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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1978
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2022 maximum salary limit for ORP and VDC in Tier 6 … are affected. Background In accordance with Section 415 of the Internal Revenue code, providing dollar limitations on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1978-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntary-definedCenter Moriches Free Public Library – Budgeting and Cash Receipts (2013M-378)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Library’s budgeting practices … located in Suffolk County and is governed by the Board of Trustees which consists of five elected members. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/04/18/center-moriches-free-public-library-budgeting-and-cash-receipts-2013m-378Herricks Union Free School District – Overtime (2019M-127)
… officials properly approved and monitored overtime for custodial employees. Key Findings Did not preapprove and adequately monitor overtime for custodial employees. Paid overtime to 10 custodial … of total overtime paid to these employees, primarily for non-emergencies. However, with appropriate scheduling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/08/30/herricks-union-free-school-district-overtime-2019m-127Poughkeepsie City School District - Budgeting (2018M-226)
… million and $4 million. Key Recommendations Adopt budgets with reasonable revenue and appropriation estimates based on historical or other known trends. Ensure that transfers with approvals are made to avoid overexpended line items. … Reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to comply with the statutory limit. Surplus funds can be used as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-budgeting-2018m-226Franklin-Treadwell Fire District – Disbursements (2021M-16)
… to ensure disbursements were authorized, supported and for appropriate District purposes. Key Findings Although … officials, disbursements were authorized, supported and for appropriate District purposes. However, the failure to review disbursement activities increases the risk for unauthorized and inappropriate transactions. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/21/franklin-treadwell-fire-district-disbursements-2021m-16True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School - Financial Oversight (2019M-206)
… Key Findings The Board: Failed to provide oversight of the charter management organization (Company). School officials did not: Ensure the Company provided all of the services required by its contract. Receive … services. School officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations, but indicated they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2020/03/06/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-financial-oversight-2019mCommack Union Free School District - Information Technology Assets Inventory (2020M-15)
… It took between 11 and 55 days from our initial visits for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of … Implement policies and procedures to properly account for all electronic devices throughout the District. Ensure … location of asset. Designate staff to be responsible for accounting for inventory, and updating the records to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/08/commack-union-free-school-district-information-technology-assetsEast Moriches Union Free School District – Budget Review (B7-13-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine … are outstanding. Key Findings Based on the results of our review, we found that the significant revenue and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/25/east-moriches-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b7-13-3XII.5.E Processing Vouchers Against a Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… Each electronic invoice submitted by a vendor must reference a purchase order in the SFS. The SFS will … voucher, a Business Unit must enter (1) the purchase order number that was used to make the purchase into the PO Number … correct and appropriate for payment. Business Units must reference the purchase order on the voucher to liquidate the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5e-processing-vouchers-against-purchase-orderNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on State Budget
… examine the long-term impact of these spending decisions. My office expects to finish our analysis of the enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-state-budgetContract Advisory No. 4
… Subject: Corrective Action for Contract Transactions Created in the Statewide Financial System with Invalid Business Unit and Department IDs Guidance: Agencies may have multiple … but only certain of those combinations are valid for use in creating contracts. New contracts (Amendment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/4-business-unit-and-department-id-combinations-used-create-contracts-statewideSteppingStone Day School, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… full-day Special Class and full-day Special Class in an Integrated Setting programs. During the two fiscal … request a late-pickup day care service up until 5:00 p.m. In contrast, SteppingStone operated the SED preschool … 582 students with disabilities at its two locations: one in Queens and the other in the Bronx. The DOE refers students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/steppingstone-day-school-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSUNY Bulletin No. SU-299
… to provide agencies with instructions on how to update a Tier 6 employee’s Retirement Plan page due to the two year look-back. Affected Employees Tier 6 New York State Education Department and SUNY employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-299-two-year-look-back-tier-6-suny-optional-retirement-planCUNY Bulletin No. CU-720
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2021 Prepaid Legal Service Benefit. Affected Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-720-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1957
… Assistance program is excluded from taxable wages. Amounts in excess of $5,250 must be reported and are subject to … is considered the taxable amount and must be reported in PayServ through either Time Entry or the agency … dated 12/16/2021). Tax Information Educational Assistance in excess of $5,250 is considered a taxable fringe benefit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1957-educational-assistance-benefits-2021State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… district audits have been issued. Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchase Cards … goods or services were obtained. Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds … goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Out of nine purchases under the competitive bidding threshold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0DiNapoli Op-Ed: Act on Proposal to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… are mounting. While public employers in New York annually pay contributions to pre-fund pensions, the same does not … retiree health insurance. The state and local governments pay the bill for health insurance every year on a pay-as-you-go-basis, which means that current taxpayers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-op-ed-act-proposal-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… Metro-North does not have procedures to address all types of severe weather events and did not perform an assessment of its Harlem Line related to flooding due to heavy rains. … did not have one for each of the three seasons in our sample. 50 of 65 (77%) sampled pieces of equipment such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/06/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingSchenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Agency’s process for evaluating and monitoring projects for the period January … benefits to a property management and redevelopment company rather than directly to the businesses leasing those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-projectState Agencies Bulletin No. 1206
… Purpose To provide information about an upgrade to Control-D. Affected Employees Control-D users … a.m. on November 19, 2012. OSC Actions OSC is performing an upgrade to Control-D version 3.7.01.100.The upgrade … ) … To provide information about an upgrade to ControlD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1206-control-d-upgrade