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Travel Card Transactions
… being addressed appropriately. This is a particular risk in an agency like DED, which has a relatively high volume of … card transactions timely. At the start of our examination in October 2014, DED had nearly $90,000 in travel card charges that remained unreconciled by 46 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… Purpose To determine whether the Upstate Medical University’s (Upstate) billing practices are adequate … timely and that services being provided meet carrier’s “medical necessity” requirements. Our audit scope covers the … July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background Upstate Medical University (Upstate), central New York’s only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesDepartment of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses
… 2012 through December 31, 2017 were appropriate and made in accordance with the State’s travel rules and regulations. … certified 820 expense reports that accounted for $164,606 in travel expenses. Key Findings We found $9,760 of the … We also found the employee incurred $37,795 in questionable travel expenses. This includes: (i) $19,978 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/20/department-health-department-examination-travel-expensesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… to the board or maintain adequate accounting records. In addition, the treasurer did not file Annual Update … the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) or the board in a timely manner. Village of Greenwich – Cash Management … for investment. Had officials invested available funds in a financial institution with higher available interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2211
… not processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Unit … Lump Sum Payment) as a one-time, lump sum payment in the amount of $1,500, $3,000 or $4,500. Effective Dates: The April 2024 LLS Payment will be processed in separate paychecks on the check dates listed below. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2211-april-2024-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsX.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… the agency with guidance on how to: use the Vendor Add Portal in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) to directly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewV.3.I Class – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… SFS transaction, Class is a required field and will result in an error if omitted. Class is considered a statewide … will be able to access the complete list of Class codes in SFS. The Class ChartField is five alphanumeric digits in length. Class will identify the life of GO Bond proceeds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3i-classUnion-Endicott Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-100)
… The Union-Endicott Central School District is located in the Town of Union in Broome County and the Town of Owego in Tioga County. The District, which operates six schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/union-endicott-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-100Hannibal Central School District – Financial Condition (2017M-23)
… Background The Hannibal Central School District is located in Cayuga and Oswego Counties. The District, which is … District officials overestimated operating expenditures in each of the last three fiscal years and appropriated nearly $5 million in fund balance, 97 percent of which was not needed to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/04/07/hannibal-central-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-23Minisink Valley Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-26)
… The Minisink Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Greenville, Minisink, Mount Hope and Wawayanda in Orange County and in parts of the Towns of Wallkill (Orange County) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/minisink-valley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-26Town of Greenfield – Golf Course Collections (2021M-133)
… Golf course collections were not properly recorded in the form collected, remitted to the bookkeeper in a timely manner or deposited timely. While the total of collections recorded in the central point-of-sale (POS) system were accounted for, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-greenfield-golf-course-collections-2021m-133Town of Lapeer – Budgeting (2024M-127)
… realistic budgets. As a result, unrestricted fund balance in these funds increased to levels between 85 and 182 percent … determined that estimated revenues were underestimated in the general and highway funds, and budgeted appropriations were overestimated in the general fund, resulting in operating surpluses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-lapeer-budgeting-2024m-127Cleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… The Cleveland Hill Union Free School District is located in the Town of Cheektowaga in Erie County. The District, which operates three schools … budgeted appropriations. Budgeting practices resulted in the District’s unrestricted fund balance exceeding the 4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235Alden Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-372)
… The Alden Central School District (District) is located in the Towns of Alden, Lancaster, Marilla and Newstead in Erie County; the Town of Darien in Genesee County; and the Town of Bennington in Wyoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/alden-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-372Ballston Lake Fire District – Length of Service Awards Program Service Credit (2016M-379)
… Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) service credit for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … In 2015 three firefighters received one year of service credit and a defined contribution of $700 each to which they … Municipal Law. Key Recommendations Correct the service credit records of the three firefighters who inappropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/17/ballston-lake-fire-district-length-service-awards-program-service-creditNewburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management and Information Technology (2017M-169)
… Key Findings Appropriations were overestimated resulting in an operating surplus of $18.8 million in 2015-16. Reserves were not used as intended and were … monitor the electronic devices inventory resulting in items not being recorded. In addition, sensitive IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-andRomulus Central School District - Financial Condition Management and State Transportation Aid (2018M-136)
… these years and did not include more than $3.7 million in intended reserve funding. In addition, the Board has not adopted comprehensive … District officials retained an annual average of $798,735 in the debt service fund over the past four years (2013-14 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/05/romulus-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-stateRetirement System Membership – Forest Rangers Plan
… When you become a member, you must complete and file a membership application with the Office of the State … Conservation (DEC) on or after January 1, 1998, your membership in the New York State and Local Police and Fire … this special plan, you must have elected to transfer your membership from the New York State and Local Employees’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/retirement-system-membershipXV.6.B Negative Payroll Balances – XV. End of Year
… > Negative Segregation Balance. Agencies must be attentive in monitoring this report for negative balances and be especially diligent in the effort to ‘clean up’ negative balances that will lapse … balance and should be handled with the highest priority. In addition to the lapsing negative balances, agencies should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv6b-negative-payroll-balancesOperational Advisory No. 7
… each Business Unit review the address and telephone number in SFS. SFS has address and phone numbers associated with each Business Unit (BU) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-update