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Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)

… ensuring they meet certain standards, as established in New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. In contrast, it has … review, we visited 20 shelters throughout the State: 11 in New York City; and the remaining 9 located throughout the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-follow

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1238

… System (7Y) and Police and Fire Retirement System (7W), no agency action will be necessary. OSC will process a file … State Employees or the Police and Fire Retirement Systems, no action is necessary as an input file from the retirement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1238-tier-6-retirement-contribution-rate-changes

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-268

… 8/31/06. Agency Actions Reporting the Rate Increases To increase the hourly rate(s), the agency must submit the … Request page, using the effective date of the appropriate increase, and submit the new hourly rate. A separate request … be calculated for “miscellaneous earnings.” Revised Rate Chart A revised rate chart reflecting the new rates and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-268-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-elevator-mechanics

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-266

… earnings." Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Cement Mason Background The rate increases are pursuant to … the agency must submit the following requests regardless of the employee’s status: For all rate increases, request a Pay Change with the Action/Reason of Pay Rate Chg/CRT (Pay Rate Change/Change Rate) on the Job …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-266-retroactive-salary-rate-increases-cement-masons

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-212

… Purpose To notify agencies of new Deduction Codes to be used to process deductions for employees participating in the CUNY …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-212-processing-payroll-deductions-new-cuny-transit-benefit

City of Binghamton – Apparent Misappropriation of Parks and Recreation Department Funds (2013M-169)

… been paid for the various recreation programs and employee uniforms. In addition, the former Director made $71,700 in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/03/city-binghamton-apparent-misappropriation-parks-and-recreation-department-funds

Accidental Death Benefit – State Police Plan

… Eligibility If you die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful … The accidental death benefit is a lifetime pension if paid to a surviving spouse or dependent parent. The benefit … the date they became ineligible do not equal or exceed the amount of the ordinary death benefit that would have been …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/accidental-death-benefit

Accidental Death Benefit – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans

… Eligibility If you die as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job accident not due to your own willful … The accidental death benefit is a lifetime pension if paid to a surviving spouse or dependent parent. The benefit … the date they became ineligible do not equal or exceed the amount of the ordinary death benefit that would have been …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-death-benefit

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-238

… Purpose To provide instructions for processing the 2016 Discretionary … of 07/01/16 and the pay end date of 07/13/16 are eligible to receive the one-time lump sum bonus payment. Bargaining … employees appearing on the approved roster, agencies must submit the following information on the Time Entry page or …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-238-2016-suny-discretionary-award-managementconfidential

Allegany County Industrial Development Agency – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2012M-244)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the ACIDA’s internal controls … for the ACIDA Director. As such, it was not always clear when he was acting on behalf of the ACIDA or the County. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2013/05/31/allegany-county-industrial-development-agency-internal

City of Troy – Budget Review (B5-14-23)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … to make it a better tool for prudently managing the City’s resources. The sewer fund continues to display a trend of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/07/city-troy-budget-review-b5-14-23

Opinion 95-21

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … board may, on its own motion, and must, upon the filing of a proper petition, initiate a proceeding to consolidate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-21

Financial Management Practices

… (District) financial management practices in the areas of revenue collection, payroll, procurement, asset and … March 15, 2014. Background The District regulates the flow of the Hudson River and the Black River to reduce flooding … by excess run-off and to augment river flow at times of drought. Organized as a public benefit corporation, it has …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/25/financial-management-practices

Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)

… this amount occurred because the Department did not ensure New York’s regulatory structure has kept pace with other … apply the 20 percent limitation on coinsurance charges in all cases where it was applicable; providers did not properly … the problems we identified in the initial report.  All three prior audit recommendations have been partially …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-follow

DiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards

… balances can eventually be turned over to his Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), which took in a record $48 million from them in … growing number of the accounts being held by our Office of Unclaimed Funds. My office is working to get these funds back …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cards

City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B22-6-6)

… determined that the City’s adopted budget for fiscal year 2022-23 and the related justification documents are in … Replace nonrecurring revenue, such as fund balance, in the 2023-24 budget. Develop a plan to address potential parks revenue shortfalls. Pay tax certiorari claims from annual appropriations instead …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/06/10/city-yonkers-budget-review-b22-6-6

XII.5.G Entering the Appropriate Obligation and Accounting Dates on Vouchers – XII. Expenditures

… AND POLICIES Agencies must use the correct Obligation Date and Accounting Date. The Obligation Date is used in the accrual and modified …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5g-entering-appropriate-obligation-and-accounting-dates-vouchers

XI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing

… Section Overview and Policies: According to the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government , separation of duties is a basic internal control activity that separates key tasks … these key functions helps ensure the agency orders what it needs, gets what was ordered, and only pays for the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1a-separation-duties

Downtown Ithaca Business Improvement District (DIBID) – Disbursements (2012M-252)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Executive Director’s oversight of the processes and procedures governing the disbursement …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/04/05/downtown-ithaca-business-improvement-district-dibid-disbursements-2012m-252

DiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May

… in 2020, the highest one month increase in recent history, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. … of the COVID-19 pandemic and the standstill it created in New York state in March 2020,” DiNapoli said. “Combined with …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-may