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Town of Saugerties – Claims Auditing (2024M-144)
… (Board) properly audited claims and authorized credit card purchases. Key Findings The Board did not properly audit claims or authorize credit card purchases. We reviewed 50 claims totaling $2.1 million and 50 credit card purchases totaling $28,815. We determined that the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/05/16/town-saugerties-claims-auditing-2024m-144Port Ewen Fire District – Financial Management (2024M-157)
… However, soliciting investment options may have resulted in greater investment earnings. For example, the District’s … B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/10/03/port-ewen-fire-district-financial-management-2024m-157Town of Pittsfield – Supervisor's Records and Reports (2024M-80)
… Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting records and reports. Key Findings The Supervisor did not maintain … Town Supervisor Supervisor maintained complete accurate and uptodate accounting records and reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/09/27/town-pittsfield-supervisors-records-and-reports-2024m-80Livingston County Probation Department – Financial Operations (2016M-404)
… audit was to examine the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2014 through April 28, 2016. … makes little or no effort to collect unpaid obligations for the Department’s 1,900 “due and owing” cases totaling … computer system produced unreliable data and reports for use in monitoring and enforcing unpaid accounts. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/08/04/livingston-county-probation-department-financial-operations-2016m-404Village of Riverside – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2024M-107)
… complete, accurate and timely accounting records and reports. Key Findings The former and current … complete, accurate or timely accounting records and reports. As a result, the Board of Trustees’ (Board’s) … 2024. The Clerk-Treasurers did not file periodic payroll reports or remit withholdings timely to the Internal Revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/11/27/village-riverside-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-107State Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Date Immediately Background Information New York State Payroll Users Group, has designed new generic queries and … Overtime Payments Position Management Agency Actions Payroll officers should distribute this bulletin to users … Refer to the PS Query training materials available on the Payroll Services page of the OSC website. Open the OSC page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… level in 2021, a decrease of five percentage points from 2010. Poverty rates in 2021 for Black and Asian New … points less than in 2010. Poverty rates in counties ranged from 5.7% in Nassau and Putnam to 24.4% in the Bronx. … crucially important report which puts facts and figures behind the realities for millions of struggling New Yorkers,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… jobs statewide dropped by 19.8%. It recovered by 2023, but only in New York City and Long Island, not in the rest of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsOpinion 90-53
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS -- Consultants … contractor) VILLAGE LAW, §§1-102; 3-301(2); 4-408(a): (1) In the absence of express statutory authorization, the … issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy in excess of $50,000 per year. It is unclear, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Opinion 2005-4
… be used. Article 2 of the General Municipal Law (§6-c, et seq .) contains provisions authorizing local governments … benefits” due an employee upon termination of the employee’s service (General Municipal Law §6-p[1][b],[2][a]). … are expressly set forth by statute (see e.g., Town Law §90 et seq .; Village Law §9-900 et seq .; County Law §100 et seq …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4More About This Retirement Plan – New Career Plan
… System members covered by the New Career Plan. (There is no Tier 4 in the Police and Fire Retirement System.) These … of New York, administers these plans. Our main office is in Albany, New York. This publication is a general summary of membership benefits, rights and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/more-about-retirement-planTravel Advisory No. 5
… Subject: Section XIII.3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense was updated. Guidance: The … (OSC) updated Chapter XIII, Section 3 – Record Retention – Travel and Expense of the Guide to Financial … the agency has complied with the State’s record retention policies and the GFO , Chapter XIV, Section 9 - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseVillage of Northville – Joint Youth Activity Program (2016M-339)
… operate youth development activities for children residing in the Village and the Towns of Northampton, Edinburg, Benson … for deposit. Key Recommendations Review bank statements in conjunction with a review of the bank reconciliations to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2016/12/09/village-northville-joint-youth-activity-program-2016m-339Delaware County – Third-Party Contractual Services (2014M-287)
… audit was to review the County’s policies and procedures for contracting with third-party service providers for the period January 1, 2013 through June 9, 2014. … that is composed of 19 members. Budgeted appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $129.6 million. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/03/06/delaware-county-third-party-contractual-services-2014m-287Columbia County – Payroll (2014M-121)
… October 3, 2013. Background Columbia County is located in eastern New York and has a population of approximately … properly segregated. The auto-pay payroll system resulted in payments to part-time attorneys for hours not worked. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/08/14/columbia-county-payroll-2014m-121Florida Union Free School District – Information Technology (2017M-146)
… 9, 2017. Background The Florida Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Goshen and Warwick in Orange … with approximately 820 students. The District, which is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/florida-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2017m-146City of Lockport - Budget Review (B1-16-16)
… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City's general, water and sewer funds as of December … found the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the preliminary budget are reasonable. The proposed budget … not include a tax overlay, which could create a shortfall in 2017. The Common Council will have to adopt a local law to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-16-16Sherman Central School District – Claims Processing (2016M-352)
… one school with approximately 400 students, is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/16/sherman-central-school-district-claims-processing-2016m-352Sewanhaka Central High School District – Student Fees (2016M-296)
… sufficient supporting documentation, such as receipts, registration forms and class rosters, are available and used to reconcile payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/04/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-student-fees-2016m-296Port Jervis City School District – Financial Condition (2016M-319)
… period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background The Port Jervis City School District is located in the City of Port Jervis, Orange County. The District, which operates four … Port Jervis City School District Financial Condition 2016M319 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/port-jervis-city-school-district-financial-condition-2016m-319