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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1797
… (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $285,000 for the 2020 calendar year. Affected Employees Employee who are members of … PayServ to reflect the Maximum Salary Limit for 2020 Calendar Year. PayServ will automatically stop ORP … will resume in the first paycheck of the following calendar year. Questions Questions regarding this bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1797-maximum-salary-limit-optional-retirement-plan-orp-retirement-tiers-1Green Island Union Free School District - Separation Payments (2019M-55)
… provided an advance of $15,000 of separation pay to the former Business Manager. Key Recommendations Provide … of separation payments. Discuss the separation overpayment to the former Business Manager with the District’s legal counsel and take appropriate action to recover funds. Discontinue paying separation payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/green-island-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2019m-55Medina Central School District - Tax Collection (2019M-151)
… District officials did not provide sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. The Treasurer did not perform a timely reconciliation of tax collection activities, resulting in undetected errors … deposited, intact. Ensure there is sufficient oversight of the tax collection process. Perform a reconciliation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/03/medina-central-school-district-tax-collection-2019m-151Town of Yorktown - Information Technology (2020M-16)
… and communicate the plan to officials and employees. District officials generally agreed with our recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/05/29/town-yorktown-information-technology-2020m-16Town of Colonie –Justice Court Operations (2014M-114)
… of our audit was to assess internal controls over the Courts financial activity for the period January 1 2012 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/06/27/town-colonie-justice-court-operations-2014m-114IX.8 Federal Grant Refunds – IX. Federal Grants
… fund from which the original payment was made. Since all federal fund payments are charged to … charged when the initial payment was made. Applying the refund reduces the expenditure balance on the appropriation/segregation and federal grant award, as well as increasing the undrawn grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8-federal-grant-refundsVillage of Herkimer – Water and Sewer Financial Operations Audit Follow-Up (2019M-102-F)
… of Herkimer’s (Village’s) progress, as of March 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in August 2019. Background The Village of Herkimer (Village) … Village of Herkimers Villages progress as of March 2024 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/06/28/village-herkimer-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-audit-follow-2019m-102-fRural Roundtable
… A Profile of Agriculture in New York State (November 2024) Rural New York: Challenges and Opportunities (September … Need: The Urgency of Lifting Children Out of Poverty (May 2024) Food Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic (May 2024) Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/rural-roundtableState Agencies Bulletin No. 2300
… The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the 2025 maximum salary limit for ORP and VDC plan members. … and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) will increase to $350,000 for the 2025 calendar year. Effective Dates: Effective beginning Administration paychecks dated January 9, 2025 and Institution paychecks dated January 15, 2025. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2300-maximum-salary-limit-members-optional-retirement-plan-orp-and-voluntaryTown of Harrison - Budgeting Practices (2018M-142)
… Board underestimated revenues in its budgets by a total of $15.4 million, or an average of $3.08 million (8 percent) per year, which created … Unassigned fund balance ranged between 17 and 40 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations. In addition, sensitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/02/22/town-harrison-budgeting-practices-2018m-142Comptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Fourth and Final Guilty Plea in Monroe Co. Bid-Rigging Case
… and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the guilty plea of Daniel Lynch, a Rochester-area businessman, for working with others to rig the bidding process for multi-million dollar public works contracts in Monroe County. Lynch today entered a guilty plea before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-fourth-and-final-guilty-plea-monroe-co-bid-riggingState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,580 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.3 … 6,200 payments valued at nearly $28.2 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges, and improper payments. More information on these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilOversight of Contract Expenditures of Phoenix House New York
… Purpose Our audit determined whether the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) is effectively monitoring its contracts with Phoenix House New York (PHNY) to ensure reimbursed claims are allowable, … 2013 through June 30, 2016. Background OASAS oversees one of the nation’s largest and most diverse programs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/oversight-contract-expenditures-phoenix-house-new-yorkCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing - Roles, Responsibilities and Resources
… As a member of a board of education (board), you’re responsible for ensuring the school budget is well managed and operations are cost effective. Auditing provides your board the best opportunity for improving fiscal management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-roles-responsibilities-and-resourcesUse of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money 2017MS5
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Empire Plan Drug Rebate Revenue
… Purpose To determine if United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York (United) credited the Department of Civil Service (Department) for all rebate … To determine if United HealthCare Insurance Company of New York United credited the Department of Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/26/empire-plan-drug-rebate-revenueComptroller DiNapoli And A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of New Jersey Woman in Theft of More Than $162,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… for the theft of more than $162,000 in pension benefits from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement … scam spread across two states and included her theft from the New York State Pension System," said State … "Today's sentencing makes it clear that if you steal from our state pension system, you will be caught and you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-new-jersey-woman-theft-more-162000-newVI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… Full Segregations Effective October 1, 2015, all appropriations will be fully segregated. There are two … requires that parent and child budgets be aligned and all budgetary transactions originate at the child budget … will, as a general rule, fully segregate as available all new appropriations at the start of the fiscal year, at DOB’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Follow-Up)
… of repair (e.g., loose/missing handrails and stair treads, platform edges, uneven floor surfaces, holes, water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/20/selected-aspects-subway-station-safety-followPublic Safety Overtime
… received from employers who are seeking clarity about public safety overtime, Regulation 315.5 of the New York … been established to help employers determine what overtime is reportable and pensionable. As of July 1, 2019, public safety overtime that is paid by a public entity, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/public-safety-overtime