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Islip Fire District – Capital Assets (2020M-3)
… whether District officials maintain and monitor accurate inventory records to safeguard District assets. Key Findings District officials … District assets were monitored and safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets … whether District officials maintain and monitor accurate inventory records to safeguard District assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-capital-assets-2020m-3Richfield Springs Central School District - Fixed Assets (2019M-140)
… not have asset tags and four had the incorrect asset tag numbers. Out of 158 fixed assets listed as being disposed, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/20/richfield-springs-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2019m-140Hendrick Hudson Central School District - Financial Condition (2019M-24)
… finances to ensure fiscal stability. Key Findings The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (Indian Point) is expected to shut down beginning in 2020 with … services of a third-party consultant to prepare a report on the effects of the revenue loss and measures to take. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/07/03/hendrick-hudson-central-school-district-financial-condition-2019m-24Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… systems were adequately secured against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key Findings District officials did not … the District’s IT systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The Board and District officials did not: … resources. Develop written procedures for managing system access. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157Northern Adirondack Central School District – Financial Condition (2020M-51)
… and have used $1.5 million in appropriated fund balance to fund operations. Because of the District’s ongoing reliance on fund balance to finance expenditures, the total fund balance has declined … from about $2.5 million at the beginning of 2017-18 to about $1 million at the end of 2018-19. The Board has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/09/25/northern-adirondack-central-school-district-financial-condition-2020m-51Changing Employers – Membership and Enrollment
… Some special retirement plans require service in a particular title. A special plan allows for retirement after 20 or 25 years of service, regardless of … Certain service may not count toward retirement under a 20 or 25year special plan In some instances PFRS members may be eligible to join …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/changing-employersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. City … certain significant revenue and expenditure projections in the 2020-21 adopted budget are not reasonable and other … several funds that are not balanced or are not reasonable. The city’s tax levy of $6,047,472 also exceeds the allowable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsShenendehowa Central School District – Longevity Payments (2023M-165)
… School District (District) officials ensured longevity payments for employees separating from service were accurate, … Key Findings District officials did not ensure longevity payments for employees separating from service were accurate, … District officials did not accurately calculate longevity payments for 26 of the 32 (81 percent) employees that we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/shenendehowa-central-school-district-longevity-payments-2023m-165Mount Morris Central School District – Claims Auditor (2022M-131)
… as approved quotes, bids and contracts. Properly audit all claims that include GST BOCES service charges. District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/mount-morris-central-school-district-claims-auditor-2022m-131Cortland County - Claims Audit and Check Printing (2018M-247)
… audited claims since 2015. The Finance Office clerks have access rights in the financial software to enter … Information Technology (IT) Department to review user access rights to the financial software and modify user … is applied to prepared checks. Discontinue assigning users access rights in the financial software. County officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2019/03/01/cortland-county-claims-audit-and-check-printing-2018m-247Hoosic Valley Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-238)
… necessary reserves and reducing property taxes. Review all reserves to determine whether balances are necessary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-238Bolton Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-249)
… Key Findings Unrestricted unappropriated fund balance at the end of 2017-18 was $2.7 million or 29 percent of 2018-19 appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by almost 25 percentage points. … or by almost 13 percent from 2015-16 through 2018-19. The unemployment insurance reserve was overfunded and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/02/15/bolton-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-249State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Yates County) The assessor granted 850 non-New York STAR property tax exemptions for non-municipal-owned property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsTuckahoe Common School District - Purchasing (2018M-228)
… $48,965 and found that the District procured goods and services from 12 vendors totaling $23,678 without obtaining … Use competitive methods to procure professional services and purchases under the bidding threshold. Obtain Board authorization if necessary professional services exceed the Board-approved compensation in written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2018m-228State Agencies Bulletin No. 980
… April 1 2010 Salary Increase for Employees Represented by the Public Employees Federation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/980-april-1-2010-salary-increase-employees-represented-public-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 978
… Payroll Bulletin No. 978 regarding the payment of Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) April 1, 2010 … 2010 Salary Increases for Employees Represented by the Civil Service Employees Association CSEA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/978-april-2010-salary-increases-employees-represented-civil-serviceState Agencies Bulletin No. 919
… Affected Employees Employees receiving a retroactive pay increase for military stipend Effective Date(s) August … beginning or ending military stipend beginning in Pay Periods 9L and 10L. When an employee receives both … to a retroactive salary increase from their time while earning the stipend will have the FICA exemption applied only …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/919-taxation-retroactive-raise-payments-employees-receiving-military-stipendOrange County Community College – Information Technology and Financial Activities (2017M-111)
… has two campuses and about 5,500 students, is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees. Expenditures for the 2015-16 … not adopt adequate IT policies that address appropriate computer use and security or provide training on policies, … protected, backups were not adequately maintained and a disaster recovery plan has not been established. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2017/09/29/orange-county-community-college-information-technology-and-financialUpstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 31, 2012. Background UCP is an SED-approved not-for-profit special education provider located in Utica, New York. UCP provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities between the ages of three and five years. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAccounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… payable to Verizon for landline services may delay payment crediting and Business Units may experience … with the GFO, Chapter XII, Section 5.B - Unique Invoice Number Requirements , Business Units must ensure there is a unique invoice number for each voucher. Due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-services