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Examination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… lease contract required Sunset to operate, maintain, and make necessary repairs to Downstate’s Bay Ridge medical … facility. The Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator, a Downstate employee, was responsible for overseeing daily … Facilities Program Coordinator. Based on our audit, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Commission) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcAccounts Payable Advisory No. 52
… must complete the receiving processes timely to establish what was received, the quantity or amount received, the date … agency-specific contracts and, with limited exceptions, open market purchases. This requirement applies to purchases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/52-gfo-receiving-section-xi-a9Compliance With School Safety Planning Requirements
… Moreover, even with the additional time allowed, schools did not submit their plans on time. The DOE did not require schools to use the Education Department’s … they cover meaningful topics. We found that documentation did not support that meetings were held monthly (as required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/12/compliance-school-safety-planning-requirementsCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… being offered. Prior to approving their contracts, DFTA did not perform any analysis to determine whether the costs … During the review of sponsors’ proposals, DFTA did not assess whether the proposed number of meals is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… authorization policy was established in 2008, but CUNY did not have the required notification forms for one. … bank accounts, 45 totaling $563,605 were either improper (did not comply with CUNY, state or city policies and … report all violations. Visits to 25 schools found many did not complete the required number of fire drills, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Public Welfare – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Since 2015 For SFY 2022-23, the average monthly number of public assistance recipients in the State increased by … near-record-low caseloads in SFY 2021-22. The number of public assistance recipients increased every month since … Safety Net Assistance (SNA). FA provides up to 60 months of cash assistance to eligible needy families; SNA provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-welfareState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Department of Health (DOH): Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments … claims, and that it was not possible to perform all of the procedures the dentists billed in relation to the … and other considerations and pass 100 percent of the value of the agreements on to the prescription drug program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 317
… fee schedule Affected Employees Employees who utilize OGS parking facilities and have deduction code 427 Effective … OSC will automatically increase the biweekly rates for parking fees: CURRENT BI-WEEKLY NEW BI-WEEKLY $ 3.73 $ 4.23 $ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/317-ogs-parking-fee-increaseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1157
… agency procedures for employee enrollment in Tier 6 retirement. Affected Employees Employees first joining a retirement system listed above on or after April 1, 2012 … creating a new Tier 6 that applies to employees joining a retirement system after March 31, 2012. Due to the complexity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1157-new-tier-6-benefit-structure-enrollment-following-retirement-systemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 885
… Purpose To notify agencies of the secondary reduction in employee … (10) or more years of membership will automatically change to a non-contributory status. Note : Based on a legal review … Rate of Employer Contribution T6SNYB 1% 11% up to $16,500 14% over $16,500 T7SNYB 1% 10% for 7 years 12% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/885-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 974
… Section 6252 2(c), eliminating the mandatory employee contribution for members who have ten (10) or more years of … a phased-in period, ultimately eliminating the employee contribution. Payroll Bulletin No. 809 describes these … of membership in the ORP are eligible for the reduction in contribution regardless of any break(s) in service. As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/974-elimination-mandatory-employee-contribution-members-optional-retirementState Agencies Bulletin No. 492
… Purpose To instruct agencies in the procedures for recalculating affected salaries. Affected Dates Beginning Pay Period 8 Lag for Institution and Pay Period 9 Lag for Administration and continuing until all bargaining units … To instruct agencies in the procedures for recalculating affected salaries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-unitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 565
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in processing OGS parking deductions. Background … 427) into the employee’s payroll record. At the request of OGS, an electronic file has been created to automatically … To notify agencies of a change in processing OGS parking deductions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/565-automated-processing-deduction-code-427-ogs-parking-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 249
… Employees Employees who utilize OGS parking facilities and have deduction code 427 Effective Date(s) Administration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/249-ogs-parking-fee-increaseDiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… for land valued at a total of almost $8.2 million. The DEC did not have a comprehensive up-to-date data collection and … for potentially ineligible land, including those that did not meet the programs’ acreage requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Pew Charitable Trusts Ranking State Pension Fund One of Top in Nation
… retirement system among states: "The financial health of our state pension fund is very strong, as validated once … again by the Pew Charitable Trusts who ranked it as one of the nation's most well-funded public pension plans," New … long-term market opportunities and weather the volatility of the markets in the short-term. We have been vigilant about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-pew-charitable-trusts-ranking-state-pension-fund-one-topFormer Chief of Briarcliff Manor Fire Department Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $120,000
… today that Robert Garcia, the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department ("BMFD"), was … Seibel to 12 months in prison for charges arising out of his embezzlement of more than $120,000 from the BMFD, after his prosecution by … that Robert Garcia the former president and chief of the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department BMFD was sentenced by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-chief-briarcliff-manor-fire-department-sentenced-12-months-prison-embezzling-more-120000Improper Medicaid Payments to Hospitals for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Services for Recipients Enrolled in Managed Care
… 2019 through June 2023. About the Program The Department of Health (DOH) administers the Medicaid program. Most of the State’s Medicaid recipients receive their medical … have been incorrectly classified as inpatient instead of outpatient. Key Findings From a risk population of 61,171 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/28/improper-medicaid-payments-hospitals-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-servicesComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the sentencing of Jimmie Buie, a Brooklyn resident, for stealing over … May 2011 and December 2012. Jimmie Buie was convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and sentenced … New York State pensioner who retired in 1995. At the time of her retirement, Hairston selected to receive her pension …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits (Follow-Up)
… May 29, 2013. Our initial audit determined the Department did not implement adequate controls to enforce APG policy and … year). Additionally, the audit determined the Department did not have controls in place to prevent duplicate claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excess