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Glen Cove City School District – Portable Electronic Devices and Conflict of Interest (2016M-285)

… Background The Glen Cove City School District is located in the City of Glen Cove, Nassau County. The District, which … to employees. One Board member had a prohibited interest in District contracts because he owned a business from which … Ensure that the District does not enter into any contract in which a District officer or employee has a prohibited …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/glen-cove-city-school-district-portable-electronic-devices-and-conflict

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-2012

State 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-2011

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-plan

State 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-budget

XI.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-contracts

XI.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-purchases

IX.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-costs

North 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-344

Tonawanda 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-technology

Thurston 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-429

XIII.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-overview

High 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-153

Town 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-202

Village 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-104

Village 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-50

Village 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-256

DiNapoli: 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-percent