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Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
… days prior to the event and are not exempt may be liable for back pay and the value of any benefits that laid-off … were received but not entered in OSOS, indicating that the number of affected employees not offered Rapid Response services (in addition to the number of related employers) is potentially much greater. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/services-workers-under-worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-actDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… actions that ignored district policy, most notably in the search for a new superintendent. “This audit revealed … expenditures during a three-year period, resulting in an accumulation of excess fund balance. For fiscal years … the school board appropriated a total of $60.8 million in fund balance to finance operations. The district, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtNew York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks
… While the labor force in New York is predominantly white, it has gotten more diverse in the past decade and is more so than the rest of the nation. The share of white workers has declined from 75.8 percent in 2011 to 70.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-labor-force-assessing-10-year-trends-and-pandemic-setbacksUtica Harbor Point Development Corporation – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2022M-43)
… about $2.3 million. While the Corporation received grant funds for two projects, officials relied on lines of credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/07/15/utica-harbor-point-development-corporation-budgeting-andContract #C001148 - Printing and Mailing of NYSLRS Member Annual Statements
… State and Local Retirement Systems (“NYSLRS”), intends to procure printing and mailing services (as detailed in the … posted in the NYS Contract Reporter, CR #2089311) pursuant to its discretionary purchasing authority under State Finance … Law §163(6). This procurement opportunity is limited to New York State small businesses as defined in State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/c001148Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… operations. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mTuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… approved and supported. We attribute the audit findings to inadequate Board oversight, policies and procedures and … leave accrual payments, including $47,673 in overpayments to the Interim Superintendent. The Interim Superintendent was … Board resolution. As a result, payroll staff were unable to interpret what benefits employees are entitled to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15New York’s Agriculture Industry: A Resilient Part of State and Local Economies
… State. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, in 2021, agriculture in New York produced roughly $3.3 billion in gross domestic product and paid close to $1 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-agriculture-industry-resilient-part-state-and-local-economiesLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… Thomas P. DiNapoli It is surprising how many important papers and legal documents you can accumulate over a … Social Security information, marriage certificate, divorce decree, military discharge papers, naturalization … cards — account numbers, phone numbers and addresses. Online accounts — these can range from online bank and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Core Systems
… May 22, 2014 through October 22, 2014. Background The New York State Office of Information Technology Services … (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State IT transformation to consolidate and merge … made to these systems. Key Recommendations Adhere to the New York State IT Account Management/Access Control Standard, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systemsMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… maintenance, and preservation of burial grounds for all not-for-profit cemetery corporations (cemeteries) in New York State. As authorized by Article 15 of the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (Law), and under the supervision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceCity of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (2014M-298)
… 13, 2014. Background The City of Lackawanna is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 18,000. … The current work schedule for patrol officers results in the officers working eight days less per year than the amount specified in the collective bargaining agreement. Fire Department time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/04/10/city-lackawanna-police-and-fire-department-work-hours-2014m-298Lowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… and Central School District (District) used resources to ensure the District’s Internet connectivity meets the … percent of the population),15 of 17 teachers responding to our survey were satisfied with their Internet … monitored bandwidth usage and provided a system for users to submit Internet connectivity issues for resolution. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetHerkimer County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-28)
… action. Appendix D includes our comment on an issue raised in HCIDA’s response. … Determine whether the Herkimer County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/01/herkimer-county-industrial-development-agency-projectCato-Meridian Central School District – Salaries, Wages and Leave Benefits (2021M-173)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Cato-Meridian Central School District (District) officials accurately paid … response letter. … Determine whether CatoMeridian Central School District District officials accurately paid salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/cato-meridian-central-school-district-salaries-wages-and-leave-benefitsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Antisemitism and New York's Response
… campuses, on city streets, and online have no place in our society. Antisemitism, Islamophobia and hate directed at any community must be denounced in all their forms. We cannot and will not tolerate intimidation in any community or at any institution. "I fully support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-antisemitism-and-new-yorks-responseDebt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations
… public authority debt issuances. Finally, municipalities, school districts and district corporations are authorized to issue bonds to refund … Law ( Sections 90.00 and 90.10 ) is that municipalities, school districts and district corporations secure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvalsVillage of Round Lake – Budgeting Practices and Financial Condition (2015M-26)
… adopted budgets that appropriated fund balance from the water and sewer funds. Consistent appropriation of … repair costs resulted in a decline in water fund balance from $164,063 at the start of the 2011-12 fiscal year to a … plan to address the water fund’s deficit fund balance or the sewer fund’s declining fund balance. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/22/village-round-lake-budgeting-practices-and-financial-condition-2015m-26Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… officials established adequate controls over Parks and Recreation Department (Department) financial activities. … in unaccounted for collections. Cash receipt processes and oversight were inadequate and key duties were not segregated. Collection, receipting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Village of Stamford – Pool Capital Project Planning and Monitoring (2022M-204)
… pool capital project (Project). Key Findings The Board did not transparently plan or sufficiently monitor the Project . As a result, total costs to complete the Project exceeded the grant revenues received … by $256,302 and contributed to the declining fund balance in the Village’s general fund . The Board did not: Prepare a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-pool-capital-project-planning-and-monitoring-2022m-204