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Opinion 94-31
… bargaining agreement between a village and its employees for the annual exchange of cash for one week of vacation credit accumulated during the year. … may provide, in a collective bargaining agreement, for employees, annually, to receive cash in exchange for one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest Procedure … be used when an interested party 1 asserts to OSC that the State Comptroller should not approve a contract award by a public contracting entity 2 . The objective of the State procurement process is to facilitate each public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresMessage from the Comptroller – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… in a period of uncertainty and ongoing risk due to the persistence of the virus as well as more recent factors, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/message-comptrollerXIV.13.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… New York State Finance Law §179- f requires the State to pay vendors promptly … New York State Finance Law 179 f requires the State to pay vendors promptly within …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv13a-overviewPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
… to care for the vulnerable population it serves during the COVID-19 pandemic. The audit covered the period from January … Specifically, OPWDD developed and issued specific COVID-19 plans to only State-operated Intermediate Care … documents considered pandemics as a risk even before the COVID-19 pandemic, OPWDD did not take proactive steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two … Essential Plan, both of which provide health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged. As … of our initial audit, issued on September 14, 2023, was to determine whether Medicaid made improper payments on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the … Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2024. About the … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate those persons they might injure or whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/02/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleState Agencies Bulletin No. 2212
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies that OSC will be … Effective from March 28, 2024, through the completion of SFS fiscal year end processing. OSC Actions: Direct … reversal funds will not be available to process a Report of Check Returned for Refund or Exchange (AC-230) until after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2212-payroll-check-reissues-reversals-exchanges-and-direct-deposit-returnsUncollected Penalties (Follow-Up)
… of April 30, 2015, of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Uncollected Penalties (Report … Key Finding Department officials have made progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit. Of the eight prior audit … as of April 30 2015 of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report Uncollected Penalties Report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/17/uncollected-penalties-followImproper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… NY State of Health (the State’s online health insurance marketplace). Multiple eligibility systems are used to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2022
… Objective To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the … Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2022. About the … adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate those persons they might injure or whose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/11/16/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleControls Over Selected Expenditures (Follow-Up)
… ). About the Program The Office of Victim Services’ (OVS) mission is to provide compensation to innocent victims … for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims. OVS also awards grants to VAPs that serve crime victims and … audit report, issued September 4, 2018, examined whether OVS’ internal controls ensured expenditures were made only to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/controls-over-selected-expenditures-followAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the State Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2023
… or whose property they might damage as a result of an accident. According to Vehicle and Traffic Law, the … of administering the Acts and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/26/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleState Agencies Bulletin No. 2132
… of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2022-2023 PEF Office of Fire Prevention … Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provides for an annual maintenance allowance. Effective Dates: The … Rate method. Yonkers Flat Rate Withholding is 1.95975% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2132-2022-2023-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2040
… of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2021-2022 PEF Office of Fire Prevention … Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provides for an annual maintenance allowance. Effective Dates The … Rate method. Yonkers Flat Rate Withholding is 1.95975% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2040-2021-2022-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionState Agencies Bulletin No. 2219
… of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2023-2024 PEF Office of Fire Prevention … Agreement between the State of New York and PEF provides for an annual maintenance allowance. Effective Dates: The … Rate method. Yonkers Flat Rate Withholding is 1.95975% for Yonkers residents and 0.50% for Yonkers non-residents. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2219-2023-2024-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fire-protectionTheresa Fire District – Board Oversight and Financial Management (2021M-60)
… of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight to ensure that financial activities were properly recorded … accounting records or provide regular financial reports to the Board. She also did not file required annual financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/06/18/theresa-fire-district-board-oversight-and-financial-management-2021m-60Sewanhaka Central High School District – Business Office Information Technology Systems (2023M-12)
… plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Key … help them adequately secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster. Without a … plan to help secure and protect business office IT systems in the event of a disruption or disaster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/30/sewanhaka-central-high-school-district-business-office-informationTown of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… shared service costs related to the IMA and the operating group Chadwick Bay Intermunicipal Water Works (CBI). Because … collect about $21,000 from CBI for Town office space the group uses. In addition, the Board did not convey land to … taxpayers. Key Recommendations Develop procedures for tracking and billing CBI for the reimbursement of CBI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74Town of Southampton-Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-21
… examined were properly supported, recorded and deposited in full and that disbursements were proper and supported. Town officials also ensured the payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) we reviewed were properly approved … and approved prior to payment. Of the $8.8 million in PILOTs we reviewed, all were properly approved prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-southampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-21