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City of Mechanicville – Procurement (2025M-60)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did City of Mechanicville (City) officials procure goods and services … 2022 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area One of the best methods for helping ensure that goods and … required by State law or by locally adopted policy. One of the goals of seeking competition is to foster honest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2026/04/03/city-mechanicville-procurement-2025m-60Niagara Falls City School District - Out-of-District Tuition Billing (2020M-73)
… ] Audit Objective Determine if tuition billings for the Niagara Falls City School District (District) students … Determine if tuition billings for the Niagara Falls City School District District students enrolled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/21/niagara-falls-city-school-district-out-district-tuition-billing-2020m-73Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… [ read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Patterson … to the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), or were not submitted to the DMV’s Scofflaw Program. Key Recommendations Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63West Seneca Fire District #2 – Purchasing and Capital Project Management (2018M-241)
… than $115,000. District officials did not obtain quotes for 16 of 21 purchases totaling approximately $56,000. The … may have improperly charged the District more than $14,000 for administrative fees and sales tax. Key Recommendations … legal counsel and, if appropriate, seek reimbursement for the improper charges. District officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/30/west-seneca-fire-district-2-purchasing-and-capital-project-management-2018mState Agencies Bulletin No. 1128
… Services BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Division of Military & Naval Affairs BU47 Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Pursuant to Section 7 of Part A of Chapter 491 of the Laws of 2011 and the Division of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1128-deficit-reduction-reporting-employees-retirement-system-ers-employeesCUNY Bulletin No. CU-212
… part-time employees will have the opportunity to use pre-tax earnings to cover certain public transportation costs. … limit allowed by IRC Section 132 will be taken as a post-tax deduction. Affected Employees All CUNY employees … been established for this program as follows: 438 CUNY Pre-Tax Transit Benefit: This code is to be used to process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-212-processing-payroll-deductions-new-cuny-transit-benefitTown of Ripley – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-139)
… accurate manner. As a result, there was an increased risk for money to be lost or used for inappropriate purposes. In addition, the longer … remain unremitted, the longer they are not available for Town operations. Our audit determined that the Clerk did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/03/14/town-ripley-town-clerk-collections-2024m-139City of Long Beach - Budget Review (B19-7-4)
… fund and certain other funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all municipalities that have been … accounted for 90 percent of revenue. This leaves little to finance operations and maintain infrastructure; yet the City continues to incur debt to finance recurring costs. The proposed budget includes revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/05/10/city-long-beach-budget-review-b19-7-4DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Cities
… was the only city in “moderate fiscal stress” with a score of 58.3. Last year, Amsterdam was ranked in “significant fiscal stress” with a score of 75. The villages of Addison (Steuben County) and … in “susceptible to fiscal stress” last year but jumped in score this year with Addison going from 53.8 to 61.7 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-citiesDiNapoli: April Sales Tax Collections Decline Over 24 Percent After COVID-19 Shutdown
… dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling … in collections of $159.5 million compared to April 2019. In addition, 17 cities (not including New York City) … down $5.7 million in April in aggregate compared to April 2019. Nearly every city saw large losses ranging from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-april-sales-tax-collections-decline-over-24-percent-after-covid-19-shutdownState Police Bulletin No. SP-104
… 313 ). Background The Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. will begin administering … descriptions as follows: Code Current Description New Description 311 Fraternal Order Troopers Life PBA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-104-change-narrative-descriptions-fraternal-order-troopers-life-andOperational Advisory No. 12
… (OSC) updated Guide to Financial Operations Sections that define and reference Obligation, Accounting and Budget Dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/12-obligation-accounting-and-budget-datesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 51
… in determining whether claims for payment from vendors and state employees are appropriate to pay. Reference : Guide to … in determining whether claims for payment from vendors and state employees are appropriate to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/51-supporting-informationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1168
… Purpose To provide users of PS Query and PayServ with information to assist in using the … Tools software Affected Employees All users of PayServ and PS Query Effective Date(s) July 2, 2012 Background On July 2, … the look of the system. OSC Actions OSC will upgrade the PS Query Database on Friday 6/29/12. PS Query will not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1168-peoplesoft-people-tools-upgrade-payservState Agencies Bulletin No. 1155
… of Maintenance Deductions attachment can be used as a guideline for determining the taxable status of maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1155-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1089
… Unit 01. Affected Employees Department of Corrections and Community Supervision employees represented by the New York … Background Pursuant to the Amendment to the Summary of Award contained in the Amendment to the Final and Binding Award of Tripartite Panel #1A 2008-008 between the State of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1089-new-vacation-lump-sum-payment-earnings-code-employees-bargaining-unitAssessment Roll Verification (ARV) for School Districts
… districts. Verification Log into the Online Services portal to view taxable assessed values. Confirm the taxable assessed values displayed in the portal or report assessment adjustments. Assessment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/assessment-roll-verification-arv-school-districtsState Agencies Bulletin No. 415
… the changes, resulting from the Payroll System upgrade, in the procedure for recovering overpayments from inactive … The amount deducted from each paycheck is updated in the Goal Balance field each pay period by the system after … are equal. Overpayments may occur for many reasons. In the Payroll System the overpayment can be recovered in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/415-automatic-processing-overpayments-inactive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 336
… Purpose To notify agencies of employees whose direct deposit status has been changed to inactive. (The … Actions OSC will produce a reveal report (NBEN739 Direct Deposit Canceled Report) each pay period identifying employees whose direct deposit has been inactivated. Questions Questions regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/336-reveal-report-nben739-direct-deposit-cancelled-reportState 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-increase