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East Rochester Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-56)
… from 25 vendors, District officials did not adequately document that they properly sought required competition for … the policies as required. Key Recommendations Adequately document compliance with competitive bidding requirements and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-56Compliance With Jonathan’s Law (Follow-Up)
… non-verbal autistic and developmentally disabled boy, died while in the care of a State facility operated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/25/compliance-jonathans-law-followConclusion – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… expenses will create an opportunity for questionable or possibly fraudulent expenses to occur and not be detected. … implement controls that will minimize the risk of abuse (or fraud) occurring in travel and conference expenses. … audit of travel and conference expenses. The auditing body or official must be familiar with travel and conference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conclusionDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… ending on June 30. Amsterdam (Montgomery County) was the only city in “moderate fiscal stress” with a score of 58.3. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesState Police Bulletin No. SP-230
… dues increase for employees represented by NYSPIA, in Bargaining Unit 62. Affected Employees Employees represented by NYSPIA, in Bargaining Unit 62 are affected. Effective Dates Effective in paychecks dated June 8, 2022. OSC Actions At the request … dues increase for employees represented by NYSPIA in Bargaining Unit 62 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-230-new-york-state-police-investigators-association-nyspia-dues-increaseReporting Formats – Enhanced Reporting
… Employers can submit their report as a file or manually in Retirement Online Report types include regular reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/reporting-formatsTown of Morris – Justice Court Operations (2021M-66)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Morris (Town) Justice collected, deposited, disbursed, … Determine whether the Town of Morris Town Justice collected deposited disbursed recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/06/11/town-morris-justice-court-operations-2021m-66Town of Ithaca – Justice Court Operations (2021M-13)
Determine whether the Town of Ithaca Town Justices collected deposited disbursed recorded and reported fines and fees in an accurate and timely manner
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/30/town-ithaca-justice-court-operations-2021m-13Whitesboro Central School District – Separation Payments (2020M-146)
… benefits that he otherwise would not have been eligible for based on the collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Key … individual employment contracts to ensure they reflect all compensation and benefits employees are authorized to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/05/whitesboro-central-school-district-separation-payments-2020m-146Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District – Procurement of Goods and Services (2022M-122)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in a cost-efficient manner and provided adequate oversight of … did not ensure that goods and services were procured in the most cost-efficient manner, or provide adequate … public work projects that exceed the bidding thresholds in accordance with GML. Review project proposals before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/18/katonah-lewisboro-union-free-school-district-procurement-goods-andMarion Central School District – Procurement (2022M-3)
… with the procurement policies and procedures and competitive purchasing requirements. We examined purchases … $103,687 for goods and public works that were subject to competitive bidding, $104,430 for items below the competitive bidding requirements but subject to alternative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/marion-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-3Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… manner. The Justices did not adequately account for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The Court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known payees or remit them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63CVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue ( 2019-S-27 ). … attributable to eligible prescription drug claims in its temporary holding account. We found that CVS Health improperly designated a temporary holding account, used to process certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenue-followAccrued Payments and Leave Credits – When Employees Retire
… tables : You can add rows to separate earnings information out or delete a row that is not needed. However, if only one … progress and return to the page later to finish filling out the fields or making adjustments. Once complete, you must … Resources Instructional Video For an overview of the page, watch this video: How-To Guides For step-by-step …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/accrued-payments-and-leave-creditsDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… strong, March sales tax collections had already begun to show the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown–a decrease of 3.7 … with the largest declines downstate. The April figures show shrinking revenues for local governments throughout the … hurt household finances, and the April sales tax figures show how deep it is cutting into municipal finances,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownAssessment Roll Verification (ARV) for School Districts
… File Assessment Roll Verification Form Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Background The Office of … by parcel on a School District Assessment Adjustment Form [pdf] . Instructions for completing the form are found on page 2 of the form. Assessment adjustments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/assessment-roll-verification-arv-school-districtsSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… the CAMA system did not always include the user ID of the official requesting the change or the official executing the change. Key Finding We found that DOF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followWest Seneca Fire District #2 – Purchasing and Capital Project Management (2018M-241)
… approximately $3,200 that District officials did not find prior to our audit. District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/30/west-seneca-fire-district-2-purchasing-and-capital-project-management-2018mUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-281
… days served in the calendar year for Judges who serve only part of the year at one salary; or The composite … calendar year at more than one salary and Judges who serve only part of the year at one or more than one salary are also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-281-2019-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1796
… contributions under qualified retirement plans, the annual compensation limit under Section 401(a), 404(I), 408 (k) (3) (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1796-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-defined