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Borrowing Against Your Contributions – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… You must be in active service and have at least one year of member service credit. You must repay each outstanding … The minimum loan is $25. The maximum loan is 75 percent of your annuity savings contribution balance, minus any … loan balance, so you must have an annuity savings balance of at least $33.35. Annuity savings contributions are those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/borrowing-against-your-contributionsArea #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and systems without ensuring that the people … cover the federal and State laws governing confidentiality of student, teacher or principal PII, and how employees can comply with those laws. There have been many accounts of users whose actions caused significant IT system harm or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessRisk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… to its system and developed plans to mitigate the effect of extreme weather conditions and flooding. We also … that, with rising sea levels, the range and depth of storm surge will increase across New York City. With the … due to heavy rain, which is harder to predict in terms of timing and location of impact. Therefore, protective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… a disaster event. This process requires the participation of staff in the Division of Budget (DOB), Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceJericho Union Free School District – Financial Management (2016M-328)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s financial … Jericho Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Oyster Bay and North Hempstead, Nassau County. The … students and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/30/jericho-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2016m-328VIII.1.B Revenue Transfers – VIII. Accounts Payable Journal Vouchers & General Ledger Journal Entries
… include, but are not limited to, the following types of transactions: Transfer of receipts between funds and account codes as authorized in legislation Redistribution of revenues previously credited in one fund to another fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-viii/viii1b-revenue-transfersOpinion 95-2
… a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling within the exemption of … Housing Law, §52. You ask whether a housing authority is exempt from paying that portion of its cable television bill which is designated as a "franchise fee". You state that the city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Oversight of Campus Foundations
… certain the campus foundations conduct their activities in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. … Key Findings We identified certain deficiencies in SSA’s oversight of the campus foundations and in certain … to the limitations in the Retirement and Social Security law on the annual compensation of retirees who return to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/oversight-campus-foundationsEast Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… 2019 – September 30, 2024 Understanding the Program Lead is a metal that was commonly used in plumbing and has since … Services (BOCES) to test potable (i.e., consumable) water for lead, report the results and implement necessary … were not adequate for eight of the 31 water outlets (26 percent) that exceeded the lead action level. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25DiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe in federal court in Albany, announced by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … before Chief US District Court Judge Gary L Sharpe in federal court in Albany announced by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) effectively monitors the cleanliness of New York City’s (NYC) streets and sidewalks. We also assessed the methodology used by the … To determine whether the New York City Department of Sanitation DSNY effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessImproper Episodic Payments to Home Health Providers (Follow-Up)
… the implementation status of the two recommendations made in our initial audit report, Improper Episodic Payments to … for health care services provided to Medicaid recipients in the home. EPS is based on 60-day episodes of care. CHHAs … December 13, 2015. Our audit identified $16.6 million in improper Medicaid payments to 95 CHHAs. About 93 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/04/improper-episodic-payments-home-health-providers-followCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… history background checks when hiring unlicensed persons in direct care positions. Our audit covered the period of … The Department, in turn, submits a fingerprint request on behalf of the applicant if he/she has not previously been … to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… totaled nearly $41.6 billion through October, a drop of $764.1 million, or 1.8 percent, from the same period last … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, tax collections of $4.7 billion in October were 13.8 percent higher than those of October 2015 due to large audit payments made under the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportXII.4.F Proper Invoice – XII. Expenditures
… with the necessary information. *Consistent with New York State Finance Law §§ 109(1) and 179-e(5), vendors should only … and completeness of invoices submitted to New York State for payment. Agencies should refer to Section 4.B.1 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii4f-proper-invoiceNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Black and Hispanic/Latino households, and higher among women than men, as shown below. While food scarcity was an … sometimes or often did not have enough food to eat. 14% of women reported their households sometimes or often did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020State Agencies Bulletin No. 1104
… Purpose To notify the agencies of changes to the file and provide the new file layout … The master file is created after the confirmation of each pay cycle and contains employee information related … in this order up to eight times depending on the number of direct deposit accounts an employee has on their record. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1104-changes-nhrp501-master-file-include-direct-deposit-dataDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… Authority (Thruway) has proposed a multi-year schedule of systemwide toll increases to begin in 2024, but a new … non-toll revenues. DiNapoli’s office reviewed a decade of the Thruway’s finances and the toll hike proposal and … Thruway Authority’s toll increase proposal comes at a time of extraordinary challenges for New Yorkers who are faced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionVillage of Belmont – Water and Sewer Operations (2014M-101)
… (2014M-101) Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Village’s water and sewer operations for the … for the sewer fund. Key Findings Village officials failed to periodically compare the amount of water produced with the … bills or determining, approving and applying adjustments to customers’ accounts. As of May 5, 2013, the Village had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/22/village-belmont-water-and-sewer-operations-2014m-101Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Reimbursement of Homeless … Westhab is the single largest provider of these services in Westchester County. In order to effectively evaluate whether costs are eligible … of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-center-follow