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Security and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Core Systems
… Justice Services’ (Division) selected core systems are secure, operating effectively, and available to continue … processes, ITS is charged with ensuring proper controls are in place to protect the vast amount of personal data … have an active regional backup site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systemsOversight of Homeless Shelters
… adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they are operating in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and … oversight of homeless shelters to ensure that conditions are safe. We observed conditions that pose significant health … homeless individuals and families secure permanent housing are not being completed timely or at all. We encountered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/10/oversight-homeless-sheltersUser Access Controls Over Selected System Applications
… Upstate Medical University (Upstate) system applications are effective to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate access … vendors. Key Findings We found Upstate’s access controls are not sufficient to prevent unnecessary or inappropriate … Upstate Medical University Upstate system applications are effective to prevent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/10/user-access-controls-over-selected-system-applicationsSelected Aspects of Parking Violations Operations to Collect Fines and Fees
… Finance (DOF) identifies and collects fines and fees that are due for parking violations. This audit covered the period … the amounts due, and adjudicating summonses that are disputed by the respondents. A Memorandum of … parking fines needs to be improved. Many parking summonses are dismissed as defective due to errors that occurred when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/04/selected-aspects-parking-violations-operations-collect-fines-and-feesAccounts Payable Advisory No. 47
… (PO) and the procurement card (PCard). These requirements are effective April 1, 2018. Reference : Guide to Financial … XI-A, Section 4 – Procurement Card Use . Update : Agencies are required to use a PO for all single purchases of $10,000 … Orders for more information. In addition, agencies are required to use PCards to purchase goods and services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/47-purchase-orders-and-procurement-card-useVillage of Millbrook - Financial Operations and Procurement (2018M-135)
… adequate oversight to ensure that Village resources are safeguarded. Village officials procured goods and … donations. The Village has two bank accounts that are not for Village purposes. Village officials did not seek … for the restricted donations to ensure that they are used accordingly. Close bank accounts that are not used …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-millbrook-financial-operations-and-procurement-2018m-135DiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… (OCFS) is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or another suitable … uniform standards to ensure children in direct placement are not put into another bad situation and are kept out of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansCUNY Bulletin No. CU-356
… students represented by the Professional Staff Congress are eligible to participate in the New York State Health … Employees Employees in Bargaining Units T8, AJ and GA who are doctoral students represented by the Professional Staff … for these deduction codes. The following deduction codes are utilized by the New York State Department of Civil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-356-certain-cuny-employees-eligible-new-york-state-healthMaking Adjustments to Earnings and Days Worked – Enhanced Reporting
… file. You can only adjust previously reported data. If you are adjusting Days only, you only need Transaction 3 on the report. You cannot adjust the deductions. If you are adjusting Earnings only, you will need both Transactions 3 and 4. If you are adjusting Days and Earnings, you will need both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/making-adjustments-earnings-and-days-workedLife Changes: Membership in a Nutshell
… future and the future of your loved ones. Whether you are just joining NYSLRS or have been a member for a number of … to you. It will help you understand the benefits you are entitled to receive as a NYSLRS member. Understanding … System (NYSLRS) administers two distinct systems. They are the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-membership-nutshellLife Changes: What If I Work After Retirement?
… or concerns, please contact us . As always, my staff and I are here to help. Sincerely, Thomas P. DiNapoli State … differ depending on: The type of retirement benefit you are receiving (service or disability); The employer you will … So, you do not need prior approval, and your earnings are unlimited, if you: Work for a private employer; Work for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/life-changes-what-if-i-work-after-retirementThe Domestic Relations Order – Divorce and Your Benefits
… Court of Appeals determined that NYSLRS benefits that are acquired during a marriage are marital property, and subject to equitable distribution … in any pension benefit payable by NYSLRS, the parties are not required to file divorce-related documents with … NYSLRS pensions are considered marital property and may be divided when a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/domestic-relations-orderUnemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Ahead
Unemployment Insurance benefits are jointly provided by federal and state governments to workers who become involuntarily unemployed.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/unemployment-insurance-trust-fund.pdfUnder Pressure: Local Government Revenue Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our State’s local governments are being tested on many fronts as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-government-revenue-challenges-during-covid-19-pandemic.pdfVillage of Lyons Falls - Board Oversight (2018M-174)
Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight to ensure Village funds are properly accounted for and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/lyons-falls.pdfDiNapoli: Audit Shows Mixed Results on School Districts' Compliance With Physical Education Rules
… released an audit today identifying school districts that are not meeting all state-mandated physical education (PE) … released an audit today identifying school districts that are not meeting all statemandated physical education PE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-shows-mixed-results-school-districts-compliance-physical-education-rulesDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… released a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and address … 1,093 properties in their inventories, one-third of which are vacant lots or land, or properties slated for … properties, but many also demolish vacant buildings that are structurally unsound or pose other risks to public health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOpinion 2003-6
… meeting the criteria in section 150(1) of the Town Law, are subject to taxation for the operation and maintenance of … of a village having its own qualifying police department are not subject to taxation for town charges attributable to … whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only against taxable properties within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… System (2015-S-41) Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) are contractually required to submit encounter transactions … the SFA that helps ensure early intervention (EI) claims are paid in a timely manner and the SFA fulfills contract … to customer service and data and reporting. Program claims are paid more quickly now than at the onset of the SFA, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2000-12
… member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town officials. Pursuant to General … voting on resolutions fixing the salaries of relatives who are town officials and, even if the code of ethics does not … of family members. You ask whether town board members are required to abstain from voting on resolutions setting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12