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Skaneateles Central School District - Online Banking (2019M-2)
… Objective Determine whether District officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key … segregated the duties of employees responsible for online banking transactions and adequately established security procedures over online banking. All online payments and transfers totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/skaneateles-central-school-district-online-banking-2019m-2Town of Seneca Falls - Financial Management (2018M-266)
… percent, 92 percent and 136 percent of 2018 appropriations for each respective fund. The Board has not adopted multiyear … Adopt comprehensive multiyear financial and capital plans for a three- to five-year period, including a formal reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/05/town-seneca-falls-financial-management-2018m-266Town of Lloyd - Information Technology (2019M-36)
… IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to Officials. Key Recommendations Monitor compliance with the … use policy. Provide IT security awareness training to personnel who use IT resources. Adopt written IT policies and procedures to address disaster recovery and data backup. Officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/21/town-lloyd-information-technology-2019m-36Town of Stafford - Procurement (2018M-134)
Town of Stafford Procurement 2018M134
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-stafford-procurement-2018m-134Central Valley School District - Separation Payments (2018M-153)
… reviewed all 37 separation payments totaling $516,017 made to eligible employees during the audit period and found that, … totaling $113,064. Key Recommendation Establish procedures to provide an independent review of all employee separation payments to ensure they are calculated according to the terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/central-valley-school-district-separation-payments-2018m-153Berlin Central School District - Vehicle Fuel Inventory (2018M-02)
… Objective Determine if the District adequately accounts for and safeguards its vehicle fuel. Key Findings Vehicle … fuel inventory and delivery records are maintained on a daily basis. Mileage records are compared to vehicle fuel … ensure fuel purchases are periodically compared to usage for reasonableness. District officials generally agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/berlin-central-school-district-vehicle-fuel-inventory-2018m-02Pocantico Hills Central School District - Procurement (2018M-187)
… sought competition for goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Noteworthy Achievements The District … Municipal Law and has established adequate procedures to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. We reviewed the District's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/16/pocantico-hills-central-school-district-procurement-2018m-187Onondaga County Probation Department - Financial Operations (2018M-147)
… assess County fees or adequately monitor and enforce fee collection. Establish adequate cash receipt and … ensure staff properly assess fees and monitor and enforce fee collection. Establish adequate cash collection and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/11/16/onondaga-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2018m-147Lake George Central School District - Purchasing (2018M-167)
… that District officials lacked adequate evidence to show they sought competition for 28 purchases (47 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/16/lake-george-central-school-district-purchasing-2018m-167Town of New Castle - Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-19)
… comprehensive cash collections policy to provide guidance for payments received at the Department. The Department did not receipt and remit money in a timely manner. For remittances made in May 2018 and May 2019, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/20/town-new-castle-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-19West Seneca Fire District #4 – Procurement (2020M-52)
… District officials were unable to provide written quotes for 42 purchases totaling $149,854 to demonstrate competitive … Update the procurement policy to provide guidance for purchases in which alternative proposals or quotations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/06/18/west-seneca-fire-district-4-procurement-2020m-52Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-169
… Purpose To notify agencies of the new voluntary group term life insurance (Code 542) available to certain employees of the Unified Court … automatically process deduction transactions using the new Code 542. The vendor will submit all transactions for … To notify agencies of the new voluntary group term life insurance Code 542 available to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-169-new-deduction-code-542-amalgamated-lifeState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC Finances
… in the coming years, the city will need to continue to show fiscal discipline and improve transparency about the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nyc-financesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1490
… At the request of OMCE, OSC has increased the eligibility for OMCE Special Benefits to include employees in bargaining … in Bargaining Unit 06 will continue to be eligible for this deduction code. Agency Actions Notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1490-increased-eligibility-deduction-code-548-omce-special-benefitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1502
… At the request of OMCE, OSC has increased the eligibility for deduction code 209 to include employees in Bargaining … in Bargaining Unit 06 will continue to be eligible for this deduction code. Agency Actions Notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1502-increased-eligibility-deduction-code-209-nys-management-confidentialState Agencies Bulletin No. 776
… Bargaining Units 31, 61, 81, 91 represented by Council 82. For further information regarding Bargaining Units 81 and 91, … OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Union Dues (Code 202 ) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 213 ) as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/776-council-82-afscme-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… Authority (MTA)'s New York City Transit is taking too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … in a timely manner. Delays in identifying and responding to unsafe conditions is a risk that can be prevented." The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsOpinion 88-45
… offered to lend the county money pursuant to the following terms and conditions. Under the proposed plan, the bank would … debt (Local Finance Law, §176.00; N.Y.P.I.R.G. v City of Buffalo , 130 Misc 2d 448, 453, 496 NYS2d 208, 212; 1982 Opns … that authorized obligations be denominated only by the terms stated in that section, the use of the term "line of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 97-1
… in which it is located, unless excluded by the county's rules and regulations. To the extent costs are apportioned … of full valuation of taxable real property, the authority's full valuation will be the same as that of the village. Any … law providing for the experience rating, or the county's rules and regulations. You ask whether a village housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2000-21
… or towns and village or villages a joint fire district for the purposes hereinafter stated and in the manner … town or towns. This language suggests that, in order for a village to be included within a joint fire district, … 4 of Town Law §189-a, which establishes a procedure for extension of a joint fire district by "each town and … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21