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Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities
… point intercoms) is not always maintained as required. Only 916 of the required 1,061 preventive maintenances (PMs) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilitiesShareholders Cheer Lowe's New Green Energy Initiatives
… up to do their part to reduce those impacts," said Winston Vaughan, senior manager of renewable energy at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/shareholders-cheer-lowes-new-green-energy-initiativesDiNapoli: Billing and Reimbursement Flaws Allowed $16.6 Million in Inappropriate Payments to Home Health Care Providers
… erroneously made $16.6 million in Medicaid payments to 95 home health providers over a 3 1/2-year period, largely … today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Home health care providers fill a great need by allowing … an Episodic Payment System (EPS) to reimburse certified home health agencies (CHHA) for health care services provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-billing-and-reimbursement-flaws-allowed-166-million-inappropriate-payments-home-health-careDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… in Sept. 2021 to 11.9% in July 2022 and experienced the only percentage decreases in such costs in February and March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… the Candor Fire Company , Village of Coxsackie , Town of Easton , Town of Hillsdale , City of Mount Vernon and the … not sufficient to cover anticipated expenditures. Town of Easton – Sales Tax Allocation (Washington County) Town … of the Candor Fire Company Village of Coxsackie Town of Easton Town of Hillsdale City of Mount Vernon and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Use of New York State Snowmobile Trail Development and Maintenance Funds
… themselves, or they can contract with a snowmobile club or association. TMEs generally use volunteers to groom … Take corrective action to ensure the affected club received the funds it was entitled to; conversely, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/02/use-new-york-state-snowmobile-trail-development-and-maintenance-funds-0Overtime Compensation – Legacy Reporting
… the annual limits below is not included in the definition of earnings, and we cannot use it in a final average earnings … any overtime amounts beyond the limit. At the beginning of each calendar year, resume reporting overtime and … Tier 5 PFRS Members: The overtime limit is 15 percent of a member’s pensionable, non-overtime earnings (regular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overtime-compensationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1775
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the PayServ procedural changes required … Number (TIN) in the national ID field in PayServ. To minimize timing issues, this information should be entered at the time of hire. If the employee is unable to supply this information at the time of hire, agencies are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1775-required-updates-regarding-employees-government-issued-social-securityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1412
… 2015 Tool Allowance Payment. Affected Employees Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of … of State Police or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation who meet the eligibility criteria … leave of absence, including Workers’ Compensation Leave, with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence on 06/30/15 may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1412-2015-tool-allowance-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1487
… 2016 Tool Allowance Payment. Affected Employees Employees in the Operational Services Unit (BU03) of the Department of … of State Police or the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation who meet the eligibility criteria … leave of absence, including Workers’ Compensation Leave, with a Payroll Status of Leave of Absence on 06/30/16 may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1487-2016-csea-tool-allowance-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1333
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2014 Tool Allowance Payment. Affected … required by the State to provide a personal tool inventory for use in the performance of their jobs shall receive an … of Employee Relations (GOER) authorizes the 2014 payment for the period 04/01/13 through 03/31/14. Effective Date(s) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1333-2014-tool-allowance-paymentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1272
… for the 2013 Tool Allowance Payment: Perform automotive repair duties in an eligible title; and Are required by the … use in the performance of their job; and Have a Payroll Status of Active on 06/30/13. Hourly employees must meet the … criteria to be eligible for the 2013 payment: Have Attendance Rules coverage; and Have worked for at least nine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1272-2013-tool-allowance-paymentOversight of the STEM Incentive Program
… the Program rules and regulations, and whether HESC has only made payments on behalf of recipients who are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/28/oversight-stem-incentive-programBest Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from … plan is the organization’s recovery strategy. It can include, among other items deemed necessary by the … There are several steps entities can take to improve their chances of quickly recovering from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practicesTown of Portland – Water Operations (2017M-45)
… The Town of Portland is located in Chautauqua County and has a population of approximately 4,800. The Town is … 40 percent of total production. Inaccurate master meters and customer meters have contributed to the unaccounted-for … billing all customers for water use. Water Districts 1, 3 and 7 reported deficit fund balances as of December 31, 2016, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/22/town-portland-water-operations-2017m-45Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… Services (BOCES) officials properly claimed State aid for the Adirondack Educational Center (AEC) and North … Findings BOCES officials did not properly claim State aid for the project. As a result, as of January 31, 2024, five … not received $652,054 in State aid they were entitled to for the project, and two districts received $916,278 in aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectLivonia Central School District – Software Management (2016M-293)
… 2014 through April 1, 2016. Background The Livonia Central School District is located in the Towns of Avon, Conesus, … Livonia Central School District Software Management 2016M293 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/02/livonia-central-school-district-software-management-2016m-293New Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide customers with better information about … To determine whether New York City Transits Transit new metrics provide customers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… support, payment processing, information services, telephone collections, and judgment enforcement. The current … written on summonses, such as bad addresses and false telephone numbers, contributes to collection difficulties. … enforce the collection of outstanding fees and fines. The number of calls to respondents had decreased materially from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/07/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees-followOpinion 99-3
… contribution to designated charitable organization as memorial in honor of deceased firefighter) INSURANCE LAW, … by the family of a deceased volunteer firefighter, as a memorial in honor of the deceased firefighter, made for the … to make a contribution to a charitable organization as a memorial to a deceased firefighter. Insurance Law, §§9104 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-3