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Ordinary Death Benefit – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… beneficiary may be entitled to an ordinary death benefit, in lieu of a monthly pension, if your death is not … year of service since last joining the Retirement System and your death occurs: While you are on the payroll; While you are on an authorized medical leave of absence (with or without pay); While you are receiving Workers’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/ordinary-death-benefitRondout Valley Central School District – Fixed Assets (2023M-36)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Rondout Valley Central School District (District) officials properly accounted for and monitored fixed assets. Key Findings District officials did not … with a combined cost of $255,775 did not have the required asset tags. 12 fixed assets with a combined cost of $213,960 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/rondout-valley-central-school-district-fixed-assets-2023m-36Tuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… purchases that are not required by GML to be publicly bid. Do not approve vendors until after District personnel follow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158Contract Advisory No. 25
… Documents Submission System (EDSS) Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller's Bureau of Contracts (BOC) launched the Electronic Documents … (EDSS) 5/9/2017. EDSS is available through the NYS Office of the State Comptroller Online Services System. EDSS is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssCity of Lockport – Budget Review (B23-1-7)
… be uncollectible. The City’s proposed budget includes a tax levy of $13,482,810 . Key Recommendations Ensure that the … Be mindful of the legal requirement to maintain the tax levy increase to no more than the tax levy limit as permitted by law, unless it properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/03/city-lockport-budget-review-b23-1-7Newark Valley Central School District – Procurement (2022M-60)
… Audit Objective Determine whether Newark Valley Central School District (District) officials used a competitive … action. … Determine whether Newark Valley Central School District District officials used a competitive process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/newark-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2022m-60Introduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… or to perform other job-related duties. While travel and conference expenses are generally not a significant budgetary … improper or even fraudulent reimbursements make travel and conference expenses a risk area that creates the need for … to provide guidance regarding the management of travel and conference expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionSupported Browsers
… Our website and online services support: Microsoft Edge Google Chrome JavaScript You must enable JavaScript for your … Our website and online services support Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/online-services/supported-browsersHicksville Union Free School District – Managing Network User Accounts (2023M-20)
… corrective action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue that was raised in the District’s response …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/08/25/hicksville-union-free-school-district-managing-network-user-accountsUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… To determine whether UnitedHealthcare improperly paid for medical services designated with modifier code 59 that … The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The State Department of Civil Service administers … (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… of Alden (Town), the Village of Alden (Village), and the Crittenden Volunteer Fire Company (Fire Company) have keys to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90Somers Central School District – User Accounts and Software Updates (2021M-153)
… operations. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures for managing network user account access. Develop and adopt a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/29/somers-central-school-district-user-accounts-and-software-updates-2021mFranklin Central School District – Information Technology (2022M-19)
… user accounts, periodically compare installed software to an authorized software inventory or develop an IT contingency plan. In addition to finding sensitive information technology control weaknesses, which we communicated confidentially to officials, we found that: Nine of the District’s network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/franklin-central-school-district-information-technology-2022m-19Town of Minetto – Information Technology (2022M-9)
… final report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Minetto (Town) officials ensured information technology … local user accounts and permissions. As a result, four of 10 computers had unneeded and unused local user accounts. … written IT contingency plan to minimize the risk of data loss or suffering a serious interruption of service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/27/town-minetto-information-technology-2022m-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 948
… exempt from Federal, State and/or Local tax withholdings for tax year 2009 Background According to IRS Publication 15, … by February 15 of each year. Please see instructions for Form W-4 for additional information. The New York State Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/948-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholdingsWashington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Meals Provided at Meetings (2023M-183)
… which increased the risk that BOCES may have paid for unnecessary meals. BOCES paid $136,878 for meals provided at meetings during the audit period. We reviewed payments for meals totaling $63,009 provided at 80 meetings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/03/29/washington-saratoga-warren-hamilton-essex-board-cooperative-educational-servicesMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services
… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid overpayments were made to … December 31, 2018. Background Mechanical ventilation is the use of a device to inflate and deflate a patient’s … more (i.e., four days or more) of mechanical ventilation, it may cause Medicaid’s payment to the hospital to increase. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-servicesXI-A.1 Purchasing Process Overview – XI-A. Purchasing
… The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1-overviewIndustrial Development Agency Board Governance (2017-MS-1)
… through May 31, 2015. Background An IDA is an independent public benefit corporation whose purpose is to promote, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/09/22/industrial-development-agency-board-governance-2017-ms-1XII.6.G Paying Debt Service – XII. Expenditures
… Units how to process vouchers for Debt Service payments. The Office of the State Comptroller’s Vendor Management Unit (VMU) has … with every New York State Debt Service agreement. The Vendor IDs follow the schema “03DSXXX001”. In the actual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6g-paying-debt-service