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Galway Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2017M-267)
… Audit Objective Determine if officials effectively managed the District’s general fund balance. Key Findings The District’s unrestricted fund balance at the end of 2016-17 was approximately $2.5 million or 11.7 percent of … in compliance with statutory limits and use surplus funds as a financing source to fund one-time expenditures and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/01/galway-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2017m-267Alexander Central School District – Financial Management (2020M-64)
Determine whether the Board and District officials properly used and managed fund balance and reserves
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/11/alexander-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-64West Fort Ann Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-242)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Company controls were … and reported and that Company money was safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/west-fort-ann-volunteer-fire-company-internal-controls-overWithdrawing Your Contributions and/or Your Membership – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Leave your contributions in your account and qualify for a retirement benefit when you are 55. To help you decide which … Sign in to your Retirement Online account , go to the ‘My Account Summary’ area of your Account Homepage and click … You can also apply by mail by submitting a Withdrawal Application (RS5014) . Once you have ten or more years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/withdrawing-your-contributions-andor-your-membershipDiNapoli: Bradford Fire Company Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $8,500 in Public Funds
… to be sentenced on May 23. Hamilton is expected to pay full restitution as part of her plea agreement. To read the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-bradford-fire-company-treasurer-pleads-guilty-stealing-8500-public-fundsMandatory Service Credit Purchase Payments – Enhanced Reporting
… for mandatory contributions, you will still report the full gross reportable earnings to NYSLRS. However, you must … Social Security and State and local income taxes, use the full earnings before the deductions are taken. Rev. 11/23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/mandatory-service-credit-purchase-paymentsWayland-Cohocton Central School District – Building Access Accounts and Badges (2024M-113)
… accounts and badges. Key Findings District officials did not properly manage and monitor building access accounts and … and badges that are not properly managed and remain active can potentially result in unauthorized building access. … and badge were no longer needed as of December 1, 2023 but still active as of July 15, 2024. Recommendations The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/12/20/wayland-cohocton-central-school-district-building-access-accounts-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… property tax collections within required timeframes or in a timely manner; remit real property tax collections totaling … for sufficient budget appropriations, which could result in budget lines being overspent; 58 totaling $1.6 million did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… appropriate budgets, and the town’s preliminary budgets for 2017-2020 fiscal years did not include the fund balance … authorized contracts and claims, monitored and accounted for the project consisting of building improvements, upgrades …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Below Two Percent
… towns, fire districts, 44 cities and 11 villages. “The pandemic and the fiscal uncertainties municipalities are facing add to the challenge of adhering to the tax cap,” DiNapoli said. “At the same time … in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-below-two-percentRetirement System Membership – State Police Plan
… working for New York State or any municipal employer in the State, membership in the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) … Social Security Law) covers every member and officer of the New York State Division of State Police, which falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/retirement-system-membershipOmnibus Procurement Amendments
… to participation by state agencies in a system used by the comptroller to compile vendor responsibility information; … technology for procurement purposes; clarifying the use of best and final offers for invitations for bids and … proposals for goods, services and technology; clarifying the use of contracts let by another governmental agency; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-procurement-amendments-0Accounts Payable Advisory No. 39
… Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 6.B - Paying for the Purchase of Land Guidance Effective August 1, 2014, payments resulting … processed in SFS using the Unique Coding for the Purchase of Land and all necessary documentation should be submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/39-eminent-domain-judgmentsTier 1 Death Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/tier-1-death-benefitsRetirement System Membership – Regional State Park Police Plan
… firefighters working for employers that participate in the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) must become members of the Retirement System. When you become a member, you must … Comptroller. Special Plan Coverage If you are employed as a regional state park police officer with the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/retirement-system-membershipState Agencies Bulletin No. 1968
… If a participant chooses to elect other than the full year (26 pay periods), the agency must enter the total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1968-2022-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-014
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the new … stakeholder concerns, a variety of changes are planned as part of the upgrade. There will be new arrears deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-014-orpvdc-arrears-deductionsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… worked and that start and end times were documented on the time sheets in accordance with the overtime policy. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsPine Plains Central School District - Internal Controls Over Select Financial Activities (2018M-52)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine the accuracy of the Treasurer's reports and the effectiveness of internal controls over bank checks and transfers. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/29/pine-plains-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-select