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Whitesboro Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-115)
… audit was to examine the District’s claims audit process for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total approximately $63 million. Key Finding Claims were for appropriate purposes and were adequately supported, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/whitesboro-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-115Waverly Central School District - Financial Operations (2019M-136)
… provided adequate oversight of cash disbursements and payroll processes. Key Findings District officials did not … adequate internal controls over disbursements and payroll duties. In our audit sample, 30 claims (11 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/13/waverly-central-school-district-financial-operations-2019m-136Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Change Orders (2022M-41)
… cannot demonstrate that taxpayer dollars were expended in the most prudent and economical manner. Key … Include a list of other desired items as alternates in original project plans and bid specifications. Solicit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-change-orders-2022m-41Andover Central School District – Internal Controls Over Reserve Funds (2013M-162)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review internal controls over reserve funds for the period … report of District reserves must be prepared and submitted to the Board for review that includes a summary statement of … a summary statement. As a result, the Board’s ability to monitor the projected use and need of reserve funds could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/13/andover-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-reserve-fundsRye City School District – Payroll (2024M-2)
… not being made aware of what the District expects to incur in overtime costs and the budgets are not transparent … policies and procedures. Paid six employees $2,097 in overtime wages without proper supporting documentation to … officials paid overtime without knowing why the additional payroll costs were incurred. Improperly paid an employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/rye-city-school-district-payroll-2024m-2Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
… for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … they may not recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. 40 of the 115 enabled nonstudent network … nine laptops and one printer, were not properly recorded in the District’s inventory listing. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/19/garrison-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-127Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… the Port Jervis City School District (District) officials and Board of Education (Board) effectively managed the … general fund financial condition. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the … more taxes than needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: Consistently overestimated general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152Greenburgh Central School District – Tax Certiorari Reserve (2023M-163)
… it at a reasonable level. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) properly established the tax certiorari … were maintained, such as a complete and accurate listing of all outstanding tax certiorari cases, which was also noted … we released publicly in September 2016. The annual report of the District’s tax certiorari reserve funds provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/30/greenburgh-central-school-district-tax-certiorari-reserve-2023m-163Salamanca City School District – Financial Management and Payroll (2017M-138)
… formalizing controls and oversight associated with the payroll function. Key Recommendations Maintain unrestricted … with relevant statutes. Develop and adopt written payroll policies and procedures. … Salamanca City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/30/salamanca-city-school-district-financial-management-and-payroll-2017m-138Mexico Academy Central School District –Financial Management (2016M-219)
… officials effectively managed the District’s finances for the period July 1, 2014 through April 5, 2016. Background … Board of Education. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year were $54.2 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/09/mexico-academy-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-219Tuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… School District (District) officials ensured employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … Key Findings District officials did not ensure employees’ payroll payments and leave accruals were accurate, properly … potentially overpaid) 30 employees a total of $113,564 in payroll and leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-47)
… Determine whether the Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials … … Determine whether the CobleskillRichmondville Central School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/cobleskill-richmondville-central-school-district-fund-balance-managementAdirondack Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-61)
… technology (IT) controls over the District’s network to help safeguard personal, private, and sensitive … District officials did not establish adequate IT controls to help safeguard PPSI. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/12/adirondack-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-61Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… fund balance and invalid encumbrances are added back to surplus fund balance, surplus fund balance increased to approximately 26 percent, as of June 30, 2021, exceeding … 2017-18 through 2021-22 and levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. Key Recommendations Develop budgets with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… the District needed to increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps, but the … by $6.3 million, or 4.5 percent. Officials did not use the retirement contribution reserve to pay annual retirement contributions. Its excessive balance is enough to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementEast Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … We selected 25 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and five additional IT assets to confirm they were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8Hastings-on-Hudson Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-104)
… were disabled in a timely manner. As a result, 21 percent of the District’s network user accounts were unneeded and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/hastings-hudson-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mSayville Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Cellular Telephones (2015M-86)
… Purpose of Audit The objectives of our audit were to evaluate the District’s financial activities and cellular … 2014. Background The Sayville Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County. The District, which is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/14/sayville-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-cellularLindenhurst Union Free School District – Credit Cards (2016M-179)
… the District’s credit card purchases for appropriate use and compliance with the District’s policies for the period … list of those employees who are issued credit cards and report this information to the Board at each … meeting. Ensure that credit card maximum spending and account credit limits are in accordance with the limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/lindenhurst-union-free-school-district-credit-cards-2016m-179Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… network user accounts that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s … found that officials did not: Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling user access rights to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information