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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… Subject: Updated Guidance for Land Acquisition Payments Reference: Guide to Financial Operations Chapter XII.6.B – Land Acquisition Payments Guidance: Guide to Financial Operations Chapter XII.6.B – Land Acquisition Payments (formerly “Paying for the Purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsOperational Advisory No. 34
… Linking New Project Activity to an existing Federal Customer Contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/34-linking-new-project-activity-existing-federal-customer-contractAccounts Payable Advisory No. 11
… payment crediting and may result in Card deactivation. Bulk load agencies that have the ability to affect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/11-separate-payments-citibankWatervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… Officials did not: Establish written procedures for managing, limiting and monitoring user accounts. Disable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Haldane Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-84)
… As a result, the District has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption … network user accounts with administrative permissions, to be used for non-administrative activities. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/05/haldane-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-84Duanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… Systems Director (Director) disabled the 13 (5 percent) of the user accounts we reviewed because they were unneeded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/19/duanesburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-40Madison County – Temporary Courthouse Lease and Renovations (2019M-41)
… County officials: Paid more than $1.5 million to a limited liability company (LLC) to lease and renovate temporary courthouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/01/08/madison-county-temporary-courthouse-lease-and-renovations-2019m-41Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-144)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and information was secure. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Lisbon Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-180)
… or file Medicaid reimbursement claims to recover part of the costs associated with these services. As a result, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/lisbon-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-180Gouverneur Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2023M-34)
… who received Medicaid-eligible services or file Medicaid-reimbursement claims to recover part of the costs associated … services provided and submitting claims for Medicaid reimbursement. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/gouverneur-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2023m-34South Mountain Hickory Common School District – Financial Management (2022M-49)
… South Mountain Hickory Common School District (District) Trustee and District Treasurer (Treasurer) demonstrated … effective financial management. Key Findings The Trustee and Treasurer did not demonstrate effective financial management. The Trustee and Treasurer: Developed and adopted unrealistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/south-mountain-hickory-common-school-district-financial-management-2022mBerkshire Fire District - District Operations (2020M-40)
… fixed assets. Determine whether the Treasurer filed the annual update documents (AUDs). Key Findings Officials did … saved $3,800 if it had purchased propane at State contract prices. The Board did not establish adequate controls to … The Treasurer did not submit AUDs, which are required annual financial reports, to our office. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/12/berkshire-fire-district-district-operations-2020m-40Eastport-South Manor Central School District – Building Safety (2020M-18)
… District officials provided effective oversight to ensure compliance with required building safety at the junior-senior … District officials provided effective oversight to ensure compliance with required building safety at the juniorsenior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-building-safety-2020m-18Morristown Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-137)
… access to the overall network. Perform periodic reviews of network user accounts to determine whether they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/morristown-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-137Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… established adequate internal controls over user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings … adequate controls over the District’s user accounts to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. … information technology (IT) security awareness training to all employees using IT resources. Sensitive IT control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-information-technologyUlster County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-8)
… reviewed had uncollected restitution totaling $12,495. 26 outstanding checks totaling $2,242 were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/ulster-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-8Tonawanda City School District - Procurement (2023M-108)
… to procure goods and services. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/tonawanda-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-108Inlet Common School District – Claims Processing (2023M-180)
… and District officials did not provide effective oversight of claim processing and payment. Board members did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/inlet-common-school-district-claims-processing-2023m-180Chautauqua Lake Central School District – Procurement (2024M-3)
Determine whether Chautauqua Lake Central School District District officials procured fuel in compliance with the Districts procurement policies
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/chautauqua-lake-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-3Madrid-Waddington Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-1)
… purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings We reviewed 100 claims totaling … two claims totaling $17,848 were improperly paid prior to audit. The claims auditor did not audit and approve any of … reimbursements and scholarship payments are presented to the claims auditor for audit and approval prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-1