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XI-A.4 Procurement Card Use – XI-A. Purchasing
… with policy and guidance on purchasing and paying with a Procurement Card (PCard) and requirements for online agencies … for payment. This facilitates a cost effective method of procurement and a direct way to obtain rebates. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a4-procurement-card-useXI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing
… initiation, purchase approval, ordering, receipt, and payment approval) should ideally be done by different … management system. A third employee would receive the vendor invoice for the paper and compare the information on … agrees, the third employee would approve the invoice for payment. Separating these key functions helps ensure the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-dutiesXII.9.D Refunds Owed to the State – XII. Expenditures
… to the State using the Statewide Financial System (SFS) for a vendor in the New York State Vendor File. When a vendor … Obtain a check from the vendor Obtain a check from a third party vendor Business Units should note that in the event … a check from the vendor, or obtain a check from a third party vendor. Business Units should review each process to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9d-refunds-owed-stateOversight of Waste Tire Cleanup and Use of Waste Tire Fees (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Waste Tire Site … In 2003, the Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act (Act) was enacted to ensure the proper management of waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/oversight-waste-tire-cleanup-and-use-waste-tire-fees-followImproper Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the ten recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Managed Care Premium … different CIN assigned to them during the time they are in receipt of benefits (herein referred to as “duplicate … 30, 2018. The initial audit identified over $102.1 million in improper managed care premium payments on behalf of 65,961 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/17/improper-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identification-numbersState Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… contribution plan (401(k) or 403(b)) in the current tax year. Nearly all State of New York government positions … Rules (Notice 98-49, 1998-2 C.B. 365; Notice 87-16, 1987-1 C.B. 446), employees receiving retirement benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1776-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2019DiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardOpinion 95-23
… for audit under section 118 of the Town Law. Specifically, you ask whether the statement by the town officer whose … Town Law, §118(1) provides that, with certain exceptions not applicable here, no claim against a town may be paid … No. 79-202, p 36). It should be noted, however, that we do not believe that it would be appropriate for the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 94-5
… partisanship approval or disapproval concerning an issue (see Phillips v Maurer, 67 NY2d 672, 499 NYS2d 675; Schulz v … the report (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][d][3][4]; see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-56, p 134). The conclusion that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 88-38
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (filing fees on appeals to … of New York, are not exempt from the filing fees imposed in connection with appeals to the Appellate Divisions and the … City of New York, are exempt from the filing fees imposed in connection with appeals to the Appellate Divisions and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Opinion 90-21
… Duties (preparation and custody of claims) TOWN LAW, §119; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A town, by local … such a transfer pursuant to its home rule powers. Municipal Home Rule Law, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1) provides that a … Therefore, based on the home rule authority granted by the Municipal Home Rule Law, in our opinion, a town, by local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 2258
… Background: Per the request from the PBANYS dated July 10, 2024, membership dues for employees in Bargaining Unit 31 … be effective in Administration paychecks dated August 14, 2024. OSC Actions: At the request of PBANYS, OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2258-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseDiNapoli: Five Major Companies Adopt Pension Fund's Call for Transparency on Political Contributions
… major companies in the New York State Common Retirement Funds portfolio have adopted the Funds request to disclose their political spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-five-major-companies-adopt-pension-funds-call-transparency-political-contributionsConsumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… and Wyoming . Audit Objective Determine whether officials in 10 county (County) departments of weights and measures … weighing and measuring devices. Key Findings Officials in the 10 County Departments did not always adequately … (24 percent) were not inspected. Reliable systems were not in place to maintain complete and accurate master lists of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024State Agencies Bulletin No. 2296
… for employees enrolled in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan for the calendar year 2025 Background: Pursuant to IRS IR-2024-285, released on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2296-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2025State Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… amount will increase to $23,500 for calendar year 2025. An additional deferment is available to employees age … to log in to their Retirement@Work portal to set up a Salary Deferral Agreement with the Multi-Vendor Coordinator … in accordance with the current year Agency Submission Schedule . The effective date, labeled as the Deduction Begin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… Introduction In March 2023, the Office of the State Comptroller reported … declined due to federal actions. 1 Nevertheless, one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicMaximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the 12 recommendations included in our initial audit report Medicaid Program Maximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Report 2021S11
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/maximizing-drug-rebates-under-federal-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followProgress Report: The MTA Capital Security Program - January 2010
In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, the MTA initiated intense planning efforts to determine how to best protect its customers and key assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-19-2010.pdfOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up) (2023-F-35)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report 2021-S-19).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/sga-2024-23f35.pdf