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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… of the Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) are either new or were updated to reflect changes in the Statewide … Chapter Name Description of Change XII.5.F.1 Basis Date New section to address how the Basis Date on the vendor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/49-gfo-updates-basis-date-invoice-received-date-mir-date-and-paymentOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… to ensure hazardous violations were resolved quickly. As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… with 308 elevators and related equipment, our visits to 58 properties disclosed 140 elevators and related … inspection reports. Also, violation notices were not sent to 68 (91 percent) of these property owners. Bureau officials … track and monitor elevators and related equipment to ensure the Master List is complete and accurate. Enforce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/30/city-new-rochelle-elevator-inspections-2018m-62Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… 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/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Uncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… outstanding accounts routinely had no collection activity for two years or more and were often deemed uncollectible. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… financial records and has been unable to obtain bonding for a capital project. In addition, the highway fund owes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/02/10/town-western-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-184Montauk Union Free School District – Information Technology (2022M-137)
… to officials, we found: Twenty-five percent, or 140, of the District’s network user accounts were not needed. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/27/montauk-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2022m-137Silver Creek Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-153)
… agreed with our findings and recommendations, except for certain issues. Appendix B includes our comment on issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/06/silver-creek-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-153Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District – Information Technology Assets and Network Access (2022M-151)
… establish adequate IT controls over network user accounts. In addition to sensitive IT weaknesses communicated … a half million dollars was paid to IT service providers. In addition, because officials did not develop a written IT … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/30/frankfort-schuyler-central-school-district-information-technology-assetsObtaining Information about a Member’s Benefits – Divorce and Your Benefits
… State and Local Retirement System 110 State Street Albany, NY 12244-0001 New York State and Local Retirement System 59 Maiden Lane — 31st Floor or 30th Floor New York, NY 10038 Rev. 2/23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine whether it permits, … distribution. NYSLRS will interpret general terms in a DRO as intent to provide an ex-spouse with a share of the … otherwise indicated. For example, NYSLRS will interpret DRO that define the retirement benefit to include any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… are no longer needed and periodically review user accounts for necessity. Develop and adopt a written IT contingency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/chittenango-central-school-district-information-technology-2023m-155Brentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… computerized data was not adequately safeguarded. In addition, the District has an increased risk that the … be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Scio Central School District – Capital Assets (2024M-45)
… complete and accurate capital asset records. As a result, of the 100 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $113,000 we reviewed, 51 assets with a total replacement cost of approximately $38,000 could not be located. The missing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/03/scio-central-school-district-capital-assets-2024m-45Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) oversees programs for preventing and treating alcohol and substance abuse. Many of these programs are provided by not-for-profit organizations under contracts administered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followChemical Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the seven … recover all $8.4 million. The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of January … are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/chemical-dependency-program-payments-selected-contractors-new-york-city-followSelected Aspects of the Dam Safety Program (Follow-Up)
… as of May 20, 2013 of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Selected Aspects of the Dam … was not consistent with its actual practice at that time. In addition, Dam Safety officials neither ensured all staff … Key Finding Department officials made substantial progress in correcting the problems identified in our initial report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-aspects-dam-safety-program-followPollution Testing on Exhaust Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit … and DOT to ensure such data was maintained for all aspects of the program. We also questioned whether DEC's coverage of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/pollution-testing-exhaust-emissions-heavy-duty-diesel-vehicles-followAfton Central School District – Fund Balance Management (2023M-18)
… whether the Afton Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials effectively managed fund … from fiscal years 2019-20 through 2021-22 by an average of $1.1 million or 7 percent. Surplus fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit in each of the last three fiscal years by approximately $2.9 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/16/afton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2023m-18Sullivan County Funding Corporation – Millennium Revolving Loan Program (2021M-196)
… job creation and retention numbers and had no procedures for recapture if job creation and retention expectations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolving