not been repaid as required. Key Recommendations Evaluate the financial activity in the TW … correction action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the Town’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/31/town-dayton-fund-balance-management-2019m-221Town of Day – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2014M-225)
… April 30, 2014. Background The Town of Day is located in Saratoga County and has a population of approximately … and revenues of more than $500,000 were not recorded in the accounting records or reported to the Board. … the reconciled bank balances to the recorded cash balances on a monthly basis and promptly investigate and correct any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/11/21/town-day-supervisors-records-and-reports-2014m-225Bemus Point Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-216)
… whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board … and annually appropriated an average of $400,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. The … restricted more than $260,000 in its trust and agency fund. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund balance totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/14/bemus-point-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-216Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation – Project Approval and Oversight (2021M-37)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Hempstead Local Development Corporation (THLDC) Board of Directors (Board) properly approved and monitored … goals when approving projects. The Board issued a total of $96.6 million of taxexempt bonds and $1.8 million of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/09/10/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-projectVillage of Hempstead – Budget Review (B7-14-4)
… in the Village’s proposed budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Village of Hempstead, … deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/01/village-hempstead-budget-review-b7-14-4Ulster County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-8)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order. 16 of 29 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/ulster-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-8East Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-13-3)
… expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The East Moriches Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, issued debt … fund operating deficits to submit their tentative budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-13-3Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-51)
… have exceeded appropriations by a total $626,000 in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Additionally, the budgets are not structurally balanced and have used $1.5 million in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-51Town of Palermo - Timeliness of the Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2020M-67)
… maintained up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Town Supervisor: Did not maintain up-to-date … 2018 and 2019 books and records after we started the audit on January 7, 2020. Did not make deposits and maintain … financial reports, with our office in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Ensure the financial records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/21/town-palermo-timeliness-supervisors-records-and-reports-2020m-67Wyandanch Union Free School District – Budget Review (B20-7-7)
… County, adopted a budget of $71.7 million for 2020-21. Key Finding Significant estimated revenues and budgeted … and Board implement budget cuts in the 2020-21 budget. Key Recommendation Reevaluate the appropriateness of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/14/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b20-7-7