Ulster County Community College - Retiree Health Insurance and Payroll (2018M-123)

Issued Date
October 26, 2018

Audit Objective

Determine whether College officials (officials) established adequate internal controls over:

  • The retiree health insurance contribution billing process.
  • The payroll process.

Key Findings

Officials did not:

  • Properly account for retiree health insurance billings.
  • Ensure the continued eligibility of retirees, and inappropriately paid $2,092 in premiums for two deceased individuals.
  • Segregate payroll duties or perform supervisory review.

Key Recommendations

  • Ensure that comparisons are performed to determine status of retiree health insurance accounts.
  • Attempt to recover premiums paid for deceased enrollees from the health insurance provider.
  • Establish adequate segregation of duties within the College’s payroll process.
  • Ensure that payroll registers are certified.

College officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they have initiated corrective action.