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Potsdam Central School District – Network User Account Controls and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-104)
… not develop a written IT contingency plan. As a result, the District had additional entry points for attackers to … and view personal, private and sensitive information on the network and did not have sufficient documented guidance … communicated to officials, we found that: Of the District’s 1,909 network user accounts 1,896 network user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/potsdam-central-school-district-network-user-account-controls-andTown of Petersburgh – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations and the Justice Court (2015M-169)
… account for the sale and inventory of transfer station tickets and permits. Town Justices did not perform monthly … Periodically reconcile the number of transfer station tickets purchased and permits provided from the Town of Berlin to the number of tickets and permits sold and on hand. Reconcile all of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2015/12/24/town-petersburgh-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-andThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19 December 2020 PDF Version Highlights … citywide, and contributed $55 billion in taxable sales to the City’s economy. Taxable sales in retail trade declined by … The COVID19 pandemic has affected the retail trade sector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Town of Inlet – Capital Project Accounting and Internal Controls Over Cottage Rental Receipts (2015M-16)
… and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental collections were adequate and operating effectively … to the Supervisor which accurately reflect all cottage rental revenues received during the month. … and complete and if internal controls over cottage rental collecti …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-inlet-capital-project-accounting-and-internal-controls-over-cottage-rentalPayments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
To determine whether Beacon Health Options paid mental health and substance abuse MHSA claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible for coverage
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… paying down its debt for capital projects may save money in the short-term, but those bills will eventually come due … a dire problem. It is relying on more than $14 billion in one-time federal aid to balance its budgets through 2025. … debt issued by the MTA increased from $25.8 billion in 2010 to $35.4 billion in 2019 (37%) and rose an additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnTown of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 7 – Post-Employment Payments, Claims Processing and Professional Services (2014M-198)
… established sufficient controls over the procurement of professional services. Key Recommendations Discontinue making … policy to include the use of competition when procuring professional services and enter into written agreements with … No 7 PostEmployment Payments Claims Processing and Professional Services 2014M198 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/12/24/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-7-post-employment-payments-claims-processingDiNapoli: Former Potter Town Clerk Sentenced to Jail Time and Full Restitution of Nearly $27,000
… Former Town of Potter Clerk Julie Brown was sentenced to six months in Yates County jail today … office and Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike’s office. Brown, 49, of Penn Yan, stole cash payments made to the town … took place between January 1, 2018, and May 21, 2019, when Brown resigned. She agreed to pay $26,729 in restitution as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-potter-town-clerk-sentenced-jail-time-and-full-restitution-nearly-27000DiNapoli: New York's Labor Force Decreased Sharply During the Pandemic and Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
… nation (3%) in 2021. In 2019, New York’s unemployment rate for people with disabilities was at its lowest in over 10 … of people without a disability. Labor force participation for this group was 40% in 2020, trailing that for the state as a whole. Labor force participation rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-yorks-labor-force-decreased-sharply-during-pandemic-and-remains-below-pre-pandemic-peakJefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-171)
… September 30, 2013. Background The Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District provides services and funds projects related to the conservation of soil and water resources, the improvement of water quality … Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/04/17/jefferson-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-overTown of Southampton - Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty – Trustee Oversight (2013M-39)
… and Commonalty of the Town of Southampton (Trustees) in 1686. The Patent granted the Trustees title and authority … of ways to the water, marshland and common areas located in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County (Town). The … comprise five elected members and are separate from, and in many respects independent of, the Town Board. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-southampton-board-trustees-freeholders-and-commonalty-trustee-oversight-2013mComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… Aronowitz. The investigation was handled by Investigators David Buske and Christopher Reidy of the Investigations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingDiNapoli: Son Left Father’s Body in Morgue to Steal His Pension and Social Security Payments
… continue to unlawfully collect pension payments of $7,542 and social security payments of $17,790 which were … Christopher Bunn, 49, is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday and is expected to pay full restitution before Queens County … to grand larceny in the third degree, a Class D felony, and petit larceny. Bunn has already served six months in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-son-left-fathers-body-morgue-steal-his-pension-and-social-security-paymentsTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
Determine whether town assessors in Suffolk County are properly administering select real property tax exemptions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipDiNapoli: People With Disabilities in New York City Have Higher Unemployment Rates and Lower Incomes
… There are some positive signs that companies are opening up jobs to people with disabilities, but more needs … Workers with disabilities also earned 20 percent less. Nationwide, half of all people with disabilities who were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-people-disabilities-new-york-city-have-higher-unemployment-rates-and-lower-incomesMonitoring of Construction Management 2020-S-42
To determine if the Office of General Services is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the terms and requirements, and if the oversight and administration costs associated with carrying out this function are supported and related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s42.pdfLe Roy Central School District – Reserve Funds (2022M-110)
Determine whether the Le Roy Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/le-roy-central-school-district-2022-110.pdfCompliance With Navigation Law (2019-S-59)
To determine if the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately monitoring and enforcing requirements to ensure boaters’ safety and quality of life on State waters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s59-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-840
Revised Payroll Processing of Overtime Meal Allowance Payments and New Transaction Codes OT Meals and ADJ Meals
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-840.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-871
Instructions for Payment of 1995 Uniform and Tool Allowances for Management/Confidential Employees and employees represented by CSEA
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-871.pdf