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Public Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including rates, tolls, fees, and in some cases, … pursuant to contracts in 2020. The fiscal stability of the State is related in part to the fiscal stability of certain public authorities closely related to the State. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesHigher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Enrollment In spring 2021, New York State higher education enrollment totaled 943,336. This represents a 5.2 … SFY 2020-21, the State spent $312 per resident on higher education, ranking 19th in the nation for higher education spending per capita. According to the Federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationElementary and Secondary Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2021-22, $2 billion of federal COVID-19 recovery … levels for the same period. New York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the 2019-20 school year (SY), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationXI.12.A Toll-Free Services – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… allow the public to contact them at no cost. The Office of General Services (OGS) negotiated statewide Comprehensive … Services (CTS) contracts , which offer agencies a variety of telecommunication services, including toll-free service. Under these contracts, vendors charge for time of connection plus applicable taxes and surcharges. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12a-toll-free-servicesOperational Advisory No. 29
… Employee Expense, or SSP Checks Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policies and … and reduce the time required for agencies, The Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process … Refund Account and checks representing payment of one voucher issued from the State’s General Checking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspEscalation – Article 14 Benefits
… Escalation is the annual increase or decrease of a benefit, based on the cost-of-living index. Service retirement benefits can be eligible … at a rate equal to the increase or decrease in the cost-of-living index or 3 percent, whichever is less. However, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/escalationContributing Toward Your Retirement – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Basic Plan with Increased TakeHome Pay for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 under Sections 370a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/contributing-toward-your-retirementWilliam Floyd Union Free School District – Payroll (2016M-165)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s payroll procedures for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $222.9 million. Key … rates or annual salaries entered by the Payroll Manager for accuracy or compares the payroll registers with payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-payroll-2016m-165DiNapoli: Buffalo City Schools Technician Worked Second Job Simultaneously
… today in Erie County Court after admitting he worked for a second school district at the same time before his scam … Frank A. Sedita, III. He is due back in Erie County Court for sentencing on June 11. “At a time when our public school … wrongdoers responsible. I thank District Attorney Sedita for prosecuting this case.” DiNapoli’s auditors and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-buffalo-city-schools-technician-worked-second-job-simultaneouslyHighland Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-358)
… our audit was to review the District’s financial condition for the period of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013. … is governed by the Board of Education which is responsible for managing District operations. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year were approximately $38.5 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/07/highland-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-358Norwich City School District – Financial Condition and Cafeteria Operations (2014M-143)
… students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year totaled approximately $38 million. Key Findings Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/01/norwich-city-school-district-financial-condition-and-cafeteria-operationsJamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-149)
… before the reports were prepared, the Board should have been aware of the exceptions. Key Recommendation Ensure … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/12/02/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-149Spackenkill Union Free School District – Financial Management, Transportation and Information Technology (2015M-151)
… transportation and information technology (IT) operations for the period July 1, 2013 through June 24, 2015. Background … Board of Education. Budgeted general fund appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $42.5 million. … and policies and procedures have not been established for computer security, disaster recovery, data backups and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/09/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-financial-managementWest Genesee Central School District - Capital Assets (2023M-128)
… (District) officials properly monitored and accounted for capital assets. Key Findings District officials did not always properly monitor and account for the capital assets that we tested, and did not conduct … 337 assets totaling approximately $2.3 million selected for review: 54 assets were in use but not properly recorded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/02/16/west-genesee-central-school-district-capital-assets-2023m-128Genesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Extra-Curricular Activities (ECAs). District officials have addressed the deficiencies previously identified by our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraVII.10.E Cash Advance Reimbursement – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Chapter XII, Section 6.L – Replenishing an Advance Account of this Guide for further information. It is not appropriate … balance in the Modified Accrual Ledger. The Bureau of State Expenditures will reject cash advance reimbursement … charging advance account codes. After OSC’s Bureau of State Expenditures reviews and approves the payment, an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii10e-cash-advance-reimbursementIX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants
… In such instances the agency should calculate the amount of interest earned by the vendor. If the calculated amount is … be deposited to the NYS General Checking account one of the following two ways: Intent Process Decrease payment … Voucher. See Section VII.3 AP Adjustment Vouchers / Refund of Appropriations . Deposit as revenue to the Federal Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendorsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Harbor – Board Oversight (Suffolk County) The board failed to comply with statutory requirements when presenting and … five years and general fund balance declined from $61,710 to $3,491. In addition, the board did not properly authorize a local law to exceed the tax levy limit. The 2018-19 levy exceeded the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $767 Million in May
… the state’s finances took another serious hit in the month of May,” DiNapoli said. “We are now clearly seeing the … act on our call for more federal aid.” Other items of note in the report: Personal income tax withholding … revenues were $291.8 million below May 2019, a decline of more than 9 percent reflecting both depressed economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-767-million-maySherman Central School District – Claims Audit (2024M-92)
… the Board of Education’s (Board) minimum qualifications for the position, was not provided the District’s policies … approximately $1,325,105 should not have been approved for payment because the claims lacked support that the … authorized, approved by the purchasing agent or approved for payment. 204 claims totaling more than $1.3 million were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/sherman-central-school-district-claims-audit-2024m-92