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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… price. In addition, officials should not have paid $74,980 to a local gas station. The erroneous payments comprised $57,415 in … and $17,565 in finance charges and other fees. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditWatervliet City School District – Information Technology (2021M-34)
… (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Review network user … and unneeded permissions. Monitor employees’ Internet use to ensure compliance with the District’s AUP. District … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/02/watervliet-city-school-district-information-technology-2021m-34Duanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… (District) officials ensured information technology (IT) systems were adequately secured to protect against unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key Findings District officials did not ensure IT systems were adequately secured and protected against … District officials ensured information technology IT systems were adequately secured to protect against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/19/duanesburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-40Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-144)
… acceptable computer use policy (AUP). As a result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Accounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… “Paying for the Purchase of Land”) informs State agencies how to process vouchers for land acquisition payments. … with voucher processing when acquiring real property (i.e., land). This includes processing voluntary and … to submit the documentation to OSC. Finally, it provides a link to a spreadsheet to facilitate the voucher coding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsHaverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… 130 unneeded generic and nonemployee network user accounts of the 475 network user accounts examined. Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-information-technologyMorristown 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-137Ulster County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-8)
… the court when a probationer violated the court order. 16 of 29 restitution orders reviewed had uncollected restitution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/ulster-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-8Haldane Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-84)
… did not: Disable 74 unneeded network user accounts of the 300 accounts we examined. The 74 accounts included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/05/haldane-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-84Eastport-South Manor Central School District – Building Safety (2020M-18)
… (JSHS). Key Findings District officials did not: Fix leaks in the HVAC system requiring buckets in the halls to collect leaked water. Create a corrective action plan to address the deficiency found in the 2015 building condition survey. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-building-safety-2020m-18Berkshire Fire District - District Operations (2020M-40)
… could have saved $3,800 if it had purchased propane at State contract prices. The Board did not establish adequate … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/12/berkshire-fire-district-district-operations-2020m-40Madison Central School District - Reserves and Debt Service Fund (2019M-63)
… fund policy. Three reserve funds totaling $1.3 million as of June 30, 2018, were overfunded. The approximately $1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/madison-central-school-district-reserves-and-debt-service-fund-2019m-63Inlet 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)
… practices. Conduct a thorough and deliberate audit of each claim before authorizing payment. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/chautauqua-lake-central-school-district-procurement-2024m-3XI.18.J Gender-Based Violence and the Workplace – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… bidding is required by law or where the State contracting entity has otherwise determined, in its discretion, to impose … as “any individual, business, vendor or other legal entity, or any employee, agent, consultant or person acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xi/xi18j-gender-based-violence-and-workplaceMadrid-Waddington Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-1)
… to audit. The claims auditor did not audit and approve any of the District’s health insurance claims and Medicare reimbursement payments, which totaled $3.5 million. The claims auditor did not audit and approve 13 scholarship disbursements totaling $5,700. Key Recommendations Ensure that all claims for health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-1Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… Subject: Referencing a Master Contract on a Voucher Guidance: This advisory is to inform Business Units … new guidelines for referencing a Master Contract ID on a voucher. As stated in Advisory Number 8 ( One Invoice Per Voucher – Business Units ) Business Units can only include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 329
… routine from Flat Amount to Default to Deduction Table for the following Deduction Codes: Code 242 PSC Benefit … (CUNY) Code GHIDNT GHI Dental These codes are used for reporting benefit coverage only; there is no money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/329-changing-warning-message-general-deduction-panel-reject-messageSalmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… and underpayments. Key Recommendations Provide oversight to ensure that tuition bills have adequate supporting … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mPotsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… As a result, the District had additional entry points for attackers to access and view personal, private and … unneeded. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing and reviewing network user accounts. Develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-and