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Ridge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… why the bank balances presented on the Treasurer’s reports for three consecutive months contained discrepancies totaling … were not always accurate or timely, resulting in a $10,244 discrepancy between the District’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165Town of Varick – Water and Sewer Operations (2021M-46)
… of Varick (Town) officials effectively managed the water and sewer districts’ financial operations. Key Findings Town … did not effectively manage most aspects of the water and sewer districts’ financial operations. Officials did not: … budgets over the last three years. Adopt fund balance and reserve policies, formal multiyear financial and capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/04/town-varick-water-and-sewer-operations-2021m-46Town of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… adequately safeguarded Town information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings Town officials did not adequately safeguard Town IT assets and failed to implement the recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor computer use. As a result, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28West Canada Valley Central School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2021M-41)
… to sign checks. The claims auditor did not approve medical, vision, and dental insurance claims totaling $3.9 million. The Board did not develop an online banking policy or procedures to verify that transactions are proper. … to payment. The Board should develop an online banking policy. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/west-canada-valley-central-school-district-non-payroll-disbursementsDavenport Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-147)
… There were no records to support the collection of hall rental receipts. As a result, the Board of Fire Commissioners … (Treasurer) or we are unable to verify whether all hall rental receipts were collected and deposited in a District … does not. Key Recommendations Establish controls over hall rental activity. Prepare and provide monthly financial …
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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audit was … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audit was issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0Stamford-Harpersfield-Kortright Fire District – Financial Activities (2020M-123)
… of ethics, as required. Although the Treasurer’s financial records and reports we reviewed were accurate and financial … signing District checks and maintaining the accounting records with no oversight. Key Recommendations Establish … on a monthly basis and annually auditing the Treasurer’s records. Adopt a procurement policy, investment policy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/01/29/stamford-harpersfield-kortright-fire-district-financial-activities-2020mLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… shared and former employee accounts. Revoked permissions for eight of the 12 network user accounts with administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Village of Monticello – Records and Reports (2020M-104)
… date. Periodic financial reports were not prepared for the Board of Trustees (Board) or department heads. Annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/12/23/village-monticello-records-and-reports-2020m-104Alfred-Almond Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-131)
… that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund balance totaled $1.7 million and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-131Patchogue-Medford Public Library - Non-Payroll Disbursements (2019M-126)
… cards comply with Library policy. Establish and maintain a list of authorized credit card users. Library officials disagreed with certain aspects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2019/10/11/patchogue-medford-public-library-non-payroll-disbursements-2019m-126Brasher Falls Central School District – Financial Condition (2019M-158)
… financial condition. Key Findings The surplus fund balance in the general fund exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/brasher-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-158Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. District officials generally disagreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Town of Centerville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-75)
… Town Clerk (Clerk) properly recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections. Key Findings Although the Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all tax collections, she did not always record … all real property tax collections, including interest and penalties, to the Supervisor and Treasurer within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/13/town-centerville-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-75Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine if the former Highway Superintendent (Superintendent) … Determine if the former Highway Superintendent Superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Westhill Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-32)
… officials did not: Monitor employee Internet use. Eight of 10 employees’ computers we reviewed were used for personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/09/westhill-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-32Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… Key Recommendations Revise IT vendor contracts to define roles and responsibilities. Provide IT security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Town of Springfield – Accounting Records and Reports (2020M-175)
… (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports. Key Findings The current Supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports. As a result, the … Springfields Town Supervisor maintained complete accurate and timely accounting records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-accounting-records-and-reports-2020m-175Grand Island Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-31)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and comprehensive financial … Determine whether the Grand Island Central School District District used its resources to maintain a …
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)
… and mobile device users from downloading applications from application stores. Maintain application and software inventories for all mobile devices. … the Information Technology (IT) Department disable the application store on mobile devices. Perform an inventory of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159