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Advisory Council for the Retirement System
… Koetzle Executive Director Association of Towns Hon. Robert Jackson Chair of Civil Service and Pensions Committee … & Political Action Civil Service Employees Association Robert Schneider Executive Director NYS School Boards …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/advisory-council-retirement-systemUncollected Penalties
… billing, recordkeeping and receipt of payments) are all assigned to one employee. An absence of management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/uncollected-penaltiesSilver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials need to improve their budgeting … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153XI.18.E Public Officers Law – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… restrictions. These restrictions include a two-year bar and a lifetime bar. Under the two-year bar, former State employees are prohibited from: appearing or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18e-public-officers-lawTown of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… Determine whether the Town of Coventry (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, deposited, remitted and … The Clerk did not accurately record all real property tax collections, and the Clerk deposited some collections and … received. As of July 31, 2021, a portion of real property tax penalties collected ($1,601), a taxpayer’s double payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180IX.1 Accounting for Federal Grants – IX. Federal Grants
… relating to special accounting and reporting procedures for federally-financed domestic assistance programs; Apply to … and/or by the Division of the Budget. Accounting for Federal Grants The recordkeeping for individual grants is … Management System http://www.asap.gov Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) - Department of Treasury …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix1-accounting-federal-grants-overviewTown of Alfred – Incompatible Duties (2021M-99)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Alfred (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) properly appointed and the Town … Determine whether the Town of Alfred Town Supervisor Supervisor properly appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-alfred-incompatible-duties-2021m-99Town of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (2021M-125)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether payments Town of Attica (Town) officials made to not-for-profit … Determine whether payments Town of Attica Town officials made to notforprofit organizations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/17/town-attica-payments-not-profit-organizations-2021m-125II.4.A Minimum Financial Reporting Requirements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… Spending by Public Authorities Short Term Investment Pool: Report of Investment Yields, Portfolio Balances and Interest Earnings Schedule of Temporary Loans Outstanding State Fund Structure … of State Debt Activity and Debt Outstanding Detail schedule on the Tax Stabilization Reserve Account Summary of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsInspector General
… highest ethical standards and principles in the conduct of its business. Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's Executive Order established the Office of the Inspector General and empowered it to prevent, detect … and deter corruption, fraud, criminal activity, conflicts of interest and abuse within the Office and within the NYS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/resources/inspector-generalLancaster Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-37)
… of fund balance that was not used. Did not use reserves in accordance with adopted budgets, overfunded two reserves … million, to pay debt as required. These practices resulted in real property tax levies that were higher than necessary. … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations, appropriated fund balance and reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/lancaster-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-37Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… money effectively and efficiently. One way the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) exercises this responsibility … was completed in an average of just 5.3 days in 2021. A bill to statutorily restore certain OSC oversight authority … of Days for OSC Transaction Review – Calendar Year 2021 Type of Transactions Number Average Days for Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsVillage of Port Jefferson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-56)
… 10 months later. Code enforcement did not account for all tickets issued or voided. These findings were referred to … Board should ensure that code enforcement accounts for all tickets, and that it reconciles its records with the Court’s. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2022/04/15/village-port-jefferson-justice-court-operations-2020m-56Lockport City School District - Procurement (2021M-198)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Lockport City School District (District) officials procured goods and … Determine whether Lockport City School District District officials procured goods and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/13/lockport-city-school-district-procurement-2021m-198Greenwich Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2021M-20)
… officials adequately safeguarded extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds and collections and disbursements were properly … for. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that ECA funds were adequately safeguarded or that ECA collections were always properly supported. ECA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/greenwich-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2021m-20Broadalbin-Perth Central School District – Online Banking (2020M-144)
Determine whether the BroadalbinPerth Central School Districts District Board and District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and information was secure
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/01/broadalbin-perth-central-school-district-online-banking-2020m-144Village of Hewlett Neck – Financial Management (2022M-35)
… a four-year total of $505,187 more than necessary in taxes. Maintained an excessive level of surplus fund balance in the general fund from 2017-18 through 2020-21 ranging between $364,415 in 2017-18 (100 percent of the ensuing year’s budget), and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/07/08/village-hewlett-neck-financial-management-2022m-35Seminars for Local Officials
… See below for more information on how to request training near you. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/seminars-local-officialsTown of Crown Point - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2018M-263)
… taxes totaling $951,513 during the first seven weeks of 2017 (from January 2 through February 17) but made only … required timeframe. For example, $468,215 or 34 percent of taxes paid by check in 2017 were deposited from eight to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/07/19/town-crown-point-town-clerktax-collector-2018m-263CUNY Bulletin No. CU-674
… Recruitment/Retention Initiative (RRI) monies are eligible only for an increase to the base salary of their position. … in REM positions (HEO/Asst Admin (016855) are eligible only for an increase to the base salary. This jobcode will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-674-2018-2020-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactive