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Controlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… various staff members and external information technology (IT) support staff. Access to Systems should be limited to … instruction, management and evaluation) and users should have the least amount of access necessary to perform their … to designated individuals and ensure that documentation is retained to show who authorized the grade change and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3Other Bulletin No. 26
… Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) which is equated to a grade (Grade 603-668) Control-D Report … available for agency review after the automatic increases have been processed. All reports will be sorted by Department … that are calculated by the system based on annual salary, such as OT for Annuals (OTA) and Holiday Pay (HPA), resulting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-26-april-2015-state-university-construction-fund-scfEugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School – Procurements and Information Technology (2013M-136)
… School, located in the City of Rochester in Monroe County, is governed by a Board of Trustees which is comprised of 15 members, including three parent … or their family or friends. Under these circumstances, it is questionable whether the leases and contracts were in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/eugenio-maria-de-hostos-charter-school-procurements-and-informationCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… insurance, DOL will determine whether or not the employee is eligible for benefits. If they are, DOL will send you a notice of entitlement and potential charges. You’ll have an opportunity to comment and specify the circumstances … account balance at the beginning of the year, adding to it all the timely normal tax contributions paid. Subtract any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… identified in our report. Based on the limited procedures, it appears that the department has made limited progress … to monitor capital investment and salaries and did not have an adequate process to verify job creation and … adequate oversight of financial operations. Specifically, it did not have sufficient controls or information to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsPoughkeepsie Housing Authority – Procurement and Information Technology Controls (2017M-222)
… officials ensured that the Information Technology (IT) system was adequately secured and protected against … 18, 2017. Background The Poughkeepsie Housing Authority is located in the City of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County. … which provides low-rent housing for qualified individuals, is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/02/16/poughkeepsie-housing-authority-procurement-and-information-technologyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1358
… Pay Period 19L, paychecks dated 12/31/14. The payment is made in a separate check ; therefore, there is no direct … Uniform Cleaning and Maintenance Allowance. Employees who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay or Leave of … will be made in a separate check regardless of when it is paid. The separate check will be issued with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1358-2014-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-certain-ssu-interestPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… 31, 2015. Background The Transit Adjudication Bureau (TAB) is an administrative tribunal established by State … collected. Inaccurate information written on summonses, such as bad addresses, false telephone numbers, and wrong … one of the methods that TAB uses to increase collection is call campaigns. However, TAB’s contractor does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-feesXII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… valid when (i) an appropriate “Notice of Assignment” is submitted to the originating agency and the Office of the … defined in section seventy-one of the lien law, and apply such moneys to such payments only, before using the moneys … arising out of the improvement, for which the owner is obligated, and also means any obligation of the owner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2043
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a new prior year NYSTRS arrears … NYSTRS with a detail file containing employees that have prior year arrears deductions withheld from their … the same period of time for which the goal/total amount is due (up to 26 for each impacted 7/1-6/30 TRS school year), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2043-new-prior-year-arrears-deduction-code-members-new-york-state-teachersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1571
… Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) which is equated to a grade (Grade 603-668) Employees with a Pay … Increase. Note: Exceptions to the above may apply if it is determined an employee’s salary does not reflect the … will provide agencies with a list of these employees who have not been approved by DOB after Pay Period 4L is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1571-managementconfidential-mc-third-2-parity-increase-effective-april-2017DiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… the students’ medication cabinet. Officials said they must have either thrown them out or returned them to parents and forgotten to make a record of it. The DOH agreed to implement DiNapoli’s audit … disposition of expired medications. A copy of the audit is available here: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1868
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide instructions for processing payroll deductions … card, must be used as the Deduction Code. Cards that have been modified must be returned to the employee for … will need to be completed by December 18, 2020 to ensure it will be entered for the first pay check of 2021. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1868-2021-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… and high vacancy rates in public housing, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The actions of … not respond to requests for additional information, and at times the executive secretary provided inaccurate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authoritySt. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
… or capital plans. Adopt any information technology (IT) policies. Perform an adequate claims audit and seek … with our findings and recommendations and indicated they have begun to initiate corrective action. … St Paul Boulevard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Elba Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-96)
… appropriations averaging $950,000. As a result, it did not use all of the appropriated fund balance. Taxpayers might have realized $570,000 in cumulative tax savings had the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/elba-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-96Village of Schaghticoke – Board Oversight (2023M-78)
… operations. As a result, the Board cannot be sure it has accurate financial information to make decisions and … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/11/17/village-schaghticoke-board-oversight-2023m-78Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-67
… Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade 600) which is equated to a grade (Grade 001-032) Employees with a Pay … that are calculated by the system based on annual salary, such as OT for Annuals (OTA) and Holiday Pay (HPA), resulting … the automatic negative retroactive adjustment may not have been processed because the overpayment was either not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-67-april-2014-district-council-37-dc-37-rent-regulationVillage of Atlantic Beach - Cash Disbursement (2018M-253)
… were paid before audit that were not authorized for such prepayment. Village officials paid 40 credit card … audit of each individual claim and ensure that each claim is sufficiently supported. Ensure compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/05/03/village-atlantic-beach-cash-disbursement-2018m-253Rensselaer County – Public Health Department Receipts (2013M-18)
… includes two cities, 14 towns and six villages. The County is governed by an elected 19-member Legislature and provides … oversight of accounting operations within the Department such oversight was not performed. As a result of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/03/26/rensselaer-county-public-health-department-receipts-2013m-18