ALBANY – An audit of the Town of Olive’s employee accrued leave record and information technology security found a number of issues that need to be corrected.
The review for the period of January 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019 found town officials did not maintain accurate leave records or follow the employee handbook and the collective bargaining agreement.
It also found the town did not design or implement procedures to monitor compliance with their IT security policy.
Key recommendations from the auditors include a review and update of the employee handbook to include guidance on timekeeping procedures for the use of leave credits or compensatory time.
The state officials also said the town should ensure that employee handbook policies and the collective bargaining agreement are followed for allocating all types of accrued leave earned including compensatory time.
On the IT front, the auditors said the town should design and implement procedures to monitor the use of its IT resources, including personal use and provide IT security awareness training.
Town officials agreed with the state’s recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate correction action.
