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Special Accidental Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… under circumstances that permit payment of the accidental death benefit, a special accidental death benefit will be … reductions; and The Social Security benefit payable. For payments made before January 1, 2001, the salary used to … during the 12 months prior to death. For payments made on or after January 1, 2001, the salary used to compute the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/special-accidental-death-benefitOrdinary Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… 90 days of service and your death occurs: While you are on the payroll; or While you are on an authorized medical leave for up to two years (which may … … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-death-benefitOne-Year FAS – New Career Plan
… will be calculated based on a one-year FAS unless the three-year calculation provides a higher FAS. (Note: This … benefit is generally not available to Tier 6 members.) The one-year FAS includes only the regular compensation earned during the last 12 months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/one-year-fasThousand Islands Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-283)
… The Thousand Islands Central School District is located in the Towns of Brownville, Cape Vincent, Clayton, Lyme and Orleans in Jefferson County. The District, which operates three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/thousand-islands-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-283Red Creek Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-365)
… of overestimated expenditures. The District's reserve plan does not include the District's specific long-term intentions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/red-creek-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-365Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… was not available for 66 charges totaling $23,376. The need or purpose was not documented for 72 charges totaling $50,989. The Board Treasurer (Treasurer) did not adequately review credit card charges in a timely manner. The Treasurer reviewed credit card charges an average of 108 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69East Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. In addition: The District had 250 unneeded network user … and Operations had excessive administrative permissions in the financial software, which allowed them to potentially … Officials paid BOCES $539,644 for IT services in 2020-21 without defining roles and responsibilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareClinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31)
… (HRA) in a timely manner. Key Findings BOCES officials did not ensure the administrator returned forfeited funds from … DCAP and HRA for the 2014-15 through 2020-21 plan years to BOCES. As a result, all forfeited funds were not annually … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/08/05/clinton-essex-warren-washington-board-cooperative-education-services-employeeLocal Sales Tax Sharing in New York State
… Most counties in New York State share a portion of their local sales tax … share of sales tax revenue that counties allocate to other local governments (based on the self-reported annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/local-sales-tax-sharing-new-york-stateTuxedo Union Free School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2022M-15)
… policies and procedures and segregation of duties. As a result: District officials overpaid (or potentially overpaid) … (CBA), employment contract or Board resolution. As a result, payroll staff were unable to interpret what benefits employees are entitled to receive and may be improperly providing benefits to employees. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/tuxedo-union-free-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2022m-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… that cloud larger budget gaps in the outyears, which my office has repeatedly raised . Transit ridership remains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetVillage of Savona – Board Oversight (2015M-328)
… 5, 2015. Background The Village of Savona is located in the Town of Bath in Steuben County and has a population of approximately 830. … of the Mayor and all Board members and ensure that duties in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office are segregated properly, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/10/21/village-savona-board-oversight-2015m-328East Moriches Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2022M-1)
… which made it appear that the District needed to increase taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps, but the appropriated fund balance was not used to finance operations. The surplus fund balance has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
… Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all payments made are valid. To help in this … which shows a listing of payments made to vendors. It is important that designated Business Unit staff review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsTrumansburg Central School District – Procurement (2022M-13)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers. Key Findings District … not always ensure that goods and services were procured in the best interest of the taxpayers. The Board of Education … District District officials procured goods and services in the best interest of the taxpayers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/trumansburg-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-13Village of Fleischmanns – Water Fund (2013M-151)
… to March 13, 2013. Background The Village of Fleischmanns is located in the Town of Middletown in Delaware County. The Village is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees, which is composed of a Village Mayor and four Trustees. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/06/village-fleischmanns-water-fund-2013m-151Bethpage Public Library – Procurement (2019M-219)
… ensured goods and services were procured competitively and in accordance with the Library’s policies. Key Findings The … ensure goods and services were procured competitively and in accordance with the Library’s policies. Therefore, … service providers who were paid a total of $37,637. In addition, officials made credit card purchases totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/06/04/bethpage-public-library-procurement-2019m-219Village of Mount Morris – Treasurer’s Office (2013M-65)
… records and reports. … Village of Mount Morris Treasurers Office 2013M65 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-mount-morris-treasurers-office-2013m-65Village of Liberty – Budget Review (B4-14-9)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Village’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the tentative budget are reasonable. The proposed budget … provisions for infrastructure needs. There are budget gaps in the water and sewer funds which are planned to be funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/16/village-liberty-budget-review-b4-14-92019 Annual Audit
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine whether payments were appropriate and: (i) … from its Financial Management Information System to the Statewide Financial System in April 2018 and processed … $3.85 million. Key Recommendations Take necessary steps to ensure the Board and the TPAs accurately process claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/19/2019-annual-audit