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Administration of Non-Competitive and Limited-Competition Contracts (Follow-Up)
… renewed non-competitive and limited-competition contracts with vendors. We also determined if ACS sufficiently … performance. Officials renewed or extended contracts with some vendors that had poor performance. In fact, 12 … We also found that ACS officials did not always comply with the Procurement Rules and document their justification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/09/administration-non-competitive-and-limited-competition-contracts-followOversight of International Offices (Follow-Up)
… performance requirements. The recommendations were for ESD to better monitor its foreign office activities to … to ensure that foreign representatives are only reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the operation … these monitoring mechanisms allows ESD to keep adequate tabs on whether foreign offices meet their contractual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-international-offices-followThe 80/20 Housing Program
… low-income tenants. The remaining 80 percent are rented at market rates, but are subject to rent stabilization. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines very low-income (low-income) as 50 … of Interest Affordable Housing Corporation: Affordable Home Ownership Development Program ( 2013-S-31) New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1125
… Purpose To inform agencies of employee Social Security Number restrictions in the National ID field located at Workforce Administration>Personal … with the numbers “900-999” in positions 1-3 SSNs with the number “666” or “000” in positions 1-3 SSNs with the number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1125-new-national-id-field-editsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1115
… exempt from Federal withholding for 2011 must file a new Form W-4 by February 16, 2012 to claim exempt for the new year. The New York State Department of Taxation and … report and request a new Form W-4 and/or IT-2104-E from all employees appearing on the report. If the employee does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1115-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholding-2012United HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… Drug Rebate Revenue (2016-S-7). Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health … insurance coverage to about 1.2 million active and retired State, participating local government, and school district … NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. The New York State Department of Civil Service (Department) contracted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/15/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenue-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1096
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for … Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 be checked for all employees who are either: Covered* by … should not have their W-2 Retirement Plan Checkbox in Box 13 checked. Impact of Retirement Plan Eligibility to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1096-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2Opinion 2008-4
… matters) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (costs for park district improvements not payable from general fund) PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase and Improvement of Facilities … or worn out facilities, undertaken in an existing town park district pursuant to the authority in Town Law § 202-b, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-4Opinion 2002-9
… You ask whether a town may pay a small "stipend" to one or more individuals who provide assistance in the … Whether a town may pay a small stipend to one or more individuals who provide assistance in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-9Affordable Home Ownership Development Program
… To determine whether Affordable Home Ownership Development Program Program grant managers are awarding grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/06/affordable-home-ownership-development-programSUNY Bulletin No. SU-237
… for the split payroll for fiscal year ending 2015-16 and the fiscal year beginning 2016-17, the PayServ chart of … reflect the 2016-17 budget references where appropriations and segregations have been created by the Bureau of State … Date(s) Institution paychecks dated July 07, 2016 and Administration paychecks dated July 13, 2016 Eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-237-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endSUNY Bulletin No. SU-247
… To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings mapped to the Position Pools in … 2016-17 and the fiscal year beginning 2017-18, the PayServ chart of accounts must be updated to reflect the 2017-18 … to the Department Budget Table USA containing the chart of accounts strings for agency position pools. There …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-247-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-suny-fiscal-year-endSUNY Bulletin No. SU-133
… Bonus and Salary Increases for eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 42. Affected Employees Eligible SUNY Non-Professional Services employees in Bargaining Unit 42 Background The 2006 agreement between … and Eligibility Criteria Eligibility Employees must be in Bargaining Unit 42 (CSEA Local 1000) Employees must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-133-ratification-bonus-and-salary-increases-employees-nonDiNapoli: Former Fire District Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Public Funds
… former treasurer of Pulteney Fire District #2 in Steuben County. Lisa Stone, 44 of Hammondsport, was charged with … funds. Stone confessed to DiNapoli’s staff and the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department that she wrote herself extra … individuals to justice. I want to commend the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department for working closely with my staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-former-fire-district-treasurer-arrested-stealing-public-fundsOpinion 93-22
… LAW, §540.30; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-m: An order of a superior court to remit a forfeiture of bail is not required … Court Fund then advised the justice that an order of a superior court would be required by section 540.30 of the … within the meaning of CPL, §540.30, an order of a superior court would be necessary (§540.30[1][b]). However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-22Opinion 98-1
… a public authority for transportation of Medicaid clients) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§99-r, 103; SOCIAL SERVICE LAW, §365-a: Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §99-r, a county, by direct negotiation … bidding, pursuant to the authority set forth in General Municipal Law, §99-r. For purposes of this opinion, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Financial Management Practices
… two watersheds. In addition, the District collects permit fees for access rights to the Great Sacandaga Lake and assesses fees to power companies for dam usage to generate … one project that had been mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in 2007 for public safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/25/financial-management-practicesExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Excessive Medicaid Payments for … ended June 30, 2009, we identified about $600 million in Medicaid payments that could have been avoided had the … pace with other states’ efforts to limit Medicaid payments in areas where Medicaid and Medicare programs overlap. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOpinion 91-28
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Fund … whether a village board of trustees may use surplus moneys in the village's water fund for sewer or other general … refunds to consumers" (see also NY Const, art 14, §1[f]). In our opinion, the reference to "profits" in section 94 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-28Practices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees
… should he/she decide to contest a Notice of Violation (NOV or summons). TAB also handles the actual processing of … on summonses, such as bad addresses, false telephone numbers, and wrong Social Security numbers, contributes to collection difficulties. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/11/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees