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DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts will be capped at 1.23 percent, down from … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “School district and municipal officials must remain fiscally … state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-yearRombout Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2017M-88)
… facets of the District’s Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) without first soliciting competition or entering into … Consult the District’s attorney to evaluate the present LOSAP program and related documents. The Board also should … enter into contracts with each service provider for the LOSAP. Enter into a new custodial agreement to include only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/07/28/rombout-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-activities-2017m-88Richland Fire District – Board Oversight (2016M-374)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Richland in Oswego County. … was placed in the District’s general fund checking account and commingled with the District’s other funds. An annual … with OSC for the last four years. Claims were not reviewed and approved by the entire Board before payment during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/01/27/richland-fire-district-board-oversight-2016m-374Town of Delhi - Highway Department Leave Records (2020M-53)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Delhi (Town) officials accurately maintained Highway … in the Supervisor’s response. … Determine whether Town of Delhi Town officials accurately maintained Highway Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-delhi-highway-department-leave-records-2020m-53Marlboro Central School District – District Officials’ Outside Business Activities (2014M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over the District’s financial … liability company (LLC) that provided report card services to the District. After the LLC discontinued providing services, the Superintendent recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, a contract with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/02/06/marlboro-central-school-district-district-officials-outside-businessEast Moriches Union Free School District - Budget Review (B7-15-5)
… charter school tuition fees and social security and Medicare taxes. We believe revenues from tuition payments … Calculate the payment of social security and Medicare taxes for applicable projected salaries at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/09/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-15-5Maine-Endwell Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-49)
… comprises seven elected members. The District’s general fund budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were … they were able to do so only by continually appropriating fund balance, resulting in the drastic depletion of the … in revenues than budgeted. Most of this shortfall was from State aid and interest earnings. The effects of the revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/maine-endwell-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-49Mount Pleasant Cottage School Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-360)
… special act school district located in Westchester County, and provides education to students from a residential … fiscal year when the New York State Education Department and the New York State Division of Budget authorized tuition … for the District. The District could improve its billing and collection procedures. As of June 30, 2013, the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/mount-pleasant-cottage-school-union-free-school-district-financialOversight of Nurse Licensing (Follow-Up)
… nurses once they are licensed utilizing available criminal and misconduct data; and investigates complaints against nurses in accordance with its policies and procedures in a timely manner. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/oversight-nurse-licensing-followComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Rosh Hashanah
… commencement of the Jewish High Holy Days. “As families and communities gather together to celebrate, we have time to reflect on last year and look forward to the new year. Rosh Hashanah is a time of sweetness and joy, and I would like to take this opportunity to wish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-rosh-hashanahTax Data Verification Form
… The tax data verification form is used by counties (and by cities and towns within … the OSC Online Services Portal. File Tax Data Verification Form Guidance Enrollment Instructions [pdf] Instructions for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/required-reporting/tax-data-verification-formState Agencies Bulletin No. 1837.2
… a total of $10,000.00 for the 10 week period. Important: List of earnings codes that should be included when … Pay Earnings Codes – Overpayment Recovery). Attached is a list of earnings codes that should be included when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18372-payroll-processing-instructions-employees-utilizing-covid-19-leaveOpinion 2005-7
… contractor (see, e.g., 24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 888). General Municipal Law §99-t provides the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-7Conesus Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-42)
… of Directors, is affiliated with the Conesus No. 1 Fire District and provides fire protection services to the Town. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/05/09/conesus-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014m-42King Center Charter School - Information Technology (2018M-61)
… technology (IT) assets are properly safeguarded, secured and accessed for appropriate School purposes. Key Findings … The Board has not adopted adequate IT security policies and School officials do not have formal procedures to address … backup, password security management, IT asset inventory and user access rights. We identified inappropriate or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/07/20/king-center-charter-school-information-technology-2018m-61Schenectady County Community College – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2014M-11)
… Culinary Arts cash receipts are appropriately designed and operating effectively to adequately safeguard College … in Schenectady County, within the City of Schenectady and has approximately 2,700 full-time students. The College … Cash collections from the baking class, the bakery and the butchery were not submitted to the Bursar in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2014/06/27/schenectady-county-community-college-internal-controls-over-selectedVillage of Schoharie - Board Oversight (2018M-184)
… Clerk-Treasurer’s duties. Key Findings The Clerk-Treasurer and Deputy Clerk Treasurer perform all cash receipts and disbursements duties with little oversight from the … controls such as reviewing bank reconciliations and comparing canceled check images to the Board-approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/21/village-schoharie-board-oversight-2018m-184Westchester County Department of Social Services - Contract Monitoring (2018M-35)
Westchester County Department of Social Services Contract Monitoring 2018M35
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/05/18/westchester-county-department-social-services-contract-monitoring-2018m-35Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Fixed Assets (2016M-268)
… districts with approximately 55,800 students in Orange and Ulster counties. BOCES is governed by a seven-member … Not all assets were recorded on the Fixed Assets list, and assets were not always in the locations indicated. Not all assets were tagged and some assets were disposed of without Board approval. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/11/04/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-fixed-assets-2016m-268Vendor File Advisory No. 4
… X, Section 3 - Vendor Registration and Vendor Self-Service Login Guide . … Agency help is needed to ensure prompt vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/4-prompt-vendor-registration