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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2135
… of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the April 2023 Increase to Hazard Duty Pay. Affected Employees … Type Effective Date Check Date Administration 1 Lag 03/30/2023 04/26/2023 Institution 1 Lag 04/06/2023 05/04/2023 Eligibility … of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the April 2023 Increase to Hazard Duty Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2135-april-2023-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-civil-serviceAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… the carrier, the law requires WCB to impose a $50 penalty (HP-1 penalty) on the carrier. The proceeds of these penalties … fund. Key Findings While WCB properly bills for the HP-1 penalties, it has not been making sufficient efforts to … efforts. As of October 18, 2011, there were 26,981 HP-1 penalties outstanding, totaling about $1.4 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesClinical Associates of the Finger Lakes – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Clinical Associates of the Finger Lakes (CAFL) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … To determine whether the costs reported by Clinical Associates of the Finger Lakes CAFL on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/clinical-associates-finger-lakes-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUpstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… by our audit. These costs included: $83,905 in personal service costs consisting of ineligible bonuses, executive … and non-program-related costs; and $13,876 in non-personal service costs that were either non-program related, not … needed. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Dynamic Center Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… of the two recommendations included in our original report, Violations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other … State laws relating to ethics and procurement. In that report, we cited ethical violations regarding purchases from … in correcting the problems we identified in our initial report. Of the two recommendations, one had been implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesSUNY System Administration Office – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected … and abuse. The audit covers the period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. Background New York State's executive … agency fees. As part of a statewide audit initiative to determine whether the use of travel money by selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/suny-system-administration-office-selected-employee-travel-expensesEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Report 2009-S-25). Background … on September 24, 2010, examined whether selected home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the … (RTR) of direct care staff and whether the Department of Health (Department) was effectively overseeing this funding. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… services that are safe, efficient and at a reasonable cost.” To accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct … used due diligence to obtain the lowest reasonable cost. We questioned the propriety of certain discretionary … Other Related Audit/Report of Interest Battery Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of Discretionary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2012 Through September 30, 2012
… to the providers. The audit covered the period April 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012. Background The Department of Health (Department) … claims. During the six-month period ended September 30, 2012, eMedNY processed about 163 million claims resulting in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2012-through-september-30-2012CVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… nearly 1.1 million members. Civil Service contracted with CVS Health to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug … December 31, 2018. In accordance with the contract, CVS Health was required to negotiate agreements with drug … issued on October 17, 2019, sought to determine whether CVS Health remitted to Civil Service all commercial drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenue-followSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… taxable properties to be examined every three years and non-taxable properties every five years. There are four tax classes for property in New York City: Class 1 covers one- to … properties and properties not included in the previous tax classes. The tax classification determines how property value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… by private providers through contracts with DHS. A typical provider contract includes provisions for procurement, … appropriate security measures, as stipulated in the provider contracts. DHS is also responsible for monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-shelters-followFund Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Fund financial statements provide a short-term view of finances. As such, these statements only focus on the … Fund financial statements provide a shortterm view of finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/fund-financial-dataEmergency Service Communication Surcharges (2017-MS-4)
… all emergency surcharge revenue from communication service suppliers (suppliers) and whether these counties used enhanced emergency … communication devices. All surcharges are collected by the suppliers and remitted directly to the counties imposing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/20/emergency-service-communication-surcharges-2017-ms-4Broome County – Financial Condition (2013M-224)
… to February 21, 2013. Background Broome County, located in the central southern portion of upstate New York commonly … the general fund was spending more than it received in revenue until 2011 and 2012, when the general fund began … flat. While the County’s general fund seems to be in the early stages of recovery, the significant reliance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/broome-county-financial-condition-2013m-224Wainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2013. Background The … elected members. The District's budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $3.5 million. … the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year, for a five-year total exceeding $3.1 million, to help finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… treasurers did not always use duplicate receipts to document money received. Sales tax was not collected or remitted to the central treasurers and the annual sales tax returns were not filed with the New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77Canajoharie Central School District – Financial Condition and Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2015M-339)
… showing fundraising profitability were not completed. Student treasurers did not maintain independent ledgers … receipts that are remitted to her for deposit and that student treasurers complete profit and loss statements in a … profitability of all fundraising activities. Ensure that student treasurers maintain independent ledgers showing all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/04/01/canajoharie-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-extraLackawanna City School District – Financial Condition (2014M-119)
… audit was was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014. … The District’s general fund budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year are $47 million. Key Findings For the last four years, the Board and District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/lackawanna-city-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-119Hempstead Union Free School District – Management of District Resources (2014M-253)
… properly. The District did not appropriately limit user access to its Student Information System. Key Recommendations … condition occurs. Develop comprehensive procedures to hire and retain the most qualified employees, including … are performed during evaluation. Review and revise user access to the Student Information System to ensure that users …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/12/29/hempstead-union-free-school-district-management-district-resources-2014m