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NYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Estimated First Quarter Results
… State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) estimated return in the first quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 … helped make it one of the best-funded public pension funds in the nation and it remains well-positioned to weather the … June 30, 2022, the Fund had 44.7% of its assets invested in publicly traded equities. The remaining Fund assets by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-estimated-first-quarter-resultsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… security policies and procedures to safeguard IT assets. In addition, employees stored personal data, such as photos, … 2018, the audit period. Three employees received $34,738 in health insurance buyouts that they may not have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Village of Hastings-on-Hudson - Board Oversight (2018M-92)
… York State Village Law, Section 3-301. Seek competition for six professional services totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/10/26/village-hastings-hudson-board-oversight-2018m-92East Bloomfield Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-154)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of East Bloomfield, in Ontario … agent does not provide the Board with required quotes and does not retain the documentation. The Board has not … the procurement policy to clearly require presentation and retention of price quotations or proposals and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/11/17/east-bloomfield-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-154City of Oswego – Community Development (2015M-108)
… number of jobs created by its revolving loan program and does not actively enforce the repayment of loans that become delinquent. The Department does not have a process in place to determine when it is … to the Oswego City Revitalization Corporation (OCRC) but does not have the authority to make a gift of real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/20/city-oswego-community-development-2015m-108Hoosic Valley Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-6)
… The Hoosic Valley Central School District is located in the Towns of Schaghticoke and Pittstown in Rensselaer County and the Towns of Cambridge and Easton in Washington County. It operates two schools with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/06/hoosic-valley-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-6Fire Prevention, Safety and Control
… the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (Office) is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and … Evaluation and Inspection Unit. Key Finding The Office is in compliance with applicable fire prevention, safety and … if the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Office is in compliance with applicable fire prevention safety and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/21/fire-prevention-safety-and-control-0Middle Country Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2022M-160)
… detection . It also compromises the Board’s ability to monitor the financial operations of the ECA clubs. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/17/middle-country-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal
… levels, and economic disruption due to climate change. It is time for US companies to step up to the plate and … disclose and implement low carbon transition plans. It is our responsibility as investors to make sure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-secs-climate-disclosure-proposalTown of Locke – Financial Condition (2020M-111)
… fund balances as of December 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to … The Board did not adopt formal fund balance, reserve and budgeting policies, along with multiyear financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/13/town-locke-financial-condition-2020m-111Analytical Reviews – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… just a claim-by-claim review and to consider the function in the broader scope of your operations. The body or official auditing claims should be aware of trends in expenditures that may provide opportunities for improvement in procuring goods and services. An analytical review may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/analytical-reviewsImportant Filing Reminders – Legacy Reporting
… reporting data for the first time, you need to submit it in a regular monthly report. Once you submit a member’s data in a regular monthly report, if you need to submit any subsequent data for that member, submit it in an adjustment report. Multiple regular reports in a month …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/important-filing-remindersUnion Springs Central School District - Safeguarding of Personal, Private and Sensitive Information on Mobile Computing Devices (2022M-67)
… to PPSI. In addition to sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses that were communicated confidentially … safeguarded. Key Recommendations District officials and IT staff should: Develop comprehensive written procedures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/union-springs-central-school-district-safeguarding-personal-private-andEdgemont Union Free School District – Information Technology (2024M-37)
… (District) officials disabled unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. Key Findings The IT Director did not disable unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. As a result, the District had an … account access are implemented and followed. Maintain a list of authorized user accounts and routinely evaluate and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/08/edgemont-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2024m-37Opinion 96-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST-- Insurance … agency through which town's insurance placed) -- Interest in Contract (arising from general concern with overall … of the insurance agency, would not have an "interest" in the town's insurance contracts. The supervisor, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-6Opinion 89-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Capital Reserve Fund (use of moneys in to pay debt service) -- Repair Reserve Fund (transfer of … town sewer districts); (authority to sell excess capacity in sewage treatment plant) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c, 6-d, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 90-53
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT … -- Assessment Procedures (authority to retain assessor on contractual basis) BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Independent … for the performance of a municipal function depends on the nature of the function. Only those functions which may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53DiNapoli: Nourish NY Needs Better Oversight to Connect More Food Banks and In-State Farms to Funding
… New York program (Nourish NY) was created to help the 1-in-10 New Yorkers facing food insecurity and local farmers by … New York Program is vital and addresses significant needs in both rural and urban communities to combat food … of Agriculture and Markets (Ag&Mkts). The program launched in May 2020 to help with the pandemic’s food supply chain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nourish-ny-needs-better-oversight-connect-more-food-banks-and-state-farms-fundingOpinion 98-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (contract with … Law and regulations, for Medicaid clients. This is in reply to your letter concerning a proposal in connection with the provision of transportation services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 98-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Appointment to … and comptroller would have a prohibited interest in contracts between the town and the partnership, unless an exception in General Municipal Law, §802 applied. Compensated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-3