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Ulster County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-8)
… Objective Determine whether the Ulster County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced … Determine whether the Ulster County County Probation Department Department officials enforced …
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)
… a result, the District has an increased risk that it could lose important data and suffer serious interruption in …
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)
… whether District officials provided effective oversight to ensure compliance with required building safety at the junior-senior high school (JSHS). Key Findings District officials did not: … maintenance plan for all major building systems. Ensure that a visual building inspection is performed in any …
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)
… whether District officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services. Determine whether District officials established adequate controls to safeguard fixed assets. Determine whether the Treasurer … prices. The Board did not establish adequate controls to safeguard fixed assets. The Treasurer did not submit AUDs, …
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)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether reserve funds and the debt service fund balance were reasonable. Key Findings The Board did not adopt … written reserve fund policy. Review all reserves and determine if the amounts are necessary, reasonable and in … Determine whether reserve funds and the debt service fund balance were reasonable …
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)
… that they were audited and approved before payment. As a result, the District has an increased risk that … did not document the date that they authorized claims to be paid. District officials used a debit card to pay for 60 purchases totaling $6,840 that were …
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-3Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… Subject: Referencing a Master Contract on a Voucher Guidance: This advisory is to … inform Business Units of new guidelines for referencing a Master Contract ID on a voucher. As stated in Advisory Number … is one that includes only purchases related to a single master contract. Business Units should not split invoices to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 329
… OSC Actions OSC will automatically change the 'WARNING' message: "Deduction Amount and percent are both zero" to a 'REJECT' message. The REJECT message will be either: "Deduction Calculation Routine …
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)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Salmon River Central School District (District) officials accurately … audit school district salmon river …
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)
… confidentially communicated to officials, we found that: Of the District’s 1,909 network user accounts 1,896 network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andHuntington Union Free School District – Online Banking (2022M-178)
… 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 District … Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178Babylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… the Babylon Union Free School District (District) claimed Medicaid reimbursements for all eligible Medicaid services provided. Key Findings The District did not claim any Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled, because … the Babylon Union Free School District District claimed Medicaid reimbursements for all eligible Medicaid services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/13/babylon-union-free-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2022m-91Brighton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-6)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … or safeguarded. We selected 54 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 6 percent of the sampled assets were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/brighton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-6Phoenix Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-20)
… Specifically: Three IT assets, a printer costing $1,155, a smart television and an interactive display (unknown costs) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/phoenix-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-20Holland Patent Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2023M-141)
… to fuel buses. This reduces accountability and increases the risk that fuel could be stolen or misused without detection. … and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Key Recommendations Establish a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/holland-patent-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2023m-141Sandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… $136,208 was improperly transferred to the debt reserve in the debt service fund even though it was not required to … expenditures. Transfer funds improperly maintained in the debt service fund to the general fund. Obtain Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Onteora Central School District – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2021M-216)
… application to verify availability of funds and ensure pricing matches vendor agreements. District officials agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/onteora-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2021m-216Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… auditor. Collections totaling $5,767 were not recorded in the accounting records and were not deposited in the bank and collections of $845,258 were missing key support. Records to support … a middle school were performed incorrectly, resulting in balance errors totaling as much as $9,370 that went …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomState Agencies Bulletin No. 146
… To provide instructions to agencies on reporting this retirement status change for affected employees Affected … Date 12/17/1999 How to Submit a Transaction Open the Retirement Plans panel. Path: Start-Compensate Employees-Administer Base Benefits Use-Retirement Plans-Update/Display All Enter Emplid of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/146-employees-retirement-system-ers-tier-reinstatement-chapter-646-laws-1999