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Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… realistic budget estimates using actual financial results from prior years to project expenditures. Ensure unexpended … to the establishment and use of reserve funds. Review all reserves and determine if the amounts reserved are … with statutory requirements. Include the funding of all reserves in their adopted budget plan so that funding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Information Technology Governance – Information Technology Governance
The following guidance is intended to make oversight less daunting by providing a path for understanding and strengthening IT internal controls
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/information-technology-governanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… , St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services , Vertus Charter School , Westminster Community … the statutory limit. Sandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (Oswego County) District officials did not ensure cafeteria operations were financially self-sufficient. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1772
… with NYSPO access can opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement. Affected Employees Employees … Online (NYSPO) who choose to opt out of receiving a paper Form W-2 statement are affected. Background In accordance … Forms W-2 and W-3, employers may electronically furnish Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statements to employees, if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1772-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-electronic-delivery-2019-form-w-2NY State Comptroller DiNapoli: Social Media Firms Must Demonstrate They Can Protect Users
… to enforce the terms of service by which all of their platform users must abide. The Fund has co-filed a … have a transparent view into the scale of abuses on the platform and how the company is managing them over time. … to enforce the terms of service by which all of their platform users must abide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-social-media-firms-must-demonstrate-they-can-protect-usersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … supervisor did not maintain separate accounting records for each water district. Instead, the board adopted one … includes appropriations of $1.8 million in termination salary payments, yet these type of expenditures have averaged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Transportation (DOT): Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues (Follow-up) (2015-F-1) An initial report, … determined DOT was not collecting all unpaid lease and permit fees. At the time of the audit, DOT was owed $6 million in lease and permit revenues, including $2.4 million between two and six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2003-2
… the proposed joint district upon such proposal and shall cause notice of such public hearing to be published in a … that the authority to establish joint fire districts does not apply to coterminous town/villages because, by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 2036
… effective date of 03/31/2022 to increase the amount of EXD from $3,825 to $5,000 for all employees receiving the April 2022 Retroactive Increase … has worked in more than one agency but has been paid by all agencies in the same Employee Record Number since the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2036-april-2022-retroactive-increase-agency-police-services-unit-apsuRoyalton-Hartland Central School District – Information Technology Contingency Planning (2021M-4)
… The District pays $10,500 for central site infrastructure support, which includes a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/04/09/royalton-hartland-central-school-district-information-technologyOpinion 93-17
… NOTES -- Permissible Uses (pre-payment of certain employer retirement contributions) -- Referendum Requirements (for pre-payment of certain employer retirement contributions) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations … when bonds may be issued) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (authority to issue bonds to pre-pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-17State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spendingIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… or to perform other job-related duties. While travel and conference expenses are generally not a significant budgetary … improper or even fraudulent reimbursements make travel and conference expenses a risk area that creates the need for … to provide guidance regarding the management of travel and conference expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1682
… to Social Security and Medicare taxes must have the employee’s share of the taxes withheld. Employers are required to remit payment, in full, of both the employee and employer share of the taxes to the United States Department of Treasury. When an employee’s net pay is not sufficient to withhold the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1682-current-year-social-security-andor-medicare-tax-deficiencies-and-impactOpinion 91-37
… by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) PARKING AND TRAFFIC … by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC … Bureau PVB for violations of sections 306 and 402 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law which occur while a motor vehicle is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37Opinion 91-22
… the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squad (authority to incorporate as separate … corporation) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Fire Police Squad (authority to incorporate as separate … corporation) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-c: A fire police squad may not be incorporated as a separate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-22About Benefit Reductions
… Retirement System and Tier Retirement Age for Full Benefit ERS Tiers 2, 3, 4 and 5 62 ERS Tier 6 63 PFRS Tiers 2, 3 and 5 62 PFRS Tier 6 62 for … end when you turn 62 (63 for Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Tier 6 members and Police and Fire Retirement System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/about-benefit-reductionsOpinion 98-18
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Hadley-Luzerne Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-188)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2009 through May 31, 2012. Background … members. The District’s adopted general fund budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year is $18,081,780. Key Findings The … keep revenues in line with expenditures. Adopt a policy for the use of fund balance. Adopt a reserve policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hadley-luzerne-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-188Opinion 90-17
… district pursuant to section 185, the fire apparatus and equipment of the district shall be transferred, without … You ask whether surplus moneys of the fire district may be used to repair and replace the apparatus and equipment transferred to the town. Section 185 of the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17