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Appendix A — Volunteer Firefighter Training Approvals – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… Additional Requirements Outside the county or counties where the district/municipal corporation is located but within New York State Prior approval of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/appendix-volunteer-firefighter-training-approvalsVillage of Palmyra - Justice Court Operations (2019M-202)
… Determine whether the Justice provided adequate oversight of the Justice Court (Court) to ensure receipts were collected, deposited, recorded, reported and remitted in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Justice’s cash balances exceeded known liabilities by a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/01/17/village-palmyra-justice-court-operations-2019m-202Town of German Flatts - Financial Condition and Conflict of Interest (2019M-222)
… from a $57,650 deficit balance at the end of 2014 to a $202,369 deficit balance of at the end of 2018. The … the requirements General Municipal Law as they relate to conflicts of interest. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. … Determine whether the Town Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/02/14/town-german-flatts-financial-condition-and-conflict-interest-2019m-222Town of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… and officials did not monitor the computer use policy. Twenty of 66 user accounts were not necessary for Town … access and disabling or deleting user accounts when access is no longer needed. Develop and adopt comprehensive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220South Colonie Central School District - Allocation of Personnel Costs (2020M-10)
… Audit Results We reviewed the salary and benefit payments for the 14 District employees in the teacher center tracing District-related personnel … activities. There were no recommendations as a result of this audit. … Determine if District officials accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/03/south-colonie-central-school-district-allocation-personnel-costs-2020m-10Pawling Central School District - Budgeting Practices and Reserves (2020M-4)
… in three of those years, only a fraction was used to finance operations. After adding back the appropriated … fiscal years 2014-15 through 2018-19 ranged from 7 percent to 12.15 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, … six reserves, two were not used as intended and appear to be overfunded. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/17/pawling-central-school-district-budgeting-practices-and-reserves-2020m-4The Academy Charter School - Credit Card Expeditures (2019M-80)
… had no receipts attached to the claims. 39 receipts in our test, totaling $25,342, were not itemized to show the nature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/09/06/academy-charter-school-credit-card-expeditures-2019m-80Watkins Glen Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-57)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials monitored the District’s financial condition. Key Findings Conservative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/12/watkins-glen-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-57Village of Andover – Water and Electric Cash Receipts (2019M-152)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether water and electric cash receipts were recorded and deposited in a … accurate manner. Key Findings We reviewed 1,963 water and electric cash receipts totaling $184,500 and found that they … segregate the Deputy Clerk-Treasurer’s (Deputy) water and electric financial duties or provide oversight of her work. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/10/25/village-andover-water-and-electric-cash-receipts-2019m-152Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… trends. Ensure that transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Surplus funds can be used … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Poughkeepsie City School District - Payroll (2019M-110)
… Review and update the different policies and CBAs to ensure that CBAs are adequate and comprehensive and that … in accordance with them. Develop and implement procedures to ensure that payroll payments are made in accordance with … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-payroll-2019m-110Town of Dayton - Fund Balance Management (2019M-221)
… plans and written fund balance and reserve fund policies to help guide the budget development process. Outstanding … TW general fund and TW highway fund and establish a plan to eliminate deficit fund balances and ensure that those … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate correction action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/31/town-dayton-fund-balance-management-2019m-221Afton Central School District –Management of Fund Balance and Reserves (2016M-134)
… officials’ management of fund balance and reserves for the period July 1, 2014 through February 3, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $15.2 … fund balance has been well over the statutory limit for the past several years. Certain reserves had excessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/afton-central-school-district-management-fund-balance-and-reserves-2016mHerricks Union Free School District – Fuel Card Purchases (2014M-321)
… inappropriately paid more than $11,000 in federal, State and local taxes on fuel purchases during the audit period. The current fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/herricks-union-free-school-district-fuel-card-purchases-2014m-321Enlarged City School District of Troy – Leave Accruals (2014M-144)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District employees received and used leave … accruals. District officials implemented specific controls to ensure employee leave accruals were earned in accordance … CBA. We also found District officials established controls to ensure the accrual and use of leave time were recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/07/11/enlarged-city-school-district-troy-leave-accruals-2014m-144Sidney Central School District – Expenditure Control and Student Achievement (2014M-163)
… Background The Sidney Central School District is located in the Towns of Franklin, Guilford, Masonville, Sidney, Unadilla and Walton in Delaware, Chenango and Otsego Counties. The District is … by more than $613,000 annually by moving students in special education classes at BOCES to in-house classes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/sidney-central-school-district-expenditure-control-and-studentHilton Central School District – Network Access Controls (2022M-200)
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/hilton-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2022m-200Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were secure. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. District officials did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/arkport-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-162Village of South Glens Falls – Financial Condition and Budgeting Practices (2014M-102)
… total approximately $4.2 million, funded primarily with real property taxes, sales tax, and water and sewer rents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/07/03/village-south-glens-falls-financial-condition-and-budgeting-practices-2014m-102Otego-Unadilla Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-178)
… not ensure computerized data was safeguarded. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we found: The District had 58 unneeded … with the findings in our report and indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/otego-unadilla-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-178