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Controls Over Selected Expenditures

… that expenditures are made only to eligible victims and for eligible victim services. The audit covers the period … Victim Assistance Programs (VAPs); and to advocate for the rights and benefits of all innocent crime victims. … survivors by directly reimbursing licensed providers for forensic rape examination (FRE) services. In addition to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/04/controls-over-selected-expenditures

Selected Employee Travel Expenses

… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected … 2011. Of that amount, $6.3 million was for reimbursements to employees for travel expenses and direct payments to vendors. The other $400,000 related to charges on … To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses

Report File Transactions (File Upload) – Enhanced Reporting

… In the enhanced report file, you report employee information through transactions. There are … application to Retirement Online when you submit your report file. You can also hire a NYSLRS-eligible employee … The report file contains rows of transactions Transactions report …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/report-file-transactions-file-upload

Merrick 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-64

Opinion 98-15

… referendum when selling) REAL PROPERTY -- Sale (by town of historic building) REFERENDUM -- Permissive (need for in town when selling historic building) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §119-dd; TOWN LAW, §64(2): A town may sell an historic building pursuant to the procedural requirements of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-15

Mitchell-Lama Vacancies

… Preservation and Development (HPD) is ensuring that vacant apartments at Mitchell-Lama developments are filled timely. Our audit covered apartments that were vacant, and those that became vacant, in … co-op developments with approximately 47,000 total apartments. Apartments in Mitchell-Lama developments tend to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/13/mitchell-lama-vacancies

Maximus, Inc.

… Background DOH added $435 million in contract amendments for services outside the scope of the original contract. The … Maximus charged DOH a fringe benefit rate of 86.33 percent for Systems staff operating data centers and 47 percent for all other Operational and Systems staff. This occurred …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/23/maximus-inc

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-415

… for non-benefit eligible Hourly employees represented by District Council 37 Local 384. Affected Employees Hourly EOC employees in Bargaining Unit CC represented by District Council 37 Local 384 Effective Date(s) Checks dated … non-benefit eligible Hourly EOC employees represented by District Council 37 Local 384. The dues code 259 and agency …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-415-establishment-new-bargaining-unit-and-new-benefit-program

Controls Over Transportation Services and Transportation-Related Expenses

… OPWDD could take additional steps to monitor employee driving records and require training or counseling for employees with poor driving records to ensure the safety of individuals it … does not have controls in place to educate or improve driving skills for employees with frequent driver license …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/28/controls-over-transportation-services-and-transportation-related-expenses

XII.10.A Lapsing and Year-End Procedures for Payment Processing – XII. Expenditures

… lapse on June 30th. Generally when a lapse date falls on a weekend, the appropriation lapsing date will be deferred. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10a-lapsing-and-year-end-procedures-payment-processing

Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention

… (Health and Hospitals) ensured that direct hire and temporary nurses were appropriately screened before they were … employed direct hire nurses as of May 2, 2017 and all temporary nurses as of August 1, 2017. Background Health and … as of August 1, 2017, it retained the services of 1,369 temporary nurses (see Exhibit A for a breakdown by facility). …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-240

… Employees Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility criteria: Civil Service Employees … Non-Judicial Employees Bargaining Unit 86, 88, CT Background Chapter 400 of the Laws of 2014, which … Annual Addl Earnings: $750.00 End Date: 04/04/2018 OR the last date the employee is in an eligible position (see …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-240-2017-unified-court-system-csea-end-contract-bonus-payment

DiNapoli: Owner and Employee of Medical Transport Company Arrested for Defrauding Medicaid

… and Heather Smith an employee/driver for the company, for the alleged theft of over $700,000 from the … of Sublime Medical Transportation, a Schenectady County company that is enrolled in the Medicaid program as a … which he was improperly collecting at the same time he was running Sublime. Saeed was arraigned today in Schenectady …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-owner-and-employee-medical-transport-company-arrested-defrauding-medicaid

NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27

… P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27. Employers’ average … rates will increase from 16.5% to 17.6% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 33.7% to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-sfy-2026-27

Albion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)

… with realistic and reasonable estimates. Develop a plan for the use of excess surplus fund balance in a manner that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200

Gates Fire District – Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning (2024M-10)

… Determine whether the Gates Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials properly planned … In addition, the Board’s ability to assess the effect of current operations on long-term financial needs was … to formally evaluate the $1.9 million reserve balance as of December 31, 2023 to determine whether the funding was …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2024/06/07/gates-fire-district-board-oversight-long-term-planning-2024m-10

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