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Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… payments as intent to provide the ex-spouse with a COLA. If the intent is to prohibit an ex-spouse from receiving a … the COLA, the DRO must be drafted to reflect that intent . If a DRO awards an ex-spouse a flat dollar amount, a COLA … Retirement and Social Security Law Section 78-A (g) does not permit a non-spouse option beneficiary to receive a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentManagement of General School Funds (Follow-Up)
… had poor controls over its General School Fund (GSF) bank account. In addition, we concluded that the school principal … funds and that DOE’s guidelines had been ignored. The GSF account is used to deposit monies collected for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/management-general-school-funds-followGraded Rates – Contribution Stabilization Program
… rate will increase/decrease by 1 percent in the direction of the System average rate. If the gap is less than 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/graded-ratesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… to determine the appropriateness and reasonableness of many types of discretionary expenses, including meetings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Transportation – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… components. The fact that a bridge is in poor condition does not imply that it is unsafe or likely to collapse. A …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/transportationVillage of Depew – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2013M-29)
… 12, 2012. Background The Village of Depew is located in the Towns of Cheektowaga and Lancaster in Erie County and has a population of approximately 15,300. … elected Village Board, which comprises four Trustees and a Mayor. The Village’s expenditures for the 2011-12 fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/19/village-depew-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2013m-29Cortland Enlarged City School District – Oversight of Financial Operations (2012M-230)
… the Treasurer establishes procedures for filing claims with Medicaid for support services provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/01/cortland-enlarged-city-school-district-oversight-financial-operationsSeymour Public Library District – Over-the-Counter Cash Receipts (2015M-102)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine and evaluate the Library’s processes for … total approximately $900,000. Key Findings The Board has not established policies and Library officials have not documented procedures for handling and recording …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/24/seymour-public-library-district-over-counter-cash-receipts-2015m-102Town of Saugerties – Information Technology (2015M-117)
… 28, 2015. Background The Town of Saugerties is located in Ulster County and has a population of approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/07/town-saugerties-information-technology-2015m-117Odessa-Montour Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-71)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through February 2, 2016. Background The Odessa-Montour Central School District is located in the Towns of Catherine, Cayuta, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/odessa-montour-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-71Oakfield-Alabama Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-172)
… reserves as a funding source in annual budgets but does not use them, and the Board did not establish an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/oakfield-alabama-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-172Fonda-Fultonville Central School District – Payroll (2015M-118)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process for the period July 1, 2013 through January … payrolls. Key Recommendations Segregate the Deputy’s payroll duties so that this individual does not control all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/04/fonda-fultonville-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-118North Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… Education Law. The Board should ensure that this designee does not sign checks on a regular basis, but only in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366Glen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)
… Background The Glen Cove City School District is located in the City of Glen Cove, Nassau County. The District, which … to employees. One Board member had a prohibited interest in District contracts because he owned a business from which … Ensure that the District does not enter into any contract in which a District officer or employee has a prohibited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflictElectronic Documents Submission System (EDSS)
… form is intended to be used when your government entity does not have a Government Authorizer available to establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/electronic-documents-submission-system-edssCity of New Rochelle – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-38)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Assess whether City of New Rochelle (City) officials could take additional steps … provided at selected City facilities. Key Findings Of the 895 applicable physical accessibility components … access ramps, interior doorways with an operating width of at least 32 inches and wheelchair accessible lavatories in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/02/21/city-new-rochelle-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-38Opinion 91-52
… prescribed percentage of local residents) -- Commerce Clause (preference to bidder employing prescribed percentage … This Office has previously concluded that the opening clause of section 103 evinces a legislative intent to … raises federal constitutional questions under the Commerce Clause (US Const, art 1, §8, cl. 3); the Privileges and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-52Privacy and Links Policy
… addresses or other personal information collected at our site. Pursuant to the Internet Security and Privacy Act, New … on types of users, to the different sections of our site. This helps us make our website more accessible and … or email will be treated as though it was submitted by an adult, and may, unless exempted from access by federal or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/privacy-and-links-policyOpinion 89-24
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … Law, §§801, 802(1)(f), 805-a, 806: A school board member does not have a conflict of interest pursuant to Article 18 … school district of which he is a board member. Initially, we note that it is our policy not to render opinions to one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24Opinion 2001-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2