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Menands Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-78)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District 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 District paid IT vendors $106,460 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/12/menands-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-78Truxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123)
… the accounting records. Audit all District claims prior to payment and conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s … records. Ensure the Treasurer provided financial reports to the Board or filed the District’s required annual update … training, they would have better positioned themselves to oversee the District’s financial activities, and ensured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/11/04/truxton-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-123Attica Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-103)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not properly manage fund balance … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/attica-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-103Town of Fort Edward – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-119)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward (Town) officials ensured that payroll payments … and leave accrual benefits were not clearly authorized. The Highway Superintendent was incorrectly paid $6,015 in … Determine whether the Town of Fort Edward Town officials ensured that payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-fort-edward-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-119Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Marathon (Town) Clerk recorded, deposited, remitted and … monthly bank reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the financial records . As a result, the Clerk’s bank … balance was $6,251 more than it should have been as of April 21, 2022. Key Recommendations Maintain adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Town of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Findings Two Board members are the owners of two separate auto service corporations which provided automotive work to … Article 18, each invoice for repair work provided by the auto service corporations qualified as a contract with the Town. As sole owners of the auto service corporations, the Board members were deemed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
Determine if extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded remitted deposited disbursed and reconciled
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomTown of Owego - Water Fund Operations (2021M-205)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Owego (Town) officials provided adequate oversight of … Determine whether Town of Owego Town officials provided adequate oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-owego-water-fund-operations-2021m-205City of Lackawanna – Network Management and Internal Controls (2021M-215)
… technology (IT) security controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or disruption. Key … did not establish adequate controls to safeguard the network against unauthorized access or disruption. City … did not regularly review, identify and disable unnecessary network user accounts. As a result, 14 unnecessary generic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/08/city-lackawanna-network-management-and-internal-controls-2021m-215Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170)
… the District’s required annual update documents (AUDs) for fiscal years 2015 through 2021. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/01/13/tioga-fire-district-board-oversight-2022m-170Huntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board and … Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Schuyler Lake Fire District – Financial Activities (2022M-191)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Schuyler Lake Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners … audit fire district schuyler lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/02/10/schuyler-lake-fire-district-financial-activities-2022m-191Olean City School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-187)
… could not demonstrate that approximately $8 million held in seven of these reserves was reasonable or needed. In addition, the Board and District officials did not: Adopt … than necessary for operations and/or need creates an undue burden on taxpayers and withholds funds that may have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/olean-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2022m-187Hawthorne Cedar Knolls Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2023M-4)
… a result, the District had a deficit general fund balance in each of the last five fiscal years, averaging more than … decreased by 71 percent. The largest deficit occurred in the 2020-21 fiscal year, which totaled more than $5.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/hawthorne-cedar-knolls-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionHenry Johnson Charter School – Resident Tuition Billings and Collections (2023M-32)
… manner, the School did not have access to the undeposited funds, and the risk of loss, diversion or theft of School funds was increased. Key Recommendations The Director of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/henry-johnson-charter-school-resident-tuition-billings-and-collectionsEast Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed and monitored nonstudent network user accounts to help … to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … is no longer needed. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkVillage of Elmira Heights – Claims Auditing (2024M-44)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) properly audited … Determine whether the Village of Elmira Heights Village Board of Trustees Board properly audited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/07/12/village-elmira-heights-claims-auditing-2024m-44Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… calculations was performed. Therefore, calculation errors went undetected and resulted in erroneous and missed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… (IT) contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Key Findings … plan to help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or … technology IT contingency plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Lake Luzerne – Procurement (2022M-95)
… three sole source purchases totaling $38,022. Authorize a boat purchase. Because officials did not always comply with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-lake-luzerne-procurement-2022m-95