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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1998
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in PayServ. Affected Employees All … and 21XXX (except 21400, 21450, and 21600). Background To correctly calculate split payroll charges for fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1998-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-fiscal-year-end-rollover-positionCost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… Card Use Keep all cards in a secure location, such as a locked desk drawer, when not being used by authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudOverview – Enhanced Reporting
… use Retirement Online to report your employees’ earnings and the number of days they worked to NYSLRS. You also report and forward employee contributions, loan payments and payments for service credit purchases (SCP). In addition, … reporting lets employers submit detailed employee salary and service data to NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/monthly-report/overviewDiNapoli Releases City of Troy Budget Review
… P. DiNapoli today announced the completion of the City of Troy budget review. City of Troy – Budget Review (Rensselaer County) The city’s proposed … P DiNapoli today announced the completion of the City of Troy budget review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-releases-city-troy-budget-reviewXIX.1.B PCIP SFS Federal Security Roles – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… Project Activity Guide Provides a user access to the basic elements needed to create and maintain … Project Activity Guide Maintenance Provides a user access to the basic elements needed to create a project in an … Project Spreadsheet Upload Provides the user with access to upload project spreadsheet data into SFS None …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1b-pcip-sfs-federal-security-rolesThe New York State Procurement Integrity Act
… contract oversight, requiring public authorities to comply with the state finance law relating to procurements, prohibiting certain third party contracts, authorizing the state comptroller to oversee certain contracts of the Research Foundation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/new-york-state-procurement-integrity-actTown of Pawling – Procurement (2021M-17)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Pawling (Town) officials used a competitive process to … obtained from eight service providers paid $342,770 of the 10 professional services tested. Competitively bid for … Determine whether Town of Pawling Town officials used a competitive process to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/18/town-pawling-procurement-2021m-17New Paltz Central School District – Payroll (2021M-45)
… (District) officials accurately paid employees’ salaries and wages. Key Findings District officials generally paid employees’ salaries and wages accurately but did not establish adequate controls … over payroll. Payroll was not always properly reviewed and certified before payments were made. There was no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/08/06/new-paltz-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-45Peekskill City School District - Network User Accounts (2021M-195)
… users using IT resources received periodic IT awareness training. Key Recommendations Periodically review enabled … disabled. Provide periodic IT security awareness training to all users who use IT resources. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/peekskill-city-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-195Ellenville Central School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-18)
… network user accounts were adequately managed. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found District officials should have: … needed. Of the 550 unneeded accounts, 462 were not used to log into the District’s IT system in at least six months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/ellenville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-18Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… (Board). Key Findings The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees … the Board. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… We reviewed 58 out of 765 agricultural, veteran and senior citizen exemptions, totaling $2.9 million, on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Village of Canastota - Board Oversight (2018M-256)
… Department of public works (DPW) employees received payroll payments totaling approximately $4,000 over a … AUDs to OSC and the Board in a timely manner. Develop DPW payroll monitoring procedures to verify that time worked is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/04/12/village-canastota-board-oversight-2018m-256Town of Benson - Disbursements (2019M-54)
… adequate control procedures over check disbursements and bank account transfers. Key Findings The Supervisor did not review and sign 379 checks totaling $375,916 and instead, allowed a County employee to use a stamp to … adequate control procedures over check disbursements and bank account transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-benson-disbursements-2019m-54Town of Schroeppel - Financial Records and Reports (2019M-187)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-schroeppel-financial-records-and-reports-2019m-187Kent Fire District No. 1 - Financial Operations (2019M-37)
… inaccurate. Also, appropriations were overestimated and transfers to reserves were not budgeted. The Board was unable to … balance and realistic estimates of appropriations. Ensure transfers to reserves are included in the budget and that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/07/03/kent-fire-district-no-1-financial-operations-2019m-37St. Paul Boulevard Fire District - Board Oversight (2018M-116)
… St Paul Boulevard Fire District Board Oversight 2018M116 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/10/05/st-paul-boulevard-fire-district-board-oversight-2018m-116Niagara Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-172)
… private and sensitive information (PPSI) on, or accessed by, the School’s information technology (IT) assets is … personal private and sensitive information on or accessed by the Schools information technology assets is properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/12/21/niagara-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-172Ausable Valley Central School District - Claims Auditing (2018M-190)
… and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/ausable-valley-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2018m-190Elba Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-96)
… fund balance. Taxpayers might have realized $570,000 in cumulative tax savings had the Board maintained the same tax levy as in 2013-14 and if the Board had used overfunded reserves to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/elba-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-96