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Duanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Duanesburg … Regularly review network and local user accounts for appropriate permissions and disable those that are …
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)
… Objective Determine whether the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District’s (District) Board and District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and information … Board and District officials did not adequately safeguard online banking transactions. Officials did not: Adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… written procedures for granting, changing or disabling network user accounts or user permissions. Disable 130 unneeded generic and nonemployee network user accounts of the 475 network user accounts examined. Provide information …
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 and disbursed victim restitution payments promptly and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials did not … checks totaling $2,242 were not properly followed up on and officials did not always make reasonable efforts to …
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)
… 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-84Madison 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 a written reserve fund policy. Three … $1.3 million as of June 30, 2018, were overfunded. The approximately $1 million balance in the debt service fund …
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)
… adequately supported, for appropriate purposes, audited and approved before payment. Key Findings Claims that we reviewed were supported and for appropriate purposes but did not have evidence that they were audited and approved before payment. As a result, the District has an …
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)
… Central School District (District) officials procured fuel in compliance with the District’s procurement policies. Key Findings District officials did not procure fuel in compliance with the District’s policies. When District … made to ensure charges were appropriate, resulting in approximately $2,200 in overpayments. Key …
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
… contract must establish a policy addressing gender-based violence in the workplace and include required certification … they have implemented a policy addressing gender-based violence in the workplace or provide a signed statement … Violence and the Workplace | Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence . Guide to Financial Operations REV. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xi/xi18j-gender-based-violence-and-workplaceMadrid-Waddington Central School District - Claims Audit Process (2019M-1)
… were adequately documented, were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings We reviewed 100 claims totaling $886,642 and found the claims auditor did not audit two claims … were adequately documented were for appropriate purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-claims-audit-process-2019m-1Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… adequately managed fund balance in the general fund. Key Findings District officials: Developed budgets that were … that was unrealistic when compared to the adopted budgets. Key Recommendations Adopt realistic, structurally balanced budgets based on historical or known amounts and reduce the reliance on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198Accounts Payable Advisory No. 21
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsState Agencies Bulletin No. 329
… 2, 2002. OSC Actions OSC will automatically change the 'WARNING' message: "Deduction Amount and percent are both …
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)
… accurately paid tuition for foster care students enrolled at other school districts. Key Findings District officials … for foster care students enrolled care students enrolled at other school districts. Officials made payment errors for … (45 percent) of 31 foster care students who were enrolled at other school districts during the 2018-19 through 2021-22 …
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)
… operations if an unexpected IT incident occurred. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses that …
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-178Babylon Union Free School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2022M-91)
… incurred the full cost of providing more than $536,000 in Medicaid-eligible services. Had these services been …
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)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … located. One copier (unknown cost) was not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
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)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent. We selected 55 IT … interactive display (unknown costs) were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/phoenix-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-20