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Health Sciences Charter School – Procurement (2013M-211)
… Background The Health Sciences Charter School is located in the City of Buffalo and is governed by a Board of … procedure documentation and inconsistencies were found in the purchasing practices/competitive bid process outlined in the School’s charter agreement and the procurement policy. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/health-sciences-charter-school-procurement-2013m-211Ramapo Central School District – Fund Balance and Employee Compensation (2013M-189)
… Background The Ramapo Central School District is located in the Town of Ramapo, in Rockland County. The District is governed by the Board of … The District has accumulated more than $16.3 million in excess funds that could be used to benefit taxpayers. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/27/ramapo-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-employee-compensationHyde Park Central School District – Financial Management Practices (2012M-172)
… The Hyde Park Central School District is located in Dutchess County and has approximately 3,800 students and … corrective action to address the excessive fund balance in the general fund. In addition, the Board did not receive timely financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hyde-park-central-school-district-financial-management-practices-2012mHomer Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-306)
… Background The Homer Central School District is located in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Tompkins Counties. The … funds and budgeted for expenditures from its reserves in its budgets. Although unexpended surplus and reserve funds were included in the budgets as a financing sources, the District did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/homer-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-306Hancock Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-187)
… Background The Hancock Central School District is located in the Towns of Deposit, Hancock and Tompkins in Delaware County. The District is governed by the Board of … 2010-11, these budgeting practices generated $2.76 million in operating surpluses, which caused the accumulated fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/hancock-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-187Fairport Central School District – Financial Condition and Capital Improvement Project Expenditures (2013M-23)
… Background The Fairport Central School District is located in the Town of Perinton, in Monroe County. The District is governed by the Board of … conservative budgeting practices generated $15.8 million in net operating surpluses. As a result of these operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/19/fairport-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-capitalWyandanch Union Free School District - Budget Review (B19-7-1)
… The Wyandanch Union Free School District, located in Suffolk County, adopted budgets of $68.8 million in 2017-18 and $71.3 million in 2018-19, and proposed a budget of $78.2 million for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/wyandanch-union-free-school-district-budget-review-b19-7-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… professional services providers that were paid $416,367. In addition, district officials did not obtain quotes for 20 … points, which exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit. In addition, $13.4 million was improperly restricted in two reserves: $12.6 million in the employee benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on NYC Finances
… Control Board: “Federal relief and higher revenues in City Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 allowed the city to build … direct control. The city faces substantial fiscal risks in the coming years that will require fiscal discipline and … to guard against fiscal pressures. “With over $8 billion in reserves and other funds in its health trust, the city has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-nyc-financesOpinion 2000-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Payment (of police officers' legal … LAW, §18; VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(3)(3), 5-524(7): As a rule, in the absence of pre-existing authority pursuant to a State … not pay legal expenses incurred by village police officers in connection with criminal proceedings. A village may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 2010-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Contracts (by fire … §§ 122-b (5), 209-b (3-a) (a): A fire district that has in its fire department an emergency first aid and rescue … squad to contract with "ambulance services," as defined in Public Health Law § 3001 (2) and (3), to provide services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4DiNapoli Report Highlights Local Government Reliance on Federal Aid
… aid on New York's municipalities and school districts. In 2015, local governments and school districts outside New York City received $4.7 billion in direct federal aid. Separately, New York City received $7 … safe," said DiNapoli. "But potential policy changes in Washington could have a considerable impact on local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-report-highlights-local-government-reliance-federal-aidOpinion 90-17
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Dissolution (disposition of … TOWN LAW, §185(1): Absent a provision to the contrary in a special act of the state legislature, any moneys … paid must be credited to the taxable real property located in such district in the next succeeding assessment of town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-17DiNapoli: Saranac Town Clerk Arrested for Falsifying Town Records
… records to hide her failure to deposit more than $800 in cash payments to the town that she collected as Clerk. Her … examination. Bell, of Redford, allegedly collected $1,203 in cash for various clerk fees including dog licenses, … cash into the public coffers. To hide the more than $800 in missing cash, Bell substituted funds leftover in a dormant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-saranac-town-clerk-arrested-falsifying-town-recordsInstitutes of Applied Human Dynamics – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the ages of three and five years. Institutes, based in Tarrytown, New York, provides preschool services at its St. Mary’s facility located in the Bronx, New York. During the 2012-13 school year, … June 30, 2013, Institutes reported about $2.3 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR. Key Findings For the three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/31/institutes-applied-human-dynamics-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFunctional MDS – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… children between the ages of three and five who live in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx. MDS’s Programs … June 30, 2011, MDS claimed approximately $3.5 million in reimbursable costs. According to SED officials, MDS ceased … fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, we identified $794,219 in reported costs that do not comply with Manual requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/31/functional-mds-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualThe Norman Howard School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Background NHS, located in Rochester, New York, provides special education services to children with learning disabilities in grades 5 through 12. NHS is reimbursed for these services based upon financial information contained in the CFR it files with the New York State Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/norman-howard-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of International Offices
… increase exports and expand visibility of their business in the global marketplace; and develops and maintains a … with foreign representatives who assist businesses in these activities. Between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2012 … scaled back its international presence and closed offices in Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Mexico and Turkey. ESD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/28/oversight-international-officesSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… focused their audit efforts on the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom incurred over $100,000 in travel expenses during the three-year period, as well as … assignment to a New York City work location resulted in travel costs exceeding $100,000. In total, we examined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expensesMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C
… Background Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as "dual-eligibles." In 1997, Congress established Medicare Part C, also known as … liabilities (deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments). In New York, Medicaid pays the entire Part C cost-sharing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/09/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-c