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Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Career Plan
… Once you meet the eligibility requirements, including age and number of years retired, your retirement benefit will … each year. This adjustment, subject to pension caps and limitations, is 50 percent of the previous year’s annual … (COLAs) when you are: Age 62 or older and retired for five or more years; Age 55 or older and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/cost-living-adjustmentCost-of-Living Adjustment – New Career Plan
… Once you meet the eligibility requirements, including age and number of years retired, your retirement benefit will … is applied only to the first $18,000 of your Single Life Allowance, even if you selected a different option at retirement. You will begin receiving cost-of-living …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/cost-living-adjustmentApplying for Previous or Military Service Credit – New Career Plan
… Services Bureau. Please include as much information as you can about the period of employment for which you are … as early in your career as possible ensures that: If there is a cost, it will be less expensive than if you wait to purchase it at a later date. Your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/applying-previous-or-military-service-creditAccounts Payable Advisory No. 21
… Subject: Referencing a Master Contract on a Voucher Guidance: This advisory is to inform … Business Units of new guidelines for referencing a Master Contract ID on a voucher. As stated in Advisory Number 8 ( …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/21-master-contractsTown of Chemung – Conflict of Interest (2022M-176)
… Town of Chemung (Town) officials had prohibited interests in Town contracts. Key Findings Two Board members are the … to the Town, totaling $5,931, during our audit period. In accordance with New York State General Municipal Law … the Board members were deemed to have an interest in each of the contracts. As no statutory exceptions applied …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/16/town-chemung-conflict-interest-2022m-176State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Signing of New Legislative Package on Gun Control
… Hochul's signing of a new legislative package addressing gun control: "Gun violence in our nation has gotten worse and hurts too … Texas, this scourge knows no geographic boundaries. The gun control bills signed into law by Governor Hochul today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-signing-new-legislative-package-gun-controlTown of Pulteney – Information Technology (2021M-28)
… recommendations we made in 2013 to adopt comprehensive IT security policies and monitor computer use. As a result, we … of services. Monitor the use of IT resources or provide IT security awareness training. Disable four unneeded local user accounts. Enter into a service level agreement (SLA) with the Town’s IT service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/06/25/town-pulteney-information-technology-2021m-28Newfane Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-88)
… to finance operations and overstating appropriations concealed the actual surplus fund balance. When unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/06/newfane-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-88City of Middletown - Information Technology (2018M-235)
… accounts were never used and one account was last used to logon to the network more than nine years ago. Financial … IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to City officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/01/03/city-middletown-information-technology-2018m-235Oysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… unassigned fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times the statutory limit. Moreover, when unused … 27 percentage points. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce its surplus of unassigned fund balance to comply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Bethpage Union Free School District - Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2019M-213)
… and receipts, statement of profit and loss forms, and annual record of funds received and paid out. Checks were not … resulting in inaccurate cash balances being reported to clubs and to the Board. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/07/bethpage-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-funds-2019mTown of Alexandria - Redwood Water and Sewer District Charges (2019M-90)
… in the water and sewer ordinances did not conform to applicable State law. We reviewed water and sewer billings … during our audit period, but officials have taken measures to obtain more reliable readings. Key Recommendations Update the ordinances to clearly define and specify all charges and ensure they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/13/town-alexandria-redwood-water-and-sewer-district-charges-2019m-90Amityville Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-155)
… 2015. Background The Amityville Union Free School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County and the … operates five schools with approximately 3,200 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/amityville-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-155Village of Medina – Ambulance Service Billings (2014M-326)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review ambulance service billing … party to collect Village money. The rates for service types indicated by the patient care records and the billing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/01/village-medina-ambulance-service-billings-2014m-326East Williston Union Free School District – Management of Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-171)
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District officials did not adequately … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) … communicated confidentially to officials, we found: 222 of the enabled nonstudent network user accounts (32 percent) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/east-williston-union-free-school-district-management-nonstudent-networkLivonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… fire apparatus, levied more taxes than necessary to finance annual operations and the Board’s actions hindered … more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Arlington Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-110)
… to officials, we found District officials should have: Disabled 150 of the 9,989 network user accounts we examined. … accounts, five contractor accounts, one former employee account and one account the IT Director could not identify to whom it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/29/arlington-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-110Town of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… our audit and investigation, the former Superintendent was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Saratoga Springs Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-351)
… 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. Background The Saratoga Springs Public Library is a public school library located in the City of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County. The Library, which is governed by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/02/20/saratoga-springs-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-351Copiague Union Free School District – Check Signing (2015M-181)
… one of the Board President, District Clerk or Treasurer to sign checks, whereas New York State Education Law requires the Treasurer to sign all checks. The payroll clerk printed payroll checks … check signature policy to require the Treasurer to sign all checks in compliance with Education Law. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/copiague-union-free-school-district-check-signing-2015m-181