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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District , Jamesville – Dewitt Central School District and the Rye Neck Union Free School District . State … has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is … have not developed written procedures over the payroll function, auditors found no significant exceptions with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Audit Finds Rochester Transportation Authority Incorrectly Administered Compensation Program
… bonuses for collective achievements despite legal opinions and directives guiding authorities to do otherwise,” DiNapoli said. “RGRTA should fix this problem and make sure bonuses are primarily given out for truly … Work with the supplier to ensure the fuel pump gauges function properly; Re-evaluate the fuel agreement for one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/state-audit-finds-rochester-transportation-authority-incorrectly-administered-compensation-programOpinion 97-24
… they have been approved as members of the fire company and are subject to call for whatever duties may be assigned under the rules and regulations of the department or company. You ask whether … the supervision of the fire company and that its primary function is to provide supplemental services to the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Opinion 2000-24
… agreement between two non-contiguous villages) POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Contract for (between two non-contiguous villages) VILLAGES -- Police and Police Protection (joint service agreement between two … undertaking, or the joint performance or exercise of any function or power which each of the municipal corporations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-24Opinion 94-1
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to chargeback salaries to sewer … salaries to district) SEWER DISTRICTS -- Operation and Maintenance (authority of county to chargeback salaries … of county government and the manner in which it is to function. Charter laws need not be consistent with general or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… is a registered sex offender, the MCO merely does not pay for the services when other steps could be taken to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersOpinion 92-46
… §103: The purchase of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center … by a village of kitchen utensils, furniture, books and sports equipment to be used at a village youth center … different, as to both their physical make-up and function, and would not typically be carried by a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46XII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… or for any other reason, including tax delinquencies, fee delinquencies, or monetary penalties relative thereto. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… million identified, Empire has recovered $11.5 million and found $2.1 million was beyond recoverability time frames, … million yet to be recovered. In a follow-up, Civil Service and Empire made significant progress in addressing the … therefore the WBE did not provide a commercially useful function. New York City Department of Finance (DOF): Selected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 94-4
… of execution of officer's statement) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (requiring original signatures on vouchers) TOWN COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (requiring original signatures on vouchers) TOWN … the board or the comptroller, in connection with the audit function, may question the officer whose statement is on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4XIV.4.C Bank Account Reporting and Reconciliations – XIV. Special Procedures
… checks are written off and turn over to the OSC Bureau of Unclaimed Funds. All questions concerning the disposition of uncashed checks should be directed to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. Information and phone numbers concerning stale checks can also be found on the Bureau of Unclaimed Funds link located on the OSC home page at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4c-bank-account-reporting-and-reconciliationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… pieces of supporting documentation to verify eligibility and/or were incorrectly granted. One property owner did not … requirements to receive agricultural building exemptions and incorrectly received $15,231 in tax reductions. In … the supervisor did not adequately oversee the cash receipt function. As a result, the attendant had almost complete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… "The state Health Department must keep up with new and evolving drug rebate opportunities to ensure all rebate … to include drug rebates it has previously missed and was able to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars. … contractor to ensure the accuracy of the drug rebate function, including: ensuring all appropriate HARP drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesOpinion 98-21
… in which district may contract for provision of) -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for emergency ambulance … or undertaking or the joint performance or exercise of any function or power which each of the municipal corporations or … authority, independent of article 5-G, to perform the function on its own ( id .). In the instant case, section …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-21State Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… agencies that place foster children are doing home visits and other critical functions required to protect those … on regularly by those entrusted with managing their care and are safe from harm." In New York City, ACS is responsible … in CONNECTIONS, including the lack of a general search function, the inability to record incidents of abuse or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenOpinion 90-9
… in article 5 of Village Law) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (delegation of authority to make budget transfers) … by resolution or local law, authorize the auditor to audit and order paid certain claims only. VILLAGE LAW, §§4-412(1), … Law makes no mention of delegating the budgetary transfer function to any other officer or board. Further, although …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Services , Raquette Lake Union Free School District and the Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational … has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is … but needs to improve its oversight of the claims auditing function. There was no evidence that 33 claims totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District , West Genesee Central School District and the Whitney Point Central School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it’s critical that schools make … in place for someone independent from the recordkeeping function to verify that funds were deposited into a district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Implementation of the Dignity for All Students Act
… All Students Act (DASA) incidents are reported properly and investigated timely. Our audit scope covered the period … July 1, 2012 with the goal of providing public elementary and secondary school students in New York State with a safe … student and/or employee on school property or at a school function” (New York Codes, Rules and Regulations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/13/implementation-dignity-all-students-actOpinion 95-17
… to a district without consideration) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority of town to transfer property to a … unreported). You ask whether, in lieu of selling the sand and crediting the proceeds to the townwide general fund, the … services previously provided by those districts as a town function). Given that the town board is, as noted above, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17