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Overview – What Every Employer Should Know

… Maybe you’re a long-standing employer looking to brush up on the basics of Retirement System participation. … want a quick overview of topics you’ll need to be aware of in your new job. Or maybe you’re considering becoming a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/partnership/overview

Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Remains Strong in 2019 Due to Robust Second Half

Local sales tax collections in New York State totaled $18.3 billion in 2019 for a year-over-year increase of 4.7 percent.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/growth-in-local-sales-tax-collections-second-half-2019.pdf

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1837

… Bulletin 1837.1 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the new Action Reason codes to place employees on a Paid Leave of Absence related to the COVID-19 health crisis and to introduce a new Time …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1837-new-paid-leave-action-reason-codes-and-earnings-code-related-covid-19

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… to pay all of its bills at the end of fiscal years 2012 or 2013. As of Dec. 31, 2013, the town had a cash deficiency of nearly $325,000, or 24 percent of the next year’s budget. The former … board did not properly segregate the treasurer’s duties or implement effective compensating controls over the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2

Avoca Central School District – Payroll (2025M-14)

… School District (District) officials accurately pay employees’ salaries and wages? Audit Period July 1, 2022 – … individual employee contracts and board-established rates. The payroll clerk is responsible for entering and … this audit pursuant to Article V, Section 1 of the State Constitution and the State Comptroller’s authority as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/13/avoca-central-school-district-payroll-2025m-14

Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2012 Through September 30, 2012

… were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the … 2012, eMedNY processed about 163 million claims resulting in payments to providers of about $25 billion. The claims are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2012-through-september-30-2012

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… of Civil Service, provides health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired state, participating … UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the medical/surgical portion of the Empire Plan … evidence that they downloaded information from ERUs to ensure that they were functioning correctly, as required …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

State Pension Fund Adds $30 Million for Investments in New York Companies

… $30 million to Primary Venture Partners to invest in state-based companies, New York State Comptroller Thomas … Partners. "This new commitment to Primary Venture Partners for state-based investments will help grow the pension fund … to seeking out profitable investment opportunities for the Retirement System’s members, retirees and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-pension-fund-adds-30-million-investments-new-york-companies

The Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund: A Shrinking Investment in New York's Future, February 2014

This is the third report released by the Office of the State Comptroller on the State’s Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/transportation-highway-fund-2014.pdf

XI.9 Intergovernmental Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… with each other, on the basis that the two agencies have no separate or distinct legal character apart from the … one state agency could not sue the other, but would have to settle the dispute "inside the State government." The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi9-intergovernmental-agreements

Medicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals

… cap on oxygen equipment. The audit covered the period from July 2016 to December 2021 for non-oxygen-related …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/medicaid-program-excessive-payments-durable-medical-equipment-rentals

New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members

… paid about 6 million hospital claims totaling $13 billion. A coordinated effort is required by Civil Service, Empire, … on behalf of members who are retroactively disenrolled (i.e., when a member is disenrolled after the date their … period goes back to June 1, 2018). For contracts that do not include this retroactive disenrollment language, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-services

IX.9.B Transfers to Other Funds – IX. Federal Grants

… transaction budget checks against the project budgets, but does not budget check against appropriation or segregation …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9b-transfers-other-funds

Opinion 88-24

… payable thereunder, when added to the aggregate amount of all consideration payable under contracts in which the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-24

DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan, Warns of Federal Risks

… New York state is facing signs of increasing fiscal challenges, including … than February projections and $1.5 billion lower than what was collected in the same period last fiscal year. The … : The Financial Plan indicates that spending from State Operating Funds will rise 2 percent this year, to $98.1 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-plan-warns-federal-risks

Transportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report

… a 1.1 percentage increase since 2021. Bridge Conditions Have Improved Since 2018, But Are Worse Than in Other States … components. The fact that a bridge is in poor condition does not imply that it is unsafe or likely to collapse. A …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportation

Cost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System

… water system losses. A water accounting system helps to track water throughout the system and identify areas that … unaccounted-for system losses. Follow the steps below to determine if your water system has more unaccounted for … use Distribution system controls Take action Make sure you have adequate information to determine the best course of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-system

Other Bulletin No. 28

… addition, if the employee has any subsequent time off the payroll, the increment code must be evaluated and if an … list on 03/31/16 becomes eligible if they return to the payroll or are appointed to an eligible position between … requirement following the employee’s return to active payroll status. Demotions after 03/31/16: An employee who is …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-28-april-2016-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civil