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North Greenbush Common School District – Budgeting (2016M-112)
… benefits District residents. Such uses could include, but are not limited to, reducing District property taxes, paying …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/north-greenbush-common-school-district-budgeting-2016m-112Shelter Island Union Free School District –Financial Condition (2014M-132)
… underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures when developing budgets, which caused the District to have … allowed 4 percent maximum. The District’s reserve policy does not define how reserve funds should be used. In … limits. Amend the current reserve fund policy or develop a formal plan to define how reserves will be funded, how much …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/shelter-island-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2014m-132Assessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… Purpose To determine whether the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) is properly billing, … selected legislatively mandated penalties. Background The Workers' Compensation Law allows health care providers, … it has not been making sufficient efforts to collect all of the penalties owed. WCB does not take any enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesAlbany County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-340)
… restitution orders from receiving the money to which they are entitled. The Department’s software does not produce … for verifying that recipients of restitution payments are entitled to receive those payments. Ensure that aging balances for each and every account are accurate and reliable. … Albany County Probation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/07/albany-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsReal Estate Portfolio
… for those holdings, and determined the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and whether it has disposed of … the needs assessment it conducts to determine whether to hold or dispose of its property holdings. In some cases, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/27/real-estate-portfolioVillage of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… 11, 2014. Background The Village of Red Creek is located in the Town of Wolcott in Wayne County and has approximately 500 residents. The … year are approximately $453,000. Key Findings Duties in the Clerk-Treasurer’s office are not appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Wyandanch Public Library – Oversight of Library Resources (2013M-399)
… 30, 2012. Background The Wyandanch Public Library is a School District Public Library that is located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County. The Library is governed by a five-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/20/wyandanch-public-library-oversight-library-resources-2013m-399Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… 2013. Background The Comsewogue Public Library, located in the hamlet of Port Jefferson Station in Suffolk County, is governed by a Board of Trustees which comprises five elected members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316State Agencies Bulletin No. 1799.1
… This bulletin supersedes Payroll Bulletins 1676 and 1799 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform … who have a writ of garnishment or New York State tax levy are affected. Background The Federal Consumer Credit Protection Act (Title III) (CPPA) places limits to creditor garnishments and New York State tax levies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/17991-update-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-stateState Agencies Bulletin No. 1799
… or in some instances, garnishments no longer being taken for employees due to new minimum wage rates affecting the general deduction rules for calculating new and existing writs of garnishments … is the lesser of 25% of the employee’s disposable earnings for the week or the amount by which the employee’s disposable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1799-update-general-deduction-rules-writs-garnishments-and-new-york-stateVillage of Aurora – Treasurer’s Duties and Information Technology (2014M-107)
… in 2013-14 were approximately $651,100 funded primarily by real property taxes, sales tax, State aid, and water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/29/village-aurora-treasurers-duties-and-information-technology-2014m-107Town of Laurens – Budgeting Practices (2013M-204)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s budgeting practices for the period January 1, … As a result, the combined unassigned fund balance for all funds had risen to more than $577,000 by the end of 2012, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-laurens-budgeting-practices-2013m-204Village of Scotia – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2012M-148)
… its parking fine revenues by nearly $23,000. The Court’s case files and bail records are not accurate and complete, … Court’s manual check register, and the computerized court case records. Further, neither the manual check register nor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/01/11/village-scotia-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2012m-148Town of Mansfield – Financial Management and Claims Processing (2012M-241)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management for the period January 1, … supported and audited prior to payment. Require that all claims contain adequate supporting documentation and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/08/town-mansfield-financial-management-and-claims-processing-2012m-241Town of Northampton – Financial Management and Internal Controls Over Town Clerk Receipts (2012M-233)
… financial management and the internal controls over the Clerk’s receipts for the period January 1, 2011, through … and four council members. Appropriations for all funds in the 2012 budget totaled approximately $1.9 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-northampton-financial-management-and-internal-controls-over-town-clerk-receiptsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … reserve plan states that the district will reduce surplus fund balance as recommended by Comptroller DiNapoli’s … accurately allocated personnel costs between district and state grant activities Auditors found total personnel costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsGloversville Enlarged City School District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2013M-180)
… Assign the Treasurer only those user permissions that are essential for her job duties. Periodically produce and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/09/20/gloversville-enlarged-city-school-district-board-oversight-andXI.2.G Submission and Retention of Bids/Proposals – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… When submitting to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) … OSC to complete its review, including, but not limited to: a certified bid tabulation; an evaluation and selection … The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) in most cases does not require the submission of all unsuccessful bids or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2g-submission-and-retention-bidsproposalsMedicaid Program – Impact of Rejected Encounters on the Collection of Drug Rebates
… 453,706 pharmacy encounter claims totaling $59.1 million in payments that were rejected by DOH’s encounter system. As … of these rejections, we estimated a total of $31.2 million in missed drug rebates. The encounter system rejected these … for performing detailed reviews of rejected encounter claim data. As a result, DOH did not include these claims in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/23/medicaid-program-impact-rejected-encounters-collection-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State … MTA is also relying on revenue from planned downstate casinos to provide $500 million in each of 2026 and 2027. Any … million in 2027. For example, the MTA has yet to identify how it will achieve all of the $500 million in annual savings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-back