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About Offering a Retirement Plan – What Every Employer Should Know
… Why offer a Retirement System plan to your employees? Being part of NYSLRS enables … can be assured of a lifetime benefit during their retirement years. Defined benefit plans, which pay benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-offering-retirement-planHigh Falls Water District – Water Fees (2015M-153)
… Background The High Falls Water District, which is located in the Ulster County Towns of Marbletown and Rosendale, was … manually enters readings from an electronic meter reader in the water billing system and generates bills without … has not been approved by the Boards and was not charged in the billing quarter that unpaid balances were relevied. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/11/13/high-falls-water-district-water-fees-2015m-153State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget
… funding for our most important needs, including education, public safety, health and mental health care, among other … clear guidelines on the appropriate use of these reserves. In addition to protecting reserve funds, policymakers must … about the state’s debt burden, one of the highest in the nation and which continues to grow. I have put forth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budgetChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… private and sensitive information (PPSI) may be accessible to unauthorized users. Officials also have less assurance … employees and other responsible parties would be able to react quickly and effectively to help resume, restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Canajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… $33,280, provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period or prepare … payment. Key Recommendations Provide clear guidance for maintaining accounting records, receiving collections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesDobbs Ferry Union Free School District – Facilities Department Overtime (2023M-120)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District (District) officials properly approved and monitored … action. … Determine whether Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District District officials properly approved and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/dobbs-ferry-union-free-school-district-facilities-department-overtimeSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… costs such as airline baggage and travel agency fees. As part of a statewide initiative to determine whether the use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Manhasset Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-15)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Manhasset Union Free School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/manhasset-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-15Gloversville Enlarged School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-12)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 45 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 15 additional IT assets to confirm they were inventoried. We found 37 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/gloversville-enlarged-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-12Geneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Geneseo Central School District (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11Pine Bush Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-21)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … The additional 15 assets were properly inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted, network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/pine-bush-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-21Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-19)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 38 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: One Chromebook with a cost of $263 could not be located and was not inventoried. Six additional Chromebooks with estimated total costs of $1,580 could not be located. Seventeen assets (16 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/parishville-hopkinton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of … total cost of approximately $14,410 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories of all IT assets were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Mechanicville City School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-16)
… safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District … officials cannot assure taxpayers that money invested in IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. We … prices of approximately $7,300 were not inventoried. In addition, annual inventories were not conducted and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/mechanicville-city-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-16Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… officials maintained appropriate information technology (IT) asset inventory records and established adequate controls … IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated confidentially, … did not develop a written IT contingency plan there is an increased risk that the District could lose important …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsState Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Purpose To provide information about additional public queries available for agency use. Affected Employees … has designed new generic queries and added them to the public query section of PS Query. Generic public queries make it easier for PS Query users to retrieve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. Key Finding The Authority does not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Academy Charter School , Eastport-South Manor Central … and the Liverpool Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s … In addition, the purchasing agent has access to parts of the district’s financial software program that are not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Town of Geneseo – Information Technology and Multiyear Planning (2017M-84)
… technology (IT) controls and multiyear planning for the period January 1, 2016 through March 24, 2017. … The Town accumulated excessive fund balance in multiple funds. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT policies … of fund balance to be maintained for each of the Town funds and develop a plan to reduce unrestricted fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-geneseo-information-technology-and-multiyear-planning-2017m-84Town of Wales – Financial Management (2017M-32)
… was to review the Town’s financial management activities for the period January 1, 2013 through December 12, 2016. … balances totaling $1.2 million in the general and highway funds. The Board did not adopt a reserve fund policy or … plans for expected future use for two of its five reserve funds. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets that reflect the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-wales-financial-management-2017m-32