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Locust Valley Central School District – Information Technology Equipment Management (2024M-134)
… $56,909, including 37 assets with a total purchase price of $39,667 and 12 assets with a total estimated purchase price of $17,242 were not inventoried. Four IT assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/04/locust-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-equipmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236.1
… Bulletin 2236 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for … report NBEN725 (Employees with Maintenance Deductions) to identify employees who have maintenance deductions in each agency. Agency Actions: Agencies are required to become familiar with IRS regulations on employer provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22361-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236
… bulletin is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for employee housing and meals. Affected Employees: … Items B-300 and B-300A, issued April 26, 2024, maintenance rates have been increased. Note : Items B-0300 and B-0300A … bulletin is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for employee housing and meals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2236-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsTown of Pleasant Valley – Financial Management (2024M-158)
… (Town) Town Board (Board) developed realistic budgets and properly managed reserve funds. Key Findings The Board … the Town had significant recurring operating surpluses and may have levied more taxes than necessary. From fiscal … the Board: Did not consider historical or known revenues and expenditure trends when preparing annual budgets. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/09/town-pleasant-valley-financial-management-2024m-158Housing Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 2024, there were 1 million New Yorkers benefitting from … subsidies totaled $10.1 billion for these households in 2024. This funding does not go through the State’s budget; … income. Major Federal Housing Assistance Programs, 2024 Program Subsidized Units Residents Average Monthly Hud …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/housing-assistanceTown of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… Did Town of Cohocton (Town) officials make purchases in accordance with Town policy, statutory requirements and good business practices? Audit Period … the Program Generally, municipal purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One of the best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… officials properly calculated employees’ leave accruals and accurately paid employees’ separation payments. Key … report includes six recommendations to help the Board and District officials improve their practices over employee … officials properly calculated employees leave accruals and accurately paid employees separation payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67Caledonia-Mumford Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-101)
… money that should be returned to the general fund. For example, officials increased the unemployment reserve to … three years and sufficient to fund applicable expenditures for about 500 years. District officials overstated the … management and did not provide adequate justification for the levels of accumulated fund balance including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/06/caledonia-mumford-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-101Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comments on the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87I.5 OSC Bureau Contact Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
The SFS Help Desk is the central pointofcontact for systemrelated questions and problems of a technical nature for SFS users
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i5-osc-bureau-contact-informationEastport Fire District – Procurement (2025M-50)
… $847,191. This included 11 professional service and insurance vendors paid $214,672 and 20 vendors paid $96,955 … quotes. Audit Summary The Board-adopted procurement policy (Policy) addresses the procurement of goods and … methods for the procurement of professional services and insurance. The Board did not use a competitive method such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/05/eastport-fire-district-procurement-2025m-50V.3.E Programs – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance
… directly to Appropriation Bill Copy. Program is required on all appropriated expense transactions. Program is … two Statewide Reporting Trees on the SFS Program website: one to capture the budgetary basis of Program groupings … 2: Major Program- from Appropriation Bill Copy (i.e. all capital letters line). OSC is responsible for requesting any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3e-programsComptroller Authority to Audit Local Development Corporations (LDCs)
… certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities. Memo Bill Text Status … certain organizations controlled by municipal corporations and certain other government entities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/comptroller-authority-audit-local-development-corporations-ldcs-0Professional Development - Auditors
… others. We encourage our auditors to participate in a wide range of professional organizations. Many of our auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/professional-development-auditorsAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
… (Program) and assessing these costs on participating insurance carriers, self-insurers, and self-insured political … to an incorrect departmental allocation of Board personal service and related expenses. Board officials agreed … adjustments to future assessment(s) for the errors made to personal service expenses for the three fiscal years ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/21/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-270
… Law and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and the Office of the State Comptroller, the total … year must equal: The statutory salary, provided the Judge serves the entire year at one salary; or The prorated … adjustment in the final paycheck of the year provided the Judge’s statutory salary is not evenly divisible by 26 pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-270-2018-year-end-adjustment-judges-and-justices-unified-courtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1595.1
… 2017 and that the funds will be sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) on April 22, 2019 . Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for … the funds will be escheated and sent to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds on April 22, 2019 . Questions Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/15951-outreach-escheatment-2017-uncashed-payroll-checksNew York Retirement Systems Appropriation
… Legislative Program Legislative Session 2017-2018: New York Retirement Systems Appropriation – Vetoed on … services and expenses related to the administration of the New York Retirement Systems. Memo Bill Text Status … services and expenses related to the administration of the New York Retirement Systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/new-york-retirement-systems-appropriationMonitoring the Green Innovation Grant Program
… Facilities Corporation (Corporation) is effectively monitoring projects awarded under the Green Innovation Grant … to monitor project progression. The Corporation’s on-site monitoring of the projects we sampled frequently occurred … window. Develop and implement a plan for post-construction monitoring of grantees’ compliance with requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/20/monitoring-green-innovation-grant-programBorrowing Against Your Contributions – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits for ERS Tier 1 Members
NonContributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits information for ERS Tier 1 members under Sections 75d and 75e Borrowing Against Your Contributions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1502/borrowing-against-your-contributions