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Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) – Information Technology (2020M-99)
Determine whether Oneida-Herkimer-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials ensured security awareness training was provided, IT assets were accessed for appropriate purposes, and IT controls over BOCES’ network and financial system were adequate to safeguard information.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2020/pdf/oneida-herkimer-madison-boces-2020-99.pdfNew York’s Stubbornly High Rates of Chronic Absenteeism
The classroom disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a lingering negative impact on New York’s students. As schools transitioned back to in-person instruction, chronic absenteeism rates increased sharply and have remained high, especially among vulnerable student populations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/missing-school-ny-chronic-absenteeism.pdfCybersecurity Risk Management – Part 1
This webinar will walk through key aspects of the risk management process, including defining what cybersecurity risk is and discussing information security models and internal and security controls that can be implemented to help mitigate those risks.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-risk-management-100224.pdfNYSLRS Record of Activities - Elected and Appointed Officials
This webinar will explain how the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) determines service credit for Elected and Appointed Officials. Officials, who are not in a time-keeping system, are required to keep a Record of Activities (ROA).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/nyslrs-roa-elected-appointed-111324.pdfNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2023
This report, the ninth in a series by the Office of the State Comptroller, details the differences among the 50 states with respect to what is paid in federal taxes and how much is received in federal spending.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/federal-budget-fiscal-year-2023.pdfDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), allowing … failed to properly manage overtime paid by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Follow-Up)
… and the regional offices. In contrast, a divisible load is any cargo that can be separated into units of legal weight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-fees-followMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
… appeared well maintained, but 38 (54 percent) did not have all the proper information posted for visitors, as … and consistently. Key Finding Department officials have made some progress in addressing the problems we … issuance of the follow-up review to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followErrors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
… Rebate Program. These errors, if left undetected, could have resulted in over $10.5 million in uncollected rebates. … issuance of the follow-up report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/23/errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followMainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… report; however, additional actions are needed. Beginning with the State fiscal year 2015-16 premium rates, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1692
… and agency appropriations Affected Employees Employees who have a salary refund (AC230) submitted and processed after … has not occurred. Therefore, the employee should not have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1692-processing-2018-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-28-2018-instDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… in the tax cap era,” said DiNapoli. “Municipalities may have to operate differently under these new limits. Even … year more than 1,800 calendar-year local governments will have roughly $88.3 million less in tax levy growth compared … was 1.56 percent and $135.1 million less than they would have had when the factor was at 2 percent as in 2012 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016Infant and Child Learning Center – The Research Foundation for the State University of New York: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Infant and Child … (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/infant-and-child-learning-center-research-foundation-state-university-new-york-complianceDiNapoli: 2015 Sales Tax Collections Drop in 30 Counties
… local governments and their bottom lines,” said DiNapoli. “With little to no growth in sales tax collections, most … in 2015 outside of New York City was in Western New York with a 1.6 percent increase and the Capital District with a 1.5 percent increase. Other regions, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-2015-sales-tax-collections-drop-30-countiesDiNapoli: Nine Million New Yorkers Employed, Highest Count Since 2008
… percent. Participation rates in the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley also topped 60 percent, followed by New York … of employed workers declined in the Southern Tier, the North Country, the Mohawk Valley, Central New York and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-nine-million-new-yorkers-employed-highest-count-2008State Comptroller DiNapoli: Costs Will Climb for Municipal Landfills
… costs for their active and closed landfills, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … with the decades-long monitoring and maintenance required to prevent waste and contaminants from seeping into … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-costs-will-climb-municipal-landfillsDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Charged in Theft of Justice Court Fees
… Court while the other court clerk was absent, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eric Fleury, 43, of … in an audit and investigation by DiNapoli’s office to review the court’s financial operations. “The public relies on our justice court fines to support vital services including highway safety, not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-charged-theft-justice-court-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1439
… agency appropriations. Affected Employees Employees who have a salary refund (AC230) submitted and processed after … has not occurred. Therefore, the employee should not have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1439-processing-2015-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-january-4-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 1617
… agency appropriations. Affected Employees Employees who have a salary refund (AC230) submitted and processed after … has not occurred. Therefore, the employee should not have the income reported or subject to taxation. Impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1617-processing-2017-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-29-2017-instUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Follow-Up)
… Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59 (Report 2013-S-82 ). Background The New York State … that indicate the medical services performed. Modifier code 59 is used to indicate that a provider performed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/27/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59-follow