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Operational Advisory No. 7
… Update SFS – Agency Contact Data Guidance: The purpose of this advisory is to request each Business Unit review the … Code (DC). The information in SFS was created at the time of conversion or as BUs were established in the system. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/7-agency-contact-updatePrattsburgh Central School District – Tax Collection (2016M-122)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to verify the accuracy of the District’s tax collection for … did not provide the Tax Collector with a warrant prior to the start of the tax collection process. Key … The Board should prepare and present a warrant to the Tax Collector prior to the start of the collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/prattsburgh-central-school-district-tax-collection-2016m-122Middle Country Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-121)
… Background The Middle Country Central School District is located in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. The … operates 14 schools with approximately 9,800 students, is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/middle-country-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-121Granville Central School District – Fund Balance (2016M-114)
… $26.7 million. Key Finding The District’s unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit by more than $4 … Recommendation Ensure that the amount of the unrestricted fund balance is in compliance with statutory limits and the District’s fund balance policy and reduce the excess amount in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/granville-central-school-district-fund-balance-2016m-114Valley Stream Central High School District – Payroll (2016M-19)
… September 28, 2015. Background The Valley Stream Central High School District is located in the Town of Hempstead, … Valley Stream Central High School District Payroll 2016M19 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/08/valley-stream-central-high-school-district-payroll-2016m-19Watkins Glen Central School District – Health Insurance Cost Savings (2016M-144)
… whether District officials implemented measures to achieve health insurance cost savings and address rising health … $25.5 million. Key Finding District officials achieved health insurance cost savings by changing health insurance … Watkins Glen Central School District Health Insurance Cost Savings 2016M144 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/watkins-glen-central-school-district-health-insurance-cost-savings-2016mVillage of Southampton – Fire Department Length of Service Award Program (2017M-59)
… May 31, 2016. Background The Village of Southampton is located in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County and has a population of approximately 3,100. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. … million. Key Findings The Village’s LOSAP’s Point System is not consistent with General Municipal Law (GML). Points …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/07/07/village-southampton-fire-department-length-service-award-program-2017m-59Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District – Agriculture Environmental Management (2016M-306)
… management program strategic plan and mission statement for the period January 1, 2014 through May 4, 2016. … District officials did not meet their technical goals for the first year of their five-year strategic plan. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/11/25/tompkins-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-agriculture-environmentalBelleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)
… Central School District (District) used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE … Central School District District used District resources to provide the mental health component of the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-mental-health-trainingChester Union Free School District – Information Technology (2021M-107)
… School District (District) officials adequately managed and monitored network user accounts. Key Findings District officials did not adequately manage and monitor network user accounts. District officials should … to officials. Key Recommendations Routinely evaluate and disable any unneeded network user accounts. Monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/chester-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2021m-107Gloversville Public Library – Claims Processing (2014M-81)
… 31, 2013. Background The Gloversville Public Library is located in the City of Gloversville, Fulton County, and … public library from the State Board of Regents and is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Trustees. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/27/gloversville-public-library-claims-processing-2014m-81Belleville-Henderson Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-128)
… officials did not provide IT security awareness training to all employees. District officials did not develop … and sensitive information. The District did not have a disaster recovery plan. Sensitive information technology … the network and financial application. Develop and adopt a disaster recovery plan. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/11/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-information-technology-2019mTown of Westerlo - Information Technology (2020M-33)
… have not: Established appropriate policies and procedures to safeguard IT resources. Implemented strong access controls … Formalized a contract describing specific services to be provided by the Town’s third-party IT vendor. In … sensitive IT control weaknesses confidentially to Town officials. Key Recommendations Adopt policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/06/05/town-westerlo-information-technology-2020m-33Ithaca City School District – Financial Condition (2015M-318)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period … cost savings measures are positive steps in the effort to use recurring revenues to support recurring expenditures. Key Recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/26/ithaca-city-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-318Honeoye Central School District – Payroll (2015M-277)
Honeoye Central School District Payroll 2015M277
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/honeoye-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-277The Common Retirement Fund – Employer Contributions and Rates
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) holds and invests the money used to pay NYSLRS benefits. As the trustee of the Fund, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is … The New York State Common Retirement Fund holds and invests the money used to pay NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/contributions/common-retirement-fundWaterford Volunteer Fire Department – Cash Disbursements (2015M-78)
… 2015. Background The Waterford Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer organization that provides fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/06/19/waterford-volunteer-fire-department-cash-disbursements-2015mNorth Queensbury Volunteer Fire Company – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-167)
… Background The North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Company is a not-for-profit corporation located in the Town of … fire protection services to the Town’s northern area and is governed by a seven member Board. During 2013, revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/09/05/north-queensbury-volunteer-fire-company-controls-over2021 Fall Conference - Bureau of State Payroll Services
2021 Fall Conference Payroll Presentations and Information
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/2021-fall-conference-bureau-state-payroll-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… for goods also increase sales tax collections, and the price of consumer goods and services during this third … the same period last year, as measured by the Consumer Price Index. The improvement in New York City sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarter