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Citywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments

… through November 2022. About the Program DOF is a revenue service, taxation, and recording agency. Its mission is to … processes, offer a variety of payment options, and improve customer satisfaction. Payments can be made online, in-person, or by mail to a bank lockbox. CPSS administers the Citywide Payments and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-payments

Oversight of Hotels and Motels Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency

… and the Department of Health (DOH) are adequately ensuring that hotels and motels used for homeless and mixed-use … our 2016 report, OTDA has established a standard checklist that SSDs can use to guide required six-month inspections. … to local officials and establish uniform procedures that SSDs can use to ensure full understanding of the goals …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-hotels-and-motels-used-homeless-and-mixed-use-temporary-residency

Town of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)

… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Building Inspector (Inspector) properly … amounts which vary based on property type and the nature of the modifications planned for the property. A … standards by issuing building permits and certificates of completion or occupancy, and inspecting properties. The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56

Town of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)

… necessary. The Town has five funds which include the four main operating funds, which are the general fund town-wide … is funded primarily by sales tax and Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) revenues. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3

DiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

… $312,644. The audit notes that the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and the New York National Guard may have purchased, stored or transported DME, as well …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-during

DiNapoli: State Needs to Ensure Timely Execution of Contracts with Not-For-Profits

… approvals prompted interest payments, mandated under the Prompt Contracting Law, that cost the state $195,663 last … remains as serious a problem for NFPs today as when the Prompt Contracting Law was enacted in 1991. Over that time, … some optimism, state agencies must do their job and make prompt contracting a priority.” The report noted that the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-state-needs-ensure-timely-execution-contracts-not-profits

DiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late

… State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers (NFPs) last year, with half of all agencies reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State … State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with notforprofit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-late

XI-A.6 Auto-Sourcing Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing

… a PO, which are: Sourcing POs from staged contract releases on an approved agency contract in the Procurement … Transaction Preparation: Staged Contract Purchase Order Releases Online Agencies Agencies’ Contract Processors can … for contracts. The process is known as “staging contract releases” and can be used to schedule one or more POs for a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a6-auto-sourcing-purchase-orders

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266

… To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in PayServ Affected Employees Courts … who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background A recent internal review of the … for initiating and terminating payroll deductions for union dues has highlighted the need to ensure that all …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-266-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-625

… To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in PayServ Affected Employees CUNY … who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues Background A recent internal review of the … for initiating and terminating payroll deductions for union dues has highlighted the need to ensure that all …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-625-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll

Town of Florida – Town Clerk Operations (2012M-215)

… was to assess internal controls over Town Clerk operations for the period January 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Background The Town of Florida is located in Montgomery County and has a population of … monitoring of the Clerk’s activities. Ensure collections are physically secured in a locked vault or other locked …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-florida-town-clerk-operations-2012m-215

IX.11.B Federal Program Information Act of 1977 (As Amended) – IX. Federal Grants

… Act provides for the efficient and regular distribution of information of federal domestic assistance programs and directs the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to collect and … This Act provides for the distribution of information of federal domestic assistance programs and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix11b-federal-program-information-act-1977-amended

A Statement from Comptroller DiNapoli on the Murder of George Floyd

… the State Comptroller’s Office, as we start the process of reopening, it is my hope and expectation that we will bring …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/statement-comptroller-dinapoli-murder-george-floyd

City of Hudson – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts (2013M-102)

… 13, 2012. Background The City of Hudson is located in Columbia County and has a population of approximately 6,700 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/28/city-hudson-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-2013m-102

State Agencies Bulletin No.1824

… from SFS. OSC will continue to receive and process stop payment and reissue payroll check requests. OSC will … must continue to send AC3340 (Request for payroll Check Stop Payment Form) to OSC for processing. Questions Questions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1824-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returns

XII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures

… before payment, to set-off against payments due to a contractor an amount equal to any debt owed by the contractor to the State (see N.Y. Const. Article V, § 1; … for New York State Contracts) provides notice to the Contractor of the State’s authority to withhold for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveries

III.8 Confidential, Personal, and Private Information – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)

… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES There are many State and Federal laws governing the access … protected by law. Process and Document Preparation: There are limited business processes where confidential information is needed in the SFS. As such, there are restricted fields in which Business Units enter the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii8-confidential-personal-and-private-information

DiNapoli: Fix Delays With Child Support Payments

… had the nation's second-highest balance of undistributed child support collections (UDC), totaling approximately $59 … Disability Assistance (OTDA), which oversees New York's child support program, has made some improvements to the way … identified a number of problems that need correcting. "Child support payments are languishing in government coffers. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-fix-delays-child-support-payments

Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-108.2

… Payroll Bulletin No. DH-108 .1 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform the Division of Housing and Community Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2020 DC 37 … Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No DH1082 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-1082-april-2020-district-council-37-dc-37-retroactive-2

Oversight of Campus Foundations

… is providing sufficient oversight of campus foundations to make certain the campus foundations conduct their activities … Generally, foundations receive and manage donations and make these resources available to the campus to support … is providing sufficient oversight of campus foundations to make certain the campus foundations conduct their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundations