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New Yorkers in Need: A Look at Poverty Trends in New York State for the Last Decade
… the Comptroller The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. In New York, the … heads of household; Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Pacific Islanders; people with disabilities; and those with … are experimental and excluded from the single-year series. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorkers-need-look-poverty-trends-new-york-state-last-decadeOnondaga Central School District - Financial Condition Management and Fuel Records (2018M-181)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials: Effectively managed the District’s financial condition. Ensured that the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/onondaga-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-fuelPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Tri-Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-17)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance. Key … appropriated approximately $3.9 million in fund balance and reserves from 2016-17 through 2018-19, but only used … as of June 30, 2019. When unused appropriated fund balance and the overfunded reserve were added back to the surplus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/06/tri-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-17General Brown Central School District - Building Renovation Project (2019M-21)
Did the Board and District officials properly establish, monitor and account for the building renovation project?
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/general-brown-21.pdfCost-Saving Ideas: Overtime Planning and Management
… by having employees work an extra hour Monday through Thursday and a half-day on Friday. Four-day, 10-hour … employees work an hour earlier and later Monday through Thursday. If you use this schedule, you must consider that overtime averted on Monday through Thursday may only offset overtime incurred on the fifth work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-overtime-planning-and-managementDiNapoli: Chatham Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Pension Double-Dipping and Defrauding Village
… As a result of his conviction, Volkmann is required to leave public office. “Instead of upholding the law, … for circumventing New York state’s post-retirement income restrictions and cheating the New York State and Local … of his plea and as a result of his conviction has been removed from office. Volkmann, 57, of Stuyvesant, served as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-chatham-police-chief-pleads-guilty-pension-double-dipping-and-defrauding-villageMember & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024
… Sign up to make sure you receive the latest Retirement System member … November 2024 Members Protecting Yourself from Scams How School Employees Earn NYSLRS Service Credit Requesting … Average Earnings Based on Highest 3 Years Excluding OT Pay from Tier 6 Contribution Rates May Reduce Contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2024Shelter Island Union Free School District - Fund Balance (2020M-23)
… used to fund operations during this time. The unemployment insurance reserve was overfunded and the employee benefit accrued liability reserve was not established by Board resolution. … policy. Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations. Discontinue appropriating fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/24/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-2020m-23Former Newburgh City Fire Chief Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud For Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… public by stealing $95,000 in retirement funds. But his scam was exposed when our cross-check revealed he was double …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/former-newburgh-city-fire-chief-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-16-10)
… Bank Agency for distribution to the City in accordance with the 2015 legislation for this aid. This funding source … a potential funding gap for 2017-18. Revenue estimates for sales tax may not be achievable. The budget includes raises in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-16-10Legal Topics and Approvals
… to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law Conflicts of Interest: Municipal Officers and Employees, The Fundamentals of Article 18 of the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/legal-topics-and-approvalsRoxbury Central School District - Health Insurance Buyouts (2019M-89)
Determine whether District payments for health insurance buyouts were cost-effective, supported by collective bargaining agreements and correctly calculated.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/roxbury-2019-89.pdfRoscoe Central School District - Cost-effective and Equitable Expenditure Controls (2018M-182)
Determine whether District officials implemented cost-effective and equitable measures to control expenditures and share services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/roscoe.pdfEast Syracuse Minoa Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-174)
Determine whether East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (District) officials established adequate information technology (IT) controls to ensure employees’ personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) on the financial server was adequately protected from unauthorized access, use and loss
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/east-syracuse-minoa-2020-174.pdfCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-15-15)
… $45 million to liquidate the current deficits in the City School District’s general fund as of June 30, 2014. Chapter 55 of … There is a budget gap of $25.8 million between the District’s budget request and the City’s proposed budget, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-15-15Selected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… determine if BlueCross BlueShield’s (Empire’s) payments to St. Francis Hospital of Poughkeepsie (St. Francis) for special items were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-francis-hospital-poughkeepsie-january-1-2011Schroon Lake Central School District - Claims Auditing (2019M-97)
Determine whether claims were supported by adequate documentation for appropriate purposes and audited and approved before payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/schroon-lake-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2019m-97State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… interest in the contracts between the town and his auto parts businesses. The board did not comply with General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (February 18, 2021)
… Trends More Than 1.7 Million New York Adults Suffer from Food Scarcity New York ranks seventh among all the states in … Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) benefits in December 2020, up by about 182,000 or 7.1 … percent since February, according to data from the State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-february-18-2021