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Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… Knolls Union Free School District’s (District’s) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed the … the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than $2.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionOlean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Olean City School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187IX.12.I Updated and Expanded CMIA Regulations – IX. Federal Grants
… of less than $50,000 for a single federal program will no longer be subject to CMIA interest calculations. A “refund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12i-updated-and-expanded-cmia-regulationsRidge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… Determine whether the Ridge Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s fiscal duties. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165Seneca Falls Central School District – Procurement (2021M-201)
… to procure goods and services to achieve the optimal use of District resources. Key Findings District officials did … thresholds lacked competition or documentation to support an exception from competition. The purchases totaled $456,331 … officials did not competitively procure or document an exception from soliciting competition for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/25/seneca-falls-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-201Town of Varick – Water and Sewer Operations (2021M-46)
… Establish adequate intermunicipal agreements and vendor contracts. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt realistic … adequate written intermunicipal agreements and vendor contracts. Develop a fair and equitable method for allocating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/04/town-varick-water-and-sewer-operations-2021m-46Town of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… oversight of water fund operations. Specifically: 104 of 1,380 water bills tested were not calculated correctly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… records and were not deposited in the bank and collections of $845,258 were missing key support. Records to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomCity of Lackawanna – Network Management and Internal Controls (2021M-215)
… implemented information technology (IT) security controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or … City officials did not establish adequate controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or … Recommendations Develop written policies and procedures for managing network access and disable unnecessary network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-network-management-and-internal-controls-2021m-215Copenhagen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Financial Activities (2021M-114)
… of Directors (Board) did not provide adequate guidance on fundraising activities and did not enforce bylaw …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/12/22/copenhagen-volunteer-fire-department-inc-financial-activitiesMenands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… officials adequately safeguarded computerized data from unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District … officials did not adequately safeguard computerized data from unauthorized use, access and loss and although the … IT vendors’ roles and responsibilities. As a result, gaps in IT security practices occurred. The Board and District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Manchester-Shortsville Central School District – Instructional Complex Capital Improvement Project (2021M-103)
… added another project phase totaling approximately $1.2 million and completed $149,000 in additional work that were … project related professional services totaling more than $1 million. Key Recommendations Present future capital project …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-instructional-complexLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… appropriations to accumulate more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Davenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… (District) officials established adequate controls to ensure that financial activities are properly recorded and … District officials have not established adequate controls to ensure that financial activities are properly recorded and … reported, and cash is safeguarded. There were no records to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/26/davenport-fire-district-financial-activities-2020m-147State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… the Superintendent pled guilty to Attempted Obstruction of Governmental Administration and was sentenced to a … The Superintendent should retain adequate records of all Department transactions and activity. Town officials should work with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to resolve any prior years’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… action plans (CAPs) with a specific individual responsible for corrective action and implementation date per audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/grand-island-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-31Albany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… application store on mobile devices. Perform an inventory of applications installed on unmanaged mobile devices. AWB …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… or code of ethics, as required. Although the Treasurer’s financial records and reports we reviewed were accurate and financial transactions were appropriate and properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mTown of Fulton – Justice Court Operations (2017M-6)
… the internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2015 through October 6, 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-fulton-justice-court-operations-2017m-6