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Restrictions – State Police Plan
… the Governor’s annual salary is excluded (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more … that can be included in your FAE calculation is limited to 15 percent of earnings. Certain public safety overtime: … Your employer reports pensionable overtime earnings to NYSLRS. Generally, earnings for overtime worked for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/final-average-earnings/restrictionsRestrictions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… the Governor’s annual salary is excluded (please refer to our Overtime and Earnings Limits for Tier 6 page for more … that can be included in your FAE calculation is limited to 15 percent of earnings. Certain public safety overtime: … Your employer reports pensionable overtime earnings to NYSLRS. Generally, earnings for overtime worked for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/final-average-earnings/restrictionsTown of Wellsville – Budgeting (2021M-112)
… the impression that real property taxes were levied to finance general Town operations when these taxes were intended to fund highway operations. During our audit period, from … town-outside-village) and made transfers totaling $869,428 to each applicable highway fund. Key Recommendation Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/11/19/town-wellsville-budgeting-2021m-112St. Regis Falls Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-106)
… procedures to ensure Medicaid claims were submitted and reimbursed. Claims were not submitted for 381 eligible … eligible services provided. Review all unclaimed services and submit any eligible claims for reimbursement. District … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/09/17/st-regis-falls-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-106Indian Lake Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-150)
… reimbursement for eligible services provided. Review all unclaimed services identified in this report and submit any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/indian-lake-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2021m-150Hudson Housing Authority – Information Technology (2019M-224)
… (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Key Recommendations Adopt comprehensive IT policies, communicate them to all employees, review and update routinely or when … by third-party vendors. Consider requiring employees to sign acknowledgement forms to help ensure they are aware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2020/07/10/hudson-housing-authority-information-technology-2019m-224Hammondsport Central School District – Nonresident Tuition (2016M-248)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s nonresident tuition billing … Recommendations Implement procedures specifying the method to be used to determine the attendance dates of nonresident students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/09/30/hammondsport-central-school-district-nonresident-tuition-2016m-248Village of Lindenhurst – Claims Processing (2016M-345)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s claims processing procedures for the … The Board delegated its claims auditing responsibility to the Clerk-Treasurer. Not all claims contained adequate … documentation. Not all purchase orders were dated prior to receipt of related invoices. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2016/12/16/village-lindenhurst-claims-processing-2016m-345Opinion 91-57
… may be comingled with moneys of the village, subject to the consent of the library board. Prior inconsistent … for the support of a public library ... shall be paid over to the treasurer of such library ... upon the written demand … Thus, where, as here, library moneys are not paid over to the library treasurer, section 259(1) expressly requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… (2015-S-99) DASNY has implemented appropriate controls to meet its specific prevailing wage responsibilities,. … projects, they did not routinely inspect the sites to ensure that prevailing wage rates were posted, as … Auditors found DOCCS has appropriate procedures in place to ensure that it accurately determines inmate release dates. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the purpose and functionality of the … (NYCBERS) Background V Earnings Codes (V Codes) are used to track the pensionable earnings of which an employee is legally allowed to contribute. Each V Code has a set limit period (calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-018-new-additional-pay-earns-codes-v-codes-payservState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… a comprehensive needs assessment or social impact study to identify the number or location of individuals in need of … gambling treatment services. As such, the audit was unable to determine whether OASAS had a sufficient number of … monitoring of the grant programs reviewed were adequate to ensure that the related grant expenses were supported and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsTown of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… lacked one or more pieces of supporting documentation to verify their eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. … property owner did not meet the eligibility requirements to receive agricultural building exemptions. As a result, the … before granting exemptions. Maintain documentation to support eligibility for all exemptions. Consult the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – External Auditor
… (GAAP). Hiring an external auditor It is required to hire an external auditor unless your district or BOCES has … than eight teachers. Use the request for proposal (RFP) to hire the external auditor on a five-year basis/term. Consider changing the audit firm to ensure independence and fresh prospective. (We encourage, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-external-auditorCUNY Bulletin No. CU-369
… Time Entry page: Earnings Begin Date: Enter the last date of the pay period. Earnings End Date: Enter the last date of the pay period. Earnings Code: Enter HBB. Amount: Enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-369-cuny-health-benefits-buy-out-waiver-program-payment-cycleSandy Creek Central School District – Cafeteria Operations (2016M-354)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to analyze the school lunch fund’s financial condition for … average annual operating deficit would have increased to almost $179,000. Key Recommendations Complete a … for increasing revenues and decreasing expenditures to a level that allows the school lunch fund to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/sandy-creek-central-school-district-cafeteria-operations-2016m-354Town of Norwich – Justice Court (S9-14-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if Court officials properly collected, reported … James Fox, and two part-time Court clerks. According to the Court’s System, the Court collected 1,924 payments … The Court is not reporting unresolved traffic tickets to the State’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/08/15/town-norwich-justice-court-s9-14-3Gorham-Middlesex Central School District – Multiyear Planning (2016M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s multiyear planning for the period … period but this plan does not include information related to funding and maintaining the individual reserve funds; … Develop and adopt a multiyear capital plan for a three- to five-year period that addresses the anticipated timeline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/gorham-middlesex-central-school-district-multiyear-planning-2016m-177Town of Sheridan – Disbursements (2023M-101)
… and the Town Clerk (Clerk) was paid an additional $12,775 to perform some of the Town Supervisor’s (Supervisor’s) … position or duty. Ten individuals were paid $372,636 to exclusively conduct non-Town work related to an intermunicipal agreement, and the former Supervisor was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-disbursements-2023m-101Valley Stream Union Free School District Thirteen – Disbursements (2023M-178)
… the checks we reviewed were disbursed for what appear to be legitimate District purposes, when the Treasurer does … that: Although the Board did not authorize the Treasurer to sign District checks with an electronic signature, the Treasurer used an electronic signature to sign 3,621 non-payroll checks totaling $26.7 million. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-thirteen-disbursements-2023m-178