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Southern Cayuga Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-224)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … District officials have generally taken appropriate action to manage the District’s financial condition. The District’s … or declining enrollment. Key Recommendations Continue to closely monitor the District’s financial condition and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/04/southern-cayuga-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-224Hendrick Hudson Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2013. Background The Hendrick Hudson Central … the past five years, from $8.5 million beginning in 2009 to $4.6 million in 2013, the District is not currently in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/08/30/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-241East Syracuse Minoa Central School District – Financial Software Access Rights (2016M-41)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if access to the District’s financial software was appropriately … Recommendations Ensure that employees are not authorized to have incompatible duties within the financial software. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/east-syracuse-minoa-central-school-district-financial-software-accessVillage of Newport – Financial Management (2017M-12)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board and Village officials adopted … increased $148,357 (60 percent) over the past three years to $396,383, as of May 31, 2016. Village officials have not … realistic estimates for expenditures. Develop a policy to govern the levels of fund balance the Village should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/28/village-newport-financial-management-2017m-12Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess District officials’ management of fund balance and … Certain reserves had excessive balances when compared to their respective liabilities. Key Recommendations Ensure … all reserve balances and transfer overfunded amounts to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016mHerricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (2014M-321)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s fuel card purchases for the period … forms. Key Recommendations File necessary paperwork to recoup all sales and use taxes paid on the District’s fuel … period. Coordinate with the District’s current fuel vendor to remove federal, State and local sales and use taxes on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/herricks-union-free-school-district-fuel-card-purchases-2014m-321Enlarged City School District of Troy – Leave Accruals (2014M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District employees received and used leave … accruals. District officials implemented specific controls to ensure employee leave accruals were earned in accordance … CBA. We also found District officials established controls to ensure the accrual and use of leave time were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/enlarged-city-school-district-troy-leave-accruals-2014m-144Sidney Central School District – Expenditure Control and Student Achievement (2014M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s officials’ actions to control expenditures and improve student achievement for … by moving students in special education classes at BOCES to in-house classes. District officials obtained more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/sidney-central-school-district-expenditure-control-and-studentTown of Barker – Justice Court Operations (2016M-422)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period … collected. Both the Justice and the clerk have the ability to modify or delete adjudication information in the Court's … and surcharges collected. Prevent unauthorized changes to the adjudications by electronically signing the case files. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-barker-justice-court-operations-2016m-422Dryden Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-396)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board of Education adopted … total fund balance increased by $5.2 million due to operational surpluses over the past five completed fiscal … years, the Board transferred $3.1 million of this amount to various reserves. Key Recommendations Ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/04/18/dryden-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-396Town of Enfield – Purchasing (2016M-377)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s purchasing practices for the period … obtain the proper number of quotes for purchases subject to Town policy. Not all vendor payments were in accordance … Recommendations Review and update the procurement policy to include guidance for the procurement of professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-enfield-purchasing-2016m-377Cambridge Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2014M-63)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the District had established effective … activity fund. A faculty auditor had not been appointed to oversee the management of the activity fund. Cash receipts … for the activity fund. Appoint a faculty auditor to oversee the management of activity fund moneys. Properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/cambridge-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomEllicottville Central School District – Purchasing (2014M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s purchasing practices for the … than statutory requirements for purchases subject to competitive bidding. The purchasing agent was not provided … Annually review, update as needed and distribute to officials and staff involved with the purchasing process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/09/19/ellicottville-central-school-district-purchasing-2014m-177Town of Windsor – Information Technology (2017M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s information technology (IT) controls for … awareness training. The IT policy had not been distributed to Town officials and employees. The Town’s server is not … and retain a signed copy of the acknowledgement page to ensure the users’ understanding of the Town’s policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-windsor-information-technology-2017m-44Hilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
… risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive network access control weaknesses that we confidentially communicated to officials, we found that: District officials did not … employees and others who were no longer providing services to the District. Key Recommendations Establish adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200Fishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… readily access and review information that could be used to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the following information they were required to include on the District’s website: External audit reports … agreed with our findings and have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28Town of Southold – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-10)
… (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees and elected officials. Of the 45 total … annual SHP Training and encourage elected officials to complete the training. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/08/town-southold-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-10City of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-2)
… (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees and elected officials. Of the 65 total … annual SHP Training and encourage elected officials to complete the training. City officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2Town of Seneca Falls – Cash Collections (2023M-57)
… cash collection policy. Require department officials to maintain adequate cash collection documentation and to deposit and record cash collections in a timely manner. … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/25/town-seneca-falls-cash-collections-2023m-57Town of Lansing – Information Technology (2022M-66)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to Town officials, we found: The Town had seven unneeded … findings and recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/08/town-lansing-information-technology-2022m-66