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Village of Oyster Bay Cove – Claims Audit (2022M-114)
… Conduct a deliberate and thorough audit of claims prior to payment. Claims paid before audit should be limited to those authorized under Village Law and presented at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/12/02/village-oyster-bay-cove-claims-audit-2022m-114Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Information Technology (2020M-99)
… Services (BOCES) officials ensured: Security awareness training was provided, Information technology (IT) assets were accessed for appropriate purposes, and IT controls over BOCES’ network and financial system were adequate to … BOCES officials ensured security awareness training was provided information technology IT assets were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2020/12/18/oneida-herkimer-madison-board-cooperative-services-boces-information-technologyCayuga County Soil and Water Conservation District – Information Technology Governance (2020M-118)
… training for employees who use District IT assets. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/25/cayuga-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-information-technologyWhitesville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-22)
… Establish a written agreement with the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to define …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/whitesville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-22Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-154)
… officials ensured the District’s information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured and protected against … Findings The Board and District officials did not ensure IT systems were adequately secured and protected. District … environmental controls over the server room. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-154Town of Friendship – Justice Court Operations (2021M-15)
… fees, they did not deposit and disburse all fines and fees in a timely manner. Sixty-seven receipts totaling almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/05/21/town-friendship-justice-court-operations-2021m-15Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-2)
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … Gigabits per second (Gbps) for Internet service. Overall, of the 20 teachers surveyed (11 percent of the population), 19 were satisfied with their Internet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Lowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… the District monitored bandwidth usage and provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for … the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding community’s Internet connectivity. No …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetWeedsport Central School District – Payroll (2021M-179)
… and/or did not have proper supporting documentation. The payroll clerk was not provided with supporting documentation … attention. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate … Provide adequate supporting documentation for payroll processing. Assign personnel and payroll processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-179XV.16.B Sole Custody Reporting – XV. End of Year
… On or before April 1st of each year, the Online Services Sole Custody Reporting … immeasurably to accurate, complete and timely filing of required sole custody bank account information. For more … account balance(s) must be provided to the Commissioner of Taxation and Finance within 7 days of the succeeding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv16b-sole-custody-reportingPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… Key Recommendations Maintain and periodically evaluate a list of authorized network user accounts and notify the IT vendor using service requests to disable network user accounts of former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-userXV.14 Federal Admin Recoveries – XV. End of Year
Transfer authorization authority for Federal Transfers to Other Funds Source 9s lapses on the last day of the state fiscal year
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv14-federal-admin-recoveriesLaurens Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-43)
… established adequate controls over financial activities to safeguard assets. Key Findings The Board did not establish … adequate controls over District financial activities to safeguard assets. The Board did not segregate key duties … established adequate controls over financial activities to safeguard assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/02/laurens-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-43Watervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… user accounts. Disable 72 unneeded network accounts in a timely manner. Monitor compliance with the acceptable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Marlboro Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-33)
… user accounts and 14 generic and/or shared user accounts) of the reviewed accounts were unneeded or questionable … procedures for managing system access. Restrict the use of shared network user accounts. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/23/marlboro-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-33Susquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)
… information technology (IT) controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … did not establish adequate IT controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. … network user accounts. Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date hardware and software inventory. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/23/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020mConnetquot Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-180)
… the District’s plan to continue reducing its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply with the statutory limit … corrective action. 1 As per an October 28, 2019 draft of the 2018-19 audited financial statements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/01/connetquot-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-180Hyde Park Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-103)
… recorded, accounted for and disposed of. Key Findings The District does not have a comprehensive policy for … fixed assets. District officials improperly appointed the purchasing agent as the Property Control Manager, resulting in an inadequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/16/hyde-park-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-103Village of Herkimer - Water and Sewer Financial Operations (2019M-102)
… receivable control accounts were not reconciled to unpaid customer account balances. The Board did not review the water and sewer re-levy list and the list of unpaid customer accounts. Key Recommendations Adequately segregate … the water and sewer receivable control account to unpaid customer balances on a monthly basis. Review the water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/08/16/village-herkimer-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-2019m-102Herricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
… payments could have been avoided or reduced. Paid $29,135 in overtime to employees who substituted for other employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127