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Early Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… With 20 years of service credit, you can apply for early retirement regardless of your age. The early retirement benefit equals 42 percent of your FAS for 20 years … exceed 50 percent of your FAS. When you turn 62, the early retirement benefit is reduced by 50 percent of your primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/early-retirementContributing Toward Your Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… You are required to contribute 3 percent of your gross earnings toward your retirement benefits for 25 … and Local Retirement System, and used in the calculation of all benefits paid by the Retirement System; and Calculated … to October 1, 2013 and is not retroactive. Page updated as of 11/13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/contributing-toward-your-retirementCazenovia Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-327)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, … set aside over $4.2 million in a variety of reserve funds prior to 2011-12 and used about $2.5 million from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/cazenovia-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-327Accounts Payable Advisory No. 15
… and their original signatures. With the implementation of SFS, the AC852 should no longer be sent to OSC. Instead, … unit must maintain, at a minimum, the original signatures of the Voucher Authorizer and department head or authorizing … (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 4.B - Certification of Vouchers . For instructions on how to designate someone as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersOrchard Park Central School District – School Bus Procurement and Reserves (2013M-368)
… The District’s expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $82 million. Key Findings District officials did … were consistent with State contract pricing for the 16 school buses they purchased in 2012-13 and 2013-14. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/orchard-park-central-school-district-school-bus-procurement-and-reservesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 9
… This advisory has been updated to reflect new requirements for entering a unique invoice number on vouchers payable to … Number Requirements , Business Units must ensure there is a unique invoice number for each voucher. Due to National Grid’s billing cycle, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/9-complex-entity-national-gridVillage of Quogue – Justice Court (2015M-18)
… totaling $35,955 on deposit, of which only $8,550 was for current cases. Receipts were not deposited in a timely manner … within 72 hours of receipt, and verify that all receipt numbers are accounted for on a monthly basis. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/08/village-quogue-justice-court-2015m-18Greenville Central School District – Information Technology (2016M-221)
… The Greenville Central School District is located in the Town of Greenville in Greene County. The District, which operates two schools … content filtering to ensure that staff and students are in compliance with the District’s acceptable use policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/23/greenville-central-school-district-information-technology-2016m-221Schenectady City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-168)
… 1, 2011 through March 13, 2014. Background The Schenectady City School District is located in the City of Schenectady in Schenectady County. The District is … Schenectady City School District Financial Condition 2014M168 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/29/schenectady-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-168Town of Stafford – Capital Projects (2024M-17)
… portion of the costs to construct water districts was paid for by taxpayers not living in or receiving benefit from … monthly itemized capital project budget-to-actual reports for the Board. Include eligible expenditures totaling $3,496 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/07/12/town-stafford-capital-projects-2024m-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 285
… of employees who claim to be exempt from Federal and State withholding. Affected Employees Employees claiming to … to file a new W-4 by February 15 each year. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance regulations require anyone claiming State tax-exempt status to file a new IT-2104-E, annually. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/285-claiming-exemption-withholding-taxTown of Erin – Town Clerk and Justice Operations (2016M-315)
… by statute. The Justice did not properly report disposed tickets to the State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and … Accurately report the dispositions and dismissals of all tickets to JCF and DMV. Perform a thorough audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/21/town-erin-town-clerk-and-justice-operations-2016m-315X.3 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… at one time. resolve various issues encountered during the registration process. Subsection B of this chapter provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x3-overviewTown of North Norwich – Budgeting (2015M-54)
… The Board did not establish a goal for fund balance levels. The Board used non-recurring revenues to fund … before it is appropriated. Set goals for fund balance levels. Use non-recurring revenues as a funding source for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/07/31/town-north-norwich-budgeting-2015m-54East Irondequoit Central School District - Payroll and Leave Accruals (2019M-92)
… payments in accordance with contract terms and if leave was properly tracked. Key Findings Payroll calculation errors … payments in accordance with contract terms and if leave was properly tracked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/east-irondequoit-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accruals-2019mCity of Long Beach - Financial Condition (2019M-133)
… decreased 68 percent from $9.9 million at July 1, 2014 to $3.2 million as of June 30, 2018, leaving an unassigned … 2016-17 and used another $2.1 million of fund balance in 2017-18 to finance recurring expenditures, increasing the … percent of the 2017-18 revenues. The City Manager has not prepared a multiyear financial plan including a fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2019/12/11/city-long-beach-financial-condition-2019m-133Chestertown Fire District – Claims Processing (2016M-387)
… properly authorized and approved prior to payment and for valid District purposes for the period January 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016. … Board of Fire Commissioners. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 totaled approximately $442,000. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/02/24/chestertown-fire-district-claims-processing-2016m-387South Butler Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-155)
… policies. As a result: The Treasurer lacked guidance to adequately perform financial duties and thus: did not … and real property tax levies were higher than needed to fund operations. Key Recommendations Adopt adequate financial policies and procedures to define, segregate and oversee financial duties. Develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/30/south-butler-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-operations-2020m-155Town of Rensselaerville - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2019M-207)
… select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 252 granted exemptions we reviewed totaling approximately $7.3 million of assessed value, 97 exemptions (38 percent), valued at … $2.4 million in assessed value, lacked one or more pieces of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-rensselaerville-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2019m-207East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… limit. Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates for revenues, expenditures and unassigned fund balance based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management