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XII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures

… must allow sufficient time for SFS batch processes, such as Budget Check which runs hourly, to complete. The agency … (e.g., the potential amount of interest saved or a vendor statement demonstrating hardship). BSE will conduct its audit … with the expedite justification and has reasonable assurance the payment is appropriate, it will approve the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requests

Chenango County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2022M-10)

… (PILOTs) to ensure they were billed and paid in accordance with the PILOT agreements. Key Recommendations Track and … prepared and paid timely. CCIDA officials agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/04/22/chenango-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring

XI-A.6 Auto-Sourcing Purchase Orders – XI-A. Purchasing

… releases requires that the Contract Processor be familiar with each contract to ensure that the automatic creation of … Item Master is a repository of items that provides buyers with a standardized list of approved items, rather than using …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a6-auto-sourcing-purchase-orders

XII.9.B Liens Against Payments Processed Using a Joint Custody Account – XII. Expenditures

… If the Location field on any scheduled payment line is “OSCOFSET” followed by a two-digit number (e.g. OSCOFSET01), …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9b-liens-against-payments-processed-using-joint-custody-account

Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-143)

… project owners’ self-reported job performance. As a result, the Board has no assurance the reported job … billed and paid in accordance with PILOT agreements. As a result, a business was underbilled $78,600, a business was not billed for its agreed upon PILOT totaling $18,900 and another business was overbilled $873. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/17/tompkins-county-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring

IX.5 Federal Billing & Invoicing – IX. Federal Grants

… in SFS and Project Budgets are created, agencies are able to start spending against the grant award via the project. As … the contract that the grant award and project are linked to is set to ACTIVE status, the billing process is initiated. To allow …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix5-federal-billing-invoicing

DiNapoli Releases Economic Report on the Bronx

… of the pandemic, the Bronx was on an upward trajectory, with steady economic and population growth after years of … said. “The borough has proven its resilience before, with its recent long period of renewal aided by government … borough hard, we will come back strong and move forward with large infrastructure projects including the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-bronx

DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap Below 2 Percent for Second Straight Year

… “The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with a levy growth rate of 1.23 percent and below 2 percent … cap calculations for 676 school districts and 10 cities with fiscal years starting July 1, 2021, including the “Big … to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with certain exceptions, including a provision that allows …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-below-2-percent-second-straight-year

Health, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools

… Objective To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) is providing a safe and … ensuring that District 75 schools comply with applicable health, safety, and accessibility requirements. A number of … Education Department, Regulations of the Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education, and the NYC Health Code govern …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schools

Village of Head of the Harbor – Justice Court Operations (2020M-110)

… are prepared monthly. Village officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated corrective action. … …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/04/01/village-head-harbor-justice-court-operations-2020m-110

Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)

To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program Report 2017S66

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-follow

Overpayments for Therapy Services and Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)

… for Therapy Services and Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare (Report 2016-S-73 ). About the Program The New York … of the State’s Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare. Such individuals are referred to as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/overpayments-therapy-services-and-prescription-drugs-covered-medicare-follow

Village of Clayton – Claims Auditing (2021M-81)

… required. The Village’s procurement policy did not comply with New York State General Municipal Law (GML). Key … payments are approved. Update procurement policy to comply with GML and comply with the revised policy. Village officials agreed with our …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2021/09/03/village-clayton-claims-auditing-2021m-81

New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)

… Civil Service. Our initial audit report, issued on August 18, 2020, sought to determine whether Empire paid hospital … We reviewed a sample of hospital claims and identified $18.2 million that was paid for hospital services for ineligible members. Of the $18.2 million identified, Empire had recovered $11.5 million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/27/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-services

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era

… suffered more than 3.8 million layoffs and discharges in March and April, on a seasonally adjusted basis, as shown in … are not available at the state level.) Figures for May, June and July (including 295,000 layoffs and discharges in … April. July hirings of just over 1 million were down from June but 98,000 above those of July 2019. Reported job …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1844

… job rate credit for the following: Employees credited with job rate status that falls between 04/02/2020 and … or after 04/02/2020 as described below. Employees credited with job rate status that falls between 04/02/2020 through …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1844-new-increment-code-representing-job-rate-status-october-2020-cycle

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1771

… Federal, State and Local taxes for 2019 AC230s submitted with original checks and received by February 14, 2020. OSC … on the Form W-2C. If a bank or agency check is submitted with the AC230, Federal, State and Local wages, and taxes … submitting an AC230 agencies must review and discuss with their auditor any existing Q-codes that have been …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1771-processing-2019-salary-refunds-received-osc-after-december-27-2019-inst

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2235.2

… the April 2024 M/C Retroactive Salary Increase: Employees with a Comp Rate Code of HRY (Grade 600 or 800) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in a traineeship (Grade 800) Employees with a Comp Rate Code of ANN who are in an NS position (Grade …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22352-april-2024-managementconfidential-mc-retroactive-salary-increase