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Westhill Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-32)
… (IT) controls over the District Office’s network to safeguard personal, private and sensitive information … adequate IT controls over the District Office’s network to safeguard PPSI. District officials did not: Monitor … Provide formalized IT security awareness training to staff. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/09/westhill-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-32State Agencies Bulletin No. 146
… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Audit mailbox. … To provide instructions to agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/146-employees-retirement-system-ers-tier-reinstatement-chapter-646-laws-1999Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… the Newfane Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials can better manage fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Finger Lakes Community College - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2019M-184)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether College officials adequately monitored credit card and travel expenditures. Key Findings The College could have saved $18,135 on 76 lodging claims by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2020/01/10/finger-lakes-community-college-credit-card-and-travel-expendituresFrankfort Hill Volunteer Fire Company - Financial Activities (2020M-47)
… activities were properly recorded and reported and that money was safeguarded. Key Findings The bylaws provided … activities were properly recorded and reported and that money was safeguarded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/06/12/frankfort-hill-volunteer-fire-company-financial-activitiesWest Seneca Fire District #2 – Purchasing and Capital Project Management (2018M-241)
… approximately $3,200 that District officials did not find prior to our audit. District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/30/west-seneca-fire-district-2-purchasing-and-capital-project-management-2018mSalmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… District (District) officials accurately paid tuition for foster care students enrolled at other school districts. … at other school districts during the 2018-19 through 2021-22 school years. The District overpaid tuition by $58,277 for … foster care student tuition payments, which resulted in over- and underpayments. Key Recommendations Provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mBrighton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-6)
… As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or …
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)
… technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not … to confirm they were inventoried. We found 5 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/phoenix-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-20Northport - East Northport Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-167)
… Objective Determine if extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were properly collected, recorded, remitted, deposited, disbursed and reconciled. Key Findings ECA funds were not properly collected, recorded, remitted, … action. … Determine if extraclassroom activity ECA funds were properly collected recorded remitted deposited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/01/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-extra-classroomRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… School District (District) has an information technology (IT) contingency plan that is periodically evaluated, updated as necessary, and … a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) template, a key component of an IT contingency plan. Although the District paid for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyNewark Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-38)
… District (District) used its resources to maintain a website that provided the public with transparent and … information. Key Findings District officials maintained a website but certain financial information was not posted, … multiyear financial plan, audits and CAPs are on the website in a transparent location. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/newark-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-38Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds and Admissions (2020M-169)
… Key Recommendations Ensure ECA funds are handled in accordance with District policies and SED procedures, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activityAlbany Water Board – Software Management (2020M-159)
… installed on Albany Water Board (AWB) computers and mobile devices is appropriate and necessary. Key Findings Software installed on AWB computers and mobile devices is not always appropriate and necessary. … and necessary software was installed on computers and mobile devices. We found unnecessary software on 60 computers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/26/albany-water-board-software-management-2020m-159State Agencies Bulletin No. 329
To ensure that the correct deduction calculation routine and the correct deduction amounts are inserted in the General Deduction panel
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/329-changing-warning-message-general-deduction-panel-reject-messageHolland Patent Central School District – Fuel Inventory (2023M-141)
… Central School District (District) officials safeguarded and accounted for fuel inventory. Key Findings District … accounts were not needed and authorized transportation department employees completed 117 usage transactions during … to fuel buses. This reduces accountability and increases the risk that fuel could be stolen or misused without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/holland-patent-central-school-district-fuel-inventory-2023m-141State Agencies Bulletin No. 254
… dues for a percentage employee, use the employee's annual salary and multiply the annual by the part time percent. Match the part time annual salary against the chart in Payroll Bulletin 227, to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/254-csea-union-dues-code-201-and-agency-shop-fee-code-212-employeesSandy Creek Central School District – Reserve Management (2023M-43)
… the Sandy Creek Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/sandy-creek-central-school-district-reserve-management-2023m-43Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… user accounts and developed an information technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not … over network user accounts and did not develop a written IT contingency plan. As a result, the District had additional …
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)
… Objective 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 … Municipal Law Section 5-A and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/huntington-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2022m-178