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Oversight of Homeless Shelters
… by State and local laws and codes. Key Findings The Office does not sufficiently monitor State-certified shelters, nor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersOpinion 91-11
… (curtailing powers of elective officers subject to mandatory referendum) MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §23(2)(f): A local law which authorizes a city mayor to appoint a city engineer for a longer term than presently provided in the city charter is subject to mandatory referendum. You ask whether a proposed local law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental … Conservation (Department) has effective systems in place to fully and accurately accumulate State costs related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryOtselic Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-58)
… District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key Findings District officials did not always seek competition to procure goods and services not subject to competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/otselic-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-58Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… bidding. As a result, goods and services may not have been procured economically and in the best interest of … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60XII.6.S Paying a Vendor in a Foreign Currency – XII. Expenditures
… instructions outlined in Section 8.G - Payment Methods of this Chapter. Upon acceptance at the foreign banking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6s-paying-vendor-foreign-currencyXII.6.A Paying Another State Agency – XII. Expenditures
… The Customer Business Unit processes the invoice like any other invoice using a regular voucher and the Billing … on the SFS. In these cases, the Billing Business Unit does not treat the Customer Business Unit as a State agency. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6a-paying-another-state-agencyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1845
… the New York Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate for New York State and Local taxation of employees. Payroll … queries. Subsequently, OSC will provide tools to agencies for identifying employees requiring corrections in order to … Insert a row on the Federal Tax Data page ( Payroll for North America\Employee Pay Data USA\ Tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1845-correction-employee-addresses-and-local-tax-dataInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval … has adequate controls over selected financial operations to provide reasonable assurance that State assets are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/27/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operationsControls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses
… Objective Our audit objective was to determine whether the Office for People With Developmental … Disabilities (OPWDD) has established adequate controls to effectively monitor and ensure accountability over … the transportation of clients from OPWDD-run residences to service providers or for other purposes. Between April 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expensesOversight of Homeless Shelters
… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability … Assistance (Office) adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they are operating in compliance with applicable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-sheltersUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications
… whether access controls over select State University of New York Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system … the Program Upstate, the only academic medical center in Central New York, consists of four colleges, a research … and inappropriate access to applications due to a change in the users’ status (e.g., employment separation, death). 61 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/user-access-controls-over-selected-system-applicationsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection
… health care providers. In addition, MCOs are required to have effective compliance programs, including full-time … appropriately recovered, determine if the MCOs’ recoveries have an impact on the monthly managed care premium rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/15/medicaid-program-medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detectionOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims
… physician and other outpatient services and to identify the claims processing control weaknesses that allowed the … services rendered. On December 3, 2009, the Department of Health (Department) implemented the Medicare/ Medicaid … to self-report accurate information to eMedNY regarding how much Medicare paid and how much Medicaid owed; this often …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claimsSamaritan Village, Inc. – Chemical Dependency Services Program
… contract amount. Therefore, if Samaritan Village receives any program-related, noncontract revenues for the individuals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/28/samaritan-village-inc-chemical-dependency-services-programRefunding Local Debt
… at a minimum: A complete sources and uses table including any municipal resources other than bond proceeds to be used … of issuance, to reduce the size of the refunding or for any other purpose related to the refunding; A complete … of this private or negotiated sale of bonds or notes does not constitute an approval, or opinion as to either the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/refunding-local-debtSelected Aspects of the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program
… ensure that commercial carriers whose vehicles or drivers have been found to have violations serious enough to warrant their removal from … in additional penalties. Key Findings The Department does not monitor whether carriers submit required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/22/selected-aspects-motor-carrier-safety-assistance-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2136
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a new earnings code … a tax balance adjustment due to having a Q22 overpayment in paycheck dated January 4, 2023, are affected. Background: … dated January 4, 2023, reduced the employees taxable gross in error. To correct the employees taxable gross, a one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2136-new-earn-code-tba-tax-balance-adjustment-correct-q22-overpaymentsForms and Resources – Reporting Elected and Appointed Officials
… (RS2417-A) Sample This resource may help if you have questions while completing the RS2417-A. Recertification … to certify that their duties, responsibilities and hours have not changed substantially. Additional Resources … Department. This page provides links and details. If you have questions about reporting elected and appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/reporting-ea-officials/forms-and-resourcesOpinion 88-41
… FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Towns (authority to conduct fire prevention programs) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for the presentation of fire prevention programs) … of such programs with town property. This is in response to your letter concerning the expenditure of town funds for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41