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Cost-Saving Ideas: Credit Card Accountability - Minimizing the Risk of Error, Misuse and Fraud
… watch for red flags such as unusual destinations or items on the card. Verify that the items purchased were actually … Have a reconciliation process and timetable. Follow up on any identified discrepancies. Establish a method for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-credit-card-accountability-minimizing-risk-error-misuse-and-fraudIndustrial Development Agency Board Governance (2017-MS-1)
… law requires standard application forms for requests for financial assistance, uniform criteria for the evaluation and … job creation and retention goals. … Industrial Development Agency Board Governance 2017MS1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2017/09/22/industrial-development-agency-board-governance-2017-ms-1DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… May 31. Using financial indicators that include year-end fund balance, short-term borrowing and patterns of operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesCompliance With Jonathan's Law
… with the requirements established under Jonathan’s Law. This audit covers the period April 1, 2015 through April … and then at a State-run facility. In May 2007, “Jonathan’s Law” was enacted to expand parents’, guardians’, and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/compliance-jonathans-lawDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Dip
… Tax collections totaling $19.8 billion fell short of projections for New York state in the first quarter of the state’s fiscal year (SFY), a decline of $797.6 million, or 3.9 percent, from the same period last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-dipState Agencies Bulletin No. 1259
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2012-2013 Pilot Firearms Training and … be eligible to receive an incentive payment in return for participating in an agency-directed training program … and Safety Incentive Program payment is included as salary for retirement purposes and must be included in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1259-2012-2013-pilot-firearms-training-and-safety-incentive-program-paymentDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… commits additional resources to the state’s reserve funds to improve long-term financial stability.” PIT … billion and initial projections by $636.4 million. All Funds spending totaled $220.5 billion, which was $11.1 … opening balance. This includes $2.35 billion of federal funds from the American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Costs Grew by 47.2% in 2022, Marking an All-Time High
… Overtime costs at state agencies rose 47.2% to more than $1.36 billion in 2022, setting a new record, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime hours increased 11.1% to 22.2 million over the same period. Overtime earnings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-costs-grew-47-point-2-2022-marking-all-time-highHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up)
… Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4) . About the Program Homes … Trust Fund Corporation (HTFC), which is responsible for community development through the construction, … Elderly (RESTORE) program, which assists senior citizen homeowners with the cost of addressing emergencies and code …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/13/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairsJust Kids Early Childhood Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… by Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center (Just Kids), on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, … program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual … that Just Kids reports to SED on its annual CFRs. The State in turn reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/just-kids-early-childhood-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… some of these components, particularly at the unit level. Public Service Commission: Pipeline Safety Oversight (2015-S-31) Department of Public Service (DPS) staff do not verify the accuracy of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0XII.10.B Business Continuity Plan – Critical Payments During an Emergency – XII. Expenditures
… the Budget (DOB) and OSC. The cutover between fiscal years in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) will utilize these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10b-business-continuity-plan-critical-payments-during-emergencyProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Processing of Sexual Offense … of Sexual Offense Evidence Kits (Executive Law), enacted in November 2016, set forth the procedures for processing … law enforcement agencies to submit all untested kits in their custody – regardless of age – to a forensic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followDiNapoli: Former Bethel Tax Collector Arrested for Pension Fund Fraud
… her public office and retired in Aug. 2020, is alleged to have submitted a false Record of Activities (ROAs) with … in which certain officials must record their work hours to determine if they are full-time or part-time. The information is used to calculate their service time for retirement benefits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-former-bethel-tax-collector-arrested-pension-fund-fraudCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the two … in beginning in March 2013, with covered entities required to be in full compliance by December 2019. As of March 2022, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/13/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three … and energy security in the State. EO 88 is intended to accomplish broader State policy goals, such as reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-followOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth
… determine if the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is adequately overseeing runaway and homeless youth and facilities to ensure they meet State standards and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/06/oversight-runaway-and-homeless-youthDiNapoli: State Agencies Persistently Late with Not-For-Profits Contracts
… A report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found 50 percent of … processed until after the contract start date. DiNapoli’s report showed that no progress has been made in the past …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/dinapoli-state-agencies-persistently-late-not-profits-contractsDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… with tax cap and tax freeze initiatives that limit growth in property taxes,” DiNapoli said. “As local governments … remained below 1 percent for three years starting in 2011, but ticked up at a higher rate in the last couple of years, when compared to counties, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations made in our initial audit report Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Procedures and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients Including Sex Offenders Report 2018S16
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-and-supplies-provided