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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 49
… 2018: Chapter Name Description of Change XII.5.F.1 Basis Date New section to address how the Basis Date on the vendor record impacts the Scheduled Due field … applicable, the Discount Due field. The default Basis Date for vendors classified as “procurement suppliers” is the …
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)
… As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before the Department followed up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followCity of New Rochelle - Elevator Inspections (2018M-62)
… were inspected as required by the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Code) or the City of New … and included violations such as no emergency phone and no fire extinguisher. Key Recommendations Identify, track and …
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)
… in our initial audit report, Uncollected Penalties (Report 2012-S-69 ). Background Our initial report was issued on July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Western (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate and timely financial records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain complete and accurate financial … of Town financial operations is diminished. The Supervisor did not: Provide adequate oversight of 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)
… Key Findings The Board and District officials need to improve their budgeting practices and transparency. … As a result, the Board and District officials continued to not properly manage fund balance and reserves, resulting in more taxes being levied than were needed to fund operations. The Board and District officials: …
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)
… information technology (IT) asset inventory records and established adequate controls over network user accounts. … tracking IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) we tested were not located. Adequately manage … IT service providers to clearly identify the IT services and providers’ responsibilities. Over a half million dollars …
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
… NYSLRS cannot release member account information without a signed authorization and release from the member. The authorization must: Specifically … to be released. NYSLRS will not accept a general release. Alternatively, the information may be obtained by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… An ex-spouse may be entitled to a portion of a retiree’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) , not as an option … but as part of the overall distribution from the retiree’s monthly retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine …
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)
… data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: …
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)
… 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 … was not recorded. 38 capital assets with a total recorded replacement cost of approximately $47,000 did not have their …
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)
… (OASAS) oversees programs for preventing and treating alcohol and substance abuse. Many of these programs are … under contracts administered by OASAS. One such contract is with Daytop Village, Inc. (Daytop), under which OASAS paid …
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)
… report, Chemical Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Report 2007-S-60). Background … was issued on May 6, 2010, reviewed the payments to two contractors; Palladia Inc, and the Queens Child Guidance … abuse. We audited $8.4 million in payments made to the two contractors, and found that neither contractor could provide …
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)
… sufficient training on the proper use of the inventory database nor ensured the database was accurate or complete. Officials also did not …
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)
… made the State's testing process questionable on engines manufactured after 1996. Key Finding DEC officials have made …
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)
… officials awarded funds from the Millennium revolving loan program (Program) in accordance with established policy … (guidelines) and ensured businesses complied with loan agreements. Key Findings Corporation officials did not … not ensure businesses complied with their agreements. The Loan Review Committee (Committee) approved two loans that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/local-development-corporation/2022/03/25/sullivan-county-funding-corporation-millennium-revolving