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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… consistently overestimated appropriations by an average of more than $2 million a year and allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit of 4%. As of June 30, 2021, it was nearly $7.8 million (28% of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the following local government audits were issued. City of Middletown – Payroll and Leave Benefits (Orange County) … with city collective bargaining agreements. Town of Philipstown – Financial Management (Putnam County) The … the audit period, the town’s residents paid $2.4 million of the GLWD’s costs that only benefited taxpayers within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-015
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of changes to the direct deposit business process in PayServ … deposit transactions entered after that date, regardless of the date the form was received by the agency. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-015-direct-deposit-updated-business-process-and-ac-2772Southwestern Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-356)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s claims processing … Central School District is located in the Towns of Busti, Ellicott and Harmony in Chautauqua County. The … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/southwestern-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-356Rensselaer County Water and Sewer Authority – Debt Proceeds (2014M-17)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Authority’s controls over the issuing of and accounting for water and sewer bond proceeds for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/04/11/rensselaer-county-water-and-sewer-authority-debt-proceeds-2014m-17Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School District – Claims Processing (2015M-297)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s claim processing … Central School District is located in the Towns of Chesterfield, Lewis and Westport in Essex County. The … 240 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/29/elizabethtown-lewis-central-school-district-claims-processing-2015m-297Tioga Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-168)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … District provides educational services for the Towns of Tioga, Nichols, Barton and Candor in Tioga County. The … students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/23/tioga-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-168Taconic Hills Central School District – Financial Management (2019M-155)
… Findings The Board overestimated appropriations by a total of $12.6 million from 2013-14 through 2017-18. As of June 30, 2018, surplus fund balance totaled approximately … estimates for revenues and appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/25/taconic-hills-central-school-district-financial-management-2019m-155State Agencies Bulletin No. 1112
… Affected Employees Employees who are Tier 5 members of ERS or TRS Effective Date(s) Administration Paychecks … dated 1/12/12 Background In accordance with Chapter 504 of the Laws of 2009, the overtime limit will be increased by three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1112-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2012-employeesRetirement System Membership – En-Con Police Officers Plan
… and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) must become members of the Retirement System. When you become a member, you must … complete and file a membership application with the Office of the State Comptroller. Special Plan Coverage If you become … as a police officer in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Law Enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1822/retirement-system-membershipMore About This Retirement Plan – New Career Plan
… These benefits are provided by Sections 375-h and 375-i of the New York State Retirement and Social Security Law … York State Legislature. PFRS members employed by the city of Yonkers who joined July 1, 2009 through January 8, 2010 … and Local Retirement System, headed by the Comptroller of the State of New York, administers these plans. Our main …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/more-about-retirement-planDiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
… District 17 Yadira Ramos-Herbert, first Latina Mayor of the City of New Rochelle Maria Kercado, President, Labor Council for … County Legislator District 17; Maria Kercado, President of Labor Council for Latin American Advancement; Judith …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leadersOvertime Compensation – Enhanced Reporting
… payment must be at a greater rate than one's regular rate of pay. For example: Overtime paid at time and a half, double … overtime; and Holiday premium pay for holidays worked.* As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid directly … requirements, is pensionable (included in the definition of earnings for the purposes of a member’s pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/overtime-compensationContract Advisory No. 22
… the Statewide Financial System (SFS) Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) Bureau of Contracts (BOC) is actively closing contracts in the … subject to archiving and may be closed by BOC: A minimum of one year has passed since the Expire Date of the contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/22-closed-contracts-statewide-financial-systemTravel Advisory No. 5
… – Travel and Expense was updated. Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) updated Chapter XIII, Section 3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) . Agencies are … in the SFS to store electronic documents in support of Travel and Expense transactions for supervisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseUpper Jay Fire District – Board Oversight (2023M-24)
… whether the Upper Jay Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of District financial activities. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of District financial activities, which hindered its ability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/05/26/upper-jay-fire-district-board-oversight-2023m-24Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … schools. 500 Mbps, with the ability to burst to a total of 1 Gbps for its high school primary Internet Service. Overall, of 35 teachers surveyed (10 percent of the population), 27 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1Norwood-Norfolk Central School District – Claims Auditing (2016M-288)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the claims audit process for the … Central School District is located in the Towns of Louisville, Madrid, Norfolk, Potsdam and Stockholm in St. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/norwood-norfolk-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2016m-288West Islip Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-78)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process … Islip Union Free School District is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/05/27/west-islip-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-78Mount Pleasant-Blythedale Union Free School District – Short-Term Borrowing and Purchasing (2015M-365)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s short-term … created by the State Legislature, is located in the Town of Mount Pleasant, Westchester County. The District, which … students, is governed by an appointed nine-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/03/18/mount-pleasant-blythedale-union-free-school-district-short-term-borrowing