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Town of Manchester - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-39)
… adopt information technology (IT) policies and procedures for breach notification, access rights, disaster recovery and …
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)
… collected and distributed payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in a timely manner for the period January 1, 2013 … agreements, 70 of which generated more than $13 million in PILOT payments. Key Finding PILOT payments were not always distributed to affected taxing …
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)
… to within the statutory limit and use the excess funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and fund reserve balances to reasonable levels in accordance with applicable statutes. 1 With the exception …
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)
… Objective Determine whether the Town Assessor (Assessor) is properly administering agricultural real property tax … Determine whether the Town Assessor Assessor is properly administering agricultural real property tax …
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
… your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term for the value of your retirement benefit at the time of …
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 may be payable. This benefit would equal the pension reserve that would have been established under the … Section 384 or Section 384-e) had you retired on your date of death. “Pension reserve” is an actuarial term for the value of your retirement benefit at the time of retirement. …
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 … whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
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)
… $326,000 over the previous three years. The Board shared sports programs with other districts to ensure their students had varied sports opportunities available to them while decreasing … Recommendations Periodically analyze shared positions and sports programs to ensure they remain cost-effective. …
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)
… appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by almost 25 percentage points. Annual budgets overestimated appropriations by more than $4.1 million or by almost 13 percent from 2015-16 through 2018-19. The …
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)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax … nonprofit, senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor did not: Ensure that 68 of 85 (80 percent) granted exemptions we reviewed, contained the required applications, renewal forms or supporting …
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
… battery from 1996 to 2006. A similar test was utilized in 1996 for some open competitive titles. It was alleged that … impact on African-American and Hispanic test-takers in a class action federal lawsuit named Merton Simpson et al. … et al. List of individuals owed a monetary award Settled in 2011, the case resulted in monetary awards to class …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/matter-merton-simpson-v-department-civil-serviceFishers Island Union Free School District – Website Transparency (2023M-28)
… readily access and review information that could be used to make informed decisions. Officials did not post the following information they were required to include on the District’s website: External audit reports … agreed with our findings and have initiated or plan to initiate corrective action. …
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)
… Fire Department cancelled the annual SHP Training for all 131 of its uniformed personnel, including six of the 14 …
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
… ability to create new activities using the “Project Guide” in the SFS. When adding a new activity that is related to a … of the Project Guide to ensure accurate Federal billing in the SFS. The following SFS Job Aids can assist with this …
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)
… of $943,000, or 8 percent. District officials budgeted for operating deficits totaling $4.7 million from 2016-17 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75Inspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … was issued on Report April 26, 2013, our objective was to determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority … To determine the extent of implementation of the three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defects-followWest Colesville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Board Oversight (2022M-45)
… for sales tax, certain diesel fuel purchases and credit card fees and charges. Company officials generally agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/west-colesville-volunteer-fire-company-inc-board-oversightOrange Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Nonstudent Network User Accounts (2022M-154)
… user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings BOCES officials did not establish … user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive information technology … Develop written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user accounts. Evaluate all network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/01/27/orange-ulster-board-cooperative-educational-services-nonstudent-network-userNanuet Union Free School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Plan (2022M-135)
… an adequate Information Technology (IT) contingency plan. Key Findings District officials did not ensure network … were needed, and did not adopt an adequate IT contingency plan. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we … An adequate comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/09/nanuet-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-information