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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NEW CONTROL –
DAILY MANUAL CHECKS <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>CLOSED PERIOD REQUESTS
SUBMITTED WITHOUT CORRECTIVE FLAG</span></font></b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you set up your transactions
accurately, this revision will never be an issue for you. We are implementing
this change on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Monday, March 1, 2010</span></b>.
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As a matter of appropriate
accounting transactions, system entries must be complete before you request
issuance of payment from the joint payroll account. This includes setting a
corrective flag on the P190 screen for closed pay periods.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Effective March 1, 2010, check requests
for closed pay periods with the absence of a corrective flag, will fail to pass
the manual check run controls. Once our batch has been completed, we will
report failed transactions back to the requesting agency. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Providing our customers with daily manual checks is one of
our most important services. Providing them on time and with 100% accuracy is
our service standard. Transactions submitted with errors impact our ability to
deliver those results. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FURTHER <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">READING</st1:City></st1:place> - MANUAL CHECK GUIDE:</span></font></u><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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5.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>OSPS publishes a comprehensive guide
to success with manual checks. Please see our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Online</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Reference Manual,
Recommended Practices:</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS/docs/pubs/practice/practicechecksmanual.pdf">http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS/docs/pubs/practice/practicechecksmanual.pdf</a>
.</span></font><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 color=gray face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:gray'>Sharon McKeehan,
Manager<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font
size=2 color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
Calibri;color:gray'>Oregon</span></font></b></strong></st1:place></st1:State><strong><b><font
color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:gray'> Statewide
Payroll Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:gray'>DAS/State Controller's Division</span></font><font
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:gray'>155 Cottage
Street NE</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font color=gray><span
style='color:gray'>, U-50<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:gray'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font
color=gray><span style='color:gray'>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301-3969</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=gray><span style='color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:gray'>(503) 378-6777 ext. 230</span></font><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=gray face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;color:gray'>Visit our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Online</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Resource</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>:
</span></font><u><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>http://oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/OSPS</span></font></u><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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