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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Enacted Budget
… “The state Legislature and Governor agreed on a new budget during an extraordinarily difficult time. The … spending, debt and cash flow trends. “Our analysis of the new budget will be forthcoming.” … The state Legislature and Governor agreed on a new budget during an extraordinarily difficult time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-enacted-budgetAbout Statement No. 67 – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
… disclosures. Has no impact on NYSLRS’ Statement of Plan Net Position or Statement of Changes in Plan Net Position. For more information on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/gasb/about-statement-no-67New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on EPA Proposal to Roll Back Emission Standards
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he, and eight fellow comptrollers and state treasurers, sent a … the agency's proposal to undo federal emissions standards for cars and light trucks. "The world's leading climate … payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-epa-proposal-roll-back-emission-standardsVendor File Advisory No. 3
… intervention. This includes: The Vendor’s ID, A temporary login number for the Primary Contact to access the online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/3-obtaining-vendors-primary-contact-email-addressDiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains at Two Percent for 2020
… growth for local governments with fiscal years that close on Dec. 31 will be capped at 2 percent for the 2020 fiscal … fiscal years, municipalities with a fiscal year ending on Dec. 31 had their levy growth capped at less than 2 … growth for local governments with fiscal years that close on Dec 31 will be capped at 2 percent for the 2020 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-two-percent-2020Additional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Career Plan
… Section 341(j) of the Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick … to offer this benefit, you may receive service credit for your unused, unpaid sick leave days at retirement. To be eligible for this benefit, you must retire directly from public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Article 14 Benefits
… example, if you have 19½ years of service credit but your pension will improve substantially if you have 20 years, your … requirement to retire in a special 20- or 25-year plan. … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jAdditional Service Credit for Sick Leave (Section 341[j]) – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… Law (RSSL) provides an optional sick leave benefit. If your employer has chosen to offer this benefit, you may … Qualify for vesting. For example, if you have four years and ten months of service credit and you need five years to be vested, your sick leave credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/additional-service-credit-sick-leave-section-341jChatham Central School District – Financial Management (2023M-11)
… million without demonstrating they were reasonably funded. For example, the Unemployment insurance reserve has about $747,000, enough to pay annual claims for 14 years. Workers’ compensation reserve has $1.4 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/chatham-central-school-district-financial-management-2023m-11Brocton Central School District – Claims Audit (2023M-15)
… may not have been detected and corrected. Had the Board of Education (Board) provided the claims auditor with … guidance to perform her duties, we may not have found that of the 184 claims we reviewed totaling $1 . 9 million, 100 … claims complied with the District’s procurement policy. 28 of the claims totaling approximately $66,000 also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/04/brocton-central-school-district-claims-audit-2023m-15Buffalo Collegiate Charter School – Credit Cards (2022M-69)
… Objective Determine whether Buffalo Collegiate Charter School (School) credit card charges were properly approved, adequately supported, and for School purposes. Key Findings Credit card charges were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2022/07/15/buffalo-collegiate-charter-school-credit-cards-2022m-69Waterville Central School District – Network User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning (2022M-111)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Waterville Central School District (District) officials adequately managed network user … network user accounts that could be used as entry points for individuals to gain unauthorized access to the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/10/waterville-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-and-informationXIV.7 Monitoring Payments Made to Vendors – XIV. Special Procedures
One important control in New Yorks Statewide Financial System requires Business Unit staff to verify all payments made are valid
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv7-monitoring-payments-made-vendorsWheelerville Union Free School District – Unused IT Asset Inventory (2022M-2)
… pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Wheelerville Union Free School District (District) officials maintained complete … unused IT assets and ensure that obsolete IT equipment is free from data prior to storage or authorized disposal. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/wheelerville-union-free-school-district-unused-it-asset-inventory-2022m-2Valhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… to officials, we found District officials should have: Disabled 67 unneeded network user accounts. These unnecessary accounts had last log-on dates ranging from January 3, 2012, to September 3, 2021, … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)
… Twelve employees received pay that was not consistent with their employment agreements, authorized pay rates or … Officials could not support they provided the Board with sufficient information for the Board to perform its … Recommendations Ensure employees are paid in accordance with employment agreements, approved salaries and pay rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/12/01/university-preparatory-charter-school-young-men-payroll-2023m-123Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2023M-88)
… (FSA) and Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) in a timely manner. Key Findings District officials were not … funds were returned, the funds were not available for the District’s use. Officials did not: Ensure the … ensure the administrator returned all forfeited funds in a timely manner. Key Recommendations Establish written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/13/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-central-school-district-employee-benefit-planSweet Home Central School District – Financial Management (2022M-166)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Sweet Home Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District … were not transparent with taxpayers and maintained real property taxes at a level higher than necessary to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/sweet-home-central-school-district-financial-management-2022m-166Greene Central School District – Unused Leave Payments and Leave Accruals (2022M-158)
… calculated correctly . District officials: Made errors in 76 percent of District employees’ accrued leave calculations, resulting in 251 employees’ leave balances being credited either for … reviewed, 23 had errors totaling $8,530, including $4,900 in payments for unused vacation leave which were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/02/24/greene-central-school-district-unused-leave-payments-and-leave-accrualsTiconderoga Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-23)
… District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/16/ticonderoga-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-23