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DiNapoli: Former School District Treasurer Sentenced for Stealing Funds
… announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District … last September to two counts of federal program theft, for stealing from a school district that received federal … of her actions. My thanks to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York Antoinette T. Bacon and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-former-school-district-treasurer-sentenced-stealing-fundsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on New State Budget
… significant new resources from federal aid and from tax increases. Higher personal income tax rates on high-income taxpayers will likely increase the … spending is essential to putting New York’s fiscal house in order. “My office’s full analysis of the enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-new-state-budgetUnitedHealthcare – Reasonable and Customary Reimbursement Rates for Delayed Claims
… benefits portion of the Empire Plan. United contracts with in-network providers to deliver services to Empire Plan … that were paid using an R&C rate period that was not in effect on the date of the service. Key Recommendations … based on their date of service (thereby using the R&C rate in effect on the date of the service). Review the claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/unitedhealthcare-reasonable-and-customary-reimbursement-rates-delayed-claimsState Agencies Bulletin No. 703-A
… (NYSCOPBA) and provides salary and other payment increases for those employees covered by the award. This bulletin … on the new rates listed above. Inconvenience Pay Partial is any combination of evening, night and/or day shifts, and … Earnings that use Inconvenience Pay in the calculation: i.e. overtime, lost time, holiday, etc. Note : OSC will enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/730-payment-dates-inconvenience-pay-employees-represented-nyscopbaOrdinary Death Benefit – Career Plan
… if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The beneficiaries of active (not retired) members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/ordinary-death-benefitCredit for Previous or Military Service – Career Plan
… previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior service is any period of time you received salary from a participating employer … in the Retirement System. Service Before Your Date of Membership You may receive credit for working for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/credit-previous-or-military-serviceOrdinary Death Benefit – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The beneficiaries of active (not retired) members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/ordinary-death-benefitCredit for Previous or Military Service – New Career Plan
… previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior service is any period of time you received salary from a participating employer … in the Retirement System. Service Before Your Date of Membership You may receive credit for working for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/credit-previous-or-military-serviceCredit for Previous or Military Service – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… You may be able to obtain credit for your previous public employment or military service. It … documenting your previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior service is any … carefully before making your decision, and contact us with any questions you may have. For reinstatement to Tier 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/credit-previous-or-military-serviceOrdinary Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… if your death is not attributable to an on-the-job accident. The beneficiaries of active (not retired) members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/ordinary-death-benefitCredit for Previous or Military Service – Police and Fire Plan
… previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior Service is any period of time you received salary from a participating employer … in the Retirement System. Service Before Your Date of Membership You may receive credit for working for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/credit-previous-or-military-serviceCredit for Previous or Military Service – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… You may be able to obtain credit for your previous public employment or military service. It … documenting your previous service may be lost or destroyed with the passage of time. Prior Service Prior service is any … carefully before making your decision, and contact us with any questions you have. For reinstatement to Tier 1 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/credit-previous-or-military-serviceSag Harbor Union Free School District – Child Care Program (2016M-211)
… review the District’s oversight of its child care program for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. Background The Sag Harbor Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton in … officials have not established procedures specifying an official fee schedule, who is eligible for financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/02/sag-harbor-union-free-school-district-child-care-program-2016m-211Palmyra-Macedon Central School District – Reserves and Fund Balance (2015M-336)
… The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s fund balance and reserves for the period July 1, 2014 through … for the establishment of its unemployment reserve fund. The Board adopted budgets that included plans to use appropriated fund balance totaling $2.43 million from 2012-13 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/03/palmyra-macedon-central-school-district-reserves-and-fund-balance-2015mBuffalo City School District – Special Education and Grant Administration (2017M-73)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s process for claiming Excess Cost Aid and billing … based on nonresident tuition (NRT) rates calculated by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED), but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/30/buffalo-city-school-district-special-education-and-grant-administrationEast Rochester Union Free School District – Financial Management and Separation Payments (2016M-97)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial management for the period … percent of the 2015-16 budget. District officials did not have written policies and procedures governing separation … analysis. Ensure that year-end encumbrances relate to the fiscal year that they are recorded in and avoid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/01/east-rochester-union-free-school-district-financial-management-andTrumansburg Central School District – School Lunch Operations (2015M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials are … Central School District is located in the Towns of Enfield and Ulysses in Tompkins County; the Town of Covert …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/08/21/trumansburg-central-school-district-school-lunch-operations-2015m-171Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… includes details regarding the anticipated use of reserve funds for a five-year period but this plan does not include … related to funding and maintaining the individual reserve funds; District officials also have not prepared a formal analysis of reserve funds based on the District’s projected needs, as required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… “With overall growth having moderated over the course of 2023, local officials should remain cautious in their … York City’s collections totaled $873 million, an increase of 3.5%, or $29 million, from a year earlier. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $910 million, a decrease of -2.8%. Fewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearConclusion – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… internal controls. When a thorough and deliberate audit of claims is conducted, a message is sent to all officers and … strong claims auditing process, the control consciousness of its staff is enhanced, because officers and employees will be cognizant that a careful review of claims will occur before public funds are disbursed. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/conclusion