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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1180
… Purpose To inform agencies that Position Pools and/or Cost Centers in PayServ may require updates for … to certain cost centers will be lapsing on the above dates and will no longer be available for payroll charges. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1180-updating-payserv-cost-centers-september-lapsing-eventsTown of Enfield – Purchasing (2016M-377)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2015 through August 15, 2016. … Town Board. The Town’s 2016 budgeted appropriations for its general and highway funds totaled approximately … Key Findings Town officials did not seek competition for professional services. Town officials did not obtain the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/21/town-enfield-purchasing-2016m-377Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… Key Findings Overall, we determined the Department is not sufficiently monitoring School Districts’ compliance with … for school safety planning and, consequently, does not have assurance that the requirements are being met. We … submitted to the State Police. However, the Department did not similarly track or monitor submission of Building Plans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1257
… and concerns. Changes to Navigation & New Features Menu Structure: In PayServ 9.1 the menu runs along the top of the screen, opening subsequent … from left to right as users click through the menus. Menu content remains consistent with PayServ 8.9. Recently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1257-payroll-system-upgrade-changes-payserv-91Village of Blasdell – Purchasing (2017M-195)
… the Board ensured that goods and services were purchased in accordance with the Village’s purchasing policy and applicable laws for the period June 1, 2015 through August 1, 2017. Background The Village of Blasdell is located in the Town of Hamburg in Erie County. The Village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/01/19/village-blasdell-purchasing-2017m-195Town of Arietta – Budgeting (2016M-308)
… June 30, 2016. Background The Town of Arietta is located in Hamilton County and has a population of approximately 305. … Budgeted expenditures totaled approximately $2.6 million in 2006. Key Findings For fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the … Discontinue the practice of adopting budgets that result in the appropriation of fund balance that is not needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/11/20/town-arietta-budgeting-2016m-308COLA – Child Center of New York
… by the Department of Health (DOH) to the Child Center of New York was properly spent in accordance with the COLA Guidance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/11/cola-child-center-new-yorkAdministration of Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans
… Every year, tens of thousands of New Yorkers suffer an injury or occupational illness related to their work. Almost … required to buy insurance against the cost of occupational injury and illness by using a private insurance carrier, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/25/administration-self-insured-workers-compensation-plansVillage of Madison - Collections (2023M-160)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Madison (Village) Clerk-Treasurer recorded and deposited … all collections accurately and timely. Key Findings The Clerk-Treasurer accurately recorded collections. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/16/village-madison-collections-2023m-160Town of Oxford – Procurement (2024M-88)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Oxford (Town) officials used a competitive process to … did not seek competition for purchases totaling $848,783. In addition, the Town may have saved $44,828 if officials had alternative procurement procedures in place. Specifically, competition was not sought for: 52 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/11/22/town-oxford-procurement-2024m-88DiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … three years. The largest component of state school aid is Foundation Aid, a statutory formula enacted in 2007 as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1503
… and/or Chartfield Strings in PayServ may require updates for lapsing Affected Employees All agencies with … lapse on the above date and will no longer be available for payroll charges. Effective Date(s) Institution pay checks … string effective the beginning of the pay period for the following check dates (Institution – September 15, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1503-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsExamination of Penalties and Interest Payments
… when insurance carriers exceed the time limits established in the Law for such payments. The WCB may impose a penalty on … However, auditors found NYSIF paid more than $4.1 million in penalties and interest for making late medical and … strategies to reduce the amount of late payments resulting in penalties and interest. … The objective of our examination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/01/examination-penalties-and-interest-paymentsDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-9
… for processing payments. Affected Employees Employees in the CSEA Operational Services Unit (Bargaining Unit 03) in the Department of Transportation Effective Date(s) … which require them to change their normal working hours to a shift, any part of which falls between the hours of 6:00 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-9-2006-shift-lump-sum-payment-winter-maintenance-seasonTown of Butternuts – Disbursements (2021M-62)
… Law) by authorizing insurance claims and annual contracts to be paid before audit and approval. The Board also exceeded … Law (GML) by allowing a third-party vendor direct access to the Town’s bank account that, at times, had more than … on deposit. In addition, the Board allowed debit cards to be used, which resulted in a circumvention of the Town’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/08/06/town-butternuts-disbursements-2021m-62State Agencies Bulletin No. 1748
… Employees Agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2019 Note: Due to June 30th falling on non-business day (Sunday) this calendar year, the actual … allocated to certain chartfield strings will be lapsing on the above date and will no longer be available for payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1748-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsEDSS - Revenue Contract / Amendment Help
… first. Please use the appropriate audit type in SFS based on the chart below. EBP Electronic – Lowest Price (IFB) EQM … review. Confirm that the Audit Type is one of those listed on the chart above and that the transaction was created with … ). If the Audit Type entered is not one of those listed on the chart above or the Business Unit / Department ID …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-revenue-contract-amendment-helpTown of Saranac – Payroll (2014M-289)
… check stock was not safeguarded because it was kept in an unlocked filing cabinet in the Secretary’s office and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/12/05/town-saranac-payroll-2014m-289Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… Village purposes, accurate, and adequately supported. As a result, we identified potential overpayments, and claims … reviewed 30 claims totaling $883,765 of the $3.3 million in claims paid during the audit period and determined that none of these claims were audited by the Board. In addition: One vendor was potentially overpaid $36,905 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1XI.2.D Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… When entering into a contract, State agencies should reference the contractor’s … is registered in the Statewide Vendor File and has a valid New York State Vendor ID. The Statewide Vendor File identifies a vendor by a New York State assigned ten-digit vendor number instead of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2d-vendor-name-contractual-agreements