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State Comptroller Releases School District Audits
… Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial visits to nine district buildings, auditors were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took … 11 and 55 days from the initial visits for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… the prices related to sampled non-contract purchases. In a follow-up, auditors found that HPD officials made limited … spending plans, it has not done enough to ensure the money is going to appropriate projects that meet guidelines to get … and recommended those costs be disallowed. State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate): …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Gift Cards this Holiday Season
… turned over to the State Comptroller's office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year … not used within a certain period of time; Fees to call and check the balance remaining on the card; and Replacement fees … office is currently holding more than $15 billion in unclaimed funds from uncashed checks, bank accounts, stocks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonJoin Our Information Technology Team
… effectively and efficiently so the agency can best serve all New Yorkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/information-technologyWest Henrietta Fire Department, Inc. – Treasurer (2025M-104)
… jeopardize a fire department’s funding and its mission. From January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, the … totaling $2,219 in a Department bank account within 10 days of receipt, as required by Department bylaws. Maintain … in this report and forward it to our office within 90 days. For more information on preparing and filing your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/12/19/west-henrietta-fire-department-inc-treasurer-2025m-104Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-015
… for NYS Employees, rev 01/21) that must be used after Go Live. Affected Employees Any employee who completes an AC … upgraded to PeopleSoft version 9.2 with an expected Go Live date of March 15, 2021. In PayServ v 9.2, the Employee … Form for NYS Employees (AC-2772) . OSC Actions At Go Live, OSC will: update Direct Deposit records to remove Empl …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-015-direct-deposit-updated-business-process-and-ac-2772XII.6 Overview – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section provides Business Units with … vendor or type of payment differs from the normal policies and processes required by the Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii6-overviewTravel Advisory No. 3
… their official station and their home, they are considered in travel status and are eligible for reimbursement of travel … accordance with this Travel Manual. Unused Common Carrier Tickets In the event that an employee purchases common … report with the rental car vendor. Reference: To view all updated information, please see the OSC Travel Manual . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/3-travel-manual-updateAccounts Payable Advisory No. 51
… Subject : New section to provide guidance to assist agencies in determining … : Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XII, Section 4.B.1 – Supporting Information Guidance : Title 2, … information. Please refer to the GFO Chapter XII, Section 4.B.1 – Supporting Information for additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/51-supporting-informationSagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… balance increased to $1.04 million as of June 30, 2017, or 61 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, exceeding … for funding one-time expenditures, funding needed reserves or reducing property taxes. Adopt policies and implement … that are realistic and based on historical trends or other known factors. Review reserves to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Andover Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-145)
… Andover Central School District Financial Management 2018M145 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/10/19/andover-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-145Additional Service Credit for Unused, Unpaid Sick Leave – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL). To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from public … your unused sick leave at retirement cannot be used to: Qualify for vesting. For example, if you need five years of … your sick leave credit can’t make up the difference. Qualify for a better retirement benefit calculation. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-service-credit-unused-unpaid-sick-leaveMore About This Retirement Plan – State Police Plan
… the benefits available to Tier 2, 5 and 6 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) covered by the special 20-year … members who joined the New York State and Local Police and Fire Retirement System from July 31, 1973 through June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/more-about-retirement-planFreeport Union Free School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-10)
… to confirm they were inventoried. We found 43 percent of the sampled IT assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Four IT assets with combined costs of approximately $1,500 could not be located and were not inventoried and seven IT assets with combined costs of $2,050 were inventoried but could not be located. Fifteen …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/freeport-union-free-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-10Walton Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-24)
… could not be physically located (one with a purchase price of $228 and nine with combined estimated costs of … Twenty-four IT assets (20 with a combined purchase/ lease price of $107,183 and four without recorded costs) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/walton-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-24Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… (District) officials appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and that they were inventoried, and 10 additional IT assets selected to confirm were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17Partial Lump Sum Payment at Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Eligible members can choose to receive a portion of their retirement benefit as a Partial Lump Sum (PLS) payment at retirement, in exchange for a permanently reduced monthly … . A member with a DRO can choose a PLS option. If the DRO addresses the PLS, NYSLRS will review the terms of the DRO …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/partial-lump-sum-payment-retirementValley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… a total of $116,626. Key Recommendations Solicit bids for bus and van transportation services that have no current bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/valley-stream-thirteen-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2016m-204Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, … District officials did not always account for employees’ leave accruals in accordance with applicable agreements. … for the review and periodic reconciliation of employees’ leave accrual balances. Develop and adopt procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationEast Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… if the Board ensured that extra-classroom activity funds were properly accounted for during the period July 1, … The District’s high school extra-classroom activity (ECA) funds were maintained by 31 classes and clubs that deposited … fund. Investigate all unaccounted-for high school ECA funds and take appropriate action to recover any money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroom