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Payment for Service Credit – Article 14 Benefits
… As a Tier 3 member covered by Article 14, you will usually be … There are two kinds of past service costs — mandatory and optional. Mandatory costs are required for service credit you … Example of Mandatory Past Service Costs: You joined the Retirement System on July 13, 2009, but your employer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/payment-service-creditYates County Industrial Development Agency - Receipts and Disbursements (2019M-182)
… pre-numbered duplicate receipts or cancelled checks to facilitate the review of accounting records and reports. … controls. A privately contracted payroll vendor has access to the YCIDA’s bank account to withdraw funds for payroll and processing fees. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2020/01/03/yates-county-industrial-development-agency-receipts-andCuba-Rushford Central School District - Financial Management (2020M-7)
… an average of $1 million of fund balance that was not used to finance operations. As of June 30, 2019, surplus fund … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Reduce surplus fund balance to comply with the statutory limit and use the excess funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/03/27/cuba-rushford-central-school-district-financial-management-2020m-7Monticello Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2020M-2)
… $12.1 million in appropriated fund balance not being used to finance operations. The District’s recalculated surplus … limit each of the last three fiscal years by 12.3 to 16.3 percentage points. As of June 30, 2019, the District … and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations. Review debt service and reserve funds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/04/10/monticello-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2020m-2Mottville Fire District - Budgeting and Financial Recordkeeping (2020M-26)
… appropriations. Develop fund balance and reserve policies to establish the desired levels of unrestricted fund balance and reserves to maintain. Update the financial records to conform to the Office of the State Comptroller’s (OSC’s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/15/mottville-fire-district-budgeting-and-financial-recordkeeping-2020m-26IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… listed in this chapter have been developed and organized to provide essential information that can be used for financial reporting and analytical purposes, and to enable State managers to monitor and track the type of revenues the State receives. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewGreen Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… provided an advance of $15,000 of separation pay to the former Business Manager. Key Recommendations Provide … of separation payments. Discuss the separation overpayment to the former Business Manager with the District’s legal counsel and take appropriate action to recover funds. Discontinue paying separation payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55Cost-Saving Ideas: Capital Planning for Local Governments and School Districts
… of maintaining existing assets versus acquiring new assets; Develop a structured approach for making … After answering these and other questions, you should create a multiyear capital plan that details when and how … for replacement equipment, or revenue generation from user fees. Legal Requirements The financing and procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-capital-planning-local-governments-and-school-districtsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… adequate comprehensive information technology contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious … also did not request or receive adequate monthly reports from the treasurer to adequately monitor operations, ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Over Bank Accounts (2014-S-69) Auditors found weaknesses in the monitoring and authorization of bank accounts, which … missing mandatory and required documents used to certify MWBEs or the files could not be located. Ogdensburg Bridge … including those resulting from accelerating deterioration in certain structural components, authority officials should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… issued. Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (Albany County) The board and officials … made as authorized or for an appropriate purpose. City of White Plains – Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP) Training … the purchases were for appropriate company purposes. Town of Amherst – Sexual Harassment Prevention Training (Erie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-3State Comptroller DiNapoli and Rockland D.A. Announce Middletown Man Arraigned on Grand Larceny Charges
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced that … Attorney Walsh announced that Ricardy Cesar of Middletown NY has been charged with Grand Larceny …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-rockland-da-announce-middletown-man-arraigned-grand-larceny-chargesDiNapoli Statement on Sentencing of Special Education Provider
… of the original audit of IncludED Educational Services, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093012/10s59.pdf … Todays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-statement-sentencing-special-education-providerCanajoharie Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-135)
… properly recorded and supported. As a result, the ability to make financial decisions was hindered and officials lacked the information necessary to provide an annual report. The Treasurer did not … percent) totaling $33,280, provide timely monthly reports to officials for eight of the 13 months in our audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2024/02/23/canajoharie-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activitiesTown of Crawford – Town Clerk (2021M-82)
… for, report, deposit, record and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner . … audit and investigation, the former Clerk pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny and first-degree tampering with public records, and she agreed to pay $21,296 in restitution before sentencing . In August …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/11/23/town-crawford-town-clerk-2021m-82Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-61)
… did not adopt a reserve policy to define its rationale for establishing reserve funds, maximum targeted funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-61Town of Ashland – Long-Term Planning (2024M-114)
… capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the Town’s capital and financial needs and identify appropriate funding and financing approaches to address them. Officials also have not developed a fund balance or a reserve fund policy to determine needed amounts for fund balance and specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/12/24/town-ashland-long-term-planning-2024m-114Town of Chesterfield – Town Clerk (2024M-110)
… Prepare accurate monthly reports and remit collections to the Supervisor and other agencies in the appropriate … the amount of cash on hand and on deposit in the bank to detailed lists of amounts due to the Supervisor and other agencies. Had the Town Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/24/town-chesterfield-town-clerk-2024m-110Bolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… and the amount of fund balance that will be used to fund operations based on historical trends or other … relevant information. Reduce unrestricted fund balance to within the statutory limit and use surplus funds in a manner more beneficial to taxpayers. Review and reduce reserve balances to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249Chateaugay Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2018M-77)
… (Board) provided adequate oversight of operations to ensure financial activity was properly recorded and … $14,405 without sufficient supporting documentation to allow officials to determine whether the expenses were for valid purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2018/08/10/chateaugay-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2018m-77