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City of Geneva – Financial Management (2015M-105)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the City officials’ financial management for the … adopted unrealistic budgets. Fund balance was appropriated to finance operations, and overall fund balance levels, … Officials did not use the Uniform System of Accounts to maintain the accounting records. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/08/28/city-geneva-financial-management-2015m-105Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Once you meet the eligibility requirements, including age and number of years retired, your retirement benefit will … cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) — subject to pension caps and limitations — is 50 percent of the previous year’s annual … receiving an annual COLA when you are: Age 62 or older and retired for five or more years; Age 55 or older and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/cost-living-adjustmentPort Chester-Rye Union Free School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-209)
… identify unnecessary network user accounts and notify the IT vendor to disable them. Nine former employees’ user … 120 unneeded generic user accounts were not disabled on the network. Sensitive information technology (IT) control … a list of authorized network user accounts and notify the IT vendor using service requests to disable network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/port-chester-rye-union-free-school-district-information-technology-userVillage of Sylvan Beach – Board Oversight (2013M-34)
… was to review the Village’s processes for auditing claims and its annual audit for the period June 1, 2011, to July 31, … Beach is located in the Town of Vienna in Oneida County and has approximately 900 residents. The Village is governed … by an elected Board of Trustees which comprises a Mayor and four Trustees. The Village’s budget for the 2012-13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/10/village-sylvan-beach-board-oversight-2013m-34Penn Yan Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-79)
… Officials did not: Regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or … As a result, we identified 1,094 unneeded user accounts and six user accounts with unnecessary administrator … to clearly identify the provider’s responsibilities and services to be provided. In addition, sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/penn-yan-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-79Town of Hume – Financial Management (2014M-333)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2009 through February 11, 2015. … The Town of Hume is located in Allegany County and has a population of approximately 2,070. The Town is governed by … use prior years’ budget-versus-actual operating results when preparing and adopting budgets. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/22/town-hume-financial-management-2014m-333Town of Rush – Board Oversight (2014M-193)
… Background The Town of Rush is located in Monroe County and has approximately 3,250 residents. The Town is governed … five-member Town Board comprising the Town Supervisor and four council members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 … not audit claims prior to payment during fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The Board did not conduct an annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/10/town-rush-board-oversight-2014m-193Sherrill City School District - Future Farmers of America Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2019M-251)
… America (FFA) extra-classroom activity (ECA) cash receipts and disbursements were properly accounted for. Key Findings … need to improve internal controls over FFA cash receipts and disbursements. We found: District officials did not … the required prior approvals. Key Recommendations Board and District officials should: Ensure an annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/13/sherrill-city-school-district-future-farmers-america-extra-classroomTown of Great Valley – Town Clerk (2014M-29)
… County, has a population of approximately 1,970 and is governed by an elected five-member Board. Budgeted general and highway fund appropriations for 2013 totaled … did not issue duplicate receipts for certain licenses and fees. The Clerk did not deposit all collections or remit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/20/town-great-valley-town-clerk-2014m-29Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-20
… Purpose To explain the use of a new deduction code for USC long term care insurance Affected Employees … Select appropriate record number Highlight Deduction Code field Press the key F7 (insert row) and enter code 303. Tab to effective date and enter the payperiod date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-20-new-voluntary-insurance-code-certain-employees-unified-courtTown of Grand Island - Information Technology (2019M-34)
Determine whether the Board ensured information technology IT assets were properly safeguarded
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/08/23/town-grand-island-information-technology-2019m-34Glens Falls City School District - Financial Management (2019M-12)
… and capital plan. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/18/glens-falls-city-school-district-financial-management-2019m-12Sag Harbor Union Free School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-174)
… ensured claims were appropriate, supported, audited and approved before payment. Key Findings Although all claims were appropriate, audited and approved before payment, the claims auditor did not … $4,582 which included confirming POs, sales tax charges and lacked receipt acknowledgments but never reported these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-174Orange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not establish … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology … Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. Evaluate all network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userBuffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (2016M-434)
… is a public benefit corporation created under the New York State Public Authorities Law. The Authority, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/buffalo-sewer-authority-industrial-waste-section-2016m-434Village of Port Dickinson – Financial Condition (2014M-154)
… 2014. Background The Village of Port Dickinson is located in Broome County and has a population of approximately 1,700. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-port-dickinson-financial-condition-2014m-154State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… could have saved at least $49,448 by using the Office of General Services contract price. In addition, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audit
… ECA deposits were not always timely. Managing the finances of ECA activities is meant to be a learning experience for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Find out how your government money is spent at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditWestern Sullivan Public Library – Library Operations (2015M-156)
… and serves the residents of the Sullivan West Central School District. The Library, which operates three library … fixed costs for operating its three buildings are high, and officials did not perform any comparative cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/23/western-sullivan-public-library-library-operations-2015m-156