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Ordinary Death Benefit – State Police Plan
… not receive a monthly pension benefit). The first $50,000 of this benefit is paid in the form of group-term life insurance, which is currently … This benefit is equal to three times your last year’s earnings rounded up to the next highest multiple of $1,000, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/ordinary-death-benefitComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Avoca Central School District , Fire Island Union Free … County) District officials maintained accurate records of the accrual and use of employee leave time. Leave time is … P DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Avoca Central School District Fire Island Union Free …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… ranked third nationwide in the number of certified organic farms, according to a report released today by State … in both sales, at $93.6 million, and in the number of farms, at 402, according to the U.S. Department of … Vermont and Maine. As of 2015, 934 certified organic farms were operating across the state. New York rated fourth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkIX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants
… should the single payment voucher be submitted until the AR deposit has been posted in the SFS via one of the deposit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendorsXIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures
… the SFS Vendor File go through a Specially Designated Nationals validation as part of the New York State Vendor … prevent payment to entities on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List on the Office of Foreign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv8-controls-prevent-prohibited-transactions-using-sole-custody-fundsCost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System
… more desirable. To determine if buying used mid-sized cars was cost effective, county staff analyzed a sample of compact and mid-sized cars and calculated the total cost of operating the vehicles …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-establishing-effective-fleet-management-systemService-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation (Follow-Up)
… ) . Background The Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act (Act) was signed into law on May 12, 2014 to encourage … the Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (Division) within the Office of General Services … efforts to identify and address barriers to SDVOB development, which, if not addressed, could present …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementation-followThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… applicants who were next in line for units in a specific development were not always offered and/or awarded a unit in … in the methods used by HPD staff to place applicants on development waiting lists. Development officials often did not indicate who made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followNew York City School-Based Health Centers – Security and Controls Over Medications and Related Supplies (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation in our initial audit report, New York … We found that the sampled SBHCs did not follow Department of Health (DOH) inventory control regulations for medications … To determine the extent of implementation of the recommendation in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/new-york-city-school-based-health-centers-security-and-controls-over-medications-andGeneric PINs
… Instead, officials allow employees to share one PIN that DEC assigned in each of its regions throughout the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/generic-pinsCompliance With the Clery Act (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Clery Act (Report 2013-S-70). Background In 1990, Congress enacted the Clery Act, which requires colleges and universities to disclose … to develop strategies to enhance compliance with the Clery Act and to investigate and correct errors and discrepancies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/compliance-clery-act-followReporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data (Follow-Up)
… examined whether the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is accurately collecting, recording, and reporting bias … data for management decisions. We also determined whether NYPD officers receive sufficient training to enable them to … and handle all possible bias incidents. We found that the NYPD has begun efforts to review and reconcile incident …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/12/reporting-and-utilization-bias-incident-data-followTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… on historic trends. Develop and adopt financial plans for maintaining a reasonable level of fund balance. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60Town of Nichols – Town Supervisor's Records and Reports (2022M-185)
… Board consistently levied the majority of property taxes in the town-wide (TW) funds, where additional funding was not … revenues and did not levy the necessary property taxes in the town-outside-village (TOV) funds. The Town paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/24/town-nichols-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2022m-185Thousand Islands Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-201)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Thousand Islands Central School District (District) Board of … audit school district Thousand Islands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/09/thousand-islands-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-201Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act - Safety Plans - 2019-MS-1
… with the New York State Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. 1 Key Findings Schools must do more to … all minimum requirements and is filed with the State Education Department (SED) after adoption. All staff are … with the New York State Safe Schools Against Violence in Education SAVE Act …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/07/25/safe-schools-against-violence-education-save-act-safety-plans-2019-ms-1Rockville Centre Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-140)
… monitored users’ compliance with the District’s acceptable Internet use policy (AUP). Key Findings District officials … although the District’s regulations for acceptable Internet use and computer resources and data management state … is prohibited. As a result, the likelihood that a user’s Internet browsing exposes the District to malicious software …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/08/rockville-centre-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023mTown of DeWitt – Planning and Zoning and Recreation Departments' Collections (2024M-6)
… officials effectively managed the Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ cash collections. Key Findings Town … did not effectively manage the Planning and Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ cash collections. Officials also did … and 16 were not deposited in a timely manner. Of the 463 Recreation Department fees reviewed totaling $56,262, 176 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/04/26/town-dewitt-planning-and-zoning-and-recreation-departments-collections-2024m-6Town of Tonawanda – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-42)
… Wars Hall (VFW Hall), which is owned by the Town and used for election polling, such as accessible parking spaces with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/02/28/town-tonawanda-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-42Town of Grand Island – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (S9-24-44)
… door opening at least 32 inches wide. 18 components at the Senior Center, such as signs identifying van accessible parking … restroom stalls. 16 combined components at the Community Center, Highway Department and Recreation Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2025/03/07/town-grand-island-physical-accessibility-programs-and-services-s9-24-44