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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1200
… Purpose To inform agencies that earnings code CFR (CLEFR) will be used to process taxable fringe benefit CLEFR transactions for 2012 and explain how it will affect employee’s taxable income and withholdings Legal … paychecks dated December 5, 2012. OSC Actions OSC will process CLEFR transactions as submitted by GOER and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1200-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2012State Agencies Bulletin No. 1106
… Purpose To inform agencies that earnings code CFR (CLEFR) will be used to process taxable fringe benefit CLEFR transactions for 2011 and explain how it will affect employee’s taxable income and withholdings. Legal … paychecks dated December 7, 2011 OSC Actions OSC will process CLEFR transactions as submitted by GOER and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1106-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2011About Offering a Retirement Plan – What Every Employer Should Know
… Why offer a Retirement System plan to your employees? Being part of NYSLRS enables … attractive benefits package, including a defined benefit pension . With a defined benefit pension, employees can be assured of a lifetime benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/about-offering-retirement-planState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget
… of the state’s finances, while ensuring adequate funding for our most important needs, including education, public … boosted the state’s rainy-day funds and other reserves for economic uncertainties, and these funds should be … clear guidelines on the appropriate use of these reserves. In addition to protecting reserve funds, policymakers must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-executive-budgetXI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agency's responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals can be obtained timely. Sufficient … agencys responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals can be obtained timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2f-timely-submittal-contractsXI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Agencies are encouraged to request early pay discounts from contract vendors when feasible. If early pay discount terms are included in a contract, the awarding … note: Although agencies are encouraged to request early pay discounts whenever feasible, they should not be used as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesIX.7.C Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs – IX. Federal Grants
… Employee fringe benefit and indirect costs are permissible charges to federal grants. At the … Chapter VII, Section 9.A – Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs Automation of this Guide for more information. Guide to … Employee fringe benefit and indirect costs are permissible charges to federal grants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7c-fringe-benefits-and-indirect-costsNorth Shore Public Library – Financial Condition (2013M-344)
… audit was to evaluate the Library’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. … Central School District and all of the Rocky Point Union Free School District and serves approximately 28,000 … Key Recommendations Develop a policy that addresses the maintenance and expected use of fund balance. Return the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/03/28/north-shore-public-library-financial-condition-2013m-344Tonawanda Housing Authority – Housing Occupancy and Information Technology (2016M-381)
… the Authority’s housing occupancy process and examine IT controls over the Authority’s electronic data and computer … July 25, 2016. Background The Tonawanda Housing Authority is located in the City of Tonawanda in Erie County and … Authority, which manages one 257-unit apartment complex, is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors. Operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/05/25/tonawanda-housing-authority-housing-occupancy-and-information-technologyThurston Fire Company – Board Oversight (2016M-429)
… and responsibility and the procurement policy does not include thresholds or information required to be … Key Recommendations Ensure that the Secretary/Treasurer does not make disbursements unless they are certified by at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/03/31/thurston-fire-company-board-oversight-2016m-429XIII.10 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… entitled to, or (iv) spent more on the State-issued travel card than he or she was entitled to receive in reimbursement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10-overviewHigh 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-153Town of Lisbon – Financial Condition (2012M-202)
… 1, 2010, through December 31, 2011. Background The Town of Lisbon is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population … Town of Lisbon Financial Condition 2012M202 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/04/town-lisbon-financial-condition-2012m-202Village of Penn Yan – Water Operations (2013M-104)
… monitor water financial operations. Our examination of the billing and collection of customers within the Village did … for municipal customers. The Village is inappropriately billing municipalities for unknown future capital costs, and … agreements for water operations. Ensure that municipal billing calculations are equitable. Budget for funds which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/26/village-penn-yan-water-operations-2013m-104Village of Nichols – Financial Condition (2013M-50)
… 2013. Background The Village of Nichols is located in the Town of Nichols, Tioga County. The Village is governed by a … and major flood damage. Because the Village has a very small tax base, and the Board did not include contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/06/07/village-nichols-financial-condition-2013m-50Village of Millport – Treasurer’s Misappropriation of Funds (2016M-256)
… 17, 2015. Background The Village of Millport is located in the Town of Veteran in Chemung County. The Village, which is governed by an … record and report Village financial transactions in a timely manner. The Board did not annually perform or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/06/19/village-millport-treasurers-misappropriation-funds-2016m-256DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent
… for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, down from a 2 percent cap in each of the two previous years, according to data released … with fiscal years starting July 1, 2020 including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percentNanticoke Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2015M-3)
… represented proper Department expenses, resulting in payment of personal bills belonging to the Fire Chief and a … former Board member using Department funds. The Board and membership did not review bank statement activity. No one … were being deposited. Key Recommendations The Board and membership should have developed procedures to help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/03/25/nanticoke-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsTown of Saranac – Payroll (2014M-289)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Town officials … established effective internal controls over payroll for the period January 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. Background … The purpose of our audit was to determine if Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/12/05/town-saranac-payroll-2014m-289Steuben County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-1)
… town- and village-owned bridges. Key Findings The County does not track all maintenance and repairs by bridge, unless … completely replaced or rehabilitated. While the County does not have a written plan in place, it has implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/steuben-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-1