Search
Village of Johnson City – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-16)
… (SHP Training). Key Findings SHP Training was not provided to all employees. Of the 20 total individuals we tested (14 selected employees and … Village did not include all the minimum requirements. As a result, most Village employees were provided with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/08/25/village-johnson-city-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-16Peekskill 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 133 of the District’s 821 network user accounts. These accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees was accurate, adequately supported and … oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate or not authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Lyndon – Town Clerk’s Collections (2021M-117)
… The Board did not perform an annual audit of 2020 records, as required. Key Recommendations Deposit all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-lyndon-town-clerks-collections-2021m-117Town of West Seneca - Capital Project Management (2019M-195)
… capital project. Key Findings The Board: Did not properly plan and manage the capital project and clearly inform … estimates and ensure the project costs are clearly defined. Prepare and approve an itemized budget, and amend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-west-seneca-capital-project-management-2019m-195Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The highway fund’s … in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The Board has … appropriations and appropriating unavailable fund balance to finance operations. Develop and adopt a fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239Sullivan West Central School District - Retiree Health Insurance (2019M-196)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/sullivan-west-central-school-district-retiree-health-insurance-2019m-196Town of Wawarsing - Recreation Department Records (2019M-20)
… not maintain adequate documentation to determine if summer camp fees were accurate. Recreation reports to the Board contained inaccurate counts of program participants and revenue. Key Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-wawarsing-recreation-department-records-2019m-20Town of Benson - Disbursements (2019M-54)
… transfers. Key Findings The Supervisor did not review and sign 379 checks totaling $375,916 and instead, allowed a … the Supervisor’s records and reports. Except as specified in Appendix A, Town officials generally agreed with our … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-benson-disbursements-2019m-54Greene County - Information Technology (2020M-38)
… County officials did not provide cyber security training to IT personnel and County employees. Sensitive information … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT policies, communicate them to all employees, and review and update routinely or when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/09/04/greene-county-information-technology-2020m-38Naples Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-82)
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. The District had 63 unneeded network user … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Regularly review network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/naples-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-82Village of Sackets Harbor – Budgeting and Financial Management (2020M-28)
… From 2016-17 through 2018-19, budgeted appropriations in the general, water and sewer funds exceeded actual … by a total of $4.9 million (a 39 percent budget variance). Officials also appropriated $3.6 million of fund … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. … Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/07/02/village-sackets-harbor-budgeting-and-financial-management-2020m-28Poughkeepsie City School District – Information Technology (2019M-166)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings The District did not adequately control and secure its … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Inventory, classify and … Ensure that all IT services are provided based on a formal service level agreement. District officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-information-technology-2019m-166DiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… bogus online portal showing fabricated investment growth," DA Singas said. "Instead of providing the promised risk-free … any victims of this scheme to contact my office." DA Singas said that beginning in January 2015, an elderly … victims with a username and password for www.conmacfunding.com to view their account statement and growing account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationTown of Lebanon – Justice Court (2013M-247)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Justice was properly accounting for all Court moneys and to review the Court’s internal controls over financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, to March 31, 2013. Background The Town of Lebanon is located …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/17/town-lebanon-justice-court-2013m-247Opinion 93-17
… 17 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, and added a new section 17-a to that law, for the purpose of eliminating … of West Islip Union Free School District, et al. v New York State Teachers' Retirement System, et al. , Supreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17Town of Wayne – Justice Court (2013M-52)
… surcharges of $2,510. Key Findings The Justice failed to account for all moneys received and the Board did not provide … resulting in a $2,910 shortage in the Justice’s account. The Justice did not prepare monthly bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-wayne-justice-court-2013m-52Town of Shelby – Financial Management (2012M-206)
… internal controls over the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2010, through September 7, 2012. … the Town Supervisor, is the legislative body responsible for overseeing the Town’s operations and finances. It is responsible for the general management and control of the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-shelby-financial-management-2012m-206Village of Munnsville – Financial Operations (2012M-239)
… properly monitored the Village’s financial operations for the period June 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. Background The … a Mayor and four Trustees. Budgeted appropriations for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012, were approximately … to manage emergencies and other unanticipated occurrences. For example, in two of the last four fiscal years, Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-munnsville-financial-operations-2012m-239Wayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… year are $41.3 million, which are funded primarily with State aid, sales tax, real property taxes, and grants. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229