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City of Syracuse – Water System Cybersecurity (2019M-173)

… were not properly managed. Officials did not establish a process for staying current on water system cybersecurity … have service level agreements (SLAs) with its IT vendors. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … user accounts, including disabling unneeded accounts in a timely manner. Establish a process for staying current on …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/06/26/city-syracuse-water-system-cybersecurity-2019m-173

Town of Hamburg - Woodlawn Beach State Park Receipts (2019M-79)

… employees properly collected fees for all tags issued. Rental fees were not accurately entered in the financial system, as the rental agent does not provide copies of rental contracts to the recreation department office. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/06/28/town-hamburg-woodlawn-beach-state-park-receipts-2019m-79

State Agencies Bulletin No. 492

… query has been created to identify rows that include a change in an employee's bargaining unit. The 00_BU_Changed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/492-recalculation-salaries-employees-who-have-moved-between-bargaining-units

List of Agencies That Can Receive Electronic Invoices

… now, while other departments will be phased in over time. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/portal/list-agencies-can-receive-electronic-invoices

XII.6.D Paying a Single Payment Vendor – XII. Expenditures

… Do not use any punctuation or special characters except when “&” is part of the entity’s legal name. Example: … use “THE” if it is part of the entity’s legal name, except when it is the first word of the legal entity name. Example: … GROUP The following table lists the unique coding to use when processing a single payment voucher. Legacy Bulkload …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6d-paying-single-payment-vendor

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-54

… payroll register. The earnings description Ratification Bonus Payment (Ratification Bonus Pymt IC17, IC18 or IC19) will be printed on the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-54-suny-graduate-students-lump-sum-payment

Town of Perth – Conflict of Interest (2024M-142)

… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether any Town of Perth (Town) Board (Board) members had prohibited … Determine whether any Town of Perth Town Board Board members had prohibited …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/25/town-perth-conflict-interest-2024m-142

Medicaid Overpayments for Non-Emergency Out-of-State Inpatient Services (Follow-Up)

… whether the Department of Health (Department) overpaid hospitals Our initial audit report, which was issued on May … 3, 2010, examined whether the Department paid out-of-state hospitals properly for non-emergency services for New York … overpayments totaling $9.2 million to out-of-state hospitals because the Department did not use the payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/11/medicaid-overpayments-non-emergency-out-state-inpatient-services-follow

V.3.H Category Code – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

… voucher. When reporting on a Category Code, the user must run the report from the Purchasing module. The Category Code …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-v/v3h-commodity-code

Medicaid Program – Medicare Part D Clawback Payments

… of Health (Department) overpaid the Medicare Part D prescription drug phased-down state contributions. The audit … Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Medicare Part D provides prescription drug benefits for individuals who are dually …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/medicaid-program-medicare-part-d-clawback-payments

Hornby Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-78)

… February 6, 2014. Background The Hornby Fire Company, Inc. is located in the Town of Hornby in Steuben County. The … did not sign vouchers or appoint members to an audit committee. The Treasurer did not prepare bank … update the bylaws and assign these responsibilities to the Executive Committee. Prepare bank reconciliations. Issue …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/hornby-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m

World Trade Center Presumption – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits

… benefit if you become permanently disabled and unable to perform your job due to a qualifying condition. You may be eligible to reclassify your service or disability retirement benefit …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/world-trade-center-presumption

World Trade Center Presumption – Career Plan

… World Trade Center Presumption law. 1 You may be eligible for an accidental disability retirement benefit if you become permanently disabled and unable to perform your job due to a qualifying condition. You may be eligible to reclassify …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/world-trade-center-presumption

Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)

… officials did not verify State and County contract pricing for four purchases totaling $29,306 during the audit … when making purchases. Verify State and County contract pricing was obtained on purchases made using these methods. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-95

… Purpose To notify the Unified Court System of the change in eligibility for payroll Deduction Code 300, MetLife Whole … Employees Background At the request of the Unified Court System, OSC will modify Deduction Code 300 to allow members … To notify the Unified Court System of the change in eligibility for payroll Deduction …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-95-change-eligibility-metlife-whole-life-insurance-certain

Contract Advisory No. 27

… Subject : Electronic Payments (ACH) for Agency Specific Contracts Guidance : Agencies are … to their contracts requiring their vendors to receive ACH for contract payments. Vendors who agree to accept ACH … Electronic Payments ACH for Agency Specific Contracts …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/27-electronic-payments-ach-agency-specific-contracts

Town of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)

… with a total assessed value of $7.7 million. The Assessors: Granted or subsequently maintained 20 exemptions …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231

Management of Energy Consumption (Follow-Up)

… recommendations made in our initial report, Management of Energy Consumption ( 2011-S-4 ). Background Our initial … determined OCFS officials were not effectively managing energy consumption and had not achieved the 35 percent energy reduction goals set forth in Executive Order 111. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/management-energy-consumption-follow