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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… new bus acquisitions resulting in a potential revenue loss of $477,200. During the 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/press/releases/2020/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Viewing Job Summary – PayServ Manual
… Purpose Viewing an employee's Job Summary provides summarized information about an … one page. This consolidated information on the employee's job record comes from a summary of the changes entered on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payserv/viewing-job-summaryNorth Babylon Union Free School District – Online Banking (2023M-156)
… online banking transactions were appropriate, the Board of Education (Board) and District officials did not meet all the requirements of New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 5-a and must improve controls over online banking to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/north-babylon-union-free-school-district-online-banking-2023m-156SUNY Bulletin No. SU-84
… for SUNY is (518) 443-5785. Deletions must be completed by January 6, 2003. Agencies must process the $1200.00 LOS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-84-suny-location-stipendSUNY Bulletin No. SU-67
… the Location Stipend row. Deletions must be completed by January 7, 2002. Agencies must process the $600.00 LOS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-67-suny-location-stipendResponsibility for IT Internal Controls – Information Technology Governance
… Internal controls are essential to the effective operation of local governments and schools. They encompass the … a governing board has responsibility for the oversight of the local government’s or school’s IT operations – whether … questions and help you better understand the effectiveness of the internal controls. The Information Technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/responsibility-it-internal-controlsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-123
… in Bargaining Units CT, 86 and 88 Background Chapter 587 of the Laws of 2007 authorizes an $800 Bonus Payment to eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-123-ratification-bonus-payment-certain-ucs-employeesBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… data will be lost and the District may not be able to recover from a network disruption or disaster. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that we communicated confidentially to District officials, we also found that officials did not: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Eastchester Union Free School District – User Accounts and Information Technology Contingency Planning
… permissions to determine if they needed to be disabled. As a result, we identified the following unneeded network user … left District employment between 2016 and 2021. Adopt a comprehensive IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or prevent a serious interruption of services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/31/eastchester-union-free-school-district-user-accounts-and-informationGeneseo Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-11)
… or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. As a result, officials cannot assure taxpayers that money … to confirm they were inventoried. We found 12 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. … interactive displays (one costing $2,281 and one without a cost recorded) and one printer (no cost recorded) were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/geneseo-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… information about additional public queries available for agency use. Affected Employees Agency PaySR users with … section of PS Query. Generic public queries make it easier for PS Query users to retrieve information needed for frequently used reports or data requests. The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseXI.11.H Early Pay Discounts for Procurement Contract Purchases – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Agencies are encouraged to request early pay discounts from contract vendors when feasible. If early pay discount terms are included in a contract, the awarding agency should add the payment terms …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11h-early-pay-discounts-procurement-contract-purchasesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… result, five of the six online banking users were allowed to access nonbusiness websites prohibited by the policy. In … information technology security (IT) awareness training to all online banking users was not provided. Sensitive IT control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0CUNY Bulletin No. CU-136
… Purpose To explain an automatic dues and agency shop fee increase. … Questions regarding this bulletin may be directed to the University Manager of Payroll Systems and Operations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-136-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increase-city-employees-unionOnTECH Charter High School - Information Technology (2023M-71)
… and protected against unauthorized use, access and loss. In addition to sensitive IT control weaknesses that were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/03/15/ontech-charter-high-school-information-technology-2023m-71Vendor File Advisory No. 2
… or apostrophes when entering vendor information as it will cause inconsistent data in searchable fields. All USPS Postal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/2-regarding-consistency-adding-vendor-informationCUNY Bulletin No. CU-447
… To explain procedures for entering payments into the Time Entry page. Affected Employees Eligible CUNY employees who elect to participate in the Health Benefits Buy Out Waiver Program and are also designated on the Buy Out …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-447-cuny-health-benefits-buy-out-waiver-program-payment-cycleCUNY Bulletin No. CU-369
… To explain procedures for entering payments into the Time Entry page. Affected Employees CUNY employees who elect to participate in the Health Benefits Buy Out Waiver Program and are also designated on the Buy Out …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-369-cuny-health-benefits-buy-out-waiver-program-payment-cycleBarker Central School District – Payroll (2023M-19)
… or overtime was approved and supported. Therefore, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary and erroneous payroll payments. Seven employees were paid amounts that were … or District policy. Key Recommendations Adopt a written payroll policy governing the use of overtime and establish …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/barker-central-school-district-payroll-2023m-19Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Discovery Charter School (School) officials ensured network … and indicated they will initiate corrective action. … discovery charter school network financial software access …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/17/discovery-charter-school-network-and-financial-software-access-controls