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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1065
… Purpose To provide instructions for processing the $500.00 lump sum payment for Special Assignment to Duty Pay (SAD) for certain CSEA and PEF employees. … To provide instructions for processing the $50000 lump sum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1065-2011-special-assignment-duty-pay-sad-earned-calendar-year-2010-certainOpinion 2002-10
… historical property) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§119-aa, 119-bb(2), 119-dd(3): A town, after due notice and public … communities, or the nation" (General Municipal Law §119-bb[2]). It is our opinion that, pursuant to this grant of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department sports or recreational teams); (paying expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW … Whether foreign fire insurance tax monies received by a fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Disposal of Electronic Devices
… One way information can be compromised is through careless disposal or re-use of electronic devices. Personal computers, … Audit/Report of Interest Office of General Services: Disposal of Electronic Devices (2012-S-4) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/13/disposal-electronic-devicesCicero Fire District – Financial Condition (2023M-132)
… and contained the necessary information it needed to properly monitor the District’s financial condition and … may not have sufficient financial resources available to address unexpected occurrences or meet its cash flow … in the unrestricted fund balance deficit increasing to as much as $54,423 during the audit period. Effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/29/cicero-fire-district-financial-condition-2023m-132State Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… used for such critical tasks as direct employee contact, mailing of Form W-2 statements, mailing of paycheck and direct deposit advices, determining … It is essential that PayServ contains correct and current address information for all NYS employees. In an effort to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-updateState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Tentative Agreements to End UAW Strike
… regarding the tentative labor agreements between the UAW and the big three automakers. “With the announcement of a … to a close. My congratulations to the United Auto Workers and Ford, General Motors and Stellantis for coming to terms that will secure the … regarding the tentative labor agreements between the UAW and the big three automakers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-tentative-agreements-end-uaw-strikeCUNY Bulletin No. CU-860
… is to provide agency instructions for processing the CUNY 2026 rate increases for Carpenter and Supervisor Carpenter … of America. The Consent Determination provides for a 2026 rate increase for employees in Carpenter and Supervisor Carpenter titles. Effective Dates: The 2026 rate increases for Carpenters and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-860-cuny-2026-rate-increases-carpenter-and-supervisor-carpenterSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… for collecting outstanding tolls and fees or suspending vehicle registrations. The Authority advised us that there is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/26/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsXI.4.D Indirect Cost Allocations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Indirect costs are costs for activities that benefit more than one program or … or contract, the State will reimburse grant contractors for the State's share of properly allocated indirect costs. … indirect costs will be reimbursed and the method or basis for allocation should be identified. In situations where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4d-indirect-cost-allocationsHolland Central School District – Claims Audit (2021M-210)
Determine whether the Holland Central School District District Board of Education Board ensured that claims were adequately supported and properly audited before payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/04/holland-central-school-district-claims-audit-2021m-210East Greenbush Central School District – Leave Accruals (2021M-177)
… properly accounted for employees’ leave accruals for the 30 employees we reviewed. Officials also correctly … payments for unused leave accruals totaling $434,027 for the 40 employees we reviewed. There were no recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/east-greenbush-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2021m-177Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-108)
… written procedures for granting, changing or disabling network user accounts or user permissions. Disable 130 unneeded generic and nonemployee network user accounts of the 475 network user accounts … (IT) security awareness training to all employees using IT resources. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/03/haverstraw-stony-point-central-school-district-information-technologyVI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… Business Unit, Department, Program, Fund, Account and Budget Reference. Example of a chartfield string from a … defined for each entity that maintains and reports on its own transactional data. A BU is a required configuration item … Generally, each agency as defined by law has its own BU. However, the majority of the Public Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsRipley Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-23)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of appropriated fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/13/ripley-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-23Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-125)
… Objective Determine whether the Van Hornesville-Owen D. Young Central School District’s (District) Board of Education … Determine whether the Van HornesvilleOwen D Young Central School Districts District Board of Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/van-hornesville-owen-d-young-central-school-district-financial-managementMilford Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2022M-94)
… and District officials properly managed fund balance in accordance with statute. Key Findings The Board and … District officials did not properly manage fund balance in accordance with statute. As of June 30, 2021, surplus fund … comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner beneficial to taxpayers. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/milford-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-94Conclusion – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… expenses will create an opportunity for questionable or possibly fraudulent expenses to occur and not be detected. … implement controls that will minimize the risk of abuse (or fraud) occurring in travel and conference expenses. … audit of travel and conference expenses. The auditing body or official must be familiar with travel and conference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conclusionFly Creek Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2022M-115)
… District purposes and audited prior to payment, the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) did not ensure purchases were … totaling $53,425. The Treasurer performed all aspects of the disbursements process with little oversight or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/23/fly-creek-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2022m-115XII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… before payment, to set-off against payments due to a contractor an amount equal to any debt owed by the contractor to the State (see N.Y. Const. Article V, § 1; … for New York State Contracts) provides notice to the Contractor of the State’s authority to withhold for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveries