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Village of Delanson – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-232)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine disbursements and the real property tax and water … rent billings and collections for the period June 1, 2010, to April 30, 2012. Background The Village of Delanson is … duties and compensating controls have not been established to mitigate this weakness. The Board did not require claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-delanson-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-232Village of Greenwich – Justice Court Operations (2014M-023)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal … and issued. Further, Court officials did not use manual press numbered duplicate receipts as a mitigating control. … to the reconciled bank balance each month. Use manual press numbered receipts in addition to the computer generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/05/30/village-greenwich-justice-court-operations-2014m-023State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… perform comprehensive inventory counts. Auditors’ review of 529 purchased items, totaling about $448,000, found that … inventory records. Officials could not locate three of the 48 IT items auditors tested: a laptop and two cameras, … in the 2020-21 budget. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1College of Plattsburgh – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… the three-year period, as well as on other outliers. As a result of this analysis, we examined the travel costs of two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-plattsburgh-selected-employee-travel-expensesTown of Ballston – Water Fund Financial Operations (2012M-258)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the water fund’s fiscal health and … January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2011. Background The Town of Ballston is located in Saratoga County and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-ballston-water-fund-financial-operations-2012m-258Town of Hopewell – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-231)
… water fund has retained excessive amounts of unexpended surplus fund balance. Unexpended surplus funds were … and $10,000 in 2012. Because the Board considered that the tax levies were no longer sustainable without significant … a local law in 2012 to override the 2 percent property tax increase limit under the new tax cap law, thereby …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/01/10/town-hopewell-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-231State Agencies Bulletin No. 1858
… the outreach and escheatment of uncashed payroll checks for calendar year 2019. Affected Employees Employees with one … to OSC by employees will be treated as a written request for reissuance of a payroll check. If responses are received … Funds (OUF) in April of 2021. Effective Dates Effective for payroll checks issued between January 1, 2019 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1858-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Technology (Suffolk County) District officials paid 27 invoices totaling $83,370 for purchases without obtaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTown of Wethersfield – Town Clerk and Highway Operations (2013M-21)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Wethersfield is located in Wyoming County. The Town is governed by an elected Town … not make deposits and remit moneys to appropriate agencies in a timely manner. Further, the Clerk did not adequately … claims prior to approving them for payment, which resulted in over $14,000 in duplicate/over payments to four vendors. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-wethersfield-town-clerk-and-highway-operations-2013m-21Herkimer County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-2)
… established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through September 22, 2023. … and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for safekeeping. Payments made pursuant to court orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/12/15/herkimer-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-2Security Over Critical Systems
… Erie County Medical Center Corporation’s (ECMCC) critical systems is sufficient to minimize the various risks associated with unauthorized access to systems and data. The audit period covered the period from … data backups, emergency operations, disaster recovery, and business continuity to ensure a robust response to potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/27/security-over-critical-systemsEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions
… Transportation Authority (MTA) uses similar hiring and promotion policies, procedures, and directives for New … preserves and enhances the quality of life and economic health of the New York metropolitan region through … MTA, provides subway and bus services to New York City (NYC). MaBSTOA, a subsidiary of Transit, operates buses in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/17/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotionsOpinion 92-36
… only within the geographical confines of a police district within that county and to collect a surcharge only on customers serviced within the district. You state that the police district encompasses more than 90% of the county's populace. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-36Opinion 2000-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment … required. You also ask whether such a filing is required for districts established pursuant to article 12-A of the … control ... together with an application, in duplicate, for permission [of the State Comptroller] to create or extend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3EDSS - Glossary of Terms
… Please refer to the Guide to Financial Operations for more information. Type of Request New Contract/New … prefix that provides a categorization of the contract. For additional information, please see the Guide to … Other Please refer to the Guide to Financial Operations for more information. Request Name Name of the CRER to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-glossary-termsOpinion 88-5
… for retirees and for persons eligible to retire but not yet retired. STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V, §7: Health insurance benefits are not within the protection of this section. You ask several … benefits, (b) persons qualified and eligible to retire but not yet retired, and (c) persons qualified, but not having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5State Agencies Bulletin No. 327-A
… Productivity Gain Payments Affected Employees Employees in the Security Services Unit (BU 01) and Security … Agreements between NYSCOPA, Council 82 and the State of New York a pilot Productivity Gain Program has been … Have one or more years of full time continuous service on the annual commencement date of the program (4/1/01), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/327-2002-productivity-gain-program-lump-sum-payments-employees-representedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $356,610 (92%) did not comply with village policy. For example: transactions totaling $39,093 did not have any … store; $25,140 from an online retailer; and $23,242 for furniture and appliances. Without oversight and itemized … not determine whether purchased items were appropriate and for village purposes. Barker Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-229
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of the State Police of OSC’s automatic … of Location Pay for certain counties and increases to certain payments effective April 1, 2022 for employees in … Criteria Employees in Bargaining Unit 62 who have a Payroll Status of Active, Leave of Pay or Leave of Absence …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-229-april-2022-implementation-location-pay-certain-counties-and-increasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1949
… of a pilot program establishing a temporary overtime rate for employees in certain titles represented by PEF or CSEA working at specific OCFS facilities. Affected … paid using earnings codes mentioned above are included as salary for retirement purposes. Tax Information These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1949-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rate-employees-certain