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Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… optional sick leave benefit. If your employer has chosen to offer this optional benefit, you may receive service … for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly … for some members), by 260. Contact your employer or refer to your Member Annual Statement to determine if this benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jTransportation – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… more than 42,700 lane miles of highway. Compared to the prior year, the number of highway lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 1.7 percent in 2020. In 2020, 54.8 … percent of the State’s highway lane miles were rated good to excellent, a 1.0 percentage point increase since 2019. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/transportationTransportation – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… more than 42,700 lane miles of highway. Compared to the prior year, the number of highway lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 4.7 percent in 2021. In 2021, 56.8 … percent of the State’s highway lane miles were rated good to excellent, a 2 percentage point increase since 2020. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/transportationCopiague Union Free School District - Information Technology (2023M-150)
… risk for unauthorized access, misuse or loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses that were confidentially communicated to District officials, we found that officials did not: … that were not needed, including two user accounts assigned to employees that left the District more than 17 years ago. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/15/copiague-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-150Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… adopted realistic budgets and took appropriate action to address the reasonableness of fund balance and reserves. … Board annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations and adopted budgets that overestimated … statutory limit each year. When these funds are added back to the general fund, recalculated unrestricted fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Town of Patterson – Justice Court Operations (2020M-63)
… for bail, which led to them retaining $14,793 in bail funds that could not be identified by payee. The Court clerks did not return unclaimed exonerated bail totaling $16,287 to the known … Program. Key Recommendations Review unidentified bail funds and identify to whom they should be paid. Make a good …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2020/11/06/town-patterson-justice-court-operations-2020m-63Village of Endicott – Budget Review (B4-13-8)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … located in Broome County, issued debt totaling $2 million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the Village’s general … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/04/10/village-endicott-budget-review-b4-13-8Contract Advisory No. 12
… “e-Documents,” that enables the Comptroller’s Office to accept electronic grant contracts and related documents submitted to OSC for audit and approval from the New York State Grants … system (Gateway). The e-Documents system will also be used to electronically sign contracts submitted via the Gateway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/12-electronic-contracting-grants-gateway-transactionsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of changes to PayServ navigation effective in PayServ version 9.2. … Project will upgrade PayServ from PeopleSoft version 9.1 to version 9.2. As part of the upgrade, several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92Applying for Benefits – Article 14 Benefits
… To apply for Retirement System benefits, you must file the … applications and other documents are required by law to be filed with the Office of the State Comptroller within specific time limits. For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” it must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/applying-benefitsCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… claims auditor: approves vouchers and invoices submitted to the district or BOCES prior to their payment; and ensures proper documentation and … proper district purposes. The auditor must report directly to the board and serve at the board’s pleasure. Hiring a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorDiNapoli Announces Lowered Fees for New York State's 529 College Savings Direct Plan
… Savings Program has provided more than $524 million to help parents across the state pay for college this year,” said DiNapoli. “The latest reduction to the Direct Plan’s management fees means that more money will be available to help parents plan ahead for college. As the price of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-lowered-fees-new-york-states-529-college-savings-direct-planX.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… The VMU assigns Special Use Vendor IDs starting with ‘0’. These Vendor IDs have been established for processing expenditures … State Business Unit to approve and establish a Special Use vendor for a business need. Process and Document Preparation: … The VMU assigns Special Use Vendor IDs starting with 0 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idX.4.D Location – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The “Location” section of the Vendor Record contains payment values defined by the vendor. Agencies should note that Location includes a … The Location section of the Vendor Record contains sets of business values defined by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4d-locationIX.5.A Billing for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants
… that have not yet started using ESA are considered to be Non-Onboarding agencies. Non-Onboarding agencies: … own agency PCBU Use the Commitment Control Module in SFS to budget for Federal Grant Projects Split costs manually on … Federal and State share if applicable, but are required to set up Funds Distribution to determine what charges will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5a-billing-non-onboarding-agenciesXI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… the SFS, the category code is used on purchasing documents to identify the specific goods or services that are being … Using the appropriate category code provides information to agencies to enhance future procurement decisions. Each category code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesSaratoga County – Financial Condition (2013M-235)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the County’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2013. Background Saratoga County covers an area of … the general fund’s financial position and the fund used to account for the operations of Maplewood Manor (the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/saratoga-county-financial-condition-2013m-235City of Glen Cove -- Budget Review (B17-7-12)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … in Nassau County, issued debt totaling $12.8 million to liquidate various accumulated fund deficits for the fiscal … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/10/13/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b17-7-12Town of Gardiner – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-67)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over cash receipts and … financial activities for the period January 1, 2011, to August 30, 2012. Background The Town of Gardiner is … not adequately segregated. Because the abstracts presented to the Board did not include manually processed checks, 21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/07/town-gardiner-selected-financial-activities-2013m-67Cayuga County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s internal controls over the … that for 2011 it collected $104,871 and disbursed $99,143 to crime victims and $5,728 to the County for related surcharges. Key Findings Written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/09/27/cayuga-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operations