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Fishers Island Ferry District – Financial Operations (2016M-156)
… 2014 through April 30, 2015. Background The Fishers Island Ferry District is a component unit of the Town of Southold in … in 1947 by an act of the State Legislature, known as the Ferry District Enabling Act. The District is governed by an … Fishers Island Ferry District Financial Operations 2016M156 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/08/12/fishers-island-ferry-district-financial-operations-2016m-156City of Rome – Internal Controls Over Capital Projects (2012M-248)
… December 31, 2011. Background The City of Rome is located in Oneida County and has a population of approximately 33,700 … monitor financial activity or close completed projects in a timely manner. As a result, the City had 87 open capital … 78 projects that had been completed, but still open in the records. Forty-eight of the completed projects had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/03/01/city-rome-internal-controls-over-capital-projects-2012m-248Baldwinsville Public Library – Private Funds and Employee Leave Accruals (2014M-256)
… Background The Baldwinsville Public Library is located in the Village of Baldwinsville in Onondaga County. It is governed by an elected seven-member … receipt and disbursement of private funds. Errors occurred in the receipt and disbursement of funds due to the lack of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/12/05/baldwinsville-public-library-private-funds-and-employee-leave-accruals-2014m-256City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-7)
… [read complete report - pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to identify issues which impact the City of Yonkers’ financial condition in the current and future … City of Yonkers Budget Review B1867 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/07/30/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-7State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Cattaraugus County – Sexual … (SHP) Training SHP training was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals auditors tested (125 selected employees and all 25 elected officials), 36 employees and 18 elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… activities and helped ensure reporting requirements were in place. The board did not develop and adopt a written … Audit Follow Up (Seneca County) A report released in September 2019 identified certain conditions and … and consideration. Auditors revisited the town beginning in July 2022 to review progress in implementing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the West Buffalo Charter School . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … annually from 2014-15 through 2016-17, which resulted in appropriated fund balance not being used. The 2015-16 … However, officials did not update the salaries contained in offer letters when changes were made after the letters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… did not use a real estate broker to identify potential buyers and did not publicly advertise the sale to obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… ensure that computers were free from malicious software. In fact, two malicious software applications were installed … annual budget. Some appropriations were overestimated in previous budgets and continued to be overestimated. … the statutory surplus fund balance limit and resulted in a lack of transparency because the taxpayers were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Below Two Percent
… Property tax levy growth for local governments with fiscal years … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for all counties, towns, fire districts, … are facing add to the challenge of adhering to the tax cap,” DiNapoli said. “At the same time the levy growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-below-two-percentOrdinary Disability – Article 14 Benefits
… Eligibility To qualify for the ordinary disability retirement benefit, you must: Be unable to perform … service; and Be eligible for primary Social Security disability benefits. The Benefit If approved, this is a … date you first become eligible for primary Social Security disability benefits. The benefit is also subject to full …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-disabilityMaking Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Legacy Reporting
NYSLRS employers report information about employees through Retirement Online including their earnings the number of days they worked and more
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/making-adjustmentsOpinion 89-16
… how foreign fire insurance tax moneys are to be used for the benefit of the department or company. However, the … custody of these moneys should not permit expenditures for illegal or improper purposes. Should the members decide to use these moneys to pay for the publication of a fire department or company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-16Opinion 99-15
… corporations" (NY Const., art III, §1, art XVI, §1; see, e.g., Greater Poughkeepsie Library v Poughkeepsie , 81 NY2d 574, 579-580; 601 NYS2d 94, 97). Real Property Tax Law, §300 provides that … provided for exemption from taxation (see, e.g., 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-106, p 107; 1980 Opns St Comp, No. 80-334, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-15Other Bulletin No. 80
… January 2025 minimum wage increases for hourly employees and provide instructions for payments not processed … of the Budget establishes the pay rate for State seasonal and other non-statutory positions paid using an hourly rate. … will be processed using the following effective dates and check dates: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Effective Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-80-january-2025-increase-minimum-wage-state-universitySUNY Bulletin No. SU-386
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the January 2026 minimum wage increases for hourly employees … increases for employees whose annual salary is below the annualized equivalent of the minimum wage for their work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-386-january-2026-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateOther Bulletin No. 86
… January 2026 minimum wage increases for hourly employees and provide instructions for payments not processed … of the Budget establishes the pay rate for State seasonal and other non-statutory positions paid using an hourly rate. … will be processed using the following effective date and check date: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type Effective Date …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-86-january-2026-increase-minimum-wage-state-universityOpinion 90-7
… therefore, that the IDA is a "public entity" within the meaning of Public Officers Law, §18. Further, the IDA was … members of the IDA board are "employees" within the meaning of Public Officers Law, §18 and, upon the adoption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Fire Company No. 1 and the Plattsburgh Public Library . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … complete and accurate, and that purchases were made in accordance with the procurement policy. The village’s … process does not comply with the procedures outlined in the policy. Greenville Fire District #1 – Board Oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Security Self-Assessment – Information Technology Governance
… The Security Self-Assessment appended to this publication addresses key areas of IT internal … access and contingency planning. Several of the main questions include follow-up questions that will elicit … staff working on laptop computers, you may want to ask a follow-up question about the apparent omission from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/security-self-assessment