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Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
… local governments should check with New York State Archives personnel to gain an understanding of the laws and regulations pertaining to offsite data storage. NYS Archives issued a Records Advisory entitled Using a Data … be included in a data storage contract. 1 http://www.archives.nysed.gov/records/mr_data_storage.shtml …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Town of Huntington – Payroll and Legal Services (2013M-28)
… supervisors to be at work earlier. Institute procedures to document pre-approval of overtime and written justification … is necessary. Allow employees to carry over only the number of vacation days that are allowed under the collective … Consider using a RFP process to procure professional service providers. Ensure that invoices submitted by outside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-huntington-payroll-and-legal-services-2013m-28Village of Montgomery – Purchasing and Information Technology (2013M-210)
… 2011, through January 9, 2013. Background The Village of Montgomery is located in the Town of Montgomery in Orange County and has a population of about … Village of Montgomery Purchasing and Information Technology 2013M210 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/25/village-montgomery-purchasing-and-information-technology-2013m-210DiNapoli: Westchester Sisters Admit to Stealing $22,000 of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the convictions of Annette Bigelow, 60, and … accountable. I thank Westchester County D.A. Scarpino, Jr. for prosecuting these thefts.” “This is another instance … taking money from the people of New York,” said Scarpino, Jr. “We continue to work with State Comptroller DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-westchester-sisters-admit-stealing-22000-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsCVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue
… prescription drug claims maintained in CVS Health’s temporary holding account. Our audit covered the period … rebates). Key Findings CVS Health improperly designated a temporary holding account, used to process certain … all future rebate revenue attributable to claims in the temporary holding account (estimated at $1.27 million) is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/17/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenueTown of Bangor – Board Oversight (2012M-193)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the internal controls over … January 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012. Background The Town of Bangor is located in Franklin County and has approximately … Town of Bangor Board Oversight 2012M193 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-bangor-board-oversight-2012m-193Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides … health insurance coverage to over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government and school district employees, and their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew in 2025
… to 2019 period of recovery following the Great Recession and before the pandemic. “Local sales tax growth ticked up … tourism, including record average nightly hotel rates and solid Broadway attendance. Aggregate county collections … growth at 11.8%, followed by Yates (11%), Hamilton (10.9%) and Delaware (10.7%). Sullivan experienced the steepest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-2025Opinion 88-2
Whether a village may impose user fees for the collection of garbage
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-2State Agencies Bulletin No. 805
… agency review after the automatic payments have been made. All reports will be sorted by agency code, then by employee … Increment Payment Report This report identifies all employees who received the automatic Performance Advance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/805-april-2008-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-grade-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 804
… automatically. Affected Employees Eligible employees in Bargaining Units 06, 46 and 66 Effective Date(s) 3/27/08 … has thirteen (13) complete pay periods of service in such grade between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008; and … Withheld). Longevity Payment Requirements M/C employees in grades 603-617 who complete five (5) or ten (10) years of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/804-april-2008-performance-advances-graded-and-ns-equated-grade-employeesOpinion 89-15
… owned by the village fire department) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not purchase liability insurance, nor agree to … of a fire district to purchase liability insurance to cover fire company vehicles). In addition, we have previously … Vale Fire Company, Inc. , 141 AD2d 509, 529 NYS2d 132; Cook v City of Geneva , 127 Misc 2d 261, 485 NYS2d 497; Cuddy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15State Agencies Bulletin No. 1090
… will be provided in future Bulletins. Effective Date(s) The first pay periods to be processed in SFS are for the … and, as a result, changes how PayServ processes personal service expenditures and accounting information. Note: … service Account Codes in SFS are as follows: Position Pool Base Salary Holiday Overtime Uniform Standby Extra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1090-payserv-data-conversion-requirements-statewide-financial-systemUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-335.1
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2024 UCS Salary Increases and provide … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSCs automatic processing of the April 2024 UCS Salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-3351-april-2024-state-new-york-unified-court-system-ucs-salaryState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Moreover, DFTA did not ensure providers were paid only for meals that were actually delivered and allowed a 3% … 2 years after the start of the pandemic—HCR had obligated only about $98 million of the $127 million in CDBG-CV grants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… tape at two shelters; One shelter with 143 residents and only four showers and nine toilets, when it should have had … shelters that were understaffed: One family shelter had only 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureState Agencies Bulletin No. 1591
… Agencies should have an established process in place requiring employees to substantiate their business use … is the most restrictive and cannot be used if the fair market value exceeds set amounts in the year the vehicle was … use of chauffeur services is usually based on the fair market value of obtaining such services in the market place. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1591-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1668
… January 8, 2019. Form AC3173, approved by OSC, is the only acceptable form that Agencies should submit. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1668-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-providedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1269
… personal usage. These charges may include tolls paid with EZ Pass accounts or other credit cards issued by the State. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1269-new-earnings-code-and-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-useState Agencies Bulletin No. 1764
… January 7, 2019 . Form AC3173, approved by OSC, is the only acceptable form that Agencies should submit. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1764-procedures-reporting-taxable-value-personal-use-employer-provided