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Registration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities
… complaints and takes enforcement action as necessary for violations. The audit covers the period January 1, 2014 … April 21, 2017. Background The Department is responsible for administering motor vehicle laws to promote highway … and Traffic Law outlines the Department’s responsibilities for administering the registration and licensing for certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilitiesOpinion 90-53
… a municipal corporation may contract with private parties for the performance of only those of its functions which may … corporation may not contract with a private party for services involving the performance of its police powers … party to perform the function of assessing real property for the village or, to the extent they involve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53Kings Park Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-13)
… of the sampled IT assets were not properly accounted for. Specifically: Two Chromebooks with a total cost of … and officials did not adopt a comprehensive written policy for IT equipment inventory. Key Recommendations Ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/kings-park-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-13Opinion 97-1
… in county workers' compensation self-insurance plan) WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- County Self-Insurance Plan … pursuant to section sixty-five of this chapter may exclude from participation in a plan any type of public corporation . … is eligible to participate in the plan (see 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-732, unreported). A "public corporation" for this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-1Oversight of the Pesticide Reporting Law
… information received under the Pesticide Reporting Law for the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015, and … Division of Materials Management is responsible for administering the Pesticide Reporting Law (PRL), which … due by February 1 of the year following the calendar year for which the report is being submitted. The PRL amended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/29/oversight-pesticide-reporting-lawMTA Makes Progress Funding Capital Programs But Faces Risks From Federal Actions
… start beginning in January, to bring in $15 billion for the MTA’s 2020-2024 capital program. The MTA also anticipated $14 billion in federal funds for its 2025-2029 capital program. Ongoing efforts by the … difficult choices such as service cuts or fare and toll increases beyond what is already planned. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/mta-makes-progress-funding-capital-programs-faces-risks-federal-actionsProgram Oversight and Monitoring of the Maximus Contract for the New York State of Health (Insurance Marketplace) Customer Service Center
… as the New York State of Health, to help New Yorkers shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage. Since 2010, the … to develop and operate a statewide enrollment center for the State’s public health insurance programs. Through … requiring Maximus to provide a complete sample population for each business function the Department reviews; and to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/program-oversight-and-monitoring-maximus-contract-new-york-state-health-insuranceBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
The purpose of this audit is to determine whether the Brentwood Union Free School District Board of Education and officials ensured computerized data was safeguarded by monitoring network user accounts, providing network users with IT security awareness training and IT contingency plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/brentwood-union-free-school-district-2023-83.pdfReceiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Option Election – Article 14 Benefits
… all of which will provide you with a monthly benefit for life. You may elect the Single Life Allowance, which … may elect to receive a smaller monthly benefit to provide for a possible payment to a designated beneficiary after your … Single Life Allowance (Option 0). … Article 14 information for PFRS Tier 3 members Covers pension disability and death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-option-electionXIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This section describes the process that must be followed for expense reports that are direct-entered into the … or (iii) a reimbursement from employee back to the State. For information on Finance Office certification requirements … expenses as necessary, and then submit the expense report for approval using the employee’s own user ID. Sign the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certificationMitigation for Extreme Weather Conditions and Flooding
… (tracks). The LIRR developed an Operating Plan for Winter Storms and Other Contingencies (referred to as the WSOP). It includes standard operating procedures for winter, which are in effect annually from November 15 … in this book detail each involved department’s procedures for what is required before, during, and after all levels of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/03/13/mitigation-extreme-weather-conditions-and-floodingIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… guidance concerning Project IDs and Activity IDs to use for financial transaction coding. Once the disaster event … prepared guidance on tracking agency costs by event. For each disaster event that requires individual tracking, a … and another will be created to support tracking of costs for the disaster within the Agency without the automatic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2023. Officials also did not develop written procedures for adding, modifying or disabling nonstudent network user … expenditure budget-to-actual reports were not accurate. For example, the reports did not include $551,134 of real property tax revenue and a $109,000 expenditure for a storage building. In addition, budgetary transfers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid protest decisions and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditOversight of Hazardous Materials and Waste
… on our visits to two University Centers (University at Buffalo [Buffalo] and Stony Brook University [Stony Brook]) and five … the areas of internal controls we reviewed. For example, Buffalo’s system of internal controls over hazardous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/03/oversight-hazardous-materials-and-wasteSUNY Bulletin No. SU-342
… agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental Leave for certain State University of New York (SUNY) employees and provide guidance for entering the leave transactions in PayServ. Affected … of the New York State Paid Parental Leave program for unclassified employees in the professional services of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-342-suny-paid-parental-leave-fullMedicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Report 2009-S-46). Background … issued on August 16, 2010, examined Medicaid payments for routine dental services, such as cleanings and oral … that if the Department adjusted its Medicaid fees for these services to the averages of other comparable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/medicaid-payments-excessive-dental-services-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Authority (Authority) was created by an Act of the New York State Legislature in 1967 to promote the development and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingXI.4.D Indirect Cost Allocations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Indirect costs are costs for activities that benefit more than one program or … or contract, the State will reimburse grant contractors for the State's share of properly allocated indirect costs. … indirect costs will be reimbursed and the method or basis for allocation should be identified. In situations where the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi4d-indirect-cost-allocationsEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… the top 250 individual and top 250 business tax debtors for whom it filed at least one warrant in the prior 12 months. The December 2022 lists for individuals and businesses totaled almost $407 million and $255 million, respectively, for the amount due and owed at the time the warrant was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-follow