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State Agencies Bulletin No. 838
To explain OSCs automatic processing of the reduction to the 2008 Blind Veterans Annuity payment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/838-reduction-2008-blind-veterans-annuityUnited HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the recommendation made in our audit report, United … about 1.1 million members. The New York State Department of Civil Service (Department) contracted with United … discounts, and other considerations and pass 100 percent of the value of the agreements on to the Department. Our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followThousand Islands Central School District – Purchasing (2016M-283)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s purchasing practices for the period July 1, 2014 through April 30, 2016. … did not establish dollar limits and did not specify the number or type of quotes to be obtained or the required … the bidding thresholds, including the use of RFPs, the number of written quotes and verbal quotes to be obtained and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/thousand-islands-central-school-district-purchasing-2016m-283Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Financial Operations (2016M-198)
… Board oversight of the School’s financial operations for the period July 1, 2014 through March 17, 2016. … a seven-member Board of Trustees. Operating expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $2.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/12/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-financial-operations-2016m-198Town of Exeter – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-25)
… balance sheet accounts were not properly maintained due to carrying over unsupported balances for interfund activity, … if the Supervisor presented his accounting records to the Board and the Board conducted the required annual … inaccuracies in the accounting records and develop plans to address uncollectable receivables. File delinquent AFRs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/05/31/town-exeter-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-25Ticonderoga Joint Town/Village Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-182)
… completed and annual update documents (AUD) were filed in a timely manner.(Starting in 2023, the AUD is referred to as the Annual Financial Report [AFR].) As a result: The 2018 independent annual audit of the … between 1,220 and 124 days late. AUDs were filed as many as 1,257 days late. There was no independent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/04/19/ticonderoga-joint-townvillage-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-182Village of Wappingers Falls – Board Oversight (2023M-70)
… adequate oversight over financial operations and capital projects. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight over financial operations and capital projects. As a result, the Board did not have sufficient … information to oversee financial operations and capital projects. The Board was unaware of the Village’s financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/22/village-wappingers-falls-board-oversight-2023m-70City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… (Comptroller) completed timely and accurate annual and monthly financial reports. Key Findings The former … and did not complete timely and accurate annual and monthly financial reports. As a result, the City Common … overdue report was more than four years past its due date. Monthly financial reports included erroneous reporting of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97Town of Orangeville – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2023M-80)
… Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have indicated they plan to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/09/29/town-orangeville-town-clerktax-collector-2023m-80Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials were not … and ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish written … returns all forfeited funds from the FSA and DCAP in a timely manner. Ensure the administrator returns all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planUniondale Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-61)
… when access is no longer needed. District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/06/uniondale-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-61Chatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed and maintaining unreasonable reserve balances … over $1.3 million of fund balance they did not need or use to finance operations; therefore, taxpayers were taxed more … but the average annual workers’ compensation expense is $79,756. Key Recommendations Use reasonable appropriation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11East Quogue Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-8)
… IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure … spent or safeguarded. We selected 25 IT assets to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-8State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on MTA 2023 Budget
… released the following statement today regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) adoption of its … released the following statement today regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA adoption of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-mta-2023-budgetPelham Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-134)
… established adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss, and adopted … did not establish adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent against unauthorized use, access, and loss, and … established adequate controls over user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use access and loss and adopted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/08/pelham-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-134LaFargeville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-192)
… Improperly managed network user accounts. The District’s disaster recovery plan was outdated, inadequate and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/18/lafargeville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-192State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Gov. Hochul's State of the State Address
… "Kathy Hochul took over as governor at a time of great challenge in New York state and immediately … more collaborative style. Her State of the State message today continued her thoughtful, common-sense approach to … I’ve seen in these last four months and from what I heard today from her State of the State, I’m confident Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-gov-hochuls-state-state-addressBoquet Valley Central School District – Procurement (2021M-132)
… contracts totaling $697,282, that exceeded the competitive bidding threshold in accordance with statutory requirements. … contracts (47 percent) totaling $71,692, of 15 purchase or public works contracts totaling $127,746, in accordance … policies, because officials did not obtain verbal or written quotes. All professional services in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/12/10/boquet-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-132Pompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
… were filed timely. Key Findings The Board did not properly establish and manage the capital reserve fund, establish a written reserve fund policy or adopt a written … use of the reserve funds. Key Recommendations Officially establish the capital reserve and written reserve fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/11/05/pompey-hill-fire-district-financial-management-2021m-136Jefferson County Probation Department – Restitution Payments (S9-20-10)
… been used to pay victims with unsatisfied orders: some of the money was collected between seven and 27 years ago. … In addition, officials did not maintain an accurate list of unsatisfied restitution orders, make undisbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/jefferson-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-s9-20-10