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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1096
… why the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others. Affected Employees All employees receiving a 2011 … Background Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1096-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2Opinion 90-64
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities (referendum not required) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64State Agencies Bulletin No. 414
… period, require certification by OCA before paychecks for the affected employees can be released. Also, paychecks for an employee whose Recertification Date has expired will … and will, if applicable, update the Recertification Date for all affected employees. New Page Emp Job Certification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/414-employee-certification-process-unified-court-system-ucsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Special Education Audits
… In 2013, the state enacted legislation requiring the Comptroller to audit … disabilities at least once by March 31, 2018. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … programs that did not comply with SED’s requirements for reimbursement. The non-reimbursable costs included $3,897 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-special-education-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) funding and Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) aid throughout 2021 and develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 89-49
… in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (in proceeding for appointment of administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or … SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: In a proceeding for the appointment of an administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or a successor executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49Opinion 88-60
… character of which is neither a purchase nor contract for public work, is not subject to competitive bidding. … officials have a duty to secure fair reasonable terms for such arrangements. You ask under what circumstances an … to sell village real property which is no longer needed for village purposes (Village Law, §1-102[1]), it is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-60Opinion 88-6
… and a local bank constitutes a local retirement system for purposes of section 113(a) of the Retirement and Social … fixed and certain and not dependent on variables, such as salary increases, years in service or mortality rate. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-6Schenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Agency’s process for … was created in 1978, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors appointed by the Schenectady County Legislature. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectGeorgetown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-264)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of the District’s financial operations for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/georgetown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-264Rainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Follow-Up)
… Rainbow Rhymes Learning Center (Rainbow) were appropriate and adequately supported. We found that Rainbow claimed … payments to Rainbow which we did not include in our audit; and develop and implement a monitoring system to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/27/rainbow-rhymes-learning-center-followPittsford Central School District – Security of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (PPSI) on Mobile Computing Devices and Extracurricular Cash Records and Collections (2016M-92)
… on mobile computing devices (MCDs) and cash collections for extracurricular activities for the period July 1, 2014 … not monitor or periodically reconcile the athletic event ticket inventory to account for the number of tickets sold. … events. Monitor and periodically reconcile athletic event ticket inventory to account for the number of tickets sold. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/pittsford-central-school-district-security-personal-private-and-sensitiveVillage of Livonia – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-221)
… financial operations and information technology controls for the period June 1, 2012 through April 15, 2014. … five-member Board of Trustees. General fund appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were $835,790. Key Findings The … the Board did not consider the results of operations for the previous year when budgeting for the following year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/01/09/village-livonia-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2014m-221Skaneateles Central School District – Records and Reports (2015M-154)
… to examine the District’s financial records and reports for the period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $30 million. … and did not reconcile the records to the bank statements for the first 5 months of the 2014-15 fiscal year. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/16/skaneateles-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2015m-154Wallkill Central School District – Claims Auditing (2023M-52)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Wallkill Central School District (District) claims auditor ensured claims were … officials raised in their response. … audit wallkill school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/29/wallkill-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2023m-52North Amityville Fire Company, Inc. – Cash Disbursements (2022M-163)
… of Governors (Board) ensured that cash disbursements were for appropriate Company purposes and supported. Key Findings … The Board did not ensure that all cash disbursements were for appropriate Company purposes or supported. Of the $3.6 … $653,480 and found disbursements totaling $585,792 were for inappropriate purchases and/or not supported. Examples of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/04/28/north-amityville-fire-company-inc-cash-disbursements-2022m-163Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-23)
… $227,000 which can fund average unemployment expenditures for 78 years. Did not ensure $2.2 million was properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/cattaraugus-little-valley-central-school-district-financial-managementTown 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-206Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. Background The Richland Fire District is a district corporation of the State, … Fire Company, whose members comprise the District’s fire department. The District, which is governed by an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374Village of Munnsville – Financial Operations (2012M-239)
… of approximately 470 residents. The Village is governed by an elected Board of Trustees (Board) comprising a Mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-munnsville-financial-operations-2012m-239