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Selected Aspects of Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Tolls and Fees (Follow-Up)
… be pursued. In addition, TBTA officials stated that a “Hot List,” which would allow law enforcement to locate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/selected-aspects-collection-bridge-and-tunnel-tolls-and-fees-followMaintenance, Inspection, and Testing of the Event Recorder System
… Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), periodic maintenance for the railroad is considered effective if 90 percent of the recorders on locomotives inbound for periodic inspection (PI) in any calendar month are still … that the LIRR has a maintenance and inspection program for ERS; however, it was not always in compliance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/07/maintenance-inspection-and-testing-event-recorder-systemOversight of Public Water Systems
… State’s public water systems to ensure water is suitable for people to drink. Our audit covered the period January 1, … – in drinking water in an effort to ensure that it is safe for human consumption, and has established regulations for more than 90 contaminants. SDWA allows states to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/24/oversight-public-water-systemsCost-Saving Ideas: How to Reduce Energy Costs
… also makes communities greener. Pay Less for Energy In the competitive retail energy market, you’re no longer … program to optimize current and future energy use. Get an energy audit or technical assistance study to identify … performance contract before you enter into the contract. Get increased State aid for energy performance contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-how-reduce-energy-costsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-607
… Purpose To notify CUNY agencies of the 2018 Pre Tax Transit and Parking rate changes pursuant to IRS Release, … CUNY employees enrolled in the CUNY Transit and Parking Benefit Transportation Spending Account Program who have a … Background The monthly limitation regarding the aggregate fringe benefit exclusion amount for transportation in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-607-2018-cuny-pre-tax-transit-and-parking-rate-changesCompliance With Payment Card Industry Standards
… Purpose To determine whether the Thruway Authority (Authority) … 5, 2017. Background The Authority operates and maintains a toll superhighway (Thruway) throughout New York. Most of … measures associated with credit card data – intended to help an organization proactively protect customer credit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/compliance-payment-card-industry-standardsHebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… by SED to provide full-day and half-day Special Class (SC) and Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) … for the audited cost-based programs. In addition to the SC and SCIS programs, Hebrew Institute operated two other SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualGingerbread Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… focused primarily on expenses claimed on Gingerbread’s CFR for fiscal year 2012-13 and certain expense categories on Gingerbread’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2012. Background Gingerbread is a not-for-profit organization that provides center-based (full-day, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/gingerbread-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 836
… Purpose To inform the agency of new Time Entry codes and procedures for the payment of Pre-Shift Briefing … (Annual employees) or $4.80 (Hourly employees) for each day that the employees assemble for briefing prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/836-pre-shift-briefing-certain-employees-represented-csea-office-childrenMedicaid Program – Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services
… To determine if the owner of a Medicaid eye care provider and the owner’s associates inappropriately enrolled as … eye care provider (Provider) and extending to the owner’s family, including: The owner and family members submitted … enrollment for the owner and the owner’s family, the State paid $68,483 in medical benefits on their behalf. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/21/medicaid-program-eye-care-provider-and-family-inappropriately-enroll-recipients-andMitchell-Lama Vacancies (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations … housing to middle-income families. The New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation and Development … cooperative developments with approximately 47,000 total apartments. Apartments in Mitchell-Lama developments tend to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/12/mitchell-lama-vacancies-followAllocation and Budgetary Controls Over Unrestricted Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Research Foundation for the State University of New York had: a fair and equitable … funds. Background The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Research Foundation) is a … Its primary mission is to support research at the State University of New York (SUNY) by administering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/07/allocation-and-budgetary-controls-over-unrestricted-fundsCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… fee is imposed on gasoline and similar motor fuels. For the 2 State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, … million and $1.2 billion, respectively; MFT collections for the same 2 years totaled $425 million and $512 million, … to provide collateral security in an amount provided for in statute or determined by the Department. Distributors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-followImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
… and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We found about $11.6 million of the $13.5 million in payments were made without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-providedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in correcting the problems identified in the initial report. State Education Department (SED): Mary Cariola …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… The board also exceeded its authority by allowing a third-party vendor direct access to the town’s bank account that, … the 142 disbursements totaling $142,200 they reviewed were for proper purposes and adequately supported. However, the … approve or authorize anyone to approve billing adjustments for water and sewer bills nor did they require adjustments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has systems and practices in place that allow it to appropriately collect Petroleum … is imposed at a cents-per-gallon rate at different points in the distribution chain (e.g., at importation into the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/20/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-taxLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… About the Program Life Skills is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide … 2018, we identified $278,815 in reported costs that did not comply with the requirements in the RCM and the CFR … including $33,108 in accounting services that were not adequately documented and $1,211 in other unsupported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/17/life-skills-home-training-tutorial-program-preschoolers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… is the centerpiece of BuildSmart NY – the State’s program for pursuing energy efficiency in certain New York State … by creating green jobs and stimulating the marketplace for clean energy and energy-efficient products and services. … office space in the Capital Region. OGS is responsible for 19 buildings and two campuses. Of the 19 buildings, 11 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-followImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2020-S-66 ). About the Program DOH administers the State’s Medicaid program and the Essential Plan. Medicaid … may transition between Medicaid and the Essential Plan. NY State of Health (NYSOH) is the State-run health plan marketplace organized under DOH where …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollments-follow