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Town of Covington – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-24)
… Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County … Town Law Section 35. As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes to the Supervisor at least weekly and as required by Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/03/town-covington-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-24-0Town of Middlebury – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-25)
… Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor (Supervisor) and Wyoming County … Town Law Section 35.As a result, funds were not provided to finance Town and County operations in a timely manner. The … did not remit taxes totaling approximately $912,000 to the Supervisor at least weekly as required by Town Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/10/town-middlebury-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-25New York State Comptoller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Standard & Poor's Upgrade of NYS General Obligation Bonds
… restraint. "Over the past few years, much has been done to put New York on a more solid financial footing, but some budgetary challenges remain. The state still needs to do more to curtail future budget gaps by aligning recurring revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/new-york-state-comptoller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-standard-poors-upgrade-nys-general-obligationTown of Bath - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-209)
… not report the transfer of all property with exemptions to the County as required. Key Recommendations The Assessor … authorized, supported, accurately calculated and continue to meet eligibility requirements. Report the transfer of property with exemptions to the County to ensure the new owner is billed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/25/town-bath-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-209Town of Milo - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-210)
… Did not report the transfer of property with exemptions to the County as required. Key Recommendations The Assessor … authorized, supported, accurately calculated and continue to meet eligibility requirements. Report the transfer of property with exemptions to the County to ensure the new owner is billed for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/01/18/town-milo-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-210Union Center Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls (2014M-303)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if internal controls were adequate to ensure that Company moneys were safeguarded for the period … by an elected five-member Board of Directors, contracts to provide fire protection services to the Towns of Union and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/30/union-center-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-2014m-303Town of Clarkson - Justice Court Operations (2018M-57)
… Determine whether the Justices provided adequate oversight to ensure receipts were collected, deposited, recorded, … tickets. As a result, 283 (23 percent) were not submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) scofflaw program or not reported or incorrectly reported to the DMV. Key Recommendations Provide adequate oversight of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/09/28/town-clarkson-justice-court-operations-2018m-57Berlin Central School District - Vehicle Fuel Inventory (2018M-02)
… not maintained. Vehicle mileage records are not compared to fuel consumption. Storage tanks are not adequately secured or inspected. Fuel purchases are not compared to fuel usage records. Key Recommendations The Supervisor of … maintained on a daily basis. Mileage records are compared to vehicle fuel consumption. The storage tanks are inspected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/berlin-central-school-district-vehicle-fuel-inventory-2018m-02Central 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-153West Buffalo Charter School - Payroll (2018M-72)
… employees. Key Findings We reviewed salaries paid to 24 employees totaling $1.4 million for the period July 1, … maintenance employees. Key Recommendations Adopt a policy to provide detailed guidance for School officials to ensure any changes in salary or pay rate are properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/06/15/west-buffalo-charter-school-payroll-2018m-72Becoming Eligible for a Benefit – Career Plan
… you will be vested. This means you have earned the right to receive a retirement benefit, even if you leave public … an active member. Vesting is automatic — you do not have to fill out any paperwork or file an application to become vested. However, you will need to file an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/becoming-eligible-benefitBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – Police and Fire Plan
… you will be vested. This means you have earned the right to receive a retirement benefit, even if you leave public … an active member. Vesting is automatic — you do not have to fill out any paperwork or file an application to become vested. However, you will need to file an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/becoming-eligible-benefitBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – New Career Plan
… you will be vested. This means you have earned the right to receive a retirement benefit, even if you leave public … an active member. Vesting is automatic — you do not have to fill out any paperwork or file an application to become vested. However, you will need to file an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/becoming-eligible-benefitBecoming Eligible for a Benefit – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… you will be vested. This means you have earned the right to receive a retirement benefit, even if you leave public … an active member. Vesting is automatic — you do not have to fill out any paperwork or file an application to become vested. However, you will need to file an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/becoming-eligible-benefitTown of Italy – Multiyear Planning (2017M-53)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s multiyear planning for the period … Develop multiyear financial and capital plans to ensure that financial resources are available to replace capital assets in a timely manner. Develop a fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-italy-multiyear-planning-2017m-53DiNapoli Releases Rockland County Budget Review
… except for the possible revenue shortfall related to the expiration of the county mortgage recording tax law. … has appropriately included an appropriation of $10 million to be applied against the outstanding deficit. For access to state and local government spending and nearly 50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-releases-rockland-county-budget-reviewState Agencies Bulletin No. 130
… Services will process the initial input of transactions to OSC for the deduction code 317, CSEA Universal Life Program. Agency Processing Agency may need to start or cancel a deduction for an employee with this … code, using the Gen Deduction CD (Agency) panel. Refer to Bulletin No. 89 for instructions on how to start and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/130-csea-universal-life-programLackawanna City School District - Contractual Services (2019M-23)
… or agreements were on file for service providers. Payments to two service providers totaling $477,000 (10 percent) were not supported by sufficient documentation to ascertain that services were rendered in accordance with … itemized and properly supported. Require service providers to submit appropriate documentation that includes the dates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/07/lackawanna-city-school-district-contractual-services-2019m-23Island Trees Union Free School District – Overtime (2016M-389)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s use of overtime for the period … overtime procedures, and employees are not required to obtain written approval prior to working overtime. Key Recommendation Develop and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/09/island-trees-union-free-school-district-overtime-2016m-389