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DiNapoli & Schneiderman Reach $10.75 Million Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil
… Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) for oil spill cleanup and petroleum contamination removal … the state. The settlement reimburses the Oil Spill Fund for all of its costs with interest for the eight sites. As administrator of the Oil Spill Fund, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-schneiderman-reach-1075-million-oil-spill-settlement-exxonmobilComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… State Education Department (SED): Whitestone School for Child Development, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2014-S-38) For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2013, auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… pdf] We also released six letter reports to the following School Districts: Arlington Central School District [pdf] , Elmira City School District [pdf] , … and Williamsville Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3Opinion 88-4
… SERVICES LAW, §371; STATE CONSTITUTION, ART VIII, §1: A county may determine that appropriate refreshments served to … expenditures for such refreshments. You ask whether a county may provide refreshments for trainees participating in … commissioner of social services authorized by law to place out or to board out children is an "authorized agency" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-4Ira Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-266)
… examine the Department’s controls over financial activity for the period January 1, 2012 through March 17, 2014. … Background The Ira Volunteer Fire Department is a not-for-profit corporation located in the Town of Ira in Cayuga … fire protection services to its residents. Disbursements for the period January 1, 2012 through January 31, 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/24/ira-volunteer-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mIslip Housing Authority – Cash Disbursements (2017M-167)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Authority’s cash disbursement procedures for … of Islip in Suffolk County. The Authority, which provides low-rent housing for qualified individuals, is governed by a … account clerk applied the Director’s electronic signature to the general disbursement checks. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/10/27/islip-housing-authority-cash-disbursements-2017m-167Chautauqua Utility District – Banking (2017M-121)
… activities. Our analysis of electronic transfers to the payroll and pension accounts showed an unidentified balance totaling approximately $3,100 in the payroll account and an unidentified balance totaling … and overseeing transactions. Conduct an analysis of the payroll and pension accounts to determine the nature and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/10/13/chautauqua-utility-district-banking-2017m-121Fulton City School District – Non-Payroll Cash Disbursements (2017M-144)
… sufficient segregation of duties or compensating controls for non-payroll cash disbursements for the period July 1, 2015 through March 31, 2017. … has approximately 3,500 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $70.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/13/fulton-city-school-district-non-payroll-cash-disbursements-2017m-144Hartsdale Volunteer Fire Company – Board Oversight (2017M-227)
… activities to ensure resources are properly safeguarded for the period January 1, 2015 through July 10, 2017. … in the Town of Greenburg and provides fire protection for a 4.5 square mile area. The Company is governed by a three-member Board of Trustees. For the period 2015 through 2017, $52,550 in Foreign Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/02/09/hartsdale-volunteer-fire-company-board-oversight-2017m-227Washington County – Procurement (2017M-224)
… with its procurement policy and statutory requirements for the period January 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017. … each of the County's 17 towns. Budgeted appropriations for 2017 totaled approximately $113.4 million. Key Findings … required number of quotes or perform competitive bidding for 16 purchases totaling $154,083 and did not seek …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/washington-county-procurement-2017m-224Sherrill City School District – Reserve Funds (2017M-247)
… reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels for the period July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2017. Background The Sherrill City School District is located in the Cities of Rome and Sherrill and the Towns of Kirkland, … to fund one-time expenditures, fund needed reserves, pay off debt or reduce property taxes. … Sherrill City School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/02/sherrill-city-school-district-reserve-funds-2017m-247Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Police and Fire Plan
… of years retired, your retirement benefit will permanently increase each year. This adjustment, subject to pension caps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/cost-living-adjustmentCost-of-Living Adjustment – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… of years retired, your retirement benefit will permanently increase each year. This adjustment, subject to pension caps …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/cost-living-adjustmentGermantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… when it renewed its contract with a Commissioner’s spouse in 2013. The District does not have policies and procedures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Hortonville Fire Company – Financial Activity (2014M-210)
… Findings The members did not review bank reconciliations or conduct an annual audit of the Treasurer’s records. Death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/08/hortonville-fire-company-financial-activity-2014m-210Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Career Plan
… (COLAs) when you are: Age 62 or older and retired for five or more years; Age 55 or older and retired for ten or more years (generally applies to members in special plans that allow for retirement, regardless of age, after a specific number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/cost-living-adjustmentCost-of-Living Adjustment – New Career Plan
… Single Life Allowance, even if you selected a different option at retirement. You will begin receiving cost-of-living … for five or more years. When you die, if you selected an option that pays a lifetime benefit to your beneficiary, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/cost-living-adjustmentCost-of-Living Adjustment – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Single Life Allowance, even if you selected a different option at retirement. You will begin receiving cost-of-living … for five or more years. When you die, if you selected an option that pays a lifetime benefit to your beneficiary, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/cost-living-adjustmentSidney Fire Department and Related Fire Companies – Financial Activities (2014M-213)
… financial activities of the Department and Companies for the period January 1, 2013 through April 23, 2014. … Sidney Fire Department is a volunteer organization located in the Village of Sidney, Delaware County, which comprises … cash disbursements and receipts were properly accounted for. The Companies’ Trustees did not use bank statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/10/31/sidney-fire-department-and-related-fire-companies-financialLumberland Fire Department Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-110)
… prepared reconciliations intermittently and in some cases, reconciliations covered two months of transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/08/lumberland-fire-department-inc-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-110