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Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Police and Fire Plan
… Receiving Your Benefit At retirement, you must decide how you want your retirement benefit paid. You can choose … amount payable during your lifetime, with nothing payable to a beneficiary upon your death. Or, you may elect to … your retirement date. You have up to 30 days after your pension benefit becomes payable to change your selection. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionVillage of Hastings-on-Hudson - Board Oversight (2018M-92)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight to ensure that Village resources are safeguarded. Key Findings The Board did not: Appoint a Treasurer to oversee financial operations as required by New York State … leave exceeded the maximum amount they were allowed to carryover to 2017 by 4,510 hours with an estimated value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/10/26/village-hastings-hudson-board-oversight-2018m-92Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – New Career Plan
… will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. For example, you may elect the Single Life Allowance, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionReceiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Receiving Your Benefit At retirement, you must decide how you want your retirement benefit paid. You can choose … amount payable during your lifetime, with nothing payable to a beneficiary upon your death. Or, you may elect to … your retirement date. You have up to 30 days after your pension benefit becomes payable to change your selection. If …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionStafford Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-274)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s controls over financial activity … in Genesee County and provides fire protection services to the Town pursuant to a written agreement. The Department is governed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/12/24/stafford-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financialTown of Cochecton - Fund Balance Management and Multiyear Planning (2018M-208)
… advances from the general fund totaling at least $41,506 to fund operations through year-end. Although the Board has … used available fund balance and reserves, as appropriate, to avoid issuing debt to fund operations. Key Recommendations Continue to adjust …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/15/town-cochecton-fund-balance-management-and-multiyear-planning-2018m-208Town of Chemung – Intermunicipal Consolidation Agreement (2022M-207)
… labor costs. Officials did not establish procedures to evaluate labor costs by town. For example: Timecard information was not used to monitor labor costs for services provided to Ashland. Highway employees’ timecards did not always …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/04/21/town-chemung-intermunicipal-consolidation-agreement-2022m-207City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City's proposed … 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the "Act"), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City's general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16City of Oswego – Community Development (2015M-108)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine selected City community development activities for … The Department does not have a process in place to determine when it is appropriate to write off delinquent loans that are uncollectable. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/20/city-oswego-community-development-2015m-108Town of Vestal – Former Police Chief’s Separation Agreement (2023M-58)
… a severance payment within a separation agreement, which in turn helps promote transparency. Town officials agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/11/22/town-vestal-former-police-chiefs-separation-agreement-2023m-58East Quogue Union Free School District – Selected Payroll Practices and Information Technology (2014M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over payroll and information … Grade 6 and contracts with a neighboring school district to educate 428 students who attend Grades 7 through 12. … The District does not have written policies or procedures to address the maintenance and monitoring of leave accrual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-selected-payroll-practices-andTown of Springfield – Credit Card Purchases (2020M-138)
… before payment. Credit card statements were mailed to the prior Supervisor and not provided to the Board or always reconciled with supporting … not have adequate supporting documentation. We were unable to determine the appropriateness of an online shopping …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/05/07/town-springfield-credit-card-purchases-2020m-138St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency and Local Development Corporation – Disbursements (2021M-174)
Determine whether the St Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency Local Development Corporation LDC officials ensured disbursements were properly authorized supported and for valid purposes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/01/21/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-and-local-development-corporationMinerva Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-60)
… condition. Key Findings District officials can do more to effectively manage the District’s financial condition. … and annually appropriated fund balance that was not used to finance operations. Unrestricted fund balance ranged … six independent audit reports contained a finding related to the District’s unrestricted fund balance being in excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/02/minerva-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020m-60Wilson Central School District – Reserves and Fuel Accountability (2016M-44)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s reserves and accountability over … Four reserves with balances totaling $7.3 million appear to be overfunded and the District has not properly used the debt reserve, which had a balance of $2.9 million, to pay related debt. District officials did not provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/wilson-central-school-district-reserves-and-fuel-accountability-2016m-44Auburn Enlarged City School District – Employee Compensation and Benefits (2017M-153)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s employee … compensation and benefits transactions with the aid of computer-assisted auditing techniques for the period July … Enlarged City School District is located in the City of Auburn and Towns of Aurelius, Fleming, Owasco and Sennett …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/auburn-enlarged-city-school-district-employee-compensation-and-benefitsBenefits
… a professional environment where employees are encouraged to push themselves while maintaining work-life balance. A … packages (including prescription drug coverage) available to all employees and their dependents. Opt-Out Program allows … who have other employer-sponsored group health insurance, to opt-out of their insurance coverage in exchange for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsXVIII.1 Capital Projects – XVIII. Capital Projects
… that requires State agencies and public authorities to enter individual capital projects in the SFS. The purpose of Budget Bulletin E-1196 is to provide stakeholders with background and broad guidance related to the PCIP. The PCIP went into production on October 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xviii/xviii2-project-costing-changes-pcipComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… they paid for personal expenses, including travel, luxury car payments, and a high-end country club membership. Value’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyOpinion 90-36
… of postdated checks in business transactions, however, has long been an accepted practice. One court has said in this regard: The courts of this state have a long standing policy of encouraging the use of post-dated checks in the commercial world. In 1834 it was said that "drawing of post-dated checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-36