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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1078
… website or newsletter for future announcements regarding this feature. Check/Advice Statements The deduction narrative … HELPLINE at (800) 422-8463. Agency questions regarding this bulletin should be directed to the Payroll Deduction …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1078-nys-deferred-compensation-plan-after-tax-roth-contributionsVendor File Advisory No. 9
… Subject: Updating the Vendor Classification section to include the established … Guide to Financial Operations, Chapter X, Section 4.A – Vendor Classifications Update: The Office of the New York State Comptroller has identified vendor classifications, a designation for the type of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/9-vendor-classifications-updateContributing Toward Your Retirement – Article 14 Benefits
… You are required to contribute 3 percent of your gross earnings toward your retirement benefits for 25 … and Local Retirement System, and used in the calculation of all benefits paid by the Retirement System; and Calculated … to October 1, 2013 and is not retroactive. Page updated as of 11/13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/contributing-toward-your-retirementX.4 Overview – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… vendor record is populated by data on the remaining tabs. This section will explain the information maintained on each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x4-overviewBenefits
… 13 paid holidays annually Flex spending accounts Health Care Spending Account – provides employees the opportunity to … health-related expenses with tax-free dollars. Dependent Care Advantage Account – provides employees the opportunity to pay for child care, elder care or other dependent care expenses on a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/benefitsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 15
… SFS must also be designated and recorded in OSC’s Contact Database as a “State Agency – Voucher Authorizer”. Prior to … designated individuals must be recorded in OSC’s Contract Database. To support these designations the Business unit … designate someone as a Voucher Authorizer in OSC’s Contact Database, see the GFO, Chapter XII, Section 4.C - Updating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/15-voucher-authorizersAccounts Payable Advisory No. 5
… services, including specific information to be included in the invoice number field please refer to the GFO , Chapter … note there is a new requirement for entering information in the Invoice Field for payments to Pitney Bowes to fund … followed by a space, and then the date of the payment in the format MM/DD/YYYY (e.g., 12345678 05/22/2015 ). This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/5-complex-entity-payments-postageSomers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… or other event, employees have insufficient guidance to restore or resume essential operations. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mAlexandria Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2020M-109)
… or 6.4 percent and the District did not need to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. The surplus … statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund balance was $1.75 million, or 12.8 percent of the next year’s budget. District officials have not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/12/30/alexandria-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2020mHaldane Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-32)
… that was posted was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents taxpayers and other interested parties from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/haldane-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-32Lake Pleasant Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-36)
… documents to make informed decisions. Officials did not post: The final annual budget and audit reports. … of the District’s fiscal decisions. Key Recommendations Post the final annual budget and audit reports. Post the comprehensive budget-to-actual results and an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/lake-pleasant-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-36York Central School District - School District Website (S9-19-35)
… certain financial information was not posted, resulting in a lack of transparency. Information that was posted was limited in comprehensiveness. This prevents taxpayers and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/03/23/york-central-school-district-school-district-website-s9-19-35Candor Central School District – Separation Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-21)
… (District) officials ensured separation payments and leave accruals were accurate, supported and approved. Key Findings … officials did not ensure separation payments and leave accruals were accurate, supported and approved. Due to the … by $20,595 in their final salary payouts. Employee leave accruals and usage were not always recorded properly or in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/01/20/candor-central-school-district-separation-payments-and-leave-accrualsWilliam Floyd Union Free School District – Check Signing and Online Banking (2022M-192)
… Board of Education (Board) and District officials ensured check signings and online banking transactions were … the Board and District officials did not ensure check signings and banking transactions were secure. The … to affix her signature to checks without overseeing the check signing process; of the 364 checks reviewed, 353 checks …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/03/william-floyd-union-free-school-district-check-signing-and-online-bankingBrocton Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-44)
… the statutory limit as of June 30, 2022 by 7 percentage points or $1 . 2 million . Could not demonstrate that six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-44Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District – Financial Management (2023M-67)
… the Hamlin Morton Walker Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials effectively … fund balance declined by $676,641 (66 percent). As of December 31, 2022, unrestricted fund balance was $34,092, which was less than 4 percent of the 2023 appropriations. The Board did not adopt realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/08/18/hamlin-morton-walker-fire-district-financial-management-2023m-67Mexico Academy Central School District – Procurement (2023M-75)
… services for occupational and physical therapy, legal, music therapy, advising and architectural services from seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/mexico-academy-central-school-district-procurement-2023m-75St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency and Local Development Corporation – Disbursements (2021M-174)
… ensured disbursements were properly authorized, supported and for valid purposes. Key Findings Although the tested … did not always ensure they were properly authorized and supported. Officials: Did not perform supervisory reviews of canceled check images and journal entries. Paid $300,000 during our audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/01/21/st-lawrence-county-industrial-development-agency-and-local-development-corporationOtsego County Soil and Water Conservation District – Board Oversight (2023M-117)
… fees, interest, unused cell phone accounts, sales tax and lease payments for a copier that had been replaced. Paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2024/03/29/otsego-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-board-oversight-2023m-117Primary Hall Preparatory Charter School – Debit Cards (2024M-159)
… that the charges were for a valid School purpose. In addition, none of the 186 purchases had evidence of pre-approval by the … are not pre-approved or supported, it could result in inappropriate or fraudulent charges or unauthorized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2026/01/16/primary-hall-preparatory-charter-school-debit-cards-2024m-159