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Canaseraga Central School District – Cafeteria Cash Receipts (2014M-57)
… The Canaseraga Central School District is located in the Towns of Almond, Birdsall, Burns and Grove in Allegany County, the Town of Ossian in Livingston County and the Town of Dansville in Steuben …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/canaseraga-central-school-district-cafeteria-cash-receipts-2014m-57Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… July 31, 2014. Background The Town of Minden is located in Montgomery County and includes the Village of Fort Plain … general fund without first eliminating the tax levies in the part-town funds (those that exclude the Village), … with unrealistic estimates of revenues and expenditures in the part-town highway fund. Key Recommendations Budget and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366Irvington Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2022M-89)
… to District officials last conducting a physical inventory in 2018. Specifically, we found: Of the 80 assets tested, … officials were unable to verify that seven assets were in the District’s possession. These items included a desk, … 65 assets had missing, or inaccurate information recorded in the fixed asset records. Eight assets were disposed of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/30/irvington-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-89Amherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)
… to the network and managed user accounts and permissions in financial and student information applications. Key … network or properly manage user accounts and permissions in financial and student information applications. As a … could be inappropriately altered, accessed, or used. In addition to sensitive control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/amherst-central-school-district-network-user-account-access-andTown of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… August 31, 2014. Background The Town of Inlet is located in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 330. … accounted for all waste water capital project activity in the sewer operating fund instead of in the capital projects fund. The Board did not establish an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalTown of Otsego – Financial Condition (2013M-307)
… August 20, 2013. Background The Town of Otsego is located in Otsego County and includes a portion of the Village of … been. While the Board appropriated more than $1.4 million in fund balance to fund operations in these four years, it actually used $350,672 (24 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/08/20/town-otsego-financial-condition-2013m-307Town of Milford – Justice Court Operations (2014M-279)
… July 9, 2014. Background The Town of Milford is located in Otsego County and has a population of approximately 3,040. … Town’s Justice Court. The Court collected almost $142,000 in fines, fees and bail money during 2013. Key Findings Tickets which were paid in full or dismissed remained open because they had not been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/12/19/town-milford-justice-court-operations-2014m-279Victor Central School District - Financial Management (2019M-62)
… officials: Adopted conservative budgets that resulted in circumventing the statutory limit on surplus fund balance by making $2.4 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and appropriating $1.6 million in fund balance that was not used. Annually increased meal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/victor-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-62Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… statutory limit. $13.4 million was improperly restricted in two reserves: $12.6 million in the employee benefit accrued liability reserve. $800,000 in the debt service reserve. Key Recommendations Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… Findings The Board appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, … that will be used to fund operations. Return excess funds in the tax certiorari reserve to the surplus fund balance in the general fund in accordance with the law. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the District’s leave tracking system. In addition, procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Warren County – Occupancy Tax and Weights and Measures (2016M-346)
… March 31, 2016. Background Warren County is located in the southeastern Adirondack region and is governed by an … pricing and scanning accuracy. Expenditures for all funds in 2015 totaled approximately $144 million. Key Findings The … possibly could have collected an additional $1.9 million in occupancy tax revenue. The Director of the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/03/31/warren-county-occupancy-tax-and-weights-and-measures-2016m-346Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. - Financial Management (2015M-10)
… Bowmansville Volunteer Fire Association, Inc. is located in the Town of Lancaster in Erie County. The Fire Company, which has a five-member … to a portion of a fire protection district located in the Town of Lancaster. The Town paid the Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/03/08/bowmansville-volunteer-fire-association-inc-financialTown of Warsaw – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-22)
… were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Clerk did not remit taxes totaling … approximately $3.1 million to the County Treasurer in April 2024, instead of paying three separate required payments totaling approximately $2.8 million in February, $156,000 in March and $198,000 in April. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/17/town-warsaw-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-22State Agencies Bulletin No. 1187
… who are members of NYSCOPBA, Inc. and are currently in, or have been in Bargaining Unit 01 at any time since 04/01/09 with Dues … Background NYSCOPBA membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 01 will increase retroactively as follows: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1187-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-associationOpinion 89-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of … may not provide for recall elections of elected officials in the absence of express statutory or constitutional … persons. Initially, we note that it is well-established in this State that government by representation is the rule. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31Opinion 93-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans … use. The village's provision of lighting may be one factor in determining whether the private right-of-way has become a … Village Law, §12-1200 authorizes villages to contract, in the name of the village, for lighting the "streets, public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-25XIV.10.B Travel and Purchase Rewards Programs; Updated Information Regarding T-Cards, P-Cards, and NET-Cards – XIV. Special Procedures
… policies to ensure State officers and employees are in compliance with Commission Advisory Opinion No. 08-04. Personal Use of Supply Vendor Reward Points In the Advisory Opinion, the Commission concludes that a … influencing the decision of the State officer or employee in performing his or her State duties and responsibilities. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv10b-travel-and-purchase-rewards-programs-updated-information-regarding-t-cards-p-cards-and-netState Police Bulletin No. SP-231
… Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Troopers Unit (Troopers Unit) – BU07, the … Annual salaried employees of the Division of State Police in BU07, BU17, or BU62 who possess or obtain a recognized … Graduate Degree $750 The payment will be made annually in June of each year and will be for one degree only. When …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-231-2022-state-police-education-paymentPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… agencies of the new arrears process for employees enrolled in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) or the Voluntary … arrears deduction codes for employee and employer arrears in PayServ version 9.2. The codes will allow the system to … employer arrears, identify which deductions are held in suspense until the employee is vested, and identify which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductions