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Village of Nelsonville – Financial Operations (2012M-242)
… 31, 2012. Background The Village of Nelsonville is located in Putnam County and has a population of 628 residents. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-nelsonville-financial-operations-2012m-242Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Fund Balance Management (2021M-116)
… is, in effect, a reservation of fund balance not provided for by statute, resulting in higher than necessary tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-fund-balance-managementWayne County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-6)
… officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and disbursed victim restitution payments … not always properly enforce restitution orders, notify the court when a probationer violated the court order or disburse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/wayne-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-6Suffolk County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-9)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Suffolk County (County) Probation Department (Department) officials enforced restitution orders, notified the court when a probationer violated the court order and … a result, some victims may never receive the payments to which they are entitled. Officials are unnecessarily holding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/suffolk-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-9County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) – Oneonta Rail Yards Acquisition (2021M-38)
… of the Rail Yards. The property was acquired based on a $6 million to $20 million development plan, without an … yard and be profitable. The Board decided this was not in County residents’ best interest due to cost and … findings in our report. Appendix B includes our comments on certain issues raised in their response. … Determine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/02/11/county-otsego-industrial-development-agency-coida-oneontaEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to … to receive textbooks. The District did not have systems in place to account for textbooks purchased for and loaned to … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District's response letter. … Determine if District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolTown of Afton – Budgeting Practices (2013M-304)
… approximately $262,000 of equipment and spent $503,333 on capital improvements to Town facilities. Additionally, in the current fiscal year over $590,000 was spent on the highway garage that the Board also did not budget for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/20/town-afton-budgeting-practices-2013m-304Disability Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS’ retirement plans provide for several different types of disability retirement … benefit is subject to equitable distribution is an issue for the Court. Many disability benefits administered by … to the date of the disability award (without reductions for early retirement). This calculation would limit the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/disability-retirementState Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New Cybersecurity Training Webinars for Local Governments
… and commonplace, the importance of training for the "people" part of a cyberdefense has grown even more critical. … in Cyber," highlighting the critical roles that all people play in cybersecurity. The trainings include: … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-new-cybersecurity-training-webinars-local-governmentsStarpoint Central School District – Network Access and Application User Permissions (2022M-101)
… officials adequately secured access to the network and properly managed user permissions to the financial and student information applications. Key Findings District … or properly manage user permissions to the financial and student information applications. In addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/10/07/starpoint-central-school-district-network-access-and-application-userWantagh Union Free School District – Financial Application User Access Controls (2024M-46)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Wantagh Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) … District’s response. … Determine whether the Wantagh Union Free School District District Board of Education Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/wantagh-union-free-school-district-financial-application-user-accessState Agencies Bulletin No. 300
… Purpose To advise agencies of changes in withholding allowances and … Security Tax. Affected Employees All employees. Effective Date(s) New rates will be reflected in the Administration … The value of a withholding allowance has been increased to $57.69 weekly, $115.38 biweekly, $250.00 monthly and $3000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/300-changes-federal-income-tax-withholding-tables-earned-income-tax-creditsMerrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and can result in taxpayers being taxed more than necessary. Specifically, … Maintain reserves at reasonable levels. Except as noted in Appendix A, District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… example, a 2005 pickup truck, 2007 backhoe and 2011 mower are beyond their usable life by an average of almost six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… do not have assurance that all collections are accounted for, and money could be lost or misappropriated. The Clerk and Deputy Clerk did not record and issue receipts for collections totaling $18,289 received for 273 of 805 fees (34 percent). The Clerk also did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Roslyn Union Free School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory Records (2024M-91)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Roslyn Union Free School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, … The fixed asset report did not contain serial numbers for 435 devices; complete descriptions, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/02/21/roslyn-union-free-school-district-information-technology-equipmentForms and Templates
… Analysis of Monthly Cash Receipts and Disbursements [pdf] Analysis of Monthly Disbursements and … AC973 [pdf] For use by all school districts coterminous with or partly within or wholly within, cities of under … to be Purchased [pdf] Model Custodial Agreement for Use with Collateral Pools [pdf] Model Code of Ethics for Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/forms-and-templatesXII.6.B Land Acquisition Payments – XII. Expenditures
New York State agencies agencies acquire real property ie land either voluntarily by purchasing the land from the landowner at an agreed upon price or involuntarily pursuant to the New York State Eminent Domain Procedure Law
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6b-land-acquisition-paymentsDiNapoli: MTA’s Subway Station Repair List Is Growing
… made a concerted effort to fix crumbling platform edges after several passengers fell onto the tracks, but the share … needed repair in 2007). The number with serious problems (11 percent) went virtually unchanged from 2012 to 2017. … the lowest share of structural components in disrepair (24 percent), but only 8 (including 4 that recently opened) of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-mtas-subway-station-repair-list-growingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1594
… Purpose To announce a new Control-D report that CUNY and GOER can use to help … 447 CUNY Post-tax Parking Benefit Control-D Reports A new Control-D report – NPAY778 (Pre-Tax Transit/Parking Error … and 422. If there are employees who meet the conditions, a new report will be available every Friday. The date of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1594-new-control-d-report-pre-and-post-tax-transit-and-pre-and-post-tax