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Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… to document their expenses and follow set guidelines for reimbursement, you can cut costs and mitigate the risk of … audit travel reimbursement claims. Maintain a Travel Policy Your governing board should officially adopt a clear … Guidelines Consider adopting federal lodging, meal, and mileage guidelines as your maximum rates for travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesCity of Troy – Budget Review (B5-15-22)
… in the City’s proposed budget for the 2016 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Troy, located in … State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key Findings The City’s proposed budget … service payments for debt that the City has not issues are included in the proposed budget. The City’s proposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/10/city-troy-budget-review-b5-15-22Reducing the Cost of Hospital Services Provided to County Inmates (2013-MS-4)
… inmate hospital costs and paying the appropriate rates for the services provided for the period January 1 through … resources. For example, inmate hospital health care costs in the eight counties audited totaled about $2.8 million in 2012. Of this amount, about $1.4 million, or 50 percent, was for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/09/19/reducing-cost-hospital-services-provided-county-inmates-2013-ms-4City of Amsterdam – Recreation Department (2023M-29)
… glove compartment until it was brought to the Director’s home, over the weekend, before being deposited. $895 in cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/07/21/city-amsterdam-recreation-department-2023m-29Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… found Medicaid could have saved up to $69 million if it limited payments of Medicare Part C cost-sharing … reporting and repairing bridge defects. Instead it follows its own method, but does not always satisfy state requirements. As a result, it did not perform 47 interim inspections for priority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 2010-1
… would (1) be separately appraised, (2) have a separate value ascribed to it, (3) be separately described and deeded, … to be dedicated for park or other recreational uses. You indicate that the village is considering the purchase of … residential units, the subdivision plat must show, when required by the planning board, a park or parks suitably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Opinion 2010-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … the purchase of real property for use as a village office. Two parcels, one that is two acres and one that is … parcel, the village plans to use one acre for the village office, and dedicate the second acre for village park or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Overtime Temporarily Excluded from Tier 6 Contribution Rates
… We will work with you to refund contribution overpayments in the next few months. Providing Earnings Breakdowns Only … or started using enhanced reporting after April 2022. In January, Reporting Contacts received an email letting them know a notification is available in Retirement Online . The notification provides a link to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/overtime-temporarily-excluded-tier-6-contribution-ratesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-1XI.7.B Repayment Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… between the State and a municipality, public authority, or other third party. Generally, repayment agreements provide … Contracts and Amendments . Submitting your contract or amendment in this order will assist in OSC’s review. … between the State and a municipality public authority or other third party …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi7b-repayment-agreementsComparison of ERS Benefits
… of membership or service credit. 3% of gross salary for all years of public service except: State Correction Officers … by the Unified Court System, who contribute 4% for all years of public service. See Tier 5 Member Contributions. … 3% – 6% based on annual earnings. Members contribute for all years of public service (except State Correction Officers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-ers-benefitsReport File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting
… payments or service credit purchase (SCP) payments for the payroll period. You must also report the number of pay cycles in the payroll period you are reporting (pay frequency) in this row. … assign them NYSLRS earnings codes that are matched to the payroll codes you use internally. It’s important to use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-uploadArchived Publications
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS). FSMS was updated in November 2017. Access to these materials is being … Fiscal Stress Monitoring System FSMS FSMS was updated in November 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/archived-publicationsCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B17-6-10)
… school tuition payments. The City continues to rely on nonrecurring revenue, such as fund balance, to balance its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/05/19/city-yonkers-budget-review-b17-6-10New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 3, 2021)
… economic shutdown led to soaring unemployment rates in New York, which peaked at 16.2 percent in April 2020. Since then, … significant disabilities. In addition, the New York State Assembly and the Senate each passed a package of bills to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-3-2021Village of Kaser - Refuse User Fees and Records (2018M-97)
… agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Village of Kaser Refuse User …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/26/village-kaser-refuse-user-fees-and-records-2018m-97Fire District Information
… benefit programs [pdf] Summary of Regulations [pdf] Training Training Requirements for Fire District Commissioners: … Adopted Rules and Regulations for Implementing New Training Requirements [pdf] List of Training Providers For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/fire-district-informationAssociation to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the CFR were higher than the total hours worked on the ADP payroll. We obtained the payroll system’s employee total hours report for the fiscal … on the difference in the number of hours claimed versus payroll, calculated the recommended disallowance of $164,004 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/08/association-benefit-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualManual Reporting – Enhanced Reporting
… their earnings under the correct instance. Employee Summary and Earnings Detail When reporting manually, each … you enter an employee’s monthly data. In the Employee Summary section, you enter an employee’s days worked, member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/manual-reportingState Agencies Bulletin No. 1892
… for informational purposes only. Social Security & Medicare Wage Base and Tax Rate Information The Social … There is no limit on the amount of wages subject to Medicare tax. The Social Security tax rate of 6.2% and Medicare tax rate of 1.45% remain the same. Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1892-summary-tax-related-changes-2021