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State Agencies Bulletin No. 698
… OSC’s Office Services by telephone at 518-474-3438 or by fax at 518-473-4560 to request a supply of the new form. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/698-amended-next-kin-affidavit-form-ac-934-p-oscs-bureau-state-payrollMember & Retiree E-News Archive — 2026
… April 2026 Members: April is Financial Literacy Month Comptroller DiNapoli’s Financial Literacy Initiative A Lifetime Pension Benefit Estimate Your Pension Benefit Milestones on the Way to Retirement Retirees: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/member-retiree-e-news-archive-2026Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Harbor , Town of Sand Lake , Town of Saugerties, Schoharie County , Smithfield Fire District , Town of Springport , … policy regarding credit card usage. Auditors reviewed 177 food, travel and credit card expenditures totaling $86,337 … fines and fees. Village of Washingtonville – Village Hall Building Project and Board Oversight (Orange County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Changes to Reporting Requirements – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials
… attest to its accuracy. Regulation did not clearly address how frequently an official must/may submit an ROA. Official … How Regulation 3154 of the New York Codes Rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/ea-officials/changes-reporting-requirementsSubmitting a DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… the NYSLRS template or by an attorney, must be signed by a Supreme Court judge and entered as an official court document. NYSLRS requires a certified copy of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/submitting-droMineola Union Free School District – Financial Condition Management (2021M-44)
… adjust ensuing years’ budgets based on prior years’ actual results. Therefore, general fund appropriations were … When unused appropriated fund balance is added back, at June 30, 2020, unassigned fund balance increased to approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/03/mineola-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-management-2021mPlainville Fire District – Board Oversight (2021M-91)
… financial operations and exceeded its authority by passing a resolution that allowed the District Treasurer (Treasurer) … Ensure the Treasurer filed annual financial reports, for 2018 through 2020. Ensure the Treasurer’s records were … as required. Audit and approve all claims prior to payment when required. We tested claims totaling $289,700 and found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/10/01/plainville-fire-district-board-oversight-2021m-91Otselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Out of nine purchases under the competitive bidding threshold … for a transportation efficiency study ($32,500), purchases of ice melt ($10,845) and information technology equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58Brighton Fire Department, Inc. – Board Oversight of Financial Operations (2020M-132)
… the Brighton Fire Department, Inc. (Department) Board of Directors (Board) provided adequate oversight of financial operations. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of financial operations. The Department lacked detailed … whether the Brighton Fire Department Inc Department Board of Directors Board provided adequate oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2021/04/23/brighton-fire-department-inc-board-oversight-financialTown of Pitcairn – Claims Auditing (2024M-69)
… totaling $38,138 were paid without evidence of an audit and 26 claims totaling $15,593 did not include adequate … purposes. 24 claims for diesel fuel totaling $66,516 and one paving claim totaling $99,691 were approved by the … The Board improperly donated $1,500 to a volunteer group and paid utility bills totaling $811 for a private …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/20/town-pitcairn-claims-auditing-2024m-69State Agencies Bulletin No. 1585
… OSC Actions OSC will enter general comments (OSC WC or OSC TaxAud) stating the year of the deficiency, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1585-notification-employees-when-prior-year-fica-ssmedicare-deficiency-hasOpinion 99-5
… -- Contracts (by school district with cooperative library system) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Library Appropriation (authority to contract with cooperative library system) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract … Concerning a proposed contract for library services between a school district and a cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-5State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of the Town of Berkshire , Bethlehem Public Library , Town of Cherry Valley , City of Cohoes , Town of … permits with the permits actually issued. Bethlehem Public Library – Selected Cash Receipts (Albany County) The board … policies and procedures that provide guidance to the library staff involved in the cash collection process. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMembership Milestones for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Members
… prior to your retirement. No longer able to withdraw your membership and receive a refund of your contributions. With 20 years of service … No longer able to withdraw your membership and receive a refund of your contributions. With 25 years of service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/membership-milestones-employees-retirement-system-ers-membersOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Multiyear Planning and Software Management (2016M-249)
… Purpose of Audit The objective of our audit was to assess BOCES’ multiyear planning, … Background The Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services is a public entity … OntarioSenecaYatesCayugaWayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES Multiyear Planning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-bocesChappaqua Central School District - Fixed Assets (2022M-186)
… and did not perform a physical inventory count since 2018. Of the 164 assets reviewed, 148 assets totaling $220,708 were … could not determine whether four assets were disposed of (sold) or retired (obsolete). The District’s fixed asset …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/04/14/chappaqua-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2022m-186Rochester Academy Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-208)
… initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes a comment on the School’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/06/16/rochester-academy-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-208City of Johnstown – Financial Management (2020M-134)
… accounting records. The Treasurer filed the required annual financial reports late for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 … findings and recommendations within 30 days of the exit conference, but they did not respond. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/03/19/city-johnstown-financial-management-2020m-134Lyme Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-87)
… whether the Lyme Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … budgetary appropriations by an annual average of $918,000 (12 percent) from 2020-21 through 2022-23. … the District only needed to use approximately $23,000 of appropriated fund balance to cover operating costs during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/lyme-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-87Opinion 93-17
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (pre-payment of certain employer retirement contributions) -- Referendum … Whether the issuance of bonds by a noncity school district is subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17