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Falconer Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-52)
… Board and District officials’ budgeting practices resulted in the District levying more real property taxes than needed, a significant accumulation of surplus fund balance in excess of the statutory limit and missed opportunities to … finance operations as a means to accumulate surplus funds in excess of the legal limit or to provide a funding source …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/falconer-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-52Montauk Fire District – Board Oversight (2024M-117)
… received longevity and overtime payments totaling $25,000 in 2023 that were not authorized by the Board. The District’s … with New York State General Municipal Law (GML) in several aspects, potentially inhibiting volunteer … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/12/24/montauk-fire-district-board-oversight-2024m-117Virgil Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-329)
… distinct and separate from the Town of Virgil, and located in Cortland County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists … cannot verify if it is approving all claims for payment. In addition, it cannot determine whether there are any … the Office of the State Comptroller and file future AUDs in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/17/virgil-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012m-329Uniondale Fire District – Firehouse Hall Rentals and Questionable Board Practices (2013M-244)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Uniondale … by an elected five-member Board of Fire Commissioners and has 12 full-time employees and 126 volunteer members. The … current firehouse hall rental policy and procedures are inadequate, and it did not comply with the provisions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/14/uniondale-fire-district-firehouse-hall-rentals-and-questionable-boardRichmond Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-357)
… 7, 2013. Background The Richmond Fire District, located in Ontario County, is a district corporation of the State, … has declined 74 percent from approximately $120,000 in 2010 to $30,000 in 2012 and available cash decreased from $131,000 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/14/richmond-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2013mEast Hampton Union Free School District – Network and Financial Application Access and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-8)
… or develop an IT contingency plan. This increases the risk of unauthorized access, lost data, and inability to recover … to officials, and also determined: The District’s use of two central network management tools for over 10 years has created security concerns due to lack of monitoring of all accounts on both tools. Ninety-one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/08/east-hampton-union-free-school-district-network-and-financial-applicationDayton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-337)
… to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Company moneys are safeguarded for the period … The Company is governed by an elected President, Treasurer and Secretary. Company expenses for January 1, 2012 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/02/12/dayton-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialSchoharie County – Stream Restoration Project and Contract Process (2015M-87)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine County officials’ oversight of the Stream Restoration Project and the overall contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/08/14/schoharie-county-stream-restoration-project-and-contract-process-2015m-87County of Rockland – Budget Review (B6-14-24)
… expenditure projections in the County’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The … completed a review of the County’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year. The objective of the review was to … projections in the proposed budget are reasonable, except for the possible revenue shortfall related to the expiration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/11/12/county-rockland-budget-review-b6-14-24Opinion 2008-5
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (amount … if the village owns all of the fire apparatus to be used in carrying out the contract, the parties to the contract may … If the village owns all of the fire apparatus to be used in carrying out the contract, the portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5XII.9.C Reissuing or Cancelling a Vendor, Employee Expense, or SSP Check – XII. Expenditures
… checks have an “A” with a smaller “SSP” in front of it. Information on how to reissue or cancel other types of checks … by the Workers’ Compensation Board P Comptroller's Refund Account Chapter XII.9.G – Reissuing or Cancelling a Refund … when entering the stop request. Check Type Remit Set ID Bank Set ID Bank Code Bank Account Code Vendor (regular and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9c-reissuing-or-cancelling-vendor-employee-expense-or-ssissp-checkPerformance of Duty Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… incapacitated (physically or mentally) for performance of your duties as the natural and proximate result of a disability sustained in such service, not caused by your … you may be eligible for this benefit regardless of the amount of service credit you have. Notice of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/performance-duty-disabilitySUNY Bulletin No. SU-273
… Employees Employees designated management or confidential in the State University of New York – BU13 who meet the … System Administration, who will then forward it to OSC in an Excel file format. Campuses must submit the following … Lump Sum Payments are pensionable but are not included in the calculation of overtime. Tax Information The 2018 M/C …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-273-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-state-university-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 880
… the salary grade in one or all areas or locations of the State, the Director may increase the minimum salary for that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/880-new-increased-hiring-rate-reason-codesOpinion 96-18
… NYS2d 873, lv den 58 NY2d 604, 459 NYS2d 1027; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of Suffolk , 90 AD2d … effect and that municipal moneys may not be expended for such purposes (1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-58, p 160; 1990 … a city. Our reference to an act of the Legislature is for informational purposes only and is not a recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18IX.10.B Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Background – IX. Federal Grants
… was reduced, but not always. OSC is notified by TOP late in the day that the offset occurred. The following business … to obtain reimbursement from the debtor agency. Included in the monthly email will be the following: A list of offsets … AR deposit for accounts that are cash managed by OSC. In the rare instances that OSC has not received the POD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10b-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-backgroundXII.6.J Paying a Refund – XII. Expenditures
… or part of the amount paid must be refunded to the payer. In the Legacy Central Accounting System, these payments were … A list of refund types and valid Vendor ID’s is included in Chapter X. Business Units needing a type of refund not … vendor ID for before processing those refund payments in the SFS. Business Units will be assigned a different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6j-paying-refundLump Sum Payments – Legacy Reporting
… 6 Buy Back Not reportable Not reportable Not reportable Settlement Agreement Copy of settlement agreement or court order required* Copy of settlement agreement or court order required* Copy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/lump-sum-paymentsMember Contributions – Legacy Reporting
… contributions made by Tier 1 and 2 members participating in a contributory plan; Contributions for military service … is mandatory for all employers, for ERS members in Tiers 3 through 6, and is not available to all Tier 1 and … 14, 15 and 22 Benefits) On or after October 1, 2013, in accordance with IRC Section 414(h), the 3 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/member-contributionsTuition Assistance Program – CUNY York College
… the City University of New York (CUNY). It was founded in 1966 and is located on a 50-acre campus in Jamaica, Queens, New York. York offers baccalaureate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences, business, health, teacher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/11/tuition-assistance-program-cuny-york-college