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Ordinary Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits

… or Within 12 months of the last date you were receiving salary, provided you were not otherwise gainfully employed … … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death benefits …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/ordinary-death-benefit

Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Article 14 Benefits

… year after separating from service. The additional credit is determined by dividing the total unused, unpaid sick leave … your Member Annual Statement to determine if this benefit is available to you. Credit for your unused sick leave at … be used to: Qualify for vesting. For example, if you have four years and ten months of service credit and you need …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341j

Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review Board oversight of the School’s financial … Charter School of the Arts, which provides education to approximately 250 students, is located in the Town of … Findings The Board did not establish adequate procedures to ensure that all disbursements had sufficient supporting …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198

South Seneca Central School District – Online Banking (2021M-164)

… allowed a third-party administrator to access a District bank account. The Board’s online banking policy (Policy) … responsibilities were not assigned to another employee. Bank agreements do not contain sufficient authorization … allowing third-party administrator access to a District bank account. Update the Policy and perform online banking …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/03/south-seneca-central-school-district-online-banking-2021m-164

Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27)

… increased to $4.4 million on December 31, 2020, which is excessive and enough to pay 41.5 percent of the District’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/07/16/henrietta-fire-district-financial-condition-2021m-27

Town of Corning – Procurement (2020M-93)

… Appendix B includes our comment on the issue raised in the Town’s response letter. … Determine whether the Town …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/12/04/town-corning-procurement-2020m-93

Who Is Responsible? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… the few control procedures that is often executed directly by the governing board. Having the board audit claims is a … a strong claims auditing function and, where allowable by law, have chosen to delegate their responsibility for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsible

Village of Fort Plain – Leave Benefits (2020M-101)

… and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Village of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2020/11/13/village-fort-plain-leave-benefits-2020m-101

Town of Palermo – Procurement and Fuel Inventory (2020M-100)

… methods when procuring goods and services or properly account for and monitor diesel and gasoline fuel. Town …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-palermo-procurement-and-fuel-inventory-2020m-100

Albany County Department of Weights and Measures – Potential Revenue Enhancement and Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-278)

… not be conducting inspections of all eligible businesses in the County and fines are being imposed below the maximum …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/04/04/albany-county-department-weights-and-measures-potential-revenue-enhancement-and

North Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)

… Union Free School District (District) officials ensured online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Key Findings While we determined that online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of … online banking to ensure these transactions are secure. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156

Red Hook Central School District – Inventories (2023M-133)

… and periodically reconcile the records with the amount of fuel in the District’s fuel tanks. Develop adequate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/07/red-hook-central-school-district-inventories-2023m-133

Farmingdale Union Free School District – Payroll (2024M-22)

… been avoided with adequate planning. We determined that the Board of Education (Board) and District officials: Did not … did not have adequate information to properly monitor the overtime budget and expenditures. Key Recommendations …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/28/farmingdale-union-free-school-district-payroll-2024m-22

Debt Approvals for Public Authorities, Municipalities, School Districts and District Corporations

… issue of outstanding bonds. Among the requirements imposed by the Local Finance Law ( Sections 90.00 and 90.10 ) is that … the terms and conditions of all notes and bonds sold by certain public authorities at p …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/approvals

State Agencies Bulletin No. 296

… Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deductions mailbox. Payroll Data Transaction …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/296-revised-data-capture-files-nhrp-716-and-nhrp-517

Chenango Valley Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-162)

… to officials, we found that: Sixty-eight, or 12 percent, of the District’s nonstudent network user accounts were no … a disruption or disaster will affect the timely processing of its business functions. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network account user access that include …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/chenango-valley-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and

Broome-Delaware-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Planning (2023M-1)

… and 2020-21, officials budgeted $916,304 for building repairs. However, building repairs and improvements totaled over $3.4 million for the … over the last three school years. Although most of the repairs and improvements were proportionately funded by the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/16/broome-delaware-tioga-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-planning-2023m

Ontario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Budget Development (2022M-209)

… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the … not ensure reasonable budget estimates. Budgets developed for the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 fiscal years had … $24 million over the three-year period. Appropriations for three equipment accounts and two printing service …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-budget