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Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls – Financial Operations (2014M-301)
… Background The Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls is a public school that is not under the control of the … in writing. … Brighter Choice Charter Middle School for Girls Financial Operations 2014M301 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/03/06/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-girls-financial-operations-2014m-301Village of Johnson City – Oversight of Justice Court Operations (2015M-29)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over the Justice Court’s … not ensure that the head court clerk had formal procedures to ensure that all outstanding moneys owed to the Court were pursued and collected. The Justices did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/06/05/village-johnson-city-oversight-justice-court-operations-2015m-29Glen Aubrey Fire Company – Board Oversight (2022M-139)
… financial transactions. Charge service fees and interest for late payments associated with the lease agreement. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/12/09/glen-aubrey-fire-company-board-oversight-2022m-139Town of Lisle – Highway Department Long-Term Planning (2022M-183)
… established long-term capital and financial plans to address the Town’s Highway Department equipment and … capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs and identify appropriate funding and financing approaches to address them . As a result: 10 of the 15 pieces of major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/17/town-lisle-highway-department-long-term-planning-2022m-183Elmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… spent or safeguarded. We selected 35 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 16 percent of the … and complete physical inventories and compare results to inventory records. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9Stamford Central School District – Fund Balances (2016M-106)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for … for the 2011-12 through 2015-16 fiscal years was used to finance operations. Restricted fund balances were … overfunded. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/stamford-central-school-district-fund-balances-2016m-106Schuylerville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the employee benefit accrued liability reserve (EBALR) to the general fund causing the fund balance to exceed the statutory limit at year-end. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/08/schuylerville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-113Cohoes City School District – Budgeting (2016M-111)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budgeting practices to determine if District officials properly managed fund … and planned uses of reserve funds. Use surplus funds to fund one-time expenditures, fund needed reserves or reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/cohoes-city-school-district-budgeting-2016m-111Fishers Island Union Free School District – Five Point Plan (2015M-320)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s claims audit process and … did not ensure that the claims auditor reported directly to the Board. The Board has not established an audit committee because it was unaware of the requirement to do so. The District did not use a competitive request for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-five-point-plan-2015m-320East Meadow Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-332)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … Recommendations Revise the District’s fund balance policy to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and use the … of unrestricted fund balance that is not needed to fund operations. Adopt budgets with realistic expenditure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/26/east-meadow-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-332Area #6 – Patch Management – Information Technology Governance
… help protect systems running those programs from attacks. A patch can be an upgrade (adding features), computer bug … are aware of these potential weaknesses, they can look for and exploit unpatched software. Additionally, when vendors stop supporting certain software versions, they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-6-patch-managementVillage of Malverne – Procurement (2017M-16)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s procurement process for the period … policy. Village officials allowed goods and services to be purchased before authorization from the … policy requirement for the use of requisitions/POs prior to ordering goods and services. Restrict the use of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/07/village-malverne-procurement-2017m-16Town of Berkshire – Procurement and Conflict of Interest (2023M-84)
… on diesel fuel purchases if Town officials had used the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) contract to purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/08/town-berkshire-procurement-and-conflict-interest-2023m-84Schenectady City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-168)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … debt known as revenue anticipation notes (RANs) in order to pay bills and other obligations when due. Budgets for … on significant amounts of appropriated fund balance to finance operations. Key Recommendations Develop and adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/schenectady-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-168Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… the Board relied on an engineering firm (Engineer) and a financial advisor (Advisor) to manage the capital projects, … the Board created a taxpayer equity issue when a portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17Village of Sleepy Hollow – Parking Ticket Collections (2016M-408)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s processes and procedures over cash … Since 2012, the Village has contracted with a vendor to assist with the processing of parking tickets and to enforce payment of unpaid parking tickets, but $2.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/02/03/village-sleepy-hollow-parking-ticket-collections-2016m-408Village of Silver Creek – Capital Projects (2017M-31)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Village’s capital projects for the period … deficit fund balance and a $293,000 interfund loan payable to the general fund. The Board did not approve water capital … projects and revise the plan as needed. Develop a plan to eliminate the deficit fund balance in the sewer fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/19/village-silver-creek-capital-projects-2017m-31Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders (2023M-35)
… that all Project change orders were submitted as required to the New York State Education Department (SED) for … totaling approximately $2 . 7 million were not submitted to SED, as required, for the Commissioner of Education’s … are properly approved. Actively monitor change orders to ensure the District submits change orders for approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/blind-brook-rye-union-free-school-district-capital-project-change-ordersClarendon Fire Company – Financial Activities (2023M-50)
… the Executive Board (Board) with sufficient information to monitor the Company’s financial activity. Company … always provide the Treasurer with sufficient information to record financial transactions. The Treasurer was not … cash receipts, totaling $86,208, were not reported to the Board, as required. Credit card payments, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/08/04/clarendon-fire-company-financial-activities-2023m-50Tuckahoe Union Free School District – Overtime (2023M-53)
… the amount owed by a district, annually to the State, for its share of the cost of future employee retirement benefits. … incurring overtime, some of these payments may have been reduced. Key Recommendations Adopt written policies and procedures that address how and when overtime may be incurred, and the documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/tuckahoe-union-free-school-district-overtime-2023m-53