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Town of Mooers - Highway Asset Accountability (2020M-35)
… Determine whether Town officials adequately safeguarded and accounted for Highway Department (Department) assets. Key Findings The … The Mooers Volunteer Fire Department (VFD) was not billed for 2,413 gallons of recorded fuel used, valued at $4,841. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-mooers-highway-asset-accountability-2020m-35Danby Fire District – Claims Audit (2020M-149)
… the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) of the Danby Fire District (District) adequately audited claims to ensure purchases had supporting documentation and were proper District expenditures. Key Findings The Board … credit card usage policy requiring supporting charge slips for four credit card purchases totaling almost $1,000. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/19/danby-fire-district-claims-audit-2020m-149Post Retirement Reporting
… Overview School districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) are … January 2024. (Note: Once you’ve used enhanced reporting for a full calendar year, you will no longer be required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/post-retirement-reportingMaintenance and Tuition Payments to The Lake Grove School and Mountain Lake Children’s Residence (2009-S-90), 90-Day Response
To determine whether costs reported by the Lake Grove School (Lake Grove) and Mountain Lake Children’s Residence (Mountain Lake) to the State Education Departme
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-09s90-response.pdfDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes … can be committed against a person or property. Except for 2020, which may reflect artificially low reporting due to … trend. We need a national reminder that this rhetoric has real consequences because behind these alarming statistics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsOpinion 97-24
… of an incorporated fire company located within a fire district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215, 217: The members of … may not participate in a service award program established for the members of the fire company unless they have been approved as members of the fire company and are subject to call for whatever duties may be assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Islip Fire District – Disbursements (2020M-9)
… in compliance with New York State General Municipal Law and the District’s policies. Key Findings The Board: Made an inappropriate payment for medical expenditures totaling $21,000. Approved payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-disbursements-2020m-9Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… Under Section 341(j) of the Retirement and Social Security Law, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles (2018-S-42)
To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) properly accounted for and surplussed its New York City region vehicles...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s42.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 1006
… Purpose To provide information and instructions regarding the following: Contract Pay and Additional Pay for Contract Pay teachers Submitting Salary Withholding for … of Correctional Services Office of Mental Health School for the Blind School for the Deaf Office of Children …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1006-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersApplication for Accidental Disability Retirement (RS6047)
To apply for an accidental disability retirement, PFRS members, ERS Tier 1 and 2 members and ERS members under Section 605-d and 607-e use form RS6047.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6047.pdfTown of Oneonta – Town Clerk (2021M-59)
… Town of Oneonta (Town) Clerk properly recorded, deposited and remitted Clerk fees in a timely manner. Key Findings The Clerk properly recorded all the fees we reviewed and remitted all fees collected during the audit period in a … 30, 2020, the Clerk’s bank account held an unaccounted for and unremitted cash balance of $262. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/02/town-oneonta-town-clerk-2021m-59Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-189
… To explain OSC’s automatic processing of Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments and Time Entry … SY, SR, S9, DR, FS, 87, G9 and 86 Background Uniform and Equipment Allowance and Maintenance Allowance Payments to … Uniform Allowance and Uniform Blazer Allowance Payments for employees in Negotiating Units SY, SR, S9, DR, FS and 87 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-189-december-2012-unified-court-system-ucs-uniform-and-equipmentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-143
… Negotiating Unit G9 will be made in a separate check dated January 21, 2009. Eligibility Uniform Allowance and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-143-december-2008-ucs-uniform-allowance-and-uniform-blazerKing Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… technology (IT) assets are properly safeguarded, secured and accessed for appropriate School purposes. Key Findings The Board has not adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61FSMS School Districts: School Year 2019-20 Results; 2020-21 Risks
FSMS School Districts: School Year 2019-20 Results; 2020-21 Risks
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/2021-schools-snapshot-jan.pdfOpinion 91-24
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (to provide service outside town district) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Contracts (between town and … and the manner in which the outside users may be charged for that service. You indicate that, some years ago, a trunk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Management of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… John F. Kennedy Educational Campus: Management of General School Funds (Report 2009-N-11). Background Our initial … Kennedy Educational Campus staff with adequate oversight and training and that school officials did not exercise due … School Fund (GSF) accounts. We could not fully account for GSF funds, as none of the schools maintained required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/management-general-school-funds-followDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… Last year, billions of gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York … of aging infrastructure through continued funding for these priorities, thoughtful capital planning and more … of untreated or partially treated waste into waterways in real time. In state fiscal year 2016-17, sewer system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Revenue Projection to Reflect Coronavirus Impact
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today issued a revenue projection for the 2020-2021 state budget which reflects an estimate of the economic impact and ongoing volatility stemming from the spread of the … costs related to COVID-19, including personal services, equipment, supplies or training. Other costs not currently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-revenue-projection-reflect-coronavirus-impact