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Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Big Flats (S9-21-20)
… an independent evaluation of the Town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. Background The COVID-19 pandemic … The pandemic has also created a difficult environment for officials to develop annual budgets given the unknowns of … future financial impacts. The pandemic increases the need for local officials to more closely monitor their budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/21/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-big-flats-s9-21-20State Agencies Bulletin No. 2245
… the discontinuation of the Salary Withholding Program for certain employees. Affected Employees: Employees whose … 2-a of Section 200 of the State Finance Law and provides for the discontinuation of the Salary Withholding Program for employees hired on or after 07/01/2024. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2245-discontinuation-salary-withholding-program-certain-employeesSaranac Central School District – Tuition Billing and Collections (2023M-90)
… (District) officials properly billed and collected tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … officials did not properly bill and collect tuition for nonresident foster care students enrolled at the … $59,336 of tuition billed and did not bill $4,345 for tuition due. As a result, the District had not been paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-tuition-billing-and-collections-2023m-90Town of Great Valley – Town Clerk (2014M-29)
… County, has a population of approximately 1,970 and is governed by an elected five-member Board. Budgeted general and highway fund appropriations for 2013 totaled … did not issue duplicate receipts for certain licenses and fees. The Clerk did not deposit all collections or remit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/20/town-great-valley-town-clerk-2014m-29Town of East Greenbush – Justice Court Operations (2016M-60)
… our audit was to examine the Court’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. … collections in 2014 totaled approximately $598,000 for fines, fees and surcharges and $42,000 for bail. Key Findings Court personnel did not complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2016/05/06/town-east-greenbush-justice-court-operations-2016m-60Town of Pamelia – Financial Management (2015M-276)
… multiyear financial and capital plan. The clerk does not maintain detailed revenue and expenditure subsidiary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/01/15/town-pamelia-financial-management-2015m-276Fillmore Central School District – Credit Cards and Purchase Cards (2023M-115)
… 230 charges had one or more exceptions that could have led to potentially inappropriate card use, including: … $38,000 in charges were not properly approved prior to the card being used. Approximately $12,000 in charges did not have adequate support to show what was purchased. District officials also could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/08/fillmore-central-school-district-credit-cards-and-purchase-cards-2023mOpinion 99-13
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building permit fees) TOWN LAW, §§130(1), 138, 261; EXECUTIVE LAW, §381: Town … Village of Suffern , 32 AD2d 921, 302 NYS2d 304; Orange & Rockland Utilities v Town of Clarkstown , 80 AD2d 846, 444 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13Borrowing Against Your Contributions – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… benefit will be permanently reduced . You cannot pay off your loan once you retire. The amount of your annuity … pay off your loan once you retire. The amount of your pension reduction will be based on your age, the loan balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/borrowing-against-your-contributionsRefunding Local Debt
… to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law Pursuant to Sections … at private (interpreted to include negotiated) sale if the terms and conditions of the sale are approved by the Comptroller. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/refunding-local-debtTown of Marilla – Town Supervisor’s Activities (2015M-27)
… 3, 2015. Background The Town of Marilla is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 5,300. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations … million. Key Findings The Supervisor relied on a certified public accounting firm (CPA) to maintain the accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/22/town-marilla-town-supervisors-activities-2015m-27Examination of Procurement Card Payments
… for OSC contract approval and competitive bidding and (ii) do not use PCards to pay for purchases from vendors with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/examination-procurement-card-paymentsXIV.14.F Valuation of Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… General capital assets should be accounted for at historical cost (at estimated historical cost if actual historical cost is not practicably … asset (such cost is considered a part of the cost of the new capital project). The cost of relocating a facility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14f-valuation-capital-assetsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-275
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2019 UCS Salary … employee’s record will not be updated. Position and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-275-april-2019-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-257
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2018 UCS Salary … employee’s record will not be updated. Position and Job do not match – if the Position Number equals the NYS Position …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-257-april-2018-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryCollege Readiness (2021-N-1)
To determine whether DOE is adequately preparing students for post-secondary institutions. Our audit covered the period from September 2015 through March 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21n1.pdfSmithtown Central School District – Claims Processing and Travel-Related Expenses (2021M-25)
Determine whether the Smithtown Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were adequately documented, for appropriate purposes, and properly audited and approved prior to payment, and that any travel expenses were reasonable.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/smithtown-central-2021-25.pdfProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48)
To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48.pdfProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (2019-S-48) 180-Day Response
To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) maintains adequate information systems for the collection of relevant data to effectively manage and report on the economic assistance programs it administers and ensure programs meet desired outcomes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s48-response.pdfManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdf