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Renewable Electricity in New York State
To carry out the goals and directives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York is pursuing an aggressive campaign to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to levels identified by climate scientists as necessary to limit the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/renewable-electricity-in-nys.pdfNew York City Agency Services Update
New York City has the largest municipal budget and public workforce in the nation, with a citywide budget of over $115 billion (FY 2025) and more than 300,000 employees (June 2024) tasked with providing a vast array of services to its more than eight million residents.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-19-2025.pdfCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-10)
… Revenue estimates for mortgage tax, income tax surcharge, parking violations, metered water sales, and other fees may … school payments, mortgage tax, income tax surcharge, parking violations and amend as necessary. Develop a plan to … fund. Pass the necessary amendments to change the fees for parking violations, and other fees. Pass a resolution to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-10Village of Suffern – Budget Review (B22-6-2)
… deficits in the Village’s general, water, sewer and capital projects funds as of May 31, 2015. New York State … are outstanding. Key Findings Significant revenue and expenditure estimates in the tentative budget are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/04/15/village-suffern-budget-review-b22-6-2Arkport Central School District – Network Access Controls (2021M-162)
… Central School District (District) officials ensured network access controls were secure. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. District officials did … accounts and permissions. The District had 92 unneeded network user accounts and nine user accounts with unnecessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/28/arkport-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2021m-162Town of Worth – Audit Follow-Up (2014M-323-F)
… The Town of Worth (Town) is located in Jefferson County and is governed by an elected five-member Town Board (Board), which is composed of four Board members and the Town Supervisor (Supervisor). Results of Review Our review focused on the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, when the Town’s records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/02/19/town-worth-audit-follow-2014m-323-fEast Rockaway Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2020M-85)
… deposits them timely. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/15/east-rockaway-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fundsVillage of Palmyra - Financial Management (2019M-94)
… Determine whether the Board adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance based on accurate financial records and reports. Key Findings The water and sewer funds maintained excessive unrestricted fund … Determine whether the Board adopted realistic budgets and effectively managed fund balance based on accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/08/16/village-palmyra-financial-management-2019m-94Rocky Point Union Free School District – Overtime (2021M-80)
… School District (District) officials properly monitored and controlled overtime to ensure the District was not … hours were preapproved, incurred only when necessary and adequately recorded. Preapprove non-emergency overtime as … Key Recommendations Adopt an overtime payroll policy and preapprove non-emergency overtime. Monitor the overtime …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/rocky-point-union-free-school-district-overtime-2021m-80Town of Milo – Financial Condition (2020M-172)
… the Town’s financial condition. More real property taxes and user fees were levied than needed to fund operations. The … of its funds from 2017 through 2020, multiyear financial and capital plans or the following policies: Fund Balance … Budgeting As of December 31, 2020, the general, highway and water funds unrestricted fund balances were excessive, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/23/town-milo-financial-condition-2020m-172Town of Caneadea – Fund Balance Management (2020M-145)
… Plan or Capital Plans. As a result, the Board’s ability to know what effect financial decisions would have on future … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/14/town-caneadea-fund-balance-management-2020m-145City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… or procedures. 70 user accounts have not been used in the last six months, 19 of these accounts were never used … Financial application users had excessive permissions. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … action. Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the City’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Village of Arkport - Information Technology (2019M-203)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village officials … Village information technology (IT) assets. Key Findings The Board did not: Develop adequate IT policies and … that sufficiently defines the role and responsibilities of each party, includes all services to be provided, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/01/17/village-arkport-information-technology-2019m-203Town of Boylston – Procurement (2021M-56)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Boylston (Town) officials used competitive methods when procuring applicable goods and services. Key Findings Town officials did not always seek competition when procuring goods and services. Town officials did not use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/24/town-boylston-procurement-2021m-56Delaware-Chenango-Madison-Otsego (DCMO) Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Procurement (2021M-193)
… - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Purchasing Agent ensured that goods and services were procured in … policy and procedures. Key Findings The Purchasing Agent did not ensure that goods and services were procured in … as required by the Board-adopted policy. The Purchasing Agent could not provide documentation to support efforts were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/02/11/delaware-chenango-madison-otsego-dcmo-board-cooperative-educational-servicesPort Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2022M-152)
… budgets and reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Budget for the funding of reserves … to fund related expenditures. District officials agreed with our recommendations and plan to take corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2022m-152East Rochester Union Free School District – Procurement (2022M-56)
… Free School District (District) officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable statutory requirements. … Free School District District officials procured goods and services in accordance with Board policies and applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-procurement-2022m-56Chenango Valley Central School District -- Budget Review (B19-4-2)
… of the District’s proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year. Background The Chenango Valley Central School District … operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the municipality or school district is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/04/12/chenango-valley-central-school-district-budget-review-b19-4-2OSC's Online Government Accounting Schools
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy/oscs-online-government-accounting-schoolsXI-A.4 Procurement Card Use – XI-A. Purchasing
… with a Procurement Card (PCard) and requirements for online agencies when a purchase order (PO) is used in … of this Guide. Process and Transaction Preparation: When online agencies use a PO with the PCard in the SFS, the … on a requisition, which will be carried forward to the PO. Online agencies are required to reconcile credit card charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a4-procurement-card-use