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Albany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the … disbursement functions increases the risk that Department funds could be misappropriated without detection. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… who must show up at work every day and put in long, hard hours. For the workers that get paper checks or have … confident the Governor and state Legislature are working hard to get the budget done. Now more than ever, we need a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetState Agencies Bulletin No. 231
… Employees within certain agencies or titles required to have a fingerprint search through the Division of Criminal … OSC with a list of state agencies that are authorized to have fingerprint fees processed through payroll deductions. … agency accounts. Agency Actions Authorized agencies have been notified by DCJS of the following revised …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/231-fingerprint-fee-processingTown of Champion – Information Technology (2014M-130)
The purpose of our audit was to review the Towns internal controls over its computer network for the period January 1 2012 through December 31 2013
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/07/11/town-champion-information-technology-2014m-130Wayland-Cohocton Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (2024M-118)
… not have a sampling plan to identify all potential outlets for sampling. District officials also did not have a remedial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/01/17/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-2024mPension Payment Calendar
… Pension payments are deposited or mailed monthly. Direct Deposit Your pension payment will be deposited directly into … to date with Retirement Online . It’s the fastest way to update your account number and routing information if you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/pension-payment-calendarOpinion 92-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … conflict of interest prohibited by General Municipal Law, article 18 under the following circumstances. You state that … officers and employees (see General Municipal Law, §800[4],[5]). A municipal officer or employee has an "interest" in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District - Claims Processing (2018M-131)
… properly audited and approved before payment. Key Findings The controls over claims processing were not always effective. As a result, the purchasing agent approved 12 purchase orders (6 percent) for purchases totaling $61,109 after the goods and services were ordered. The claims auditor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/28/mattituck-cutchogue-union-free-school-district-claims-processing-2018mAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Regional State Park Police Plan
… would equal the pension reserve under the plan that would have been established had you retired on your date of death. … vested member with at least ten years of credited service, have not retired, and you die more than one year after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsJefferson Central School District – Procuring Services (2021M-42)
… services without public written disclosure of his interest in the contract with the District. Key Recommendations Seek … Ensure District officers or employees publicly disclose, in writing, any interests they have in contracts or agreements with the District. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/jefferson-central-school-district-procuring-services-2021m-42Medina Central School District - Reserve Funds (2019M-165)
… Findings District officials have not performed an analysis of the reserves, as the District’s reserve policy requires. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-reserve-funds-2019m-165Health Sciences Charter School - Student Enrollment and Billing (2019M-99)
… City School District (BCSD) $78,000 more than it would have had it followed New York State Education Department … Periodically review tuition bills to ensure the billings have been calculated correctly. Address and resolve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/26/health-sciences-charter-school-student-enrollment-and-billing-2019m-99Chester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… network user accounts when there was no longer a need for them. Monitored network user compliance with the … policy (AUP) by reviewing computer website history logs for appropriateness. Sensitive information technology (IT) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Depew Union Free School District – Investment Program (2023M-77)
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program. The Business Administrator (BA) and District officials did … a 16-month period, officials missed an opportunity for the District to realize approximately $487,000 in additional interest earnings. Had the District realized such interest earnings, the Board may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/20/depew-union-free-school-district-investment-program-2023m-77City of Watertown – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-3)
… City of Watertown (City) employees and elected officials completed annual sexual harassment prevention training (SHP … general lack of monitoring to ensure the SHP Training was completed by all employees and the City’s training completion … have no assurance all individuals who should have completed the 2021 SHP Training did so. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/09/01/city-watertown-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-3Whitehall Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-42)
… all Medicaid reimbursements to which it was entitled for services provided to eligible special education students. … to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed for all eligible services provided. Claims were not submitted and reimbursed for 628 eligible services totaling $24,179. Had these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/whitehall-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-42Holocaust Survivors
… Over the years, the New York State Office of the State Comptroller has actively … survivors and the heirs of Holocaust victims with funds that are rightfully theirs. We are committed to … completing a claim form. The NYS Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds works in conjunction with the HCPO to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsPerformance of Duty Disability – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… Eligibility You may be entitled to a performance of duty disability benefit if you are found permanently disabled as a … (Chapter 437 of the Laws of 2016). If you are applying for disability benefits due to heart disease, your application must be filed while you are in service. Notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/performance-duty-disabilityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1050
… will also remain $106,800. To accommodate this change a new tax class has been established in PayServ, OASDI/ER. The … share will be reflected under the OASDI/EE tax class. A new class was also established to reflect the employer share … though no change was made to the Medicare tax rate. The new withholding classes will be displayed on the employee tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1050-summary-tax-related-changes-tax-year-2011XII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… contain the following information: Vendor name; Name of NYS Agency that ordered the goods or services; Description of … it is a best practice to notify the vendor within one business day of identifying the improper invoice to submit a … return the unpaid invoice and notify the vendor within one business day to resubmit a proper invoice once the goods, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoice