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Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems
… whether access controls over selected Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) systems are sufficient to prevent … OCFS is charged with promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, families, and vulnerable populations in New York State. Its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/access-controls-over-selected-critical-systemsTown of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget … Based on the results of our review, we found that revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are … review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Towns preliminary budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13Town of Rotterdam – Water Rents (2016M-347)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s water rent billing and collection procedures for the period January 1, 2015 … The Town of Rotterdam is located in Schenectady County and has a population of approximately 29,000. The Town, which … elected five-member Town Board, has three water districts and recorded a total of approximately $1.1 million of metered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-rotterdam-water-rents-2016m-347State Agencies Bulletin No. 1698
… for reimbursement of employees’ qualified moving expenses and to provide instructions for required documentation … reasonable costs of moving expenses. The Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed into law on December 22, 2017 suspends … now be included in an employee’s federal taxable gross and applicable taxes must be withheld. NOTE: Moving expense …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1698-new-payroll-process-and-new-time-entry-codes-payment-moving-expenseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1681
… in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be checked for most employees and left unchecked for others Affected Employees Employees … 403(b) – applicable only to employees of SUNY, CUNY and the NYS Education Department. *IRS Publication 590-A - … were eligible to participate in a defined benefit plan and/or contributed or received employer contributions to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1681-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2018Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to … is spent in accordance with program guidelines and whether these controls are functioning as intended. The … youth development opportunities to school-age children and youth during the hours directly after school. Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/13/financial-oversight-advantage-after-school-programUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-198
… of OSC’s automatic processing for Pay Period 20C and to explain those areas for which the agency will be responsible. Affected Employees Judges and Justices of the Unified Court System who are paid using … Pursuant to Article 7-B, Section 220 of the Judiciary Law, and the agreement between the Chief Administrative Judge and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-198-impact-27-pay-periods-calendar-year-2013-judges-and-justicesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-174
… Purpose To provide the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY) agencies with … up employees in PayServ who are hired under the HIRE Act, and to explain how the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … Effective Date(s) Employees hired under the HIRE ACT and entered in PayServ, on or after November 4, 2010 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-174-hiring-incentives-restore-employment-act-hire-actState Agencies Bulletin No. 1443
… Purpose To explain how OSC will process Social Security and Medicare refunds for employees whose refunds were not … employees who did not receive refunds of Social Security and Medicare taxes, or received a portion of such refunds due … be paid in the Institution check dated December 24, 2015 and Administration check dated December 30, 2015 OSC Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1443-end-year-refund-social-security-and-medicare-taxes-withheld-whileState Agencies Bulletin No. 1495
… agencies of OSC's automatic processing of the April 2016 PEF LLS payment for newly eligible employees and to provide … Longevity Lump Sum payments were not paid in April 2016 to PEF employees who became eligible for a five (5) or ten (10) … the State of New York and the Public Employees Federation (PEF), these employees now will be eligible to receive the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1495-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1384
… addition of new queries due to the PayServ COA conversion and the impact to the current queries used for accounting … data. Affected Employees The accounting, reporting and payroll distribution data for all employees paid through … agencies will be able to compare data across PayServ and SFS, allowing for easier reconciliation of payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1384-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financialOpinion 2002-15
… opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide charges) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Lighting (as townwide charge in towns) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (maintenance of town hall as townwide charge); … Whether the cost for street lighting in a town and maintaining a building used as town hall are raised by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15Opinion 98-9
… that the town has established an ambulance district and contracted with a not-for-profit ambulance company to … to the ambulance company pursuant to the contract and that no provision has been made for the imposition of … making use of the company's services within the district and provide for the payment of that fee to the company. Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-9Opinion 97-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 97-14
… FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (furniture and trophy case) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … expenditures to purchase furniture for a recreation room and a trophy case for a meeting room for department use. You … a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for furniture for the department's recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 91-51
… may temporarily advance county sewer district user fees and benefit assessments to any other county fund in the … for general county purposes moneys collected as user fees and benefit assessments on behalf of a county sewer district. … by article 5-A of the County Law. The cost of establishing and maintaining the district may be financed by means of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Opinion 92-24
… threshold requirements of General Construction Law, §60 and Public Officers Law, §70-a, because it is mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription, may not be designated … is published in the town, mailed as third class matter and does not have a paid subscription. If not, you also ask …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-24Opinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Opinion 2000-9
… the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Officers and Employees (compensation for executive director); … (performance evaluation program) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to make payment pursuant to performance evaluation program) WORDS AND PHRASES -- Compensation (as including salary and certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-9Town of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… assess the Board’s oversight of cash disbursements, assets and fuel inventories for the period January 1, 2011, to … District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Owego and Tioga County, in which it is located. The Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26