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Cost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Internal Auditor
… a risk assessment and ensures proper internal controls are in place and working; performs an annual update on the risk … analyzing risk assessment findings and recommends changes for strengthening internal controls and reducing identified … Functions," State Education Department "Getting the Most Out of Your Internal Audit Function [pdf]," Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-internal-auditorState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… address to improve Centro’s information security program for cardholder data and to help ensure it meets PCI … officials incorrectly certified some students as eligible for state financial aid awards. Incorrect certifications … and providing $125.3 million in combined discounts for a hospital and supermarket. NYSIF priced the premiums …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-215
… BIW , CAL , CYF and CYP Effective Date(s) Payments for the Fall Semester may be made beginning in Administration Pay … the Fall and Spring semesters are due a lump sum payment of $402.60. Employees employed for the Fall or Spring … and Spring semesters, the agency must submit the following transaction on the Time Entry page using the Earn Code DLP …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-215-suny-discretionary-lump-sum-payments-dlp-and-dls-fall-2014DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Latest Projections by $7.7 Billion
… day reserve funds on or ahead of the schedule proposed in the Financial Plan.” Personal income tax (PIT) receipts … PIT receipts were $6.9 billion lower than the same period in SFY 2021-22. This reflects two fewer collection days from … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-latest-projections-7-point-7-billionPersonal Income Tax Refunds
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds approved by the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) for … The objective of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds approved by the Department of Taxation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/personal-income-tax-refundsStandardized Forms – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… and easy to follow. Travelers should be made aware of the importance of providing all required information in order to ensure a timely audit and payment of their reimbursement claim. These forms can be designed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/standardized-formsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Fund’s discretionary spending complied with its guidelines and was reasonable, adequately supported and properly approved. Our audit period was April 1, 2010 to … to act as an agent for SUNY to design, construct, acquire and improve State University facilities and to utilize a wide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingAccess Controls Over Student Information Systems (2014-MR-1)
… [pdf] , Westhill Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if school districts have … rights than needed for their job duties. 90 users out of 229 tested (39 percent) had access to one or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/19/access-controls-over-student-information-systems-2014-mr-1West Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-7)
… and adopting budgets that overestimated appropriations by $3.1 million (13.5 percent) over a three-year period. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/06/west-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-7Northeast Central School District - Payroll (2018M-140)
… Board-approved contracts. Noteworthy Achievements Except for a few minor discrepancies, which we discussed with … auditing techniques (CAATs) to review payroll records for all employees paid during the audit period. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/12/northeast-central-school-district-payroll-2018m-140Town of Queensbury - Information Technology (2018M-224)
… use policy, or developed a formal disaster recovery plan. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … Key Recommendations Implement strong access controls, in part, by removing or disabling unnecessary local user …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/22/town-queensbury-information-technology-2018m-224Etna Volunteer Fire Department - Procurement (2019M-48)
… services. Certain officers did not disclose their interest in contracts. Key Recommendations The Board should: Ensure … Adopt a code of ethics to set forth standards of conduct in accordance with the GML. Officials agreed with our report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2019/05/10/etna-volunteer-fire-department-procurement-2019m-48DiNapoli Statement on Retirement of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
… Island will lose a strong advocate with the retirement of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy next year. After a gunman took her … health, and thank her deeply for more than two decades of dedicated service to Long Island, to New York state and to … Island will lose a strong advocate with the retirement of Rep Carolyn McCarthy next year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-retirement-rep-carolyn-mccarthyAccounts Payable Advisory No. 57
… an agency to submit the voucher into workflow or to OSC for approval. In these cases, the SFS will create a match exception for the voucher. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/57-selecting-correct-vendor-idRetroactive Service Credit Due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Enhanced Reporting
… NYSLRS can only award retroactive service credit based on litigation, settlements or arbitration when such actions … To adjust a member’s earnings or days worked due to litigation, settlement or arbitration award, follow the … Litigation settlements and arbitration can affect a NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/retroactive-service-credit-due-litigation-settlements-and-arbitration-awardsCity of Cohoes Industrial Development Agency - Legislative Reform Compliance (2019M-106)
… agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2019/08/23/city-cohoes-industrial-development-agency-legislativeTown of Moriah - Cash Management (2019M-169)
… not develop and manage a comprehensive investment program to ensure interest earnings were maximized. Had the … funds are invested in a manner, within legal limits, to maximize interest earnings. Town officials generally … and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/11/27/town-moriah-cash-management-2019m-169Retroactive Service Credit due to Litigation, Settlements, and Arbitration Awards – Legacy Reporting
… or arbitration when such actions result in the payment of retroactive salary. If you would like legal documents … you send our Member and Employer Services Bureau a copy of the legal document for review. You will be charged for the employer portion of this adjustment in a future annual billing. 1 Updated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/retroactive-service-creditOperational Advisory No. 25
… compliance with the Data Quality guidelines in the Guide to Financial Operations Chapter III, Section 7 - Data Quality … Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has instructed SFS to execute the transaction clean-up activities necessary to ensure SFS data complies with these standards on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/25-data-quality-advisoryState Agencies Bulletin No. 1308
… Purpose To inform agencies of action required to ensure that payroll earnings charges … activities, SFS must be briefly taken offline at the end of March 2014. As a result of this blackout period, agency and OSC actions are required. … To inform agencies of action required to ensure that payroll earnings charges …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1308-updates-account-codes-and-related-payserv-position-pools-sfs-statewide