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State Agencies Bulletin No. 954
… to pay the Mentoring Premium. Affected Employees PEF represented employees in Agencies 11260 and 11270 who … and PEF, certain PEF represented employees of the Schools for the Deaf and Blind who take part as mentors in the mentoring program are eligible for a $1,000.00 Premium. The Program is effective beginning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/954-mentoring-premium-nys-schools-deaf-and-blindState Agencies Bulletin No. 914
… of new procedures regarding withholding of Social Security and Medicare taxes for employees receiving a military … Date(s) Administration paychecks dated August 19, 2009 and Institution paychecks dated August 27, 2009 Background … paid as a military stipend is exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes and must be reported on a Form 1099. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/914-change-taxation-military-stipendsDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2023-24 Enacted State Budget
… Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 includes new recurring spending for schools, mental health services, … lower than projections in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) 2024 Updated Executive Budget Financial Plan, the … Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2023-24-enacted-state-budgetSUNY Bulletin No. SU-135
… Purpose To provide instructions to agencies for processing the Salary Increases. Background Pursuant to Chapter 137, Section 16 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-135-april-1-2007-500-salary-increase-employees-representedOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… The audit covered licensing and inspection records for the period of January 1, 2017 through February 28, 2020 … and academic uses. Radioactive materials can be used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to test new drugs … that use radioactive materials or radiation equipment increases the risk that radioactive materials or equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities (Follow-Up)
… academic uses. Radioactive materials can be used safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, to test new drugs, … or death by damaging bodily systems. DOH is responsible for the supervision and regulation of radiation and … that use radioactive materials or radiation equipment increases the risk that radioactive materials or equipment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andApplying for Benefits – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… To apply for all Retirement System benefits, you must file the … of the State Comptroller within specific time limits. For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” … mailed. To meet a filing deadline (such as an application for retirement benefits or an option election form), you can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/applying-benefitsApplying for Benefits – Career Plan
… To apply for all Retirement System benefits, you must file the … of the State Comptroller within specific time limits. For a form to be considered as “filed with the Comptroller,” … mailed. To meet a filing deadline (such as an application for retirement benefits or an option election form), you can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/applying-benefitsApplying for Benefits – Police and Fire Plan
… the document to us. We will consider it filed when it is delivered to us by the Post Office. If you are concerned … consider the form as filed on the date the transmission is received, you must still mail us the original document to … all filed applications and, if more than one benefit is approved, you will be given the opportunity to choose your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/applying-benefitsWage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Wage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Report 2015-S - 58 ). … for Needy Families (TANF) program provides assistance and work opportunities to needy families by granting states the federal funds and flexibility to develop and implement their own welfare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/09/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programs-followQuality of Internal Control Certification
… staff of the Internal Affairs unit, which is responsible for internal audits. Key Findings The Division submitted its … However, it did not provide the required level of detail for two questions. The Division did not list the deficiencies … list of high-risk areas – and one question that called for examples demonstrating the Superintendent's consistent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/quality-internal-control-certificationCost Reporting of Programs Operated by Gateway-Longview, Inc.
… Background Gateway, located in Buffalo, New York, is a not-for-profit organization that provides supportive, … educational, housing and substitute care services for children, youth and families. Gateway receives funding … and guidelines to provide direction on reimbursable costs. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2011, Gateway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/30/cost-reporting-programs-operated-gateway-longview-incDelaware County – Vehicle Usage and Disposal (2014M-258)
… perform cost-benefit analyses to support the after-hours locations of vehicles or disposal methods used. None of the … cost-effectiveness of keeping County vehicles at off-site locations and each disposal method prior to the disposal of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2015/04/24/delaware-county-vehicle-usage-and-disposal-2014m-258St. Lawrence County – Financial Condition (2016M-173)
… January 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Background St. Lawrence County is located in northern New York State and encompasses one city, 32 towns and 12 villages. The County, which has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/24/st-lawrence-county-financial-condition-2016m-173Town of Walton – Incompatible Duties (2016M-309)
… controls over the receipts and disbursements processes for the period January 1, 2015 through July 26, 2016. … as the Supervisor’s bookkeeper. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 total approximately $2 million. Key Findings The … controls over the receipts and disbursements processes for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-walton-incompatible-duties-2016m-309Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders (2023M-35)
… ensured that the required approvals were obtained for capital project (Project) change orders. Key Findings The … required to the New York State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the District’s building aid reimbursement for all unapproved work . For the 151 change orders reviewed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/11/blind-brook-rye-union-free-school-district-capital-project-change-ordersVillage of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurers' Records and Reports (2020M-11)
… reports to NYSLRS are accurate. Village officials agreed with our findings and indicated they have initiated or plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/16/village-odessa-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2020m-11Bethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… Internet connectivity met the FCC’s recommended bandwidth of 100 Megabits per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as … schools. 500 Mbps, with the ability to burst to a total of 1 Gbps for its high school primary Internet Service. … population), 27 of 28 teachers responding to our survey who used Internet resources to provide instruction were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1Village of Greene – Investment Program (2023M-112)
… review the Village’s investment policy, as required by New York State General Municipal Law (GML) Section 39. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/01/village-greene-investment-program-2023m-112Marathon Joint Fire District – Investment Program (2023M-76)
… that may have resulted in higher interest earnings. As a result of our audit, the Board subsequently approved an investment policy in March 2023 and invested $653,000 into an investment fund with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/10/20/marathon-joint-fire-district-investment-program-2023m-76