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West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-242)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls were adequate to ensure that financial activity was properly recorded and … a six-member Board of Directors, contracts with the Town to provide fire protection services to the Town’s western …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/west-fort-ann-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-overSmithtown Fire District – Capital Project (2014M-231)
… asset policy containing the procedures to be followed when authorizing capital asset construction. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/14/smithtown-fire-district-capital-project-2014m-231East Islip Public Library – Cash Receipts (2017M-223)
… Library staff did not properly account for attraction tickets purchased and sold. The account clerk performed incompatible financial … and the form (i.e., cash or check) in which receipts are received, are maintained. Ensure that reconciliations are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/12/22/east-islip-public-library-cash-receipts-2017m-223Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency – Community Benefit (2014M-344)
… do not verify the investment and job information provided when businesses apply for financial assistance. Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/cattaraugus-county-industrial-development-agency-communityWilton Water and Sewer Authority – Water and Sewer Charges (2016M-329)
… our audit was to review the Authority’s process over water and sewer charges for the period January 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. Background The Wilton Water and Sewer Authority is an independent public benefit … established by the State Legislature to serve residents and commercial entities with water and sewer services. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/01/06/wilton-water-and-sewer-authority-water-and-sewer-charges-2016m-329City of Yonkers – Payroll (2017M-212)
… leave accruals, time and attendance, and overtime for the period July 1, 2015 through February 14, 2017. … elected seven-member City Council. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $546 … Key Findings The City’s leave accrual processes are decentralized and not administered uniformly, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/03/02/city-yonkers-payroll-2017m-212Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-184
… Purpose To notify the Unified Court System of the modified eligibility for Deduction Code 550, Boston Mutual Life. Affected Employees Employees in … file. Agency Actions Notify affected employees. Questions To obtain authorization forms or eligibility, contact Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-184-change-eligibility-boston-mutual-life-insurance-deduction-codeAccounts Payable Advisory No. 47
… threshold requirements for the use of a purchase order (PO) and the procurement card (PCard). These requirements are … Card Use . Update : Agencies are required to use a PO for all single purchases of $10,000 or more from any … threshold requirements for the use of a purchase order PO and the procurement card PCard These requirements are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/47-purchase-orders-and-procurement-card-useCUNY Bulletin No. CU-414
… Purpose To provide the State University of New York (SUNY) and the … employees in PayServ who are hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) will … of the United States enacted the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE Act) effective February 3, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-414-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… services including long-term nursing services, home health aide services, physical therapy, social work and nutrition … CHHA, which received $4,202 for 56 days of services. The first CHHA should only have received a pro-rated payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… instructor Anthony Sciacca, a retired Westchester County Police Officer. Sciacca allegedly stole over $163,000 from … Clegg, the State Education Department and the State Police for their partnership in holding accountable those who … the pension system.” After retiring from the Westchester Police Department in 2005, Sciacca was hired as an instructor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… audit period of July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, auditors selected 1,155 IT assets to confirm they were inventoried in school districts’ records and selected 945 of these to see if they could be located. More … and found nearly 4,400 had missing or duplicated serial numbers and approximately 4,800 were missing locations or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-339
… contribution rate is based on annual pensionable salary from the earlier of the two prior calendar years. * * … the Savings Plans page accordingly for employees of NYSED, NYS Higher Education, NYS School for the Blind and NYS School for the Deaf. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-339-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… BOCES , East Moriches Union Free School District , Fishers Island Union Free School District , Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES , Indian … participating in the cooperative bid. East Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (Suffolk County) The … DelawareChenangoMadisonOtsego BOCES East Moriches Union Free School District Fishers Island Union Free School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: New York City Continues to Rebound and Regain Share of State Economic Activity
… Economic indicators show New York City’s economy is recovering from the depths of … has rebounded in many ways, some important indicators show there is more work to be done to bring people back to … However, some individual and household-level indicators show increased financial stress and need. DiNapoli’s report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-new-york-city-continues-rebound-and-regain-share-state-economic-activityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… would have operating deficits totaling $38 million when it actually had operating surpluses totaling $40 … planned to use fund balance to cover operating deficits when the district realized operating surpluses. Surplus fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued. Hicksville Union Free School … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-319
… creating Tier 6. Members of this tier enrolled in a retirement system after March 31, 2012. This legislation authorized the … No. 1256 ) Effective April 2013, legislation required the employee contribution rate to be based on employees’ annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-319-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… websites although it is prohibited by district policy. In addition, district officials did not provide Information … because the district generated operating surpluses in three of those years. After adding back the appropriated … from 2015-16 through 2018-19. As a result, $1.7 million in appropriated fund balance was not used to fund operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1844
… to the October 2020 cycle are affected. Background When an employee reaches job rate on the October payment … OSC updated the increment code of eligible employees when processing the payroll for pay periods 1L through 8L …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1844-new-increment-code-representing-job-rate-status-october-2020-cycle