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Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… properly authorized and approved prior to payment and for valid District purposes for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $442,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-310)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s … The Pittsfield Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection for the Town of Pittsfield in Otsego County. The … to include detailed policies and procedures to provide guidance and establish controls over the Department’s cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/09/pittsfield-volunteer-fire-department-cash-receipts-andEast Bloomfield Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-154)
… Findings The purchasing agent does not provide the Board with required quotes and does not retain the documentation. … procedures to ensure that District personnel comply with the procurement policy. Develop and adopt policies for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-154Town of Mentz – Board Oversight (2016M-403)
… for the town-outside-village highway fund, and the 2016 tax levy exceeded the property tax cap for that year by $4,260. The Board did not … and that comply with, or properly override, the property tax cap. Conduct annual audits of the records and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-mentz-board-oversight-2016m-403Town of Stockport – Disbursements (2013M-216)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board properly monitored the Town’s disbursements for the period January 1, 2012, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/27/town-stockport-disbursements-2013m-216Bayport Fire District – Credit Card Use (2016M-394)
… for cash advances of up to $1,000 per card per day. Not all purchases contained documentation verifying the receipt … the receipt of goods and services is documented and that all purchases are proper and necessary. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/bayport-fire-district-credit-card-use-2016m-394Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were secure. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. District officials did … accounts and permissions. The District had 92 unneeded network user accounts and nine user accounts with unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/arkport-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-162Richfield Springs Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-140)
… and accounted for properly. Key Findings Fixed asset and disposal policies were not comprehensive or being followed. … and update policies to include proper sanitation and disposal of electronic devices. Ensure inventory records are … are Board-approved, sufficiently supported with adequate disposal documentation and reported to the Board according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/richfield-springs-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-140Haldane Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-84)
… included generic and former employee accounts. Create secondary user accounts, for three network user accounts with … user accounts with administrative permissions and create secondary accounts to be used for non-administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/05/haldane-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-84Monroe 2-Orleans Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Software Management (2015M-56)
… main campus in the Village of Spencerport, Monroe County, and satellite campuses throughout Monroe and Orleans Counties. The BOCES is governed by a nine-member … software inventory list of all BOCES-owned software and the total number of installations and licenses purchased. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2015/09/04/monroe-2-orleans-board-cooperative-educational-services-software-management-2015mAlfred-Almond Central School District – Financial Software Access and Monitoring (2014M-371)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if access to the District’s financial software was appropriately … policies for adding, deleting or modifying individual access right to the financial system. District officials did … Develop policies for granting, changing and disabling access rights to the financial software system and assigning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/alfred-almond-central-school-district-financial-software-access-andCameron Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Activity (2014M-363)
… Fire Department is located in Steuben County and contracts with the Towns of Cameron and Rathbone to provide fire … Department bills and performs all recordkeeping functions with little or no Board oversight. The Board did not ask to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/07/17/cameron-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overDelaware County – Vehicle Usage and Disposal (2014M-258)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the controls over the County’s vehicle fleet … County officials did not perform cost-benefit analyses to support the after-hours locations of vehicles or disposal … adequately monitored vehicle usage. Key Recommendations Amend the vehicle policy to clearly specify which employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/04/24/delaware-county-vehicle-usage-and-disposal-2014m-258Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders (2023M-35)
… New York State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the District’s building aid … Six change orders totaling $155,173 were approved by the Commissioner for $74,002 . The Assistant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/blind-brook-rye-union-free-school-district-capital-project-change-ordersManorville Fire District – Board Oversight and Fuel (2016M-411)
… internal control environment and selected expenditures for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $1.8 million. Key Findings The … to gasoline credit card claims when they are submitted for approval. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/10/manorville-fire-district-board-oversight-and-fuel-2016m-411Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight (2014M-376)
… #1 is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Greenville, located in Greene … budgets did not include detailed estimates of revenues and did not include estimates of fund balance. Reserve funds … established. Claims were paid prior to Board review and did not contain itemized vouchers. The Treasurer does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/03/greenville-fire-district-1-board-oversight-2014m-376Conesus No. 1 Fire District – Internal Controls (2014M-46)
… 2014 budget totaled $132,602, funded through real property tax revenue. Key Findings Although the Board has adopted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/05/16/conesus-no-1-fire-district-internal-controls-2014m-46Holland 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 … fuel inventory records and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the tanks. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/holland-patent-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2023m-141Village of Port Dickinson – Capital Asset Accountability (2023M-68)
… did not maintain a complete and current capital asset list (asset list). We were unable to definitively locate and trace 32 of 35 assets reviewed to the Village’s asset list because the asset, purchase invoice and/or asset list …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/08/18/village-port-dickinson-capital-asset-accountability-2023m-68Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… user accounts were adequately configured and secured. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110