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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2137
… Employees: All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2023, are affected. Background: Appropriations … allocated to certain chartfield strings will be lapsing on the above date and will no longer be available for payroll … pools that are affected by lapsing. A link will be posted on the PayServ Bulletin Board as well as the OSC website. See …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2137-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsUncollected Penalties
… over 31,000 penalties totaling more than $18.2 million. Of this amount, $10.4 million (57 percent) was collected, $2.2 million was waived and $3.9 million was written off as uncollectible. The remaining of $1.7 million was … 2012, more than 6,000 penalized establishments went out of business resulting in the withdrawal and write off …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/uncollected-penaltiesStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2019-N-1 ). About the Program The New York City (NYC) Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has access to several data sources to monitor the cleanliness of NYC’s streets and sidewalks, including: Scorecard Ratings created by the NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations (Operations); NYC311 service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/25/street-and-sidewalk-cleanliness-followHeat and Hot Water Complaints (Follow-Up)
… the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Heat and Hot Water Complaints … Code (Code) and the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law. Residential building owners must ensure that apartments in their buildings are safe and well-maintained, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/heat-and-hot-water-complaints-followTown of Hempstead – Information Technology Access Controls (2021M-158)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/08/19/town-hempstead-information-technology-access-controls-2021m-158Capital Planning and Maintenance
… develops a capital plan that contains budget allocations for asset improvements or renovations. For projects that are beyond its means, the Authority relies … allocated approximately $1 million in operating cash for capital projects. For fiscal year 2015-16, the Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 98-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads … reasonably related to the functions to be performed and is in the best interest of the fire district. You ask whether a … If so, you ask whether a board of fire commissioners, in its discretion, may provide that newly-appointed members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid squad) FEES -- … first aid squad) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(4); PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §3008(7): Subdivision 7 of section 3008 of the … of regional emergency medical services councils; and a New York state emergency medical services council to develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 97-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Emergency (911) Telephone System (use of surcharge revenues to construct housing for enhanced emergency telephone system) -- Powers and Duties (expenditure … The cost of constructing an addition to house an enhanced emergency telephone (E911) system which is determined by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-6Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four … Authority’s (MTA) constituent agencies are required to determine whether services can be provided in-house before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followTrash Can Free Stations Pilot Program
… a week. Transit’s Department of Subways (Subways) engages in several activities to maintain station cleanliness. It … Manhattan and Queens. Trash collected is bagged and stored in refuse storage rooms and platform housings. However, trash … storage capacity is limited and may result in the overflow being left in “exposed bags” on platforms until collected by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/22/trash-can-free-stations-pilot-programVariety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background Variety, a not-for-profit organization located in Syosset, New York, is an … Suffolk Counties and New York City. Variety is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by … Variety reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the RCM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualRegistration and Enforcement of Automotive Services, Sales, and Salvage Facilities
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) … is responsible for administering motor vehicle laws to promote highway safety, promote proper repairs, and … 241 of these facilities, and found indications that 60 may have been operating as a public business but were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/15/registration-and-enforcement-automotive-services-sales-and-salvage-facilitiesNorth Country Kids, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by North County Kids, Inc. (North Country) on its Consolidated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/north-country-kids-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
… Purpose To determine whether LaGuardia Community College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner … LaGuardia Community College (LaGuardia), located in Queens, is part of the City University of New York. LaGuardia …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Stony Brook University
… Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. … Brook University (Stony Brook) is a university within the State University of New York system and is located in Suffolk … 24,000 students, and its annual tuition for New York State residents is approximately $6,200. TAP is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/audit-tuition-assistance-program-stony-brook-universityUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… To determine whether UnitedHealthcare improperly paid for medical services designated with modifier code 59 that … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The State Department of Civil Service administers … (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Opinion 2000-2
… program under article 13, a municipality may provide and pay for certain entertainment such as a band to play at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-2Overpayments for Medicare Part C Coinsurance Charges (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the one … examined whether Medicaid made inappropriate payments to medical providers for services rendered to Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/overpayments-medicare-part-c-coinsurance-charges-followNew York Psychiatric Center – Controls Over State Resources (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, New York State Psychiatric Institute - Controls Over State Resources (Report 2008-S-145). Background The New York State Psychiatric Institute (Institute), established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/new-york-psychiatric-center-controls-over-state-resources-follow