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DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … communities all over the state. New York needs to examine how it’s using current housing resources while taking more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkOpinion 90-30
… record". Further, Real Property Law, §321 prescribes the form of the satisfaction instrument and sets forth the duties … any discharge of mortgage presented to him in proper form (Real Property Law, §321[2], [3]), regardless of who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-30State Agencies Bulletin No. 1836
… affected. Background Pursuant to Division of the Budget (DOB) Bulletin H-0501 (Revised) issued 04/10/2020, agencies … preparation and response activities. To facilitate tracking in PayServ, new Earns codes have been created. … Earn Code: Enter appropriate code Hours/Units/Amount: Number of Hours/Units/Amounts, as applicable Note: Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1836-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19SUNY Bulletin No. SU-234
… pay period. Deduction code 620 PAF Loan deductions should not be started until the agency receives a letter from NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-234-state-university-police-officer-eligibility-police-andMontauk Fire District – Payroll - Advanced Life Support Employees (2024M-153)
… January 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024 Understanding the Program Payroll is one of the largest components of a fire district’s … for all the time worked. In 2023, the District’s payroll for ALS employees totaled $328,847, which was 64 percent of the District’s total budgeted payroll of $510,000. Audit Summary The Board did not pay ALS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/25/montauk-fire-district-payroll-advanced-life-support-employees-2024m-153Other Bulletin No. 36
… of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2017 SCF M/C 2% Salary Increase and provide instructions for payments not … Salary Increase: Employees with a Pay Basis Code of HRY (Grade 600 or 800) Employees with a Pay Basis Code of ANN who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-36-april-2017-state-university-construction-fund-scfTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest (2021M-36)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Otselic (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained … Board did not ensure there were no prohibited conflicts of interest. We also found: The Supervisor did not provide … annual financial reports were not filed with the Office of State Comptroller, as required. As of May 5, 2021, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/07/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-2021m-36DiNapoli: Mount Vernon Officials Failed to Establish Basic and Routine Financial Policies
… The City Council of Mount Vernon did not have adequate financial information for the … revenue shortfalls. In addition, the audit found the Mount Vernon City Comptroller failed to file the required annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-mount-vernon-officials-failed-establish-basic-and-routine-financial-policiesDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… equipped and eligible to deliver services. “The deadline for managed care organizations and their providers to comply … a better job ensuring the program’s integrity.” DOH pays for Medicaid in two ways — fee-for-service and managed care. Under fee-for-service, DOH pays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programGrand Gorge Fire District – Conflict of Interest and Claims Auditing (2020M-151)
… whether the Grand Gorge Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) ensured officials did not have … to audit and approval. The Board did not adopt a code of ethics, as required by law. A Commissioner had a prohibited … and his snow plowing business. Contrary to New York State Town Law, the Treasurer paid certain claims totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/04/01/grand-gorge-fire-district-conflict-interest-and-claims-auditing-2020m-151DiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… Smithtown, Melville, Dix Hills, Farmingdale, Miller Place, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester; Norwalk, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1836.1
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to describe new Time Entry Earns codes to be used to report and track … in PayServ, new Earns codes have been created. Please note, the tracking of these expenditures in PayServ is … employee covered by a waiver (individual or blanket) when one of the above overtime codes will not calculate correctly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/18361-reporting-overtime-related-covid-19DiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… authority’s automated MWBE participation reporting system is correct; and Develop processes to correct data-entry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… A Staten Island preschool special education provider, Gingerbread … to provide these programs to children throughout Staten Island and neighboring boroughs. During the 2012-13 school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: More Security Needed for Hazardous Materials at SUNY University Centers
… the employees who were issued keys or employees who are in possession of particular keys, leaving the school … Provide guidance and support to campus officials in designing and implementing a system of internal controls … the largest student and faculty population of any campus in the state, officials there were not open and responsive to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-more-security-needed-hazardous-materials-suny-university-centersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… audit issued in September 2014, examined whether the loans awarded by HPD under the Article 8-A Loan Program were … recipients were complying with the requirements of their loans with respect to correcting violations and making other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… (SED) has agreed to update its Migrant Education Program and better monitor migrant student performance after an audit … the program did not meet several of its goals in 2012 and 2013. “The children of migrant workers face enormous challenges and obstacles in their educations, including poverty and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programBedford Central School District – Medicaid Reimbursement (2025M-43)
… the two-year audit period, District officials did not submit any claims for reimbursement and as a result, … totaling approximately $566,000. The Board did not adopt written policies for Medicaid billing and officials did not establish Medicaid reimbursement filing procedures, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/22/bedford-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursement-2025m-43Manhasset Union Free School District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2025M-45)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Manhasset Union Free School District (District) officials … adequately supported and for valid District purposes, they did not always ensure that the disbursements were properly … adequately supported and for valid District purposes they did not always ensure that the disbursements were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/manhasset-union-free-school-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2025m-45Opinion 97-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … audit of claim for compensation fixed by court) COUNTY LAW, §§722, 722-b, 722-e; COUNTY LAW, §369: The amount of … computer-based research undertaken in connection with the case. Section 722 of the County Law requires the governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-16