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Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
… Academy Charter School (School) officials ensured credit card charges were properly approved, supported and for … purposes. Key Findings School officials did not ensure credit card charges were properly approved, adequately … did not perform an effective and timely review of credit card charges. As a result: School officials approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/rochester-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-208Madison County – Consumer Protections: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-8)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … as required. There was no reliable system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of businesses … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/madison-county-consumer-protections-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-8Nassau County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-9)
… Measures Division (Division) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … were maintained. Key Findings The Assistant Director of Weights and Measures (Assistant Director) did not complete all required testing of weighing and measuring devices or maintain complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/nassau-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-9Niagara County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-6)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of businesses … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/niagara-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-6Washington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. Key … the Director did not develop and implement procedures for price accuracy testing. Key Recommendations Perform required … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/washington-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-4Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Information Technology (2024M-38)
… and view personal, private and sensitive information or disable the network. 16 IT assets could not be traced to or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/08/09/southern-westchester-board-cooperative-educational-services-information-technologyChenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)
… or develop and adopt an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive IT control weaknesses, which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of … a network and, if accessed by attackers, could be used to inappropriately access and view personal, private and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-andUniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… the District had an increased risk of unauthorized access to and use of the network and could potentially lose important data. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control … individual user accounts, 515 of which were last used to log in to the network in 2003, 1,647 shared and service user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Oswego County – Transfer Station Cash Receipts (2015M-334)
… review the internal controls over the Department of Solid Waste’s cash receipts process for the period January 1, 2014 … Board of Legislators, maintains a Department of Solid Waste which is responsible for providing recycling and solid waste services to residents, businesses and commercial waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/03/25/oswego-county-transfer-station-cash-receipts-2015m-334State Agencies Bulletin No. 1506
To provide agencies with procedures for updating employee health insurance eligibility records in the payroll system
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1506-updating-employee-health-insurance-eligibility-payservState Agencies Bulletin No. 1525
… card is the amount to be deducted from each paycheck in the calendar year, not the total amount of the pledge. … SEFA Campaigns. Checks made out to SEFA will be accepted. Online Enrollment Online enrollment can be utilized for … for the Federated Fund (SEFA) Deduction Code, select the + sign to add a new row in the General Deduction page, insert a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1525-2017-sefa-state-employees-federated-appeal-campaignState Agencies Bulletin No. 1693
… to donate to the following deduction (Federated Fund) codes: Deduction Code 850 – SEFA of the Capital Region … enrollment process, paper forms are available at the agency payroll office. Online enrollment will need to be … apply to agencies that are not currently customers of the NYS Business Services Center (BSC). For those agencies that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1693-2019-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignOpinion 88-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … where the defendant in a criminal action is convicted of a lesser included or different offense than the offense … is required to refund the fee prescribed in section 99m of the General Municipal Law where the defendant in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-31Are You Vested? And What It Means
… Are You Vested? Being vested means that you have earned … 4 members who have at least five years of credited service are vested. As of April 9, 2022, Tier 5 and 6 members also … service retirement benefit. Effective immediately, if you are a Tier 5 or 6 member with five or more years of service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/are-you-vested-and-what-it-meansOpinion 90-54
… SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§110, 410: Certain pension benefits payable by the State and Local Retirement Systems constitute … for the equitable distribution of retirement benefits payable from the New York State and Local Retirement Systems … 474 NYS2d 699, determined that certain retirement benefits payable from the Retirement System constitute marital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 89-41
… program should be presented to the voters ( cf . Municipal Home Rule Law, §20[5], which requires a local government to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 88-56
… in any contract of a firm, partnership, association or corporation of which the officer or employee is an employee … has powers and duties listed in section 801 (see, e.g., Town Law, §176[4-a]). One exception contained in … self-interest, partiality or economic impropriety (see e.g. Zagoreos v Conklin , 109 AD2d 281, 491 NYS2d 358; Matter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 89-12
… decide any questions as to quality and acceptability of materials or work. The engineer was an officer of a company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-12Opinion 2001-2
… issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service … to qualify for the twenty-five points for that activity; and (3) A program sponsor may not create priorities among … for participation in the program (see GML §217[a]). The import of the subsequent reference to "minimum standards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2Opinion 2000-5
… -- Snow and Ice Removal and Road Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of moneys from the highway fund to) -- Highway Fund (transfer of moneys … are not required by law to be paid into any other fund or account." Highway Law §141 contains requirements with respect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5