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Shared Services in Local Government Presentation
This session will discuss the benefits and challenges of establishing cooperative ventures with local government partners, recommended practices and resources to assist you.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/shared-services-in-local-government-05-26-2021.pdfCost-Saving Ideas: Evaluate the Efficiency of Your Water Delivery System
… implement control systems to make sure better production and delivery information can guide investment … produced. Controls to avoid errors in transferring daily production records to monthly reports. Sufficient production records for extended periods of time. Water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-evaluate-efficiency-your-water-delivery-systemUnitedHealthcare: Improper Payments for Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Related Services
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. Civil Service … acupuncture. United defines acupuncture as a technique for treating certain painful conditions by passing long thin … to December 31, 2019, United paid more than $247 million for acupuncture services and more than $48 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-acupuncture-and-acupuncture-related-servicesAlternate Contribution Stabilization Program
… submitted by: Email as an attachment to NYSLRS_Billing@osc.ny.gov ; or Mail to: NYSLRS Employer Billing Unit 110 State St Albany, NY 12244-0001 Your withdrawal from the program is subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/alternate-contribution-stabilization-programState Pension Employer Contribution Rates Announced for 2020-21, Assumed Rate of Return Lowered
… year, for the past seven years, we’ve been able to lower pension contribution rates or essentially keep them flat,” … management and a diverse portfolio we have kept the state pension fund strong and one of the best funded in the nation. … to 24.4 percent of payroll. NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay pension benefits to public employees. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/state-pension-employer-contribution-rates-announced-2020-21-assumed-rate-return-loweredApplying for Reclassification – World Trade Center Presumption
… To apply for a reclassification of your service or disability retirement benefit to an accidental disability retirement … application. … Information about laws that may apply to those who participated in World Trade Center rescue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/applying-reclassificationCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
Determine whether the City of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency (CPIDA) Board properly evaluated and awarded projects and monitored the performance of the businesses that received financial benefits.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/poughkeepsie-2021-168.pdfSt. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-151)
Determine whether the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency (SLCIDA) Board appropriately evaluated projects before approval and subsequently monitored the performance of businesses that received financial benefits.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/st-lawrence-county-ida-2021-151.pdfOverview – Legacy Reporting
… credit purchases (arrears). Employers using the Legacy reporting format in Retirement Online should only report … State Retirement and Social Security Law (RSSL). (See the Reporting Retirees section of our Hiring Public Retirees page … Contractor vs. Employee page .) Employers using the enhanced reporting format report more data on employees, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overviewSocial Security – Federal Funding and New York
… New York's share of the $1.38 trillion in benefits paid by the United States in 2023 was 5.7 percent. More than 80 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-securityExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … payments and to prevent future inappropriate payments. In addition, we matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsSeneca County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-207)
Seneca County Industrial Development Agency Project Approval and Monitoring 2015M207
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/12/24/seneca-county-industrial-development-agency-projectIX.12.P Annual Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and Non-Cash Awards – IX. Federal Grants
… Manufacturing Extension Partnership 16.578 Federal Surplus Property Transfer Program 93.268 Immunization Cooperative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12p-annual-schedule-expenditures-federal-and-non-cash-awardsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… billing and collection process. In addition, the board does not properly monitor water loss. Town of Moreau – … of Spencer – Board Oversight (Tioga County) The board does not periodically review bank statements, bank … or any other supporting records. Additionally, the board does not perform the required annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Child and Dependent Care Credit
… claimed were not paid by the taxpayer, but were paid, in whole or in part, through subsidies from the New York State Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/29/child-and-dependent-care-creditCounty of Orleans Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-345)
… to review the Agency’s process for evaluating, approving and monitoring projects for the period January 1, 2013 … public benefit corporation created to promote, develop and assist industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, … PILOT agreements reviewed contained a "recapture of benefits" clause holding businesses accountable for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/county-orleans-industrial-development-agency-projectHiring Members with the Enhanced Report – Enhanced Reporting
… to ask the employee whether they are an existing member or retiree of one of the eight public retirement systems in New York … public retirement systems in New York State, you will report their days and salary so we can monitor their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/hiring-members-enhanced-report