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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 … 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
… OVERVIEW It is the State agency's responsibility to properly plan its procurements so that needed approvals … be obtained timely. Sufficient time must be incorporated to allow for review of contract transactions submitted to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). RISKS IN …
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)
Tonawanda Housing Authority Housing Occupancy and Information Technology 2016M381
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)
… and membership did not review bank statement activity. No one ensured that cash receipts were properly recorded or …
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)
… stock is accessible only to individuals authorized to sign checks. …
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-s9-13-1Town of Afton – Budgeting Practices (2013M-304)
… estimate the Town’s operational needs. Specifically, we found that large capital purchases and improvements during … the highway garage that the Board also did not budget for. We reviewed budgets for the last five completed fiscal years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/20/town-afton-budgeting-practices-2013m-304Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… and under the control of agency management, include car rentals, meals, lodging, transportation, fuel, and incidental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0