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DiNapoli: Audit of State Agencies Recommends Better Tracking of Food Purchases From Local Farmers
… purchasing to agency personnel. OGS is also responsible for tracking data on state agencies' food purchases and for providing a Food Metrics Annual Report to the Governor and the Legislature detailing these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-state-agencies-recommends-better-tracking-food-purchases-local-farmersCUNY Bulletin No. CU-648
… returned and is undeliverable, the agency must complete form AC3340 , Request for Payroll Check Stop Payment, and … with a completed Next of Kin Affidavit ( Form AC 934-P ), original death certificate, and a Report of Check Exchange ( Form AC 1476-P ). If a Next of Kin Affidavit has been previously submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-648-cuny-june-2019-uniform-allowance-paymentComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… – Information Technology (Ulster County) Village officials have not restricted access to the financial system based on employee job responsibilities. In addition, village officials do not review audit logs to monitor users’ activities when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … were inaccurate and unreliable. Fund balances for all funds were commingled in the records, making it impossible … for officials to determine the condition of individual funds. Elba Fire Department – Controls Over Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-625
… by Payroll Bulletin CU-625.1 Purpose To inform agencies of updated procedures for processing union dues deductions in … for union dues Background A recent internal review of the procedures for initiating and terminating payroll … requests for the initiation, cessation or modification of dues deductions must come from a union via electronic file …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-625-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollCUNY Bulletin No. CU-622
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the June 2018 Uniform Allowance Payment … Collar Agreement between the City University of New York and various unions, including the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 237, provides for a uniform allowance payment to eligible employees. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-622-cuny-june-2018-uniform-allowance-paymentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-266
… Judicial District CEA 458 Ninth Judicial District CEA NYS Court Clerks 239 NYS Court Clerks NYS Court Officers Assoc 243 NYS Court Officers Assoc Supreme …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-266-updated-procedures-initiating-or-terminating-payrollComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Management (St. Lawrence County) The town did not have enough cash to pay all of its bills at the end of fiscal … the recommendations in the budget review letter issued on Oct. 15, 2013. Smithtown Fire District – Capital Project … required cell phone bills. As a result, district taxpayers do not have adequate assurance that all claims paid were for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Westchester Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud for Attempting to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… a court-appointed administrator. Parisi entered the plea in White Plains federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge … for his crime.” According to the allegations contained in the Indictment: Parisi was appointed administrator of the estate of a former resident of Mt. Vernon, in or about April 2017. His duties as administrator included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/westchester-attorney-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-attempting-embezzle-decedents-estate-which-he-was-courtState Agencies Bulletin No. 1307
… in fiscal year 2014-2015. Affected Employees Employees with line number changes reported in the New York State … due to error, those for whom Job updates were successful with warning messages issued and those for whom Job updates were successful with no warning or error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1307-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2014-2015CUNY Bulletin No. CU-591
… as necessary. Deduction Information for Inactive Employees All general deductions for employees whose Payroll Status is … included in the employee’s taxable gross and is subject to all employment taxes and income taxes. Federal, State and New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-591-cuny-june-2017-uniform-allowance-paymentCUNY Bulletin No. CU-398
… Purpose To explain the agency procedures for reporting rate increases and adjustments for "miscellaneous earnings." Affected Employees CUNY … All Miscellaneous Earnings The agency must calculate and report the retroactive adjustment for all skilled trade …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-398-retroactive-rate-increases-maintenance-workers-cunyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1632
… agencies of the updated IRS tax withholding requirements for 2018 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees … IRS has issued guidance on changes to the following areas for 2018: Withholding Rates and Tax Brackets Supplemental … Wage Withholding Flat Rate Additional Withholding Amount for Nonresident Aliens Social Security Wage Base Limit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1632-summary-tax-related-changes-2018State Agencies Bulletin No. 1397
… in fiscal year 2015-2016. Affected Employees Employees with line number changes reported in the New York State … due to error, those for whom Job updates were successful with warning messages issued and those for whom Job updates were successful with no warning or error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1397-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2015-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… To describe agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees Employees first joining a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsAwarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… vouchers to ensure expenses are appropriate and consistent with contract requirements. Counties are required to maintain … awarded SICG funding to qualified recipients in accordance with its requirements. The Division assessed and re-evaluated … Other Related Audit/Report of Interest New York State Homes and Community Renewal: Low-Income Housing Trust Fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Theft of Cash, Questionable Spending by Minetto Volunteer Fire Dept. Chief
… that without proper oversight in place, it can be easy for public funds to be misspent or go missing. My team of … law enforcement to hold individuals like this responsible for their actions.” DiNapoli’s office found that, from Jan. … had no supporting documentation to indicate that they were for valid business purchases. In addition, Smegelsky …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-theft-cash-questionable-spending-minetto-volunteer-fire-dept-chiefState Agencies Bulletin No. 1240
… in fiscal year 2013-2014. Affected Employees Employees with line number changes reported in the New York State … due to error, those for whom Job updates were successful with warning messages issued and those for whom Job updates were successful with no warning or error messages issued.” Click ‘OK’. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1240-reporting-line-number-changes-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2013Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… access controls prescribe who or what computer process may have access to a specific IT resource, such as a particular … For example, former employees’ accounts should be disabled on the day they leave local government or school employment … Are different from passwords used for other systems; Do not match lists of common, expected, previously used or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than $924 million, … impacts of the pandemic, overtime costs set a new record in 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does not appear … prompted a ‘great resignation’ from the state workforce in 2020, new hiring stalled, and the workforce declined more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021