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Village of Islandia – Overtime (2023M-121)
… the Village paid eight employees a total of $149,964 in overtime that was not properly approved or supported by … did not provide any documentation he claimed to have in support of his overtime pay. The Building Inspector … had no documentation to support the hours that resulted in overtime, or the actual work performed. Six employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/09/village-islandia-overtime-2023m-121Weedsport Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-94)
… The Weedsport Central School District is located in the Towns of Brutus, Cato, Conquest, Mentz, Sennett and Throop in Cayuga County. The District, which operates two schools … Key Findings District officials acknowledged the decline in unrestricted fund balance and developed a plan to increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/weedsport-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-94East Hampton Union Free School District – Network and Financial Application Access and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-8)
… The District’s use of two central network management tools for over 10 years has created security concerns due to lack … enabled network user accounts were not logged into in the last six months. Accounts grant access to sensitive … network user accounts and periodically review them for necessity. Provide periodic IT security awareness …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/08/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-network-and-financial-applicationDraft a DRO Using the NYSLRS Template – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Benefits information and the appropriate publication for the member’s tier and retirement plan should be carefully … When completing the DRO template, please be sure to fill in all required fields, as indicated by an asterisk (*). It … have Adobe Acrobat Reader to save a completed DRO proposal for your own records. See Submitting a DRO for instructions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/draft-dro-using-nyslrs-templateDiNapoli: Perry Ambulance Service Manager Charged With Embezzlement
… in fighting corruption.” “Today’s arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation by the State Comptroller’s … was released on $1,000 bail and is due back in court on Nov. 5. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-perry-ambulance-service-manager-charged-embezzlementOversight of Nurse Licensing (Follow-Up)
… audit found the Department was challenged to ensure investigations, particularly Priority 1 complaints … difficulties using available data to monitor and manage investigations. Key Finding Department officials have made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/oversight-nurse-licensing-followPutnam County – Court and Trust Funds (2024-C&T-2)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2022, through November 15, 2023. … delivered to the Commissioner of Finance (Commissioner) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to court orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/03/29/putnam-county-court-and-trust-funds-2024-ct-2III.5 Agency Bulkload Interface to the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… The Statewide Financial System (SFS) supports the transfer of financial … interface process. Through this process, an internal agency system electronically transmits data to the SFS and … creates data extract files to send back to the internal agency system. Agencies may originate bulkload transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii5-agency-bulkload-interface-sfsArdsley Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-13)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials did not effectively manage the District’s fund balance and … budgeting practices of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and maintaining unreasonable reserve balances … million. As a result, the appropriated fund balance was not used to fund operations and taxpayers were taxed more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/21/ardsley-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-13DiNapoli to Audit Hempstead IDA, Valley Stream School District in Wake of Controversial Development Project
… multiple requests his office received related to approval of the Green Acres Mall project in Hempstead. “The Green Acres … Valley Stream Mayor Edwin Fare, have brought the concerns of their constituents to the attention of my office. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-audit-hempstead-ida-valley-stream-school-district-wake-controversial-development-projectTown of Philipstown – Financial Management (2024M-100)
… operations and used the Town’s general fund to pay for the Garrison Landing Water District’s (GLWD’s) operation … Specifically, the Board did not: Appropriately budget for GLWD operations. For example, although the Town had a GLWD water fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-philipstown-financial-management-2024m-100Opinion 91-32
… Mahon v Board of Education of the City of New York , 171 NY 263; Teachers' Ass'n Central High School District No. 3 v … VIII, §1 (see, e.g., Ausable Chasm Co. v State , 266 NY 326; City of Rochester v Chiarella , 98 AD2d 8, 470 NYS2d … OCRRA, are created by special act of the Legislature (see, NY Constitution, article X, §5; Plumbing, Heating, Piping and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Agencies Bulletin No. 980
… becomes available. … April 1 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/980-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 978
… becomes available. … April 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/978-april-2010-salary-increases-employees-represented-civil-serviceDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… totaling $19.8 billion fell short of projections for New York state in the first quarter of the state’s fiscal … of $38.4 billion were $831.1 million below projections for the period, primarily because personal income tax … that was paid later during SFY 2015-16. Other significant increases include spending for public health programs (up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipState Agencies Bulletin No. 1719
To inform agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1719-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-fiscal-year-end-rollover-positionDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Decline $3.7 Billion in Fiscal Year 2018-19
… Tax receipts for State Fiscal Year 2018-19 declined $3.7 billion, or 4.7 … but a decline of $2.2 billion from the prior fiscal year. For the month of March, tax receipts were $811.7 million … December and January, however, remind us to take nothing for granted. With expectations of a slowing economy and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-decline-37-billion-fiscal-year-2018-19Compliance With Jonathan's Law
… Objective To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is complying with … Disabilities (subsequently renamed the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities, or OPWDD). … Law. While Facilities have established practices for notifying qualified persons within the required time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/compliance-jonathans-lawOther Bulletin No. 52
… Payroll Bargaining Unit Code (BU78) will be established for all employees in agency 19001 currently in Bargaining Unit 79. Background … the new Payroll Bargaining Unit Code, BU78, be established for the employees of the Tug Hill Commission, Agency code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-52-new-bargaining-unit-code-benefit-program-and-earningsSelected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… In addition, TBTA had more than $72 million in unpaid fees for the Henry Hudson Bridge from 2013 through 2015. TBTA … punitive to drivers. TBTA also did not fully utilize the new Department of Motor Vehicles registration suspension … 736, out of 10,421 eligible. Finally, officials said the new ORT system has no mechanism to alert officials that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-follow