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World Trade Center Presumption – Police and Fire Plan
… World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup efforts, and you were employed by a participating employer of NYSLRS … retirement benefit if you become permanently disabled and unable to perform your job due to a qualifying condition. … condition. There are specific eligibility requirements and filing deadlines that must be met for these benefits. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/world-trade-center-presumptionWorld Trade Center Presumption – Forest Rangers Plan
… World Trade Center Presumption law. 1 You may be eligible for an accidental disability retirement benefit if you become … requirements and filing deadlines that must be met for these benefits. For more information, visit our World Trade Center … Forest Rangers Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section 383c …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1864/world-trade-center-presumptionSpecial Accidental Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Eligibility If you die under circumstances that permit … accidental death benefit will be paid to your surviving spouse. If the surviving spouse receiving the special … 23. The Benefit The special accidental death benefit is a pension equal to your salary reduced by: The accidental death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/special-accidental-death-benefitOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2023M-16)
… opportunities. Work with collective bargaining units to revise BOCES’ pay schedule or frequency to eliminate the prepayment of unearned salaries/wages or establish a recourse method to recoup unearned salaries/wages. Continue with their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-payrollGreene County - Information Technology (2020M-38)
… County officials did not provide cyber security training to IT personnel and County employees. Sensitive information … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT policies, communicate them to all employees, and review and update routinely or when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/09/04/greene-county-information-technology-2020m-38Naples Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-82)
… secure. Officials did not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were … to be disabled. The District had 63 unneeded network user accounts that had not been used in at least six months. In … Key Recommendations Regularly review network user accounts and disable those that are unnecessary. Ensure all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/naples-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-82Town of Brandon - Financial Condition (2019M-239)
… fund balance declining from $58,241 on January 1, 2017 to $5,714 as of December 31, 2019. The highway fund’s … in operating deficits. The Board does not have a policy to maintain a reasonable level of fund balance. The Board has … appropriations and appropriating unavailable fund balance to finance operations. Develop and adopt a fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/24/town-brandon-financial-condition-2019m-239Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-42)
… average of $3.3 million of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/06/26/yorkshire-pioneer-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-42Germantown Central School District – Payroll (2023M-3)
… The District did not have adequate payroll processes to ensure compensation paid to employees was accurate, adequately supported and … oversight. We identified $41,000 in payroll payments to 12 employees that were either inaccurate or not authorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/09/22/germantown-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-3Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Board’s oversight role of the Water District … detailing the project scope, timetable or documentation to support the estimated costs. The Board did not ensure that adopted water rates would be sufficient to cover the cost of District operations. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343Sachem Central School District – Fund Balance (2017M-151)
… million. Key Findings From 2011-12 through 2014-15, total fund balance decreased by $18.9 million. The Board must … financial stability. Key Recommendations Adopt a written fund balance policy for the maintenance and use of unrestricted fund balance and reserves. Continue to monitor and update the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/06/sachem-central-school-district-fund-balance-2017m-151Town of Deerpark – Real Property Tax Collections (2017M-277)
… for tax payments dates. The Town Clerk did not prepare daily reconciliations of cash received to transaction reports … Retain documentation showing tax payments dates. Reconcile daily cash reports to transaction reports and perform monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/27/town-deerpark-real-property-tax-collections-2017m-277Cairo-Durham Central School District – Information Technology (2017M-246)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether District officials properly safeguarded … were not adequate. Users accessed websites unrelated to business activities, and web filters were not adequate. … the District’s IT policies. Require District employees to attend cybersecurity and awareness training, monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/cairo-durham-central-school-district-information-technology-2017m-246Bethlehem Central School District – Credit Cards (2017M-41)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if District credit card claims were adequately supported, audited prior to payment and paid in a secure and timely manner for the period July 1, 2015 … School District is located in the Towns of Bethlehem and New Scotland in Albany County. The District, which is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/02/bethlehem-central-school-district-credit-cards-2017m-41Fort Edward Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-67)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period … the District relied on the appropriation of fund balance to finance recurring expenditures and, as a result, the … should monitor the District’s use of fund balance to ensure that action is taken, if necessary, to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/04/17/fort-edward-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-67Cheektowaga Public Library – Treasurer’s Reports (2015M-136)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the Library’s financial … not prepare monthly financial reports for distribution to the Board for its review. Key Recommendations Update the bylaws to include the Treasurer’s duties. Prepare monthly financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/09/04/cheektowaga-public-library-treasurers-reports-2015m-136Schroon Lake Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2017M-9)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the internal controls over the District’s … accurately calculate disbursements. Disbursements made to pay bills were not always authorized by the Board prior to payment. Key Recommendations Implement a process to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/04/07/schroon-lake-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2017m-9Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-229
… Purpose To notify agencies of a structure change in dues and agency shop fees from salary … County Court Employees Association, OSC will implement a structure change in dues and agency shop fees for employees … Court Employees Association dues and agency shop fee structure change may be directed to the Suffolk County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-229-suffolk-county-court-employees-association-dues-and-agencyTown of Harford - Highway Asset Accountability and Procurement (2019M-201)
… whether Town officials used a competitive process to procure highway goods and services and complied with statutes related to conflicts of interest. Key Findings The Highway … list of Department assets and annually review the list to ensure asset accountability. Ensure fuel purchases are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/20/town-harford-highway-asset-accountability-and-procurement-2019m-201Hoosick Falls Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-159)
… fiscal year-end interfund transfers totaling $1.2 million to be used for a capital project which had not yet been … reasonably in 2019-20 but certain account lines continued to be overestimated. Unrestricted fund balance ranged between … estimates of appropriations. Adopt a written plan to use excess fund balance to benefit District taxpayers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/hoosick-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-management