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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 50
… Terms Guidance: An early payment discount is an incentive (in the form of a reduction of the invoice amount) offered by … before it is due. Every agency should have a process in place to ensure accounts payable staff take the maximum … rate offered by a vendor whenever a discount is available. In the SFS, discount terms can be established by vendors at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/50-early-payment-discountsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-84
… OSC’s automatic processing and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … and 88 whose salary is less than $120,000.00 are eligible for an increase up to the maximum salary cap of $120,000.00 … bargaining units in the Unified Court System and provides for General Salary and Location Pay Increases for represented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-84-april-1-2005-general-salary-increase-and-location-pay-increaseBrighton Central School District – Separation Payments Audit Follow Up (2016M-119-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2016 report – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the District’s progress, as of July 2022, in implementing our recommendations in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/03/brighton-central-school-district-separation-payments-audit-follow-2016mComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea and Sentencing of Robert Wiesner in Bid-Rigging Case
… ROCHESTER – Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Robert Wiesner, the former Security … “E” felony charge of Combination in Restraint of Trade and Competition in violation of General Business Law §§ 340 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-and-sentencing-robert-wiesner-bid-riggingTown of Seneca Falls – Procurement Audit Follow Up (2018M-143-F)
… – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Seneca Fall’s (Town) progress, as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/03/03/town-seneca-falls-procurement-audit-follow-2018m-143-fAddison Central School District – Financial Condition Audit Follow Up (2016M-30-F)
… Board of Education (Board) , which is responsible for the general management and control of financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/03/10/addison-central-school-district-financial-condition-audit-follow-2016m-30DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March 2022 audit of the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak in nursing homes, according to a follow-up report released … state Department of Health DOH has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesIslip Fire District – Capital Assets (2020M-3)
… asset inventory is maintained and District assets have a tag affixed identifying them as District properties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/02/05/islip-fire-district-capital-assets-2020m-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 1121
… Purpose To inform agencies of the tax related withholding … Security The Social Security wage base limit is increased to $110,100 for 2012. The Temporary Payroll Tax Cut … of one Annual Federal Withholding Allowance is increased to $3,800. Federal Withholding Rates The Federal income tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1121-summary-tax-related-withholding-requirements-2012DiNapoli Urges Parents to Open a College Savings Account for Their Children
… and the Higher Education Services Corp., is designed to help parents save for college and offers tax deductions up … plan ahead. It’s never too early to begin saving for your child’s future," DiNapoli said. "I encourage parents and … for a tax deduction on annual contributions made to their 529 College Savings Program accounts. Individual New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-urges-parents-open-college-savings-account-their-childrenDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of New York (CUNY) from graduating within four years, … Limited course offerings and lack of access to advisors may be keeping students at the City University of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesPreferred Source Contracting (Follow Up) (2017-F-15)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Preferred Source Contracting (Report 2014-S-77).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-17f15_1.pdfDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… accruing overtime, reflecting a relatively heavy reliance on overtime. Veterans’ Homes had the highest share of … and City University of New York. These numbers are based on the agency “count,” or total number of all employees, … down 54.6 percent. DiNapoli notes that overtime can have a substantial impact on long-term pension costs. See the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… if they are not properly recycled. If they’re just put in the garbage and enter the waste stream, they can end up in landfills and their chemicals can leak into public water … batteries can ignite or explode if they are damaged in the waste stream and were the cause of a six-alarm fire on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirementsReimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)
… 31, 2012. Background The Department of Social Services (DSS) incurs both direct and indirect program costs in the … by other county departments for the benefit of the DSS) that are directly billed to the DSS. In addition, counties are reimbursed for the indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/12/13/reimbursement-social-services-costs-2013ms-3Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits
… credit for all their public employment beginning with the date they joined NYSLRS. Some members can purchase … Service credit is a factor in both the numerator and the denominator: 50% x the years of service earned during … credit for each year of credited service at retirement, up to a maximum of two additional years (Article 19 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/service-creditOpinion 91-43
… asked us to reconcile two opinions of this Office, 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, and 1990 Opns St Comp, No. 90-21, p 50. You suggest that the two are … other than the town clerk. We did not suggest in 34 Opns St Comp, 1978, p 6, supra , however, that the statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-43Reporting Requirements Changes (2015) – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… Regulation 315.4 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR) clearly … for completing requirements such as an official’s record of activities (ROA), and it establishes the employer’s role … activities listed on an ROA are actually official duties of the position. The chart below summarizes the 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/reporting-requirements-changesEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… DHCR had verified affidavits at the time of our audit in 2017. Background The Mitchell-Lama program was created in 1955 to provide affordable rental and cooperative housing … with over 105,000 apartments were built under the program. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsOversight of Afterschool and Summer Youth Employment Contracts
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Youth & Community Development (Department) effectively … 2018. About the Program The Department sponsors a network of community-based programs intended to help alleviate the effects of poverty and to provide opportunities for New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/28/oversight-afterschool-and-summer-youth-employment-contracts