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SUNY Bulletin No. SU-135
… Pursuant to Chapter 137, Section 16 of the Laws of 2004 and the 2003-2007 agreement between UUP and the State of New York, the basic annual salary of … 5, 2007, paychecks dated May 2, 2007 Contract Provisions and Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for the $500 salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-135-april-1-2007-500-salary-increase-employees-representedApplying for Benefits – Career Plan
… the State Comptroller Many retirement benefit applications and other documents are required by law to be filed with the … mail us the original document to continue the process and properly complete the filing requirement. Filing Multiple Applications Should you become ill or disabled and unable to perform your duties, depending on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/applying-benefitsExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… been avoided had the Department taken more comprehensive and proactive steps to administer Medicaid reimbursements for … efforts to limit Medicaid payments in areas where Medicaid and Medicare programs overlap. The remaining $100 million in … Medicare coinsurance amounts on the claims they submitted; and providers’ claims incorrectly reported that Medicare had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up)
… higher Medicaid payments. We issued our initial report on May 16, 2019 . The audit objective was to determine whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-services-followCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-13-21)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget … for certain matters, we found that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are … water metered sales by approximately $280,000 and sewer charges by approximately $272,000 in the budget. We …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/20/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-13-21IT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… districts (Districts) appropriately tracked, inventoried and safeguarded information technology (IT) assets acquired … 11 percent, including 81 Chromebooks, could not be located and 15 percent were not inventoried. None of the 20 Districts … IT assets from damage. Costs for nearly 75,400 IT assets and acquisition dates for approximately 62,000 IT assets were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2X.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… will work with the New York State Business Unit to approve and establish a Special Use vendor for a business need. Process and Document Preparation: Business Units must submit a … . Ensure the appropriate Business Need box is checked and the required additional information is noted. Any Land …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idBrighter Choice Charter Middle School for Boys – Financial Operations (2013M-348)
… Middle School for Boys is located in the City of Albany, and is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is currently … services that the Foundation could provide the School and increases the fee from 1 percent of total pupil revenue … 2012-13 fiscal year to 1.5 percent for the following year, and 2 percent for the contract’s final year. The fee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-middle-school-boys-financial-operations-2013m-348School Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… 2010, through July 31, 2011. Background The STAR exemption in the Real Property Tax Law provides a partial exemption … since the program’s inception, from $582 million in 1998-99 to $3.2 billion in 2010-11. Key Findings Local … with other states to identify individuals who improperly claim a STAR (or similar) exemption in more than one state. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6Opinion 88-69
… Therefore, since section 122-b authorizes both towns and villages to contract for ambulance services, it is our opinion that a town and a village within the town may each independently contract … contracted for by a town under section 122-b are provided and financed on a town-wide basis (1980 Opns St Comp No. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2023 (April-June), an increase of … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections were more robust in the first quarter of 2023, growing 7.1%. “Growth in local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterHelping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… [pdf] , Schenectady [pdf] , South Colonie [pdf] , and Utica [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit … Credit Recovery Programs (CRPs) conform to Regulations, and if the school districts adequately monitor students’ … intensive instruction in deficiency areas of the course and on-line study, are referred to as CRPs. Although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolWoodgate Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Controls (2014M-120)
… Inc. is located in the Town of Forestport, Oneida County, and is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors. … prepares a written annual report of all moneys received and disbursed. Appoint an Auditing Committee to audit the … only after bills have been approved by the membership and that checks include two signatures. … Woodgate Volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/07/03/woodgate-volunteer-fire-department-financial-controls-2014mTown of Eden - Real Property Tax Exemptions (2018M-231)
… Findings We reviewed 58 out of 765 agricultural, veteran and senior citizen exemptions, totaling $2.9 million, on … supporting documentation before granting exemptions and then retain this documentation. Periodically monitor exemptions and ensure annual renewal documentation is provided when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/15/town-eden-real-property-tax-exemptions-2018m-231Contract Advisory No. 27
… thus eliminating the delay of check clearance policies and traditional mail lead time. Some additional benefits of ACH are: An efficient and secure method of payment; A more cost effective process than sending a check; and Elimination of the possibility of lost and/or returned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/27-electronic-payments-ach-agency-specific-contractsHornby Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-78)
… The purpose of our audit was to examine the recording and reporting of the Company’s financial activity for the … being followed, including the President signing vouchers and appointing an audit committee or update the bylaws and assign these responsibilities to the Executive Committee. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/07/11/hornby-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financial-activities-2014mBellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… followed their procurement policy when procuring goods and services for the period January 1, 2016 through November … the audit period. District officials did not verify State and County contract pricing for four purchases totaling … the procurement policy when making purchases. Verify State and County contract pricing was obtained on purchases made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5Town of Ashford – Water District (2015M-343)
… cost of District operations. Key Recommendations Develop and monitor a detailed project plan to ensure that the water … water rates to ensure that rates are assessed in a fair and equitable fashion and revenues will sufficiently cover expenditures. … Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/03/25/town-ashford-water-district-2015m-343State Agencies Bulletin No. 1562
… limit has remained at 15% since inception of Tier 6 and will only increase if new legislation is passed. Affected … Employees Employees who are Tier 6 members of the Police and Fire Retirement System (Plan Type 7W) Effective Date(s) Institution and Administration Paychecks for fiscal year 2017-18 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1562-tier-6-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-fiscal-year-2017-18World Trade Center Presumption – Career Plan
… World Trade Center rescue, recovery or cleanup efforts, and you were employed by a participating employer of NYSLRS … retirement benefit if you become permanently disabled and unable to perform your job due to a qualifying condition. … condition. There are specific eligibility requirements and filing deadlines that must be met for these benefits. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/world-trade-center-presumption