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Opinion 2007-8

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Powers and Duties (obtaining … audit of the books and records of the fire company and, in connection with its authority over the fund raising … and must indicate whether the fire company has filed IRS Form 990 2 and "any report required pursuant to section …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-8

Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period July 1, 2012 Through December 31, 2012 (Empire BlueCross and BlueShield)

… and to determine if payments for certain special items, in relation to the hospitals' actual purchase and acquisition … Empire processes Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements they negotiate with member …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/16/selected-payments-special-items-period-july-1-2012-through-december-31-2012-empire

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2158

… Department ID(s) associated with their agency as listed in the Control-D Report NPAY529 (Agency’s Address Listing).  …  along with the correct agency name/return address in the email.  Note:  Changes made to the agency return …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2158-verification-agency-return-address-employee-form-w-2-wage-and-tax

Review of Trivision Tek Group, Inc.

… the final $211,109 payment request from Trivision to ESD. In addition, ESD terminated GDA X199 recovered the $138,891 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/review-trivision-tek-group-inc

XI.13 Procurement Overview and Policies – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… regarding: Procurement Opportunities Procurement Record Vendor Responsibility Protest Procedures Miscellaneous …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi13procurement-overview-policies

X.5.B Requesting a Single Payment Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management

… Document Preparation: Business Units must submit a request to the Vendor Management Unit (VMU), for a new Single Payment Vendor ID to use in the Statewide Financial System. Only the VMU can … Vendor ID Number. Business Units should contact the VMU to request new IDs. If a Business Unit determines it has a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x5b-requesting-single-payment-vendor-id

Selected Wage Investigation Procedures

… Objective To determine if the Department of Labor (Department) is … investigation procedures, including conducting outreach to claimants about case status and recovered wages. Our audit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/03/selected-wage-investigation-procedures

DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October

… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to … for counties and cities, or $74.4 million less than in October 2019. This drop was less severe than previous … since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the spring when collections fell by double-digits. Still, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-october

Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library – Disbursements (2013M-222)

… District is located within the Monticello School District, in Sullivan County. The Library is governed by a seven-member … The Board did not ensure that disbursements were made in an economic manner and for authorized Library purposes. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/01/ethelbert-b-crawford-public-library-disbursements-2013m-222

Empire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011

… Empire processes Plan claims for hospital services in accordance with agreements they negotiate with member …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2011-through

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering – Network Security Controls

… requirements that are considered best practices for all State entities, including SUNY campuses. Key Finding In …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/25/college-nanoscale-science-and-engineering-network-security-controls

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)

… May 13, 2021 Edition Economic Impact Payments in New York Since March … 2020, and the American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed in March 2021, authorized economic impact payments for individuals and … and those with children received an additional $500 payment per child aged 17 and under. Nationally, 162 million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-may-13-2021

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003

… for updating and designating queries to be included in the upgrade migration. Affected Agencies All PS Query … May 29, 2020. The migration will be effective at Go-Live in late July. Background OSC is preparing to upgrade PayServ … will have the opportunity to test their designated queries in a test database prior to Go-Live as some of the queries …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-003-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-and

Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)

To determine whether the Department of State is complying with Executive Order 95 including providing in a timely manner publishable State data to the Office

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-0

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1834

… Affected Employees All Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and Non-Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 21 represented by NYSCOPBA are affected. … for employees who have at least one year of service credit in either BU01 or BU21. Effective Date(s) The bi-weekly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1834-april-2020-hazardous-duty-pay-increase-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and

Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax

… Objective To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance … has systems and practices in place that allow it to appropriately collect Petroleum Business Tax and Motor …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax

Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Follow-Up)

… of Homeless Services (DHS) implemented the recommendations in our initial audit report,  Oversight of Selected Fiscal … services for eligible homeless families and individuals in New York City and for fiscal oversight of the homeless … similar shelters and often exceeded prescribed ranges. In addition, the various DHS data systems were not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services-follow

Gananda Central School District – Procurement (2021M-86)

… document that they properly sought required competition for purchases: Subject to competitive bidding requirements … has adequate policies and clear and consistent procedures for procurements not subject to competitive bidding, including professional services, and monitor for and enforce compliance with policies and procedures. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/22/gananda-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-86

Controls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses

… monitor and ensure accountability over its vehicle use and maintenance expenses. The audit covered the Department’s vehicle use and maintenance expenses for the period from January 2017 to … of which 10 operate repair shops responsible for the maintenance of Department vehicles. These 11 regions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expenses

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August

… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 7.8 percent in August compared to the same period last year, according to … billion for counties and cities, or $111 million less than in August 2019. This drop in revenue is similar to the decline in July of 8.2 percent, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-78-percent-august