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VII.2.A Direct Journal Payment – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
A Direct Journal Payment is used to record payments received by an agency that do not need to be applied to a customer AR Item such as miscellaneous receipts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii2a-direct-journal-paymentOn-Time Performance
… a commuter railroad and publishes its schedule on the MTA website. The schedule is designed to accommodate the Ferry, … by the NYC Department of Transportation. The minimum service frequency is every 15 minutes during rush hour … SIR OTP is also reported to the public through MTA’s website, which has a “Performance Dashboard” that includes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/15/time-performancePayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003
… designation and renaming must be completed by May 29, 2020. The migration will be effective at Go-Live in late … to the guidelines below will be deleted on May 30, 2020. Queries that have been run in the last 18 months that … below. Updates must be complete on or before May 29, 2020 for queries to be included. Queries that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-003-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-andClaims Auditing – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Even when not required by law, this is a good business practice. It is important that the auditing body or … meal when incurred in connection with travel on official business. 6 For additional documentation requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/claims-auditingOpinion 90-18
… to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids where so required by General Municipal Law, §103. … provides, with certain exceptions, that: ... all contracts for public work involving an expenditure of more than seven … furnishing the required security after advertisement for sealed bids in the manner provided by this section .... …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-18Duanesburg Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-40)
… training to employees. After sharing our findings, the Management Information Systems Director (Director) disabled the 13 (5 percent) of the user accounts we reviewed because they were unneeded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/11/19/duanesburg-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-40VII.4 Appropriated Loan Receivables – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… state agencies and/or authorities requesting that they confirm the accuracy of the receivable balances shown on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii4-appropriated-loan-receivablesOneida City School District – Controlling Access to the Student Information System (2016M-53)
… technology (IT) access controls over personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) in its Student Information … City School District is located in the City of Oneida and the Towns of Lenox and Lincoln in Madison County and the Towns of Vernon, Verona …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/oneida-city-school-district-controlling-access-student-information-systemDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… “The State Education Department should work with state and local entities to ensure resources to address the problem are … can support the mental health of all students. With the stakes so high, the department should act quickly to avert further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsSeized Assets Program
… 5,047 pending seized assets valued at $2.012 billion. Funds received from forfeited assets are to be used to … over to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Individual troops did not always report … should be turned over to the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programNYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index
… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will invest $2 billion in an index focused on reducing the risks of climate change … Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the fund, announced today. This is part of the Comptroller's Climate Action Plan announced in 2019 and his goal for the Fund of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/nys-pension-fund-commits-2-billion-climate-transition-indexCybersecurity Month Cybersecurity Foundations
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual effort which aims to highlight emerging challenges that exist in the world of cybersecurity today and provide straightforward, actionable guidance to help create a safe and secure digital world. Learn about this year’s themes and other foundational IT contr
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-month-cybersecurity-foundations-10-3-22.pdfDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund and Coca Cola Reach Agreement on Executive Pay
… Coca Cola Co. will consider the wages it pays all of its employees when setting executive salaries, aiming to bring them into closer alignment, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York … use of performance-based metrics that reward exceptional financial performance. [The company] also can consider other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-and-coca-cola-reach-agreement-executive-payExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … more proactive culture that seeks to ensure that Medicaid is the payer of last resort for services provided to dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followOpinion 98-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … ill persons operated by facilities within the Office of Mental Health and approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health; (4) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Effectiveness of Cost Containment Initiatives
… Purpose To determine what cost containment initiatives the New York State Thruway Authority (Authority) has undertaken … The Authority has implemented several cost reduction strategies, ranging from deferring capital repairs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/effectiveness-cost-containment-initiativesOpinion 98-6
… that the board of supervisors would audit claims submitted for payment under the contracts. For purposes of this opinion, we assume the county manager is … or dependents (General Municipal Law, §800[3][a]). For this purpose, a contract of a company of which the spouse …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-6Facility Oversight and Timeliness of Response to Complaints and Inmate Grievances (Follow-Up)
… State Commission of Correction (Commission) is responsible for oversight of all 511 correctional facilities throughout … if the Commission was fulfilling its responsibilities for the oversight of correctional facilities and for responding timely to complaints and inmate grievances. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/18/facility-oversight-and-timeliness-response-complaints-and-inmate-grievances-followOpinion 93-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … A "general law" is defined, in pertinent part, as a state statute which in terms and in effect applies alike to all counties (Municipal Home Rule Law, §2[5]; NY Const, art IX, §3). General Construction Law, §24 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Former Village of Chatham Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Village
… Thomas P. DiNapoli, Columbia County District Attorney Paul Czajka, and the New York State Police announced that … caught and brought to justice. I thank District Attorney Paul Czajka and the New York State Police for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-village-chatham-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-defrauding-village