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Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)

… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Improper Payments Related to the … New York City (local districts). Annual Medicaid payments for the Medicare buy-in program total approximately $1.3 billion. Our initial audit report, which was issued on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-follow

Safety of Infrastructure (Follow-Up)

… 6, 2012, examined whether the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (Parks) was maintaining its … to preserve park safety by properly inspecting and repairing any hazardous conditions identified. We found … staff were actively involved in inspecting facilities and repairing any hazardous conditions. However, site visits …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/safety-infrastructure-follow

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 28

… to the Comptroller annually, or at any time there is a new head of the agency, that the agency has sufficient … the internal controls over the payment process as a basis for that certification. This certification requirement is … if the head of the agency, or a designee, has granted that authority by a rule or written directive filed with the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/28-internal-controls-certification

Overpayments for Services Also Covered by Medicare Part B (Follow-Up)

… Medicaid and Medicare, Medicare is generally the primary payer while Medicaid is a secondary payer. As a secondary payer, Medicaid pays the balance not covered by Medicare …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/26/overpayments-services-also-covered-medicare-part-b-follow

Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Follow-Up)

… our initial audit report, Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (Report 2009-S-46). Background Our initial … on August 16, 2010, examined Medicaid payments for routine dental services, such as cleanings and oral evaluations, … 31, 2009. Our audit identified $40 million of excessive dental services that exceeded certain frequency limits (i.e., …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/medicaid-payments-excessive-dental-services-follow

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-549

… for processing the CUNY Rate Increase for Supervisor of Mechanics. Affected Employees CUNY employees in the title of Supervisor of Mechanics Background The rate increases are pursuant to … for processing the CUNY Rate Increase for Supervisor of Mechanics …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-549-cuny-rate-increase-supervisor-mechanics

Opinion 89-46

… §3; ELECTION LAW, §5-102: An individual who is not a U.S. citizen may not be a member of a town planning board. You ask … a person who otherwise qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member of the … a civil office who shall not, among other things, "be a citizen of the United States". Further, Town Law, §23 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 7% in First Quarter

… collections in New York state totaled $5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023, an increase of 7.1%, or nearly $369 … DiNapoli. “Sales tax collections were quite strong in the first quarter,” DiNapoli said. “New York City’s ongoing … York City, in total, grew by 3.3%, or $85 million, in the first quarter. Fifty out of 57 counties experienced …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-7-percent-first-quarter

Town of Clare – Fiscal Stress (2013M-317)

… The Town of Clare is located in St. Lawrence County and serves about 105 residents. The elected five-member Town … appropriations for 2013 were approximately $136,000 and $173,000 for the highway fund. Key Findings The Board did … fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets, and in some years, it appropriated more fund balance than was …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/04/town-clare-fiscal-stress-2013m-317

City of Troy – Budget Review (B5-13-20)

… reasonable, needs improvement to make it a better tool for prudently managing the City’s resources. The sewer …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/18/city-troy-budget-review-b5-13-20

City of Lockport – Budget Review (B24-1-8)

… City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the City’s general, water, sewer and refuse funds as of … the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget appear reasonable. We expect 2024 fire … overtime appropriations. The overtime appropriations in the proposed 2025 budget were reasonable. In October 2024, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b24-1-8

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1676

… of changes in certain garnishment deduction amounts, or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for … Employees who currently have a writ of garnishment or New York State tax levy in place and have a job location in Long Island/Westchester or New York City Background The federal Consumer Credit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1676-new-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-state-tax

DiNapoli: Statewide Agency Overtime Tops $337 Million Halfway Into 2015

… period in 2014. If overtime continues to rise at this pace, total costs for 2015 would exceed $700 million, an … prison-break in June, overtime has escalated at a record pace,” DiNapoli said. “State agencies should scrutinize their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-statewide-agency-overtime-tops-337-million-halfway-2015

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-190

… Students Employees Union (GSEU) which provides for a Downstate Location Stipend to eligible GSEU employees. … Code: LOS (Location Stipend), ( XLS , YLS or ZLS for Non Resident Aliens) Earnings Begin Date: 11/22/12 Earnings End …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-190-suny-downstate-location-stipend-graduate-student-employees

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1060

… Employees Employees who have had a garnishment satisfied and are due a refund as identified by a Court Officer … refunds will be included in the employee’s regular check and will display on the paycheck stub and direct deposit advice statement. Refunds are not subject …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1060-processing-garnishment-refunds

Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School – Procurement (2016M-406)

… period July 1, 2014 through July 29, 2016. Background The Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School, which is located in the City of Rochester in Monroe County, is a public school financed by … Rochester Career Mentoring Charter School Procurement 2016M406 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/01/13/rochester-career-mentoring-charter-school-procurement-2016m-406

Chatham Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-161)

… and the Towns of Ghent, Canaan, Austerlitz, Kinderhook and New Lebanon, Columbia County. The District, which operates three … Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $29.5 million. Key Findings The …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/10/30/chatham-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-161

South Country Central School District – Procurement (2013M-91)

… $114.9 million, funded primarily with real property taxes and State aid. Actual expenditures for the 2011-12 fiscal … $105.8 million. Key Finding The District procured goods and services in accordance with its policy and the statutory requirements. We reviewed 36 claims …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/06/28/south-country-central-school-district-procurement-2013m-91