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Onondaga County Probation Department - Financial Operations (2018M-147)
… and disbursement procedures. Disburse more than $60,000 in restitution payments to crime victims. Key Recommendations … procedures to disburse undistributed restitution payments in a timely manner. County officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/11/16/onondaga-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2018m-147Jericho Union Free School District – Acceptable Use Policy (2022M-194)
… office staff who utilize computers are adequately informed of the regulations. District officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/07/21/jericho-union-free-school-district-acceptable-use-policy-2022m-194Barker Central School District – Payroll (2023M-19)
… Adopt a written payroll policy governing the use of overtime and establish procedures for reviewing payroll to … and necessary purpose. Perform a more thorough review of payroll during the payroll certification process. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/barker-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-19Accounts Payable Advisory No. 32
… Subject: Template for 1099 reporting SFS payments using a Single … reporting data to BSE’s Federal Reporting Unit using this template *. Prior to doing so, agencies should contact … Reporting Unit at [email protected] . *Please note, the template was updated this year due to 1099 reporting changes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/32-1099-reporting-single-payments-non-sfs-paymentsHunter-Tannersville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-125)
… user accounts or develop a written IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/hunter-tannersville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andFrankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… Develop written procedures for tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) we tested were … Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with each of the District’s IT service providers to clearly identify … did not develop a written IT contingency plan there is an increased risk that the District could lose important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsGreenwood Lake Union Free School District – Procurement and Claims Processing (2021M-147)
… seeking professional services. Obtain verbal and written quotes and ensure that all proper documentation is … authorizing payments. Review overpayments identified in this report and seek recovery as appropriate. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-procurement-and-claimsDiscovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… at greater risk for unauthorized access, misuse, or loss. In addition to finding sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controlsNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156Whitney Point Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-179)
… a comprehensive information technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not adequately … accounts). Officials also did not adopt an IT contingency plan and were unaware of all the network users that had … accounts are not adequately managed and an IT contingency plan is not adopted, the District has an increased risk that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/whitney-point-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-179Sullivan West Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2019M-196)
… documentation was maintained to verify the calculations of certain retirees’ contributions. Key Recommendations … Ensure that documentation necessary to verify calculations of all retirees’ health insurance contributions is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/sullivan-west-central-school-district-retiree-health-insurance-2019m-196Peekskill City School District - Network User Accounts (2021M-195)
… manage and monitor network user accounts. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: … disabled. Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all users who use IT resources. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Elmsford Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-9)
… selected 35 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets to confirm … percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Seven IT assets with combined costs of … Key Recommendations Ensure District inventory records are complete and accurate. Perform annual and complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/elmsford-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-9Putnam Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-154)
… did not adopt a password security policy or manage the use of administrative accounts. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized use or access that could result in important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/putnam-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-154Otselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… audit period. District officials may have saved $13,781 on fuel costs had they been able to use State contracts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58KIPP Tech Valley Charter School - Resident Tuition Billing (2019M-66)
… Audit Objective Determine if School officials completely and accurately billed resident districts. Audit Results … the correct New York State Education Department (SED) rate and full-time equivalent (FTE) and ensured that year-end reconciliations were reasonable and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/05/24/kipp-tech-valley-charter-school-resident-tuition-billing-2019m-66North Salem Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-140)
… network user accounts were adequately managed. In addition to finding sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses, which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that District officials should have: … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/north-salem-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-140Fairview Fire District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2024M-96)
… Key Findings District officials did not ensure all employee payroll payments and leave accruals were … recover overpayments made to employees. Ensure that all leave requests are properly approved and supported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/01/24/fairview-fire-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2024m-96Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss nor did they establish an adequate IT contingency plan. Sensitive IT … . Officials did not: Develop comprehensive procedures for managing network and financial application user accounts … Develop, adopt, distribute and periodically review and test a comprehensive IT contingency plan. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationXI-A.1 Purchasing Process Overview – XI-A. Purchasing
… guidance to Business Units about the procurement process in the Statewide Financial System. Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1-overview