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Groton Central School District – Cash Management (2020M-124)
… interest earnings totaled $72,555, but the District could have earned another $367,963 if officials invested available … (Board) investment policy. Solicit interest rate quotes to maximize interest earnings or prepare monthly cash flow … Ensure available funds are invested, within legal limits, to maximize interest earnings. District officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/29/groton-central-school-district-cash-management-2020m-124Town of Pelham - Information Technology (2019M-77)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings Personal Internet use was found on computers assigned to 10 employees … officials did not provide IT security awareness training for individuals who used Town IT assets. Town Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/09/town-pelham-information-technology-2019m-77Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… of a third-party consultant to prepare a report on the effects of the revenue loss and measures to take. According …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… other known trends. Ensure that transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. Reduce the amount …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
… source to fund one-time expenditures and reserves, pay off debt or to reduce District property taxes. Adopt annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12Town of Moriah - Leave Accruals (2019M-168)
… As a result, six employees were paid for 110.5 hours of leave time to which they were not entitled, resulting in overpayments totaling $2,288. We found that, as of May 31, 2019, the 15 employees’ leave accrual balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-moriah-leave-accruals-2019m-168Lake Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-157)
… officials provided adequate oversight of operations to ensure financial activity was properly reported and money … not provide sufficient oversight of the bookkeeper hired to account for the Department’s financial transactions. … and are adequately supported. Adopt procedures to ensure that collections are documented, safeguarded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/12/06/lake-pleasant-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financialDeRuyter Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-175)
… to ensure users only have the permissions needed for their job duties and disable any unneeded user accounts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/deruyter-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-175Middleburgh Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-115)
… not need these rights. In two instances, officials did not know why the users had excessive permissions. Officials did … training to employees, and the Board did not establish a disaster recovery plan. In addition, sensitive information … with formal IT security awareness training and adopt a disaster recovery plan. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/middleburgh-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-115East Quogue Union Free School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-78)
… warrants on which 70 claims totaling $988,677 were listed to indicate audit and approval. Approved 16 claims totaling … deliberate audit of each claim before authorizing payment to ensure it is accurate and properly supported, and in … with required statutes and policies. Periodically report to the Board any deficiencies noted in the claims process. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-78Ripley Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-23)
Determine whether the Ripley Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance in accordance with statute
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-23Town of New Windsor – Information Technology (2020M-137)
… transactions are familiar with its content. As indicated in Appendix A, officials disagreed with several of the findings and recommendations in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the Town’s response letter. …
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)
… and District officials did not: Adopt adequate IT policies or a disaster recovery plan. Ensure the acceptable use policy … (AUP) was complied with, monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security awareness training. We found …
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)
… or how any surplus funds will be used and the timeframe for doing so. The unrestricted fund balance grew to $2.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2021/07/02/town-hempstead-local-development-corporation-fund-balanceWatervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure the IT assets and data were safeguarded. Officials … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Review network user … 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/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Duanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Duanesburg Central School District (District) officials ensured … Determine whether Duanesburg Central School District District officials ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/19/duanesburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-40Andes Joint Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-158)
… Determine whether the Andes Joint Fire District District officials established adequate controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/03/12/andes-joint-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-158Masonville Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-165)
… Board did not: Review adequate supporting documentation for nine disbursements totaling $57,374. Approve 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/03/26/masonville-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-165True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Findings The Board: Failed to provide oversight of the charter management organization (Company). School officials did not: Ensure the Company provided all of the services required by its contract. Receive … services. School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mBemus Point Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-216)
… an average of $400,000 of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. The District improperly restricted … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Return the improperly restricted money to the general fund. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/14/bemus-point-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-216