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Human Resource Practices
… HR develops local human resource-related policies in conjunction with SUNY System Administration, maintains … example: Upstate paid 12 employees a total of $4.7 million in additional compensation for work beyond their regular job … Upstate paid $1,374,670, 20 (amounting to nearly $940,000 in payroll costs) were deemed not useful, of poor quality, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/25/human-resource-practicesMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Transfer Claims Among Merged or Consolidated Facilities
… two separate payments are made: a payment for the first hospital’s claim and a payment for the second hospital’s claim. However, according to the Department’s … episode of care. Key Findings Medicaid made $1.6 million in actual overpayments and up to $5.3 million in potential …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/08/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-transfer-claims-among-merged-or-consolidated-facilitiesCompliance With the Clery Act
… (SUNY) 29 State-operated colleges accurately reported crime statistics and published other relevant security and … Act, which requires colleges and universities to disclose crime statistics and security policies to help the public … about college safety policies and procedures and crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/22/compliance-clery-actRailroad Bridge Inspection Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Transportation … railroads operating in the State to ensure they meet the bridge inspection requirements. This audit covers the … To determine whether the Department of Transportation properly oversees railroads …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/09/railroad-bridge-inspection-programDiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… have a fiscal year ending on May 31. The state has 10 villages with a Dec. 31 fiscal year end date that are not … monitoring system creates an overall fiscal stress score which classifies whether a municipality is in … the past three years and have not received a fiscal stress score during the period. In January, DiNapoli released fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againReal Estate Portfolio
… Transportation Authority has accounted for all of its real estate holdings, established a value for those holdings, … of Interest Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio (2009-S-10) Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio (Follow-Up) (2011-F-30) Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/real-estate-portfolio2013 Year End Report
… Background The Board administered four sole custody funds in 2013 – the Uninsured Employers Fund, the Special Fund for … whether processed by the Board or SFCC, are entered in the Board’s automated payment system, where they are … they: (i) were not properly supported, (ii) were not in compliance with mandated fee schedules, (iii) contained …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/13/2013-year-end-reportHammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps, when the District’s actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70Merrick Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-64)
… the Merrick Union Free School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … balance from 19 percent at June 30, 2015 to 8 percent as of June 30, 2023, they consistently appropriated fund balance … and overfunded reserves, primarily through transfers of surplus fund balance. These practices lack transparency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/09/27/merrick-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-64Refunding Local Debt
… Simplified Procedures for Local Governments Seeking the Comptroller's Approval of Certain Matters Relating to Refunding Local Debt Pursuant to Sections 90.00 and 90.10 of the Local Finance Law Pursuant to Sections 90.00(c)(2) and … Simplified Procedures for Local Governments Seeking the Comptrollers Approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/debt/refunding-local-debtFreeport Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-49)
… the Freeport Union Free School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials properly managed … for fiscal years 2019-20 through 2022-23. However, none of the appropriated fund balance or reserves were used. The Board and District officials’ consistent practice of appropriating fund balance that is not needed circumvents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/01/freeport-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-49Southampton Union Free School District – Financial Management (2024M-43)
… that was not used to pay operational expenses and made year-end unbudgeted transfers to reserves, totaling $21.6 million, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/18/southampton-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2024m-43Long Beach City School District – Financial Management (2023M-147)
… balance and did not present the District’s spending plans in a transparent manner. While real property tax levies … this was not clearly stated in annual budget documents for voter approval. Prior to the non-transparent and … revenues by an average of $1.6 million annually for a three-year period. Adopted budgets that appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/long-beach-city-school-district-financial-management-2023m-147Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Report 2014-S-41 ). Background The State’s Medicaid program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. Since January 1991, New York has been able to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care-followTuition Assistance Program – LIM College
… certifying students for State financial aid. Background TAP is the largest student grant program administered by the … risk that a significant number of students certified for TAP were not eligible for awards. Nonetheless, our tests did … to help ensure that they fully credit student accounts for TAP awards within the required time frames. The State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/01/tuition-assistance-program-lim-collegeTuition Assistance Program – Wagner College
… Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State financial aid. Background TAP is the largest … help eligible students pay postsecondary tuition charges in New York schools. HESC also administers a variety of State … receiving State financial aid payments are responsible for certifying student eligibility. Wagner College (Wagner) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/19/tuition-assistance-program-wagner-collegeState Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… Without Pay: Action New Reason STO (Short Term Disability) WCL (Workers Comp IPP) LTO (Long Term Disability) WCL (Workers Comp IPP) Additional Pay Additional Pay for employees who are placed on the new reason code of WCL will not be automatically ended. Questions Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialState Agencies Bulletin No. 2383
… card, must be used as the Deduction Code. Authorization cards that have been modified must be returned to the … can either be a one-time donation or a continuous gift until it is changed or discontinued by the employee. … Pledges made via the authorization card are a continuous gift until changed or discontinued by the employee. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2383-state-employees-federated-appeal-sefa-campaignOpinion 94-18
… for nominal consideration to private not-for-profit corporation) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (transfer … real property for nominal consideration to not-for-profit corporation) REAL PROPERTY -- Conveyances Generally … in incorporation of fire department) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402; VILLAGE LAW, §10-1008: By operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Pipeline Safety Oversight
… safety data, and then determine which analyses can best provide both DPS and the Operators with the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversight