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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1669
… accessing NYSPO claims exemption from federal withholding as well as a new Locked Query for payroll officers that lists all … accessing NYSPO claims exemption from federal withholding as well as a new Lock …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1669-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-warning-message-federal-exemptionCamillus Volunteer Fire Department – Fiscal Operations (2014M-072)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s internal controls over financial … Onondaga County. The Department provides fire protection to the Village of Camillus and to the Town through a fire protection contract. From January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/06/06/camillus-volunteer-fire-department-fiscal-operations-2014m-072Orchard Park Central School District - Financial Management and Payroll (2018M-89)
… and District officials properly managed District finances by ensuring budget estimates, unrestricted fund balance and … fund balance that was not used. Also, the balances in three reserves were excessive. Despite budgetary surpluses … Appendix B includes our comments on the issues raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/08/17/orchard-park-central-school-district-financial-management-and-payrollWestchester County - Financial Condition (2018M-151)
Westchester County Financial Condition 2018M151
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/10/23/westchester-county-financial-condition-2018m-151Opinion 91-18
… confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is still the opinion of this Office that there is no prohibited conflict of interest if a supervisor … make such designations (Town Law, §29[15]). The town board is required to fix a reasonable compensation for the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18NY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… increase its climate index investments by 50% to over $10 billion over the next two years, with the longer-term goal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… receipts. City of Yonkers – Separation Payments and Health Insurance Buyouts of Yonkers City School District Employees … prior approval is required by the county’s purchase card policy, 238 online purchases totaling $189,852 did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 2008-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Outstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… ). Background Our initial report, issued on December 1, 2011 found that New York City Department of Buildings … violations were resolved quickly. As a result, some Class 1 violations remained open for as long as six months before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followUncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… Purpose The objective of our follow-up was to assess the extent of implementation, as of April 30, 2015, of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit … The objective of our followup was to assess the extent of implementation as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followTown of Western - Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2022M-184)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Western (Town) Supervisor maintained complete, accurate … did not maintain complete and accurate financial records of Town operations and did not file required annual financial … financial decisions was compromised, and the transparency of Town financial operations is diminished. The Supervisor …
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)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Silver Creek Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials … Determine whether the Silver Creek Central School District District Board of …
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)
… IT assets. Nine of 31 devices (laptops, desktops and tablets) we tested were not located. Adequately manage … did not develop a written IT contingency plan there is an increased risk that the District could lose important …
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
… the information may be obtained by subpoena. In accordance with New York State Civil Practice Law and … must be “So Ordered” by a Justice of the Supreme Court in the district where the records are located or, for actions within New York State, by a Judge of the Court in which the action is placed on trial. NYSLRS will reject an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/obtaining-information-about-members-benefitsCost-of-Living Adjustment – Divorce and Your Benefits
… may be entitled to a portion of a retiree’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) , not as an option beneficiary, but … monthly retirement benefit while the retiree is still living. A DRO will be reviewed to determine whether it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/cost-living-adjustmentChittenango Central School District – Information Technology (2023M-155)
… user account access or develop an IT contingency plan. As a result, the District’s IT system and its personal, private … users. Officials also have less assurance that, in the event of a disruption or disaster such as a ransomware … restore, repair and/or rebuild critical IT systems or data in a timely manner. In addition to sensitive IT control …
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)
… Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by … information technology (IT) security awareness training and implementing an IT contingency plan. Key Findings The Board and District officials did not adequately monitor nonstudent …
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)
… of Schools (Superintendent) and former Business Administrator (Administrator), while familiar with the District’s asset … (Board) ensured that the Superintendent and former Administrator complied with the District’s policy, complete …
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)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Contract with Daytop Village, … as of October 2012, of the three recommendations included in our initial report. Key Findings OASAS officials have made progress in addressing the matters identified in our initial report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-follow