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DiNapoli Warns of ‘Triple Threat’ of Fiscal Risks
… said. "Any federal funding reductions not already assumed in the Financial Plan could force difficult decisions … Plan projection, released by the Division of the Budget in August, and $3 billion lower than the balance from a year … of which largely reflected monetary settlement receipts in recent years. The most recent Financial Plan projected a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-warns-triple-threat-fiscal-risksOversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs
… Objective To determine if the Department of Environmental Conservation … monitoring the 480 and 480a private forest programs to ensure forest land is appropriately enrolled and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/20/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-300
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform campuses of OSC’s automatic processing of the … (SUNY), authorizes the alignment of the minimum wage paid to hourly employees and student workers with the minimum wage … Suffolk or Westchester Counties) $12.50 *The increase to $14.00 for employees whose job location is within the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-300-december-2020-increase-minimum-wage-employees-employedOpinion 90-62
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of … perform the duties of his office is entitled to continue in office and receive his salary, unless the superintendent … office pursuant to Public Officers Law, §36, or a vacancy in the office is created under Public Officers Law, §30 or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62Opinion 88-57
… constitutional equal protection guarantees (24 Opns St Comp, 1968, p 728; 8 Opns St Comp, 1952, p 281; NY Const, Art … consideration of concepts of equal protection and freedom from discrimination as guaranteed by the State and Federal … of a local law which exempted designated senior citizens from rent increases in rent controlled apartments in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57Opinion 90-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Powers and … shall be vested with the powers and duties prescribed in sections 57.00, 58.00, 59.00, 60.00, 62.00 and 63.00 of … of such powers and duties to the chief fiscal officer or, in the case of school districts, to the clerk of the school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-24DiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… data analyzed from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, in 2023, New York City’s 1.8 million foreign-born workers … workers to keep businesses going, but we’ve seen a decline in this workforce when compared to the city’s peak in 2015. … asylum seekers and which jobs are accepted. The city make business ownership easier for foreign-born workers by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakComparison of ERS Benefits
… 55 and 62 with less than 30 years of credited service (see Reductions for Early Retirement below). No benefit reduction with at least 30 years of credited service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/comparison-ers-benefitsCVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
To determine if CVS Health invoiced and remitted commercial rebate revenue related to Empire Plan drug utilization in accordance with its contract with the Department of Civil Service
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/28/cvs-health-accuracy-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civil-serviceMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… related to the terminal illness. Hospice can be provided in the home or in an inpatient setting and includes nursing and physician … care. Key Findings Auditors identified about $8 million in inappropriate Medicaid payments for services provided to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careVillage of Suffern – Budget Review (B18-6-4)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2018-19 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Village of Suffern, located in Rockland County, issued debt not to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/04/13/village-suffern-budget-review-b18-6-4State Agencies Bulletin No. 1676
… garnishments no longer being taken for employees due to new general deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments (creditor garnishments) and New York State tax levies Affected Employees Employees who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1676-new-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-state-taxOversight of Hotels and Motels Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Oversight of Hotels and Motels Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency (Report … portion of their homeless populations. In fact, for many rural counties, hotels and motels are the only … Disability Assistance (OTDA) has assigned responsibility for the inspection of hotels and motels housing the homeless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-hotels-and-motels-used-homeless-and-mixed-use-temporary-residency-followOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program
… of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating … Because of the excess exemptions, an estimated $349,069 in real property taxes was not collected from Program property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/02/oversight-agricultural-assessment-programRescue Fire Company, Inc. – Unaccounted-For Bar Receipts (2012M-250)
… with Company officials the deficiencies related to the bar cash receipts. According to Company officials, the bar committee chairman produced $10,505 in cash at the … officials told us that over the last several years, the bar committee chairman was able to divert cash from the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/rescue-fire-company-inc-unaccounted-bar-receipts-2012m-250Monterey Fire Company, Inc. – Misappropriation of Funds (2013M-17)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Company’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2007, to July 31, 2012. Background The Monterey Fire Company, Inc. … the Company’s revenues ranged from approximately $77,000 to $99,000 each year and its disbursements totaled $551,402. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/03/27/monterey-fire-company-inc-misappropriation-funds-2013m-17NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… the Fund measures its success in years and decades, not months. We’re focused on prudent management of … 31, 2015, the Fund had approximately 37.4 percent of its assets invested in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.3 … public equities. The remaining Fund assets by allocation are invested in cash (2.3 percent), Treasury Inflation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-140
… the 2008 calendar year. Background In accordance with the Internal Revenue Code, it is required that the value of … 110XX,111XX,113XX,114XX Manhattan 100XX, 101XX, 102XX Staten Island 103XX New York State Zip Codes Nassau County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-140-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-unified-court-system-uscSUNY Bulletin No. SU-130
… Affected Employees SUNY GSEU-represented employees in Bargaining Unit 28 who meet the eligibility criteria … Date 2006 Fall semester payments may be submitted in Pay Period 14, paychecks dated November 1, 2006 2007 … the payments from the Downstate Location Fund. The payment amount is based on the campus's allocation and current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-130-suny-downstate-location-stipend-gseu-represented-employeesInappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Inappropriate Payments Related … as evaluation and management (E/M) services, are included in Medicaid’s payment for the procedure. E/M services … services during the global surgery period, which resulted in Medicaid overpayments totaling about $2.6 million. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/31/inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiers-follow