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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Metropolitan Transportation Authority – New … requires that individuals working as security guards have a valid registration card and entrusts the Department of … services, including inpatient services. Many recipients have other third-party health insurance (TPHI) in addition to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … enforcement officer failed to compare the money received for building permits with the permits actually issued. … The board has established adequate internal controls for processing over-the-counter cash receipts to ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsMember Contributions
… Most members are required to contribute a percentage of their earnings toward their retirement. Whether a member contributes, and how much, depends on their tier . However, exceptions may apply to some members of the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) or the Police and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/member-contributionsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1269
… vehicle and chauffeur services and provide instructions for reporting this information in the New York State Payroll System (PayServ) for tax year 2013. Affected Employees Employees with … ( P ersonal E mployer V ehicle), to be used specifically for reporting the taxable value of personal use of an …
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. 2341
… with instructions for processing the 2024-2025 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment Affected … payment in return for participating in an agency-directed training program designed to promote firearms proficiency and … fiscal years. Effective Dates: The 2024-2025 Firearms Training and Safety Incentive Program Payment can be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2341-2024-2025-public-employees-federation-pef-firearms-training-and-safetyOpinion 92-27
… St Comp No. 81-382, p 420, 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-402, p 444). We are not aware of any constitutional or statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27DiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s spending on contracts for goods and services has risen faster than other spending … hurting service quality.” New York City uses contracts for a variety of reasons, including the purchase of fleet and … that requires certain expertise. Total contract spending for goods and services represented nearly 22% of operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Opinion 96-24
… (General Municipal Law, §6-g[7]). On the other hand, there are no referendum requirements for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-24Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health and Hospitals) ensured that direct hire and temporary nurses were appropriately screened before they were hired and … Hospitals is a public benefit corporation created by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Act of 1969. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… State Department of Labor (DOL) determines who qualifies for benefits and individual employers fund their own programs. Review Claims for Propriety After you terminate an employee and file for unemployment insurance, DOL will determine whether or not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… Disability 376 NYSCOPBA Term Life 377 NYSCOPBA Accidental Death 379 379 NYSCOPBA Whole Life OSC Actions Position Data … number for all subsequent rows. Deduction Processing A row was inserted in the Benefit Program Participation … Public Queries are available to identify the Position Data records and the Job Data records that have been automatically …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitSchool of Professional Studies – Procurement Card and Travel Card Purchases
… expenses increased from $8.11 million to $16.55 million for the same period. Over 70 percent of SPS’s revenues come … to provide employees with an efficient method to pay for workrelated travel expenses and reduce the amount of … expenses when traveling on behalf of the agency. For the period April 1, 2009 to June 13, 2013, CUNY SPS made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/25/school-professional-studies-procurement-card-and-travel-card-purchasesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1664.1
… who are seeking to initiate or terminate deductions for union dues (except Courts, SUNY and CUNY) Background A recent internal review of the procedures 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/state-agencies/16641-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payroll-deductions-unionCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B18-6-6)
… and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable. Key Findings The … Public School District’s budget request is $604.8 million for appropriations. The District has appropriated all of the … budget request does not include an appropriation for textbooks, and underestimates the appropriation for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/05/18/city-yonkers-budget-review-b18-6-6XI.12.A Toll-Free Services – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State contracting entities use toll-free telephone numbers to disseminate information and allow the public to contact them at no cost. The Office of General Services … New York State agencies use tollfree telephone numbers to disseminate information and allow the public to contact …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12a-toll-free-servicesOnondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Managed Technical Support (2016M-299)
… with State Education Department (SED) requirements for providing shared Managed Technical Support to school districts for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … Key Findings BOCES reported aidable expenditures to SED for 62.7 full-time equivalent district-based staff members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2016/12/16/onondaga-cortland-madison-board-cooperative-educational-services-managed-technicalManchester-Shortsville Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2016M-157)
… and procedures used to procure professional services for the period July 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled approximately $16.6 … an administrative regulation outlining the requirements for using a request for proposals (RFP) process which did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/29/manchester-shortsville-central-school-district-procurement-professionalMadison Central School District – Procurement of Professional Services (2015M-322)
… period July 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Background The Madison Central School District is located in the Towns of Eaton, Madison and Stockbridge in Madison County and the Towns of Augusta, Marshall and Vernon … Madison Central School District Procurement of Professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/05/madison-central-school-district-procurement-professional-services-2015mHalcottsville Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2014M-190)
… members ensured that the Treasurer properly accounted for cash receipts and disbursements for the period January 1, 2013 through May 16, 2014. … Key Findings The bylaws do not specify who is responsible for approving bills for payments and for reviewing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/10/10/halcottsville-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursements-2014m-190Elmsford Union Free School District – Fixed Assets (2017M-147)
… whether the District properly recorded and accounted for fixed assets for the period July 1, 2015 through March 13, 2017. … governed by a Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $33.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/27/elmsford-union-free-school-district-fixed-assets-2017m-147