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Alternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… under the State Police retirement plan (Section 381-b) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term for the value of your retirement benefit at the time of retirement. Out-of-Service Death Benefit If you are a vested member with at least ten years of credited service, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Alternative Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative … 384-d, Section 384 or Section 384-e) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsTown of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Sidney, located in Delaware County, issued debt totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13Bolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… Adopt annual budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Deposit Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-204)
… officials have: Implemented measures to contain costs in the general fund. Over the last three fiscal years, … Not implemented plans to improve operating results in the cafeteria fund. It has had three successive operating deficits in each of the last three fiscal years totaling over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/08/deposit-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-204State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The three supervisors from 2016 through audit fieldwork in 2018 neither maintained nor required the bookkeeper to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1623
… Purpose To notify agencies of the 2018 maximum salary limit for … 408 (k) (3) (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $275,000 for the 2018 plan year, which is the calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1623-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedGreenville Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-106)
… accounts, which had average available funds for investing of $845,365. Had officials considered other legally … policy guidelines. Consider all four objectives of a comprehensive investment program - legality, safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/greenville-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-106State Agencies Bulletin No. 2187
… The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2024 maximum salary limit for ORP and VDC plan members. … (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $345,000 for the 2024 calendar year for ORP and VDC Tier 1 through 6 plan participants. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2187-maximum-salary-limit-members-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntaryVillage of Freeville – Time Attendance and Leave Accruals (2017M-24)
… 2, 2016. Background The Village of Freeville is located in the Town of Dryden in Tompkins County and has a population of approximately 520. … consistently followed established procedures outlined in the employee handbook. Key Recommendations Review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/05/12/village-freeville-time-attendance-and-leave-accruals-2017m-24Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-190)
… officials did not establish adequate network controls for nonstudent user accounts to help prevent unauthorized access. As a result, the District has an increased risk of unauthorized … they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/bayport-blue-point-union-free-school-district-nonstudent-network-userCity of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-2)
… its uniformed personnel, including six of the 14 employees in our testing that did not complete the annual SHP Training. … corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the City’s response letter. … audit statewide city niagara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2Operational Advisory No. 34
… Guidance : Starting on April 1, 2022, NYS agencies acquired the ability to create new activities using the “Project Guide” in the SFS. When adding a new activity that is related to a … of the Project Guide to ensure accurate Federal billing in the SFS. The following SFS Job Aids can assist with this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/34-linking-new-project-activity-existing-federal-customer-contractMount Morris Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-131)
… School District (District) claims auditor performed a proper claims audit. Key Findings The claims auditor did … had adequate supporting documentation for her review prior to approval. We reviewed 89 claims totaling approximately … not contain adequate documentation for the claims auditor to perform a proper audit. The claims auditor inappropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/mount-morris-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-131Town of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… Key Findings Officials did not always seek competition for professional services and ensure bid specifications were … million without seeking competition. Five subcontractors for work totaling $9.3 million without the required written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Wappingers Central School District – Professional Services (2022M-88)
… officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement … with District policy. Ensure that a periodic review of professional service providers’ contracts is conducted to … District officials sought competition for the procurement of professional services in accordance with the procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/wappingers-central-school-district-professional-services-2022m-88Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Report 2012-S-33). Background In our initial audit report, which was issued on Report April … NYSTA implemented the three recommendations we made in our initial report. Key Recommendations None Other Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followPalmyra-Macedon Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity (S9-22-2)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Palmyra-Macedon Central School District (District) used … the average wireless Internet download speed was 232 Mbps, and the average ethernet cable Internet download speed was … Internet connectivity. No recommendations resulted from this audit. … Determine whether the PalmyraMacedon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9Lowville Academy and Central School District – In-School Internet Conntectivity (S9-22-3)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Lowville Academy and Central School District (District) used resources to ensure the District’s Internet connectivity meets the Federal … resolution. Our audit focused on the Internet connectivity in school buildings and did not look at the surrounding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/lowville-academy-and-central-school-district-school-internetTown of Lansing – Information Technology (2022M-66)
… against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to Town officials, we found: The Town had seven unneeded … findings and recommendations and indicated they planned to take corrective action. … Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/07/08/town-lansing-information-technology-2022m-66