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Capital Region Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Claims Auditing (2015M-197)
… our audit was to review the BOCES’ claims auditing process for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … BOCES is an association of 23 component school districts in Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie Counties and … boards of the component districts. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $107.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2015/10/16/capital-region-board-cooperative-educational-services-boces-claims-auditing-2015mImportant Filing Reminders – Enhanced Reporting
… reporting data for the first time, you need to submit it in a regular monthly report. Once you submit a member’s data in a regular monthly report, if you need to submit any … submit it as an adjustment. Multiple regular reports in a month are acceptable, as long as they report different …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/important-filing-remindersGreen Island Power Authority – Electric Billing and Collection (2015M-137)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Clerk’s records and procedures for tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2015/09/04/green-island-power-authority-electric-billing-and-collection-2015m-137Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Fund Balance (2017M-19)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our audit was to review the District's financial … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/03/10/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-19Stockbridge Valley Central School District – Payroll and Leave Accruals (2014M-327)
… The Stockbridge Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Eaton, Lincoln, Smithfield and Stockbridge and the City of Oneida in Madison County, as well as the Towns of Augusta and Vernon in Oneida County. The District, which is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/16/stockbridge-valley-central-school-district-payroll-and-leave-accrualsInlet Common School District – Claims Auditing (2015M-285)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the District’s claims … Finding District officials established an effective policy to ensure claims are adequately documented and properly … supported, for legitimate purposes and approved prior to payment by an authorized District official. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/inlet-common-school-district-claims-auditing-2015m-285Heuvelton Central School District – Payroll (2016M-322)
… evaluate the accuracy of the District’s payroll payments for the period July 1, 2014 through May 31, 2016. Background … The Heuvelton Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, De Kalb, De Peyster, Lisbon, Macomb … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $13.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/14/heuvelton-central-school-district-payroll-2016m-322Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-40)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period … year were approximately $25 million. Key Finding Due to the District’s practice of overestimating appropriations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/greenwood-lake-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-40New York State Common Retirement Fund
… The Fund's mission, values and investment philosophy have earned it the distinction of being one of the … solid returns, and constitutionally protected benefits have provided retirement security for generations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fundOpinion 92-37
… which requires the Comptroller's approval. The procedures for merging a fire protection district into an adjoining fire … in section one hundred seventy-three of this chapter for the extension of a fire district". Subdivision 2 of Town … the resolution must be submitted to the State Comptroller for approval. Subdivision 1 of section 173, on the other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37Pulaski Academy and Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-81)
… realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in annual budgets. Ensure that reserve fund balances are maintained at reasonable levels and take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/pulaski-academy-and-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-81Depew Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2016M-229)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the adopted budgets and allowed unrestricted fund balance to exceed the statutory limit. Key Recommendation Develop … in compliance with the statutory limit and develop a plan to use excess funds in a manner that benefits residents. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/depew-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-229Elevator Safety
… that elevator inspections are not properly done and, as a result, unsafe conditions are not always identified and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/elevator-safetyArea #8 – Online Banking – Information Technology Governance
… are collected for malicious use. A key logger collects login information, allowing the perpetrator to impersonate … The different types of malware can capture keystrokes for login information, monitor and capture other data to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-8-online-bankingDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely … exacerbated pre-existing achievement gaps, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … year’s school reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesState Police Bulletin No. SP-217
… of OSC’s automatic processing and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees Employees of the Division of State Police in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet … Agreement between New York State and NYSPIA and provides for an increase to the bi-weekly 8 Year Seniority Payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-217-april-2021-increase-8-year-seniority-pay-state-police-represented-newNY Received More From Washington Than It Sent Due to Federal Relief
… Historic federal pandemic relief funds, though being spent down, continued to boost New York’s … in the United States … Historic federal pandemic relief funds though being spent down continued to boost New Yorks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/ny-received-more-washington-it-sent-due-federal-reliefDiNapoli: New York's Higher Education Sector Boosts State and Local Economies, but Job Recovery Lags
… can affect local economies. New York City has the greatest number of jobs in this sector (125,931) but the Southern Tier …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-yorks-higher-education-sector-boosts-state-and-local-economies-job-recovery-lagsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… traffic tickets. Town of Hempstead Sanitary District Number 14 – Board Oversight (Nassau County) The board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMedicaid Program – Oversight of Localities' Efforts to Coordinate Veterans' Health Care Benefits Under Medicaid and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
… to more than 70,000 veterans. Many veterans enrolled in Medicaid are also entitled to health care benefits through … that referrals to the State DVA/local VSA were not made in 81 of 91 (89 percent) of the cases tested. Further, local … and dependents eligible for VA health care benefits. In accordance with the Affordable Care Act, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/19/medicaid-program-oversight-localities-efforts-coordinate-veterans-health-care-benefits