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Cost-of-Living Adjustment – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Once you meet the eligibility requirements, including age and number of years retired, your retirement benefit will permanently increase each year. This adjustment, subject to pension caps and limitations, is 50 percent of the previous year’s annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/cost-living-adjustmentShoreham-Wading River Central School District – Financial Management (2017M-75)
… School District is located in the Towns of Brookhaven and Riverhead, Suffolk County. The District, which is … Board has not adopted budgets with reasonable expenditure and fund balance appropriations. The Board appropriated fund balance and reserves that it did not actually need to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/06/16/shoreham-wading-river-central-school-district-financial-management-2017mSelected Aspects of Bus Fleet Maintenance Report (Follow-Up)
… 23, 2010, examined whether the MTA (1) has standards and procedures for the maintenance of its bus fleet, (2) … bus maintenance in compliance with these standards and procedures, and (3) has a comprehensive maintenance plan for its bus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/11/selected-aspects-bus-fleet-maintenance-report-followCattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Financial Management (2016M-77)
… From fiscal years 2012-13 through 2014-15, the Board and BOCES officials consistently overestimated appropriations … its reserves without adequate disclosure to the public and the districts and overfunded three reserves. BOCES has restricted more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/08/18/cattaraugus-allegany-erie-wyoming-board-cooperative-educational-services-financialEastport-South Manor Central School District – Financial Software User Access (2014M-379)
… District, located in the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southampton in Suffolk County, is governed by a … Board of Education. The District operates five schools and has approximately 4,000 students and 650 employees. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/03/20/eastport-south-manor-central-school-district-financial-software-userCOLA – Child Center of New York
… contractors with guidance describing the eligible expenses and required supporting documentation. Key Findings Of the … examined, we found $5,756 in overpayments for unallowable and unsupported expenses and $1,970 in noncompliant expenses paid outside the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/11/cola-child-center-new-yorkVillage of Medina – Ambulance Service Billings (2014M-326)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review ambulance service billing … 1, 2011 through September 10, 2014. Background The Village of Medina is located in Orleans County and has a population …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/05/01/village-medina-ambulance-service-billings-2014m-326Salmon River Central School District – Foster Care Student Tuition (2022M-168)
… Officials made payment errors for 14 (45 percent) of 31 foster care students who were enrolled at other school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/10/salmon-river-central-school-district-foster-care-student-tuition-2022mStarpoint Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-266)
… in the Towns of Cambria, Lockport, Pendleton, Wheatfield and Royalton in Niagara County. The District, which operates … inappropriate liability reserves of approximately $942,000 and overfunded the employee benefit accrued liability reserve … Develop realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in annual budgets. Use the excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/starpoint-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-266Springville-Griffith Institute Central School District – Financial Management (2015M-221)
… is located in the Towns of Aurora, Boston, Colden, Collins and Sardinia in Erie County and the Towns of Ashford, East Otto and Yorkshire in Cattaraugus County. The District, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/08/springville-griffith-institute-central-school-district-financialSpencerport Central School District – Financial Condition (2016M-254)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the District’s financial condition … is located in the Towns of Ogden, Gates, Greece and Parma in Monroe County. The District, which operates six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/10/28/spencerport-central-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-254Albion Central School District – Budgeting (2016M-80)
… Towns of Albion, Barre, Carlton, Gaines, Kendall, Murray and Ridgeway in Orleans County and the Town of Elba in Genesee County. The District, which … surpluses. The District’s retirement contribution reserve and unemployment insurance reserve were overfunded. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/albion-central-school-district-budgeting-2016m-80Town of Orchard Park – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2017M-81)
… Director did not reconcile recreation fees collected by a vendor with cash receipts records. Key Recommendations Adopt … cash receipts. Review and approve the contract with the vendor who processes Department registration fees and ensure … office in a timely manner. Review and reconcile vendor payments of online receipts to the cash receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-orchard-park-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2017m-81Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Cash Management (2023M-40)
… for Administration (Assistant Superintendent) and BOCES officials did not: Develop and manage a comprehensive investment program or develop … program procedures. Prepare monthly cash flow forecasts and ensure available funds are invested in legally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/02/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-cash-managementTown of Johnsburg – North Creek Water District Charges (2023M-51)
… The lack of effective management of water billing resulted in the Town not billing for $8,461 (6 percent of the average annual water revenue) in water revenues it was entitled to . Officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/07/21/town-johnsburg-north-creek-water-district-charges-2023m-51Oyster Bay Water District – Payments in Lieu of Health Insurance (2017M-43)
… to review payments in lieu of health insurance coverage for the period January 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2017/06/02/oyster-bay-water-district-payments-lieu-health-insurance-2017m-43Gloversville Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2015M-257)
… internal controls over tenant rents and claims processing for the period October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. … Board of Commissioners. The Authority’s operating budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year totaled approximately $2.5 … Key Findings The Board did not adopt adequate policies for tenant rent collections to ensure that payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/01/15/gloversville-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2015m-257Clyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… Key Findings District officials did not ensure that the District’s network access controls were secure. Officials … whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. The District had the following unneeded accounts: 354 network … pandemic, as the District moves to increased reliance on a remote learning environment and administrative operations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122Town of Minden – Budgeting (2014M-366)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, 2011 through July 31, 2014. … population of approximately 4,300. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $1.8 million. Key Findings The … of our audit was to review the Towns budgeting practices for the period January 1 2011 through July 31 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/05/29/town-minden-budgeting-2014m-366Payments Allowed in Advance of Audit – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… of the petty cash fund should periodically request reimbursement for the fund by submitting all bills or … fund. The person or body auditing claims should audit the reimbursement request in the same manner as other claims. 9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/payments-allowed-advance-audit