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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Major Shortcomings in Oversight of School Safety Planning
… schools. The act requires school districts to establish a code of conduct, mandates training and instruction for … districts, the department has not reviewed or verified what it has collected or monitored school districts’ … submitting building plans to local law enforcement, SED does not have any assurance that this requirement is being …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-audit-finds-major-shortcomings-oversight-school-safety-planningSyosset Central School District - Payroll (2018M-42)
… Objective Determine if officials ensured the accuracy of the compensation paid and benefits provided to employees. … have established adequate procedures over the payroll function to ensure that compensation paid and benefits … checks totaling $124.3 million to ensure the accuracy of compensation paid and benefits provided to employees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/syosset-central-school-district-payroll-2018m-42Lyons Central School District – Payroll 2022M-71
Determine whether Lyons Central School District (District) officials ensured the District accurately paid employees’ salaries and wages.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lyons-central-school-district-2022-71.pdfJamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-149)
… the Information Technology (IT) Coordinator (Coordinator), his audit of claims initiated by him totaling more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-149Irvington Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-266)
… servers and amend the email policy accordingly. Monitor Internet usage and configure the web filtering software to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/irvington-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-266Ithaca City School District – Transportation State Aid and Information Technology (2017M-63)
… job responsibilities. Adopt, distribute and periodically test and update a comprehensive disaster recovery plan that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/21/ithaca-city-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-informationOakfield-Alabama Central School District – Procurement (2024M-103)
… Determine whether the Oakfield-Alabama Central School District (District) officials complied with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) and District policy when procuring goods and services. Key … Determine whether the OakfieldAlabama Central School District District officials complied with New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-103Pavilion Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-108)
… (District) claims auditor properly audited claims prior to payment. Key Findings The claims auditor did not properly audit all claims prior to payment. As a result, there was an increased risk that … 173 claims totaling approximately $1.04 million for payment. We identified more than one concern with numerous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/pavilion-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-108Freeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… fund balance and maintaining unreasonable reserve balances results in real property tax levies that are higher than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… following local government and school audits were issued. Village of Mexico – Financial Management (Oswego County) The … the property tax levy for 2023-24 was $509,000 while the village had over $1.1 million in surplus funds available at … documented cost. Additionally, 45 assets had an incorrect location recorded. Village of Madison – Collections (Madison …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Niagara Wheatfield Central School District - Niagara Power Coalition and Native American Revenues (2019M-227)
Determine whether District officials properly managed and accounted for Niagara Power Coalition and Native American revenues
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-niagara-power-coalition-andUnion-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… to evaluate the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2014 through January 6, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $77.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Naples Central School District – Online Banking (2015M-143)
… security measures available from both of the District’s banks. Key Recommendation Ensure that alerts and other … security measures available from both of the District’s banks are enabled, including an alert system that advises the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/11/naples-central-school-district-online-banking-2015m-143Elmira City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-348)
… through September 24, 2014. Background The Elmira City School District is located in the City of Elmira and the Town … Elmira City School District Financial Condition 2014M348 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/06/elmira-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-348Amherst Central School District –Financial Condition (2016M-167)
… the year. The District improperly used more than $330,000 from one reserve and overfunded two reserves with balances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/amherst-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-167Washingtonville Central School District – Reserve Funds (2014M-45)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s management of reserve funds for the … annual report of reserve funds is prepared and submitted to the Board. Determine if the Unemployment Insurance … fund balance is reasonable and use any surplus amount to reduce real property taxes or finance one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/washingtonville-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2014m-45Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… overexpended line items. Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Commack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… It took between 11 and 55 days from our initial visits for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of … Implement policies and procedures to properly account for all electronic devices throughout the District. Ensure … location of asset. Designate staff to be responsible for accounting for inventory, and updating the records to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsLongwood Public Library – Bank Account Management (2015M-309)
… our audit was to examine Library officials’ management of bank accounts for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, … Longwood Public Library Bank Account Management 2015M309 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/02/05/longwood-public-library-bank-account-management-2015m-309Introduction – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… resources from human error, malware or hardware failure, for example, could significantly curtail an organization’s … operations. Proactively anticipating and planning for IT disruptions will prepare local government and school district personnel for the actions they must take in the event of an incident. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/introduction