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Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-234)
… Department’s primary sources of revenue are bell jar and bingo profits, and donations. The Department’s revenues and … $65,000 and $53,000, respectively. Key Findings The Board does not provide adequate oversight of the Department’s … for all of the Department’s accounts, including bingo, bell jar, and auxiliary. Although all the Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2013/02/15/lakeville-volunteer-fire-department-internal-controls-overCayuga County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-4)
… 31, 2011. Background The County covers 692 square miles and has approximately 80,000 residents. The County is … The Department is responsible for the maintenance and repair of 42 County-owned bridges. It is not fiscally … does not have a written plan for bridge maintenance or replacement. The County does not track maintenance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/cayuga-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1177
… Deductions for contract pay teachers Affected Employees Institution teachers in the following agencies: Department of … Effective Date(s) Effective 9/1/12 (Pay Period 11L Institution and Pay Period 12L Administration) for CAL … of the academic year (Pay Period 12L Administration and Institution) for 21P employees Contract Pay Teacher: Method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1177-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachersThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
… which include outdoor festivals and concerts, sporting events, amusement parks and golf courses, make up 18 percent. … it ranked second for festivals, concerts and sporting events; third for camping and hiking; and fourth for … counties for license issuances were upstate, Erie County selling the most. However, in rural counties, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/economic-impact-great-outdoorsOpinion 88-59
… AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); (retroactive payment); (salary increase for village justice) VILLAGE JUSTICE -- Acting Justice (appointment … Whether the village justice may be paid the salary budgeted for the acting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Medicaid Program – Multiple Same-Day Procedures on Ambulatory Patient Groups Claims
… APG claim payments totaling $10,195,755 for dental clinic claims that were processed without sufficient scrutiny …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/12/medicaid-program-multiple-same-day-procedures-ambulatory-patient-groups-claimsAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… and nonoccupational disabilities and sickness. Coverage for these benefits, with limited exception, is to be provided by employers. The Board is also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ … lacks a formal review process to ensure the procedures for preparing the assessment are properly executed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Noise in New York City Neighborhoods: Assessing Risk in Urban Noise Management, January 2018
Every day, New York City’s eight million residents face a mix of urban noise, which, at best, poses an annoyance and, at worst, impacts quality of life.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/health-noise-in-nyc-2018.pdfOversight of Direct Placement of Children
… children in direct placement follow such a schedule and only considered a permanency hearing report to be missing if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program
… and enrolled in Medicaid. Through the screening and provider enrollment process, the Department gains a level of … the OPRA provider’s validity to provide Medicaid services. It also allows the Department to verify the provider’s … assurance that the provider can furnish such services, and it increases the risk that excluded, or otherwise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/19/medicaid-program-improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-orCUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… (NYSHIP) administered by the New York State Department of Civil Service. Affected Employees Employees in Bargaining … CUNY graduate program, and simultaneously employed in one of the following titles: Graduate Assistant A, B or C Adjunct … process an input file from the New York State Department of Civil Service to start, cancel or change rates for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth and investments in their formal agreement … (ESD) administers the Program and is responsible for determining whether businesses meet the eligibility … in New York State. Key Findings We sampled 25 companies for which, as of June 2015, ESD had authorized Program tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-programDiNapoli Releases December State Cash Report
… P. DiNapoli. The state has also collected $4.2 billion from financial settlements since April, approximately $3.9 … as negotiations on a new state budget begin in coming weeks.” Compared to a year earlier, total receipts increased … three quarters increased 1.5 percent, or $714.5 million, from a year earlier. The increase is primarily due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-releases-december-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Property Tax Exemptions Top $450 Billion
… In this category, the state's School Tax Relief program (STAR) – which applies to a large portion of owner-occupied … outside of New York City – represents the majority share. STAR accounted for 2.4 million partial exemptions in 2016, … of all exempted value. However, unlike other exemptions, STAR creates no direct additional burden on other local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-property-tax-exemptions-top-450-billionLife Changes: A Guide for Retirees
… numbers listed in the Health Insurance section above. Divorce and Domestic Relations Orders If you are divorced or … have to pay state taxes on your pension. Visit the Retired Public Employees Association website to see which states tax … your designee will be able to: Change your address on our records; Change the account or bank in which your benefit is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-guide-retireesDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… A sixth school district that was audited, Williamsville, does not detail or track the history of grade changes. “When proper controls are not in place, there is the … grades being inappropriately altered,” DiNapoli said. “When grades are changed, there needs to be a record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1398
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … for a salary increase of two percent (2.00%) and increases to specific Additional Pay earnings for fiscal year … 2015 Salary Increase The following employees are eligible to receive the April 2015 Security Salary Increase: Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1398-april-2015-security-salary-increases-and-additional-pay-increasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… Purpose To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees … Tier 6 as an option in the Benefit Plans listed below. Any employee designated as Tier 6 by the Retirement System must … Plans table later than 3/31/2012, and manually update the employee into the appropriate Tier 6 benefit plan. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsFederal Impact on Higher Education – Federal Funding and New York
… Recent and anticipated federal actions will have a significant … has long benefited from an outstanding network of colleges and universities that serve as anchors for our communities by … of thousands of people, conducting world-class research and development, attracting new residents, training the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-impact-higher-educationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1169
… Purpose To explain OSC’s Social Security Number and Name reconciliation process and to provide … appear on the Control-D NPAY752 Report (Social Security Number Verification Report) Effective Date(s) Immediately … to obtain each employee’s name and Social Security Number and to enter them on the employee’s Form W-2. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1169-verification-employee-social-security-numbers-and-names