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Controls and Management of the Unemployment Insurance System
… 2020 to March 2022. About the Program The Department’s mission is to protect workers, assist the unemployed, and … law. In March 2020, Executive Order 202.8 – New York State on PAUSE – directed the temporary closure of all … and, in turn, the Department’s ability to promptly address serious problems. Key Recommendations Continue the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/15/controls-and-management-unemployment-insurance-systemAsylum Seeker Spending Report
… between State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-23 through SFY 2026-27 for emergency spending related to people seeking … Services (DHS) for emergency shelter costs, followed by NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H), which led the operation of the … Note: New York City fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30. * FY 2026 expenses have not yet been finalized. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/asylum-seeker-spending-reportSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… selected for review were appropriate. For a track coach, however, University officials did not enforce Office … balances to be returned on a timely basis. The track coach routinely overestimated the amount of advance funds … he had over $87,000 in outstanding advances. Also, the coach consistently returned unused advance funds more than 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/07/selected-employee-travel-expensesExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine if Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … The objectives of our examination were to determine if Unemployment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsProperty Tax Freeze Credit
… PTF Credit for tax year 2015, homeowners must receive the STAR property tax exemption (i.e., the property must be the … either the homeowner or property was not eligible for the STAR property tax exemption. This includes out-of-state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/08/property-tax-freeze-creditMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (Follow-Up)
… administers 11 State and federal grant programs aimed at crime prevention and control. Among these public … – such as aggravated assault, forcible rape, murder, and robbery – in the State, excluding New York City. In previous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/16/monitoring-and-administration-public-protection-grant-programs-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 860
… Purpose To provide instructions for the processing of payments upon separation from State service for accruals … Services BU03 Institutional Services BU04 Division of Military & Naval Affairs BU47 Public Employees Federation … eligible employees to earn compensatory time in lieu of a cash payment for overtime hours worked in excess of 40 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/860-processing-over-40-compensatory-time-ii-lump-sum-overtime-payments-uponChild Care Stabilization Grants (2022-S-44)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services has established and maintained adequate internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization grantees to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine whether the grants met ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2022-S-44.pdfMessage from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… the ongoing risks and challenges, and opportunities for changes to improve the long-term outlook for State … This report provides information and analysis on the full spectrum of New York State government finances and services, … energy and the environment, K-12 and higher education, transportation and more. Although the challenges associated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerOpinion 2002-3
… issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Dock Districts (expansion of activities to include maintenance and operation of recreational … A town board may not expand the activities of a public dock district to include maintenance and operation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-3Complaint Processing (Follow-Up)
… complaint is filed, investigators gather documentary and video evidence and conduct interviews with complainants, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/05/complaint-processing-followSelected Safety and Security Equipment at Subway Stations
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) New York City Transit (Transit) ensures that safety and … using the public transportation system in four of New York City’s boroughs. EMD is a reporting unit of … emergency assistance. This equipment is installed in all New York City boroughs, except Staten Island. EMD has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-subway-stationsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1138
… Purpose To provide agencies with the schedule for payroll submission and the dates for availability of payroll reports and files. Background … must follow. This bulletin provides agency entry deadlines for the following processes: Automated Interface Submission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1138-schedule-agency-payroll-submission-and-availability-reports-and-filesOpinion 90-40
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (right to vote as trustee and deputy mayor) PUBLIC MEETINGS AND HEARINGS -- Voting Procedure (right of village deputy mayor to vote as deputy and as trustee) VILLAGE LAW, … Whether a village trustee when serving as deputy mayor during the absence or inability of the mayor to attend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-40XIII.6 Potential Tax Consequences of Assigning an Incorrect Official Station – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This generally occurs when an employee travels repeatedly to the same location over an extended period for official … likely incur substantial tax liabilities with respect to reimbursement of travel expenses. This tax liability can … reimbursements as income contemporaneous with payment to enable the State to timely withhold the taxes. In cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii6-potential-tax-consequences-assigning-incorrect-official-stationEnforcement of Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… audit was incorrect for 28 (14.7 percent) of the 191 tenants we sampled. As a result, certain tenants may be … audits required by HPD. We determined that 117 of the 191 judgmentally sampled tenants required an income … more require HPD approval to remain in their units. Of the 191 selected tenants, 59 exceeded the maximum limit by at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Sentenced in Oakfield Fire Department Theft
… raffle. I thank Genesee County District Attorney Lawrence Friedman and the New York State Police for partnering with us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-former-treasurer-sentenced-oakfield-fire-department-theftTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… reduce refuse in the City’s subway system by removing the garbage cans from the platforms at selected stations. SEO’s objective … solve the problem “of poor customer experience of exposed garbage bags in stations and eliminate the accompanying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-programOversight of Mitchell-Lama Application Fees
… (HPD) ensured that managing agents properly accounted for application fees received and, if applicable, returned fees … time of our scope, Mitchell-Lama developments collected application fees of up to $200 per applicant. (In August … indefinitely unless an applicant requests a refund or the application is rejected by the development or HPD. Generally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/oversight-mitchell-lama-application-feesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-321.1
… a temporary overtime rate up to 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay. The new overtime rate shall apply to … begin using the new Time Entry Overtime Earnings Codes beginning in Administration Pay Period 16L, checks dated … 3744229 T H CTS EKG Spec 004222 3744230 T H Clincl Lab Tech 1 004308 3744661 T H Clincl Lab Tech 2 004309 3744662 T …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3211-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-rates