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Red Flags – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… vendors, especially if payment goes to a post office (PO) box Items purchased that are not clearly identified Goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/red-flagsTown of New Albion – Town Supervisor's Financial Duties (2023M-46)
… training on how to perform his duties and was unfamiliar with the duties of his office . The Town Clerk (Clerk) and … Supervisor and performed the Supervisor’s payroll duties with limited oversight . The bookkeeper performed many of … Board. Key Recommendations Properly oversee individuals with delegated responsibilities and ensure the delegations do …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/06/16/town-new-albion-town-supervisors-financial-duties-2023m-46Wheatland-Chili Central School District – Network Access Controls (2023M-7)
… officials ensured network access controls were adequate. Key Findings District officials did not ensure that network … and related controls, costing approximately $120,000. Key Recommendations Establish and enforce adequate written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/23/wheatland-chili-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2023m-7Town of Perrysburg – Supervisor’s Fiscal Responsibilities (2014M-169)
… perform virtually all of the Supervisor’s financial duties with little oversight. The Clerk typically provided the Supervisor with claim abstracts that were incomplete or unsigned. The … Supervisor should attend training to familiarize himself with the requirements of his elected duties, properly monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/10/town-perrysburg-supervisors-fiscal-responsibilities-2014m-169DiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… Factors Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-percentDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Third Straight Year
… July 1, 2024, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. Allowable Levy Growth and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-2-third-straight-yearDiNapoli: Special Education Provider Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges
… services cannot be tolerated in our special education. My office will continue to do everything it can to root it … recipients. I thank Comptroller DiNapoli for working with my office to ensure that fraud and theft do not compromise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-special-education-provider-pleads-guilty-felony-chargesOversight of Contract Expenditures of Palladia, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… and respect. In 2014, OASAS entered into a 5-year (July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2019) $45.6 million contract … addiction treatment services. During fiscal year 2017-18, Palladia operated 31 distinct programs, 10 of which are … program-related. The audit, which covered the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, found that OASAS was not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/oversight-contract-expenditures-palladia-inc-followHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program
… 515 Program regulations through triennial supervisory reviews. These reviews include interviews with project staff, reviews of tenant files, physical inspections of the projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-rural-rental-assistance-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… use outreach efforts to encourage electric vehicle charger installation by its customers. The installation of electric vehicle high-speed chargers was as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… at $238,873 with B4D Production Services LLC for the Marcy Ave. Armory in Brooklyn. Major Payments Approved Paid nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014State Agencies Bulletin No. 2078
… APSU Clothing Allowance and to provide agency instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … Association of New York State, Inc. (PBANYS) provides for a Clothing Allowance. In addition, an Office of Employee … OSC will process this payment via direct deposit. For employees who do not have direct deposit, this payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2078-2022-clothing-allowance-certain-agency-police-service-unit-apsuState Agencies Bulletin No. 2180
… is working as a plain clothes detective in the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in one of the … working as plain clothes detectives in the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation in one of the … period the return from leave is processed. The Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2180-2023-clothing-allowance-certain-agency-police-service-unit-apsuState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… been issued. New York State Dental Insurance Program – EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. – Overpayments for Services Requiring … Plan, Inc. (Emblem) to process and pay claims for services on behalf of the New York State Dental Insurance Program. To … payment of services, health insurance companies use a process called coordination of benefits for paying health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-64
Whether either General Municipal Law Article 5G 119m et seq or Public Housing Law 99 authorizes a municipal housing authority to provide health and dental benefits to its employees by participating in a selfinsured plan operated jointly by the city
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-64XII.5 Overview – XII. Expenditures
… purchases). Instead, Business Units will enter information onto SFS and maintain all documentation in support of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xii/xii5-overviewXIX.1.B PCIP SFS Federal Security Roles – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… the basic elements needed to create a project in an ‘Open’ status, maintain projects and the relationship with customer … This user will be able to create a project in an ‘Open’ status allowing configuration of funds distribution and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1b-pcip-sfs-federal-security-rolesOntario-Seneca-Yates-Cayuga-Wayne Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Payroll (2023M-16)
… approval and manual entry into the financial system of the timesheets utilized by certain bargaining units/departments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/06/09/ontario-seneca-yates-cayuga-wayne-board-cooperative-educational-services-payrollTown of Parma - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-223)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings We reviewed … with exemptions to the County as required when the new owner was no longer eligible for the exemptions. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/01/town-parma-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-223Newark Valley Fire District - Board Oversight (2020M-30)
Determine whether District officials established adequate controls over financial activities to safeguard assets
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/01/newark-valley-fire-district-board-oversight-2020m-30