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Town of Webb - Financial Oversight and Ambulance Services (2018M-161)
… Board allowed a third-party ambulance company to retain and use all fees collected for ambulance services, which is not authorized by law. 1 Key Recommendations Develop and adopt budgets with realistic estimates of revenues and expenditures based on historical trends or other known …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/11/30/town-webb-financial-oversight-and-ambulance-services-2018m-161Norwich City School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-198)
… balance as a financing source. Discontinue the practice of appropriating fund balance that is unavailable. Maintain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/11/30/norwich-city-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-198Village of Nelliston - Payroll and Accounting Records (2018M-162)
… maintained timely and complete records and reports to allow the Board to properly manage the Village’s finances. Key Findings The … did not maintain his leave accruals according to the compensation agreement and employee handbook. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/12/14/village-nelliston-payroll-and-accounting-records-2018m-162Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… Board: Provided adequate oversight of the Town’s budgeting and financial operations to ensure that resources were used … the financial condition of the town-wide (TW) general fund and central water district. Interfund services were not properly tracked and billed back to the appropriate fund, resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/17/town-manchester-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-39Town of Islip Industrial Development Agency – Controls Over Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOTs) (2014M-249)
… payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2014/10/31/town-islip-industrial-development-agency-controls-overAllegany-Limestone Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-129)
… Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/31/allegany-limestone-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-129Town of North Salem - Agricultural Exemptions (2018M-194)
… agricultural structures exemptions on an annual basis to verify that the 10-year exemption term has not expired. … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether the Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-north-salem-agricultural-exemptions-2018m-194Alternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – State Police Plan
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsAlternative and Out-of-Service Death Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Death Benefit If you die in service after you are eligible to retire, an alternative death benefit may be payable. This … public employment, your beneficiary may be entitled to 50 percent of the ordinary death benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/alternative-and-out-service-death-benefitsTown of Lyons - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-216)
… whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed properties with 108 agricultural, non-profit and not-for-profit, senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/01/town-lyons-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-216Livingston Manor Central School District - Cost-Effective Expenditure Control (2018M-205)
Determine whether the Board and District officials implemented costeffective measures to control expenditures
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/18/livingston-manor-central-school-district-cost-effective-expenditureBolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… 2018-19. The unemployment insurance reserve was overfunded and the retirement contribution reserve was not being used as … that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund … unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use surplus funds in a manner more beneficial to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Town of Moravia - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-215)
… applications, renewal forms or supporting documentation to verify eligibility for the exemption or accuracy of … transfer of four properties with agricultural exemptions to the County and did not require new owners of these … apply. Town officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/08/town-moravia-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-215State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in 2018 neither maintained nor required the bookkeeper to maintain complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. They also did not … not review the exemptions granted by previous assessors to ensure the exemptions had the necessary supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMatter of Merton Simpson v. Department of Civil Service
… Current or former New York State employees who are African-American or Hispanic … Simpson v. Department of Civil Service. Background The New York State Department of Civil Service administered a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceCUNY Bulletin No. CU-273
… this bulletin may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations at CUNY Central Office. … This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-273-city-employees-union-local-237-dues-and-agency-shop-feeFishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… and recommended information on the District’s website in a transparent and comprehensive manner. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/fishers-island-union-free-school-district-website-transparency-2023m-28City of Niagara Falls – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (S9-23-2)
… its uniformed personnel, including six of the 14 employees in our testing that did not complete the annual SHP Training. … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the City’s response letter. … audit statewide city niagara …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/09/01/city-niagara-falls-sexual-harassment-prevention-training-s9-23-2Operational Advisory No. 34
… the ability to create new activities using the “Project Guide” in the SFS. When adding a new activity that is related … line using the Customer Contract section of the Project Guide to ensure accurate Federal billing in the SFS. The … : JAA-PPM101-041 Update Activity using the Project Guide Step 2 - Link the activity to a contract line : …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/34-linking-new-project-activity-existing-federal-customer-contractWorcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 million, or 4.3 to 15.7 percentage points. Real property tax levies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75