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Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… this case reminds us that we must vigilantly protect it. I am committed to using every tool at my disposal to prevent … in which the company would submit inflated invoices for insurance coverage to the nonprofit. Met Council knowingly … to $30,000 annually, but the inflated amount on the insurance policies increased over time and so did the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… mission to: prevent homelessness when possible; provide temporary, emergency shelter when needed; and help individuals and families … health and safety issues for residents and causing the temporary shutdown of facilities until they are habitable and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-followTown of Orange – Former Highway Superintendent’s Records (2019M-30)
… our audit and investigation, the former Superintendent was arrested and charged with obstructing governmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/16/town-orange-former-highway-superintendents-records-2019m-30Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Contract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Report 2008-R-1). … under contracts administered by OASAS. One such contract is with Daytop Village, Inc. (Daytop), under which … did not fulfill its fiscal responsibilities under the contract and as a result, OASAS paid Daytop $11.5 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followDiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… an eleven-day trial that resulted in a guilty verdict on five of six counts related to Will's theft of … instrument in the 1st degree. The jury acquitted Wills on a single charge of filing false business records. In … and his staff for their continued and valuable partnership on Operation Integrity. My office will continue to hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeTown of Stanford – Financial Management (2021M-130)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Stanford (Town) Board properly managed the Town’s … Determine whether the Town of Stanford Town Board properly managed the Towns financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/09/24/town-stanford-financial-management-2021m-130Town of Corning – Financial Condition (2020M-13)
… 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of the appropriated fund balance for operations. Did not … for revenues and appropriations are reasonable based on historical or known trends. Develop multiyear financial … benefits taxpayers. Town officials generally agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/08/14/town-corning-financial-condition-2020m-13Rescue Fire Company, Inc. – Unaccounted-For Bar Receipts (2012M-250)
… four bar committee members had unmonitored access to the safe where the cash from bar operations was stored. The Board … conducting cash counts or adding or removing cash from the safe. Bar committee members routinely paid for bar-related … cash counts and adding or removing cash from the safe. Review and approve invoices representing the purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/rescue-fire-company-inc-unaccounted-bar-receipts-2012m-250Town of Hempstead – Procurement (2022M-63)
… written preapprovals. A vendor $12,382 more for tires than prices bid. Had Town policies been adhered to, competition … that provide these services to the Town and ensure that prices paid for services and purchases are in accordance with written agreements and prices bid by the vendor. Except as mentioned in Appendix A, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/09/23/town-hempstead-procurement-2022m-63Town of Carmel - Procurement (2019M-179)
… procurement policy does not provide a clear method for procuring professional services. The Town procured … The Town did not obtain the required number of quotes for 34 purchases totaling $59,426, a proposal for one purchase totaling $13,404 or competitively bid three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/04/03/town-carmel-procurement-2019m-179John A. Coleman School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to the State Education Department's Reimbursable Cost Manual (Manual). The audit covered the three fiscal years ended June … not in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Manual. The disallowances included $512,783 in personal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/05/john-coleman-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Owego Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-26)
… 1, 2011, to December 13, 2012. Background The Town of Owego Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Owego and Tioga County, in which it is located. The Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/town-owego-fire-district-board-oversight-2013m-26Town of Green Island – Justice Court Operations (2016M-349)
… 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Background The Town of Green Island is located in Albany County and has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2016/12/16/town-green-island-justice-court-operations-2016m-349DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $316 Million Halfway Into 2014
… to problematic monitoring and processing of paper income tax returns. Other state agencies decreased overtime spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-tops-316-million-halfway-2014HeartShare Human Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… focused primarily on expenses claimed on HeartShare’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and included certain expenses claimed on its CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2013. Background HeartShare is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/24/heartshare-human-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualInterdisciplinary Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development (ICCD) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, … a New York City-based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide preschool special education services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/05/interdisciplinary-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualRochester Childfirst Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Rochester Childfirst Network (RCN) on its Consolidated Fiscal … Background RCN, a not-for-profit organization located in Rochester, New York, is an SED-approved provider of preschool … To determine whether the costs reported by Rochester Childfirst Network on its Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/rochester-childfirst-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualGanrormic, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Ganrormic, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … pay. SED sets the special education tuition rates based on financial information, including costs, reported by Ganrormic on its annual CFR that it submits to SED. To be eligible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/ganrormic-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualVillage of Islandia – Overtime (2023M-121)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Village of Islandia (Village) officials properly approved, documented … our audit period, the Village paid eight employees a total of $149,964 in overtime that was not properly approved or … timecards. During the audit period: Ninety-five percent of the Village’s overtime was paid to the Fire Marshal and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/02/09/village-islandia-overtime-2023m-121Spotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… pay tuition to Spotted Zebra for these services using reimbursement rates set by SED; the State, in turn, … Zebra reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the guidelines … that did not comply with SED’s prescribed requirements for reimbursement. Key Recommendations To SED: Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/spotted-zebra-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual