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Becoming Eligible for a Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… Basic Plan with Increased TakeHome Pay for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 Article 11 5 and 6 under Sections 370a 371a and 375 Becoming Eligible for a Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/becoming-eligible-benefitSchool District Bus Safety (2018-MS-4)
… Key Findings Districts did not sufficiently monitor in-house drivers or contractual transportation vendors. Superintendents in five districts did not annually approve all bus drivers. … transportation vendor drivers. Take an active role in overseeing the districts’ own transportation departments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2018/08/30/school-district-bus-safety-2018-ms-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1338
… Purpose To alert payroll system users of processing schedule changes. Overview PayServ will not be available … for more processing time. Agency Impact The processing schedule has been compressed to accommodate this system … Please see revised dates on the Agency Submission Schedule . Questions Questions regarding issues related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1338-payserv-processing-schedule-changes-due-scheduled-system-maintenanceInlet Common School District – Claims Processing (2023M-180)
… authorized claims to be paid. District officials used a debit card to pay for 60 purchases totaling $6,840 that were … claims processing duties. Consider discontinuing using a debit card for District purchases. Approve all claims before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/03/22/inlet-common-school-district-claims-processing-2023m-180Saranac Central School District – Investment Program (2023M-89)
… investment accounts more effectively, the District may have earned $356,452, or $202,353 more than the $154,099 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/22/saranac-central-school-district-investment-program-2023m-89Tonawanda City School District - Procurement (2023M-108)
… process to procure goods and services. Key Findings The Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not always … may have paid more than necessary for goods and services. The Board and District officials: Procured 167 interactive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/12/01/tonawanda-city-school-district-procurement-2023m-108Town of Seneca Falls – Cash Collections (2023M-57)
… permit fees and $2,000 of security deposits for facility rentals in accordance with statutory requirements. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/08/25/town-seneca-falls-cash-collections-2023m-57Town of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, competition would have been sought, approvals likely would have been obtained and the overpayment could have been avoided. Key Recommendations Officials should: l …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Electronic Records and Reports (2022M-62)
… - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District (District) officials … that addressed the creation, maintenance and storage of e-records, as required. Without a secure e-record storage … that addresses the creation, maintenance and storage of e-records. District officials generally agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-electronic-records-andNew Lebanon Central School District – Network User Accounts (2021M-30)
… Officials did not establish adequate controls over the District’s network user accounts to protect against … Officials did not: Disable 26 unneeded generic accounts of the 48 generic network accounts examined. Ensure acceptable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/11/new-lebanon-central-school-district-network-user-accounts-2021m-30Hudson City School District – Information Technology (2020M-157)
… District officials did not adequately secure and protect the District’s IT systems against unauthorized use, access and loss. The Board and District officials did not: Adopt adequate IT policies or a disaster recovery plan. Ensure the acceptable use policy (AUP) was complied with, monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/01/14/hudson-city-school-district-information-technology-2020m-157Marlboro Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-33)
… user accounts and 14 generic and/or shared user accounts) of the reviewed accounts were unneeded or questionable accounts. … user account management policies and procedures; however, the Board did not adopt the policy and the practice was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/23/marlboro-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-33Buffalo City School District - Charter School Tuition Billing (2019M-122)
… accurate. Key Findings District officials did not ensure the proper formula to calculate PECA set-aside amounts was used. As a result, the District overpaid for charter school tuition by $1 million (18 percent of PECA set-aside) in 2017-18. After discussing it with us, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2019/08/23/buffalo-city-school-district-charter-school-tuition-billing-2019m-122ROA Result Calculator – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Use this calculator to determine the ROA result (average number of days worked per month) for an elected or appointed official. You must list the ROA result on a Standard Work Day and Reporting … for Elected and Appointed Officials form (RS2417-A) . If the member is not an elected or appointed official, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/roa-result-calculatorCredit for Military or Additional Service – State Police Plan
… to note that under most 20- and 25-year retirement plans, only service in certain job titles is creditable toward the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/credit-military-or-additional-serviceCredit for Military or Additional Service – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… to note that under most 20- and 25-year retirement plans, only service in certain job titles is creditable toward the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/credit-military-or-additional-serviceArea #5 – Malware Protection – Information Technology Governance
… Because malware can be embedded onto a wide variety of devices, a best practice is to force scans of any new devices connected to computers, such as USB flash drives and … cameras, and turn off the AutoPlay 13 feature for such devices. 13 A feature built into Windows operating systems to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-5-malware-protectionService Retirement Benefit – State University Police Plan
State University Police Plan information for PFRS Tier 1 2 3 5 and 6 members covered by Section 383d Service Retirement Benefit
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1823/service-retirement-benefitDiscovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… risk for unauthorized access, misuse, or loss. In addition to finding sensitive information technology (IT) control weaknesses, which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that: Officials did not adopt adequate … network. Two of the three financial software user accounts unnecessarily had full access, and three individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controls