Search
City of Norwich – Information Technology (2012M-254)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if computerized data and assets were properly safeguarded for the period January 1, 2011, to September 5, 2012. Background … Key Findings The City’s servers are not placed in secure locations. System users were granted administrative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/22/city-norwich-information-technology-2012m-254Miller Place Union Free School District – Check Signing (2017M-76)
… Findings The Treasurer does not maintain custody of his signature flash drive. While the Board has authorized the … absence, the District Clerk does not have her own signature flash drive. Key Recommendations Amend the authorized signature policy to require the Treasurer to maintain custody …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/09/miller-place-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2017m-76Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2016M-268)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review controls over fixed assets for the period July 1, … Ensure that fixed asset records are accurate and up to date and that all fixed assets can be located. Ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2016m-268Spencer-Van Etten Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-233)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period … Background The Spencer-Van Etten Central School District is located in the Towns of Baldwin, Chemung, Erin and Van … Danby and Newfield in Tompkins County. The District, which is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/24/spencer-van-etten-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-233Utica Academy of Science Charter School – Purchasing (2015M-71)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s purchasing procedures for the period July 1, 2013 … 30, 2014. Background The Utica Academy of Science Charter School is a public school, located in the City of Utica, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/06/26/utica-academy-science-charter-school-purchasing-2015m-71Cornwall Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-148)
… District is located in Orange County in the Villages and Town of Cornwall and Cornwall-on-Hudson, and a portion of the Villages of Woodbury, Highland Mills and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/28/cornwall-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-148Richfield Springs Central School District – Financial Condition (2014M-83)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Central School District resides in two towns in Herkimer County and four towns in Otsego County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/01/richfield-springs-central-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-83Lansing Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-256)
… Background The Lansing Central School District is located in the Towns of Dryden, Groton and Lansing in Tompkins County. The District, which operates three … limits and reduce the amount of surplus fund balance in a manner that benefits District taxpayers. Develop more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/lansing-central-school-district-financial-management-2015m-256Lake Placid Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-84)
… audited and approved by the claims auditor. Ensure that no claim against the District, other than those allowed under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/10/lake-placid-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-84Grand Island Central School District – Interfund Financial Activity (2016M-42)
… financial activity between the general, capital projects and special aid funds for the period July 1, 2010 through … fund’s general ledger accounts were accurate, complete and up-to-date. Key Recommendations Ensure that journal entries are understood, supported and posted timely and accurately to the general ledger. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/grand-island-central-school-district-interfund-financial-activity-2016mMadrid-Waddington Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-347)
… Lawrence County. The District, which operates one school with approximately 680 students, is governed by an elected … approximately $14.8 million. Key Findings Adopt budgets with realistic estimates of anticipated expenditures and … Ensure the unassigned fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits. Develop a formal reserve fund policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/15/madrid-waddington-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-347State Agencies Bulletin No. 1406
… Purpose To inform agencies of the change in the New York City resident withholding tax rates. Affected Employees … rate for taxpayers earning over $500,000. Effective Date(s) Administration paychecks dated June 3 2015 Institution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1406-new-york-city-withholding-tax-changePayServ
… 403b Plan Enroll Employee in General Deduction Enroll in a Pension Plan Enter a Rehire Hire a Person Mid Pay Period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/job-aids/payservDiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… with an annual carbon footprint analysis of the Fund's public equity portfolio (16 percent lower overall emissions … New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest public pension fund in the United States with estimated … state's 145,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsArea #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… laws. There have been many accounts of users whose actions caused significant IT system harm or financial losses. They … been tricked into performing actions that threatened or caused harm to their systems. The success of social …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessOpinion 97-1
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (participation in … -- County Self-Insurance Plan (participation in by village housing authority) WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §§62, 66, 71: A village housing authority is eligible to participate in a workers' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Opinion 2000-21
… 22-A (§22-2210 et seq.) contain provisions relating to the establishment of joint fire districts in towns and … law, located in said town or towns are hereby authorized to establish in such town or towns and village or villages a … hearing and permissive referendum requirements applicable to the establishment of the joint fire district by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… services to continue running. Coastal flooding caused by storm surge can cause severe corrosion of Transit’s … carried out capital projects to both correct damage caused by Superstorm Sandy and mitigate potential flooding … critical stations that Transit indicated should have been made more watertight and resistant to potential flooding were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… small businesses, the industries that were most affected, and the areas, Brooklyn and the Bronx, that saw the highest … providing services more easily online.” The overall number of businesses rose 6.5% in New York City compared to 17.4% … period. Very small businesses were a key source of new economic activity during the first half of the pandemic in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… subway station inspections. Auditors reviewed records for 10 priority "A" defects that were identified by station … including snow in the station and a clogged drain. For two defects, auditors found that information was … action had been taken. Auditors also reviewed records for 30 priority "B" defects and found that four were repaired …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defects