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Copiague Fire District – Credit Card Purchases (2019M-98)
… and for legitimate District purposes. Key Findings Of 1,174 credit card charges made during our audit period, … exceeded the District’s travel meal allowance by $5,047. The Board approved 28 charges totaling $5,786 for refreshments that were in violation of New York State Public Officers Law. The Board approved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-credit-card-purchases-2019m-98Oneida City School District – Information Technology (2020M-80)
… were used for personal activity, increasing the likelihood of the District’s network being exposed to malicious … recovery plan was not made available to us or the Board of Education for review and approval. Sensitive information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/16/oneida-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-80Harrisville Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Debt for Bus Purchases (2020M-48)
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During our audit, the Business Manager prepared and submitted State aid forms for three of these buses. The District unnecessarily borrowed more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/02/harrisville-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-debt-busLyncourt Union Free School District – Information Technology (2020M-121)
… officials did not adequately manage network user accounts or develop and adopt a written disaster recovery plan. As a … agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/02/05/lyncourt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2020m-121Sherburne-Earlville Central School District – Emplolyee Benefits (2024M-67)
… payments. Key Findings Officials did not always properly calculate employees’ leave accruals, accurately pay … when leave buybacks were processed or record leave in the District’s leave tracking system. In addition, … procedures were not in place for maintaining leave accrual records or to ensure that separation payments were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/04/sherburne-earlville-central-school-district-emplolyee-benefits-2024m-67DiNapoli Statement on NYC's 2025 Budget Modification
… the following statement today regarding New York City's 2025 budget modification. "New York City’s Fiscal Year 2025 … were canceled last year and make up for cost overruns on cash and rental assistance, which continue to outpace the city’s projections. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-statement-nycs-2025-budget-modificationYour Pension Pay Stub
… order. View Your Pension Pay Stub in Retirement Online Sign in to Retirement Online . From Account Homepage, click View Pension Check . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/retirees/your-pension-pay-stubSchool for Language and Communication Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the School for … York. SLCD provides preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between three and five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/16/school-language-and-communication-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualBilingual Care, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Bilingual Care, … Reports (CFR) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/11/bilingual-care-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe Arc Erie County New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
To determine whether the costs reported by The Arc Erie County New York on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly calculated adequately documented and allowable under the State Education Departments guidelines including the Reimbursable Cost Manual and the
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/arc-erie-county-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualIT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… report – pdf] We also released 20 letter reports to the following School Districts: Brighton Central School … equipment inventory. Nineteen Districts did not inventory all IT assets or conduct annual inventories. Seventeen Districts could not locate all IT assets. Eight Districts did not have adequate physical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2X.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… to validate vendor information and authorize the issuance of the Special Use Vendor ID. Once the vendor is successfully … the VMU will notify the Business Unit, by email or fax, of the assigned New York State Special Purpose Vendor ID, the … TIN. Business Units are also able to monitor the approval of their requested vendors by using the following SFS report: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idXIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… on an expense report. Review the information that a proxy has entered in an expense report, adjust expenses as … ( AC 132-S* ). (This document can either be submitted to a proxy for processing, or submitted through the proper … forms in a central location, such as the Finance Office. A proxy may not submit an employee’s expense report for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certificationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Kids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Kids Unlimited, … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/kids-unlimited-pt-ot-slp-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Announces Lowered Fees for New York State's 529 College Savings Direct Plan
… today announced a new reduction in management fees for the state’s 529 College Savings Program’s Direct Plan. It … offers a variety of investment options including three age-based portfolio options that parents can choose from … which invest exclusively in low-cost Vanguard index funds, are designed to become more conservative portfolios …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-lowered-fees-new-york-states-529-college-savings-direct-planState Agencies Bulletin No. 1052
… Purpose To describe a new field in PayServ to be used by New York State’s Statewide Financial System (SFS). Affected Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1052-alternate-employee-identifierOnondaga Central School District - Financial Condition Management and Fuel Records (2018M-181)
… maintained general fund unrestricted fund balance close to the 4 percent statutory limit. Adopted budgets consistently overestimated appropriations due to conservative budget practices. As a result, the District … to its reserve (restricted) funds, which increased by $1.50 million, or 65 percent (from $2.31 million to $3.81 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/12/07/onondaga-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-and-fuelTier Status – Article 14 Benefits
… When you join the Retirement System, you are assigned to a tier depending on your date of membership. You are a Tier 3 member covered by Article 14 if you joined the Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/tier-statusContract Advisory No. 6
… only be changed when the original contract (sequence 0) is in the Open status. The Vendor ID cannot be changed once … with the incorrect Vendor ID. Use the attached chart: “ What To Do When An Incorrect Vendor ID Has Been Used For A … note the required procedures differ based on the status of the contract, whether payments were issued under the wrong …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/6-correcting-vendor-id-contract