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Cost-Saving Ideas: Managing Workers' Compensation Costs
… sector insurance carrier Purchase a policy from the New York State Insurance Fund Become self-insured as … a top priority for your local government. Resources New York State Workers' Compensation Board New York State Insurance Fund Updated 2016 … CostSaving Ideas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-workers-compensation-costsDiNapoli: Consumers Should Read Fine Print On Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and expiration dates. While some gift card sellers have done … the card has been inactive for at least 12 months. All terms and conditions for a card must be disclosed directly on the card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-consumers-should-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonCUNY Bulletin No. CU-550
… miscellaneous earnings. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Maintenance Worker Background The rate … Local 237 IBT for retroactive increases for employees in the title of Maintenance Worker. This determination covers … rate chart and additional information are contained in a memorandum from Carmelo Batista, Jr. dated March 14, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-550-cuny-rate-increase-maintenance-workerMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers
… 2017. Background The Medicaid program is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides a wide range of … care services to those who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The Department of … procedures include the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative services normally performed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiersSUNY Bulletin No. SU-206
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2014 Discretionary Award. Affected … Background Chapter 340 of the Laws of 2013 provides for a one-time lump sum bonus payment distributed at the … Data page. Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice For those employees receiving a lump sum payment, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-206-2014-discretionary-award-managementconfidential-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-221
… Employees Employees designated management or confidential in the State University of New York – BU13 who meet the … Dates The 2015 Discretionary Award should be processed in the Administration Pay Period 9L, paychecks dated 08/12/15 … A copy of the roster will be provided to OSC in an Excel format. To pay the 2015 Discretionary Award as a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-221-2015-discretionary-award-managementconfidential-employeesCounty Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)
… Review the information sharing between the County Jails, New York State Sheriffs’ Association, and State agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/county-inmates-receiving-inappropriate-benefits-while-incarcerated-2013ms-1Elementary and Secondary Education – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… for K-12 education is expected to run through SFY 2024-25. In SFY 2021-22, $2 billion of federal COVID-19 recovery … levels for the same period. New York State Ranks Highest in Nation in Per Pupil Spending For the 2019-20 school year … year for which data are available, New York State led all states in per-pupil disbursements for public elementary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/elementary-and-secondary-educationDiNapoli: Former Riverside Village Clerk Pleads Guilty in $50,000 Theft
… “This case represents yet another in a recent sad epidemic of public trust violations,” Steuben County District Attorney … use without consequences. With the cooperative efforts of village officials, the New York State Comptroller, the New … village will see restitution and the defendant the inside of a jail cell, making clear that this type of behavior will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-riverside-village-clerk-pleads-guilty-50000-theftState Pension Fund Adds $30 Million for Investments in New York Companies
… $30 million to Primary Venture Partners to invest in state-based companies, New York State Comptroller Thomas … The commitment will be made through the pension fund’s In-State Private Equity Investment Program, designed to make profitable investments in companies located in New York state. This is the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-pension-fund-adds-30-million-investments-new-york-companiesWho to Report – Enhanced Reporting
… who are enrolled NYSLRS members, you also report data for: Employees who are eligible for membership, but chose not to join NYSLRS; Retirees (from … eight public retirement systems in New York State) working for you under Sections 211 or 212 of the Retirement and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/enhanced-reporting/who-to-reportState Agencies Bulletin No. 1931
… that position pools in PayServ may require updates for SFS lapsing. Affected Employees All agencies with … PayServ, will be lapsing and will no longer be available for use in PayServ. Effective Dates Effective 09/15/2021 and … lapsing, including the OSC Accounting Operations Advisory Number 6 , are available at the Operational Advisories page …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1931-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-september-lapsing-eventsPublic Authorities – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including rates, tolls, fees, and in some cases, taxes. Public authorities are generally … chief executive officer and chief financial officer. Not all authorities have complied with reporting requirements for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-authoritiesHigher Education – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Enrollment In spring 2021, New York State higher education enrollment … year compared to a 3.5 percent decline nationwide. In spring 2020, such decreases from the year before were 2.0 … University of New York (SUNY) increased by 13.6 percent in the 2019-20 academic year from the previous period. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/higher-educationComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… totaling $22,100 did not have original receipts attached to the monthly statement. In July 2019, Richard A. Lobur, a fire department member, admitted to taking almost $40,000 in grant money to use for personal expenses, pay off credit card debt and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… local government audits have been issued. Islip Fire District – Capital Assets (Suffolk County) District officials … did not always receive financial reports, and reports it received were not accurate. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0XI.12.A Toll-Free Services – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… use toll-free telephone numbers to disseminate information and allow the public to contact them at no cost. The Office … procuring toll-free services, an agency should review the terms and conditions of the CTS contract to determine if this contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12a-toll-free-servicesOperational Advisory No. 29
… expense, and SSP checks that are returned and/or need to be reissued. The reason for these changes is to increase efficiencies and reduce the time required for … Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) Treasury and OSC to process stop payment requests for checks. Effective July …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspSouth Farmingdale Fire District - Financial Condition and Leave Benefits (2018M-29)
… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine if the Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured that fund balance was … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/05/25/south-farmingdale-fire-district-financial-condition-and-leave-benefitsEast Islip Public Library – Cash Receipts (2017M-223)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether Library staff properly … The East Islip Public Library is located in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/12/22/east-islip-public-library-cash-receipts-2017m-223