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City of Beacon – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Information Technology (2012M-224)
… to May 31, 2012. Background The City of Beacon is located in Dutchess County, and has a population of approximately … for the collection and payment of delinquent taxes are not in compliance with the Law. City officials did not adopt a … City police and MTA officers to issue parking tickets in a sequential order and maintain copies of all tickets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/01/18/city-beacon-internal-controls-over-cash-receipts-and-information-technology-2012mSpecial Plan for Suffolk County Probation Department Peace Officers (Sections 89-s and 603-o)
… (Return to Top) VO1869 (Rev. 6/12) © 2012, New York State and Local Retirement System (Return to Top) … Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/special-plan-suffolk-county-probation-department-peace-officers-sections-89-s-and-603-oContracted Programs With Puerto Rican Organization to Motivate, Enlighten and Serve Addicts, Inc.
… evaluating changing over to a more traditional flat-rate fee for service system. Such a change could reduce the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/08/contracted-programs-puerto-rican-organization-motivate-enlighten-and-serve-addicts-incEast Bloomfield Central School District - Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-68)
… (District) officials ensured network and financial software access controls were adequate to protect District … officials did not ensure that network and financial software access controls were adequate to protect District IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-network-and-financial-softwareKenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District – Electronic Records and Reports (2022M-62)
… electronic disbursement records and reports (e-records) in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory … District officials did not properly maintain e-records in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory … officials did not: Ensure that e-records were preserved in their original format, intact, in a directory or filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/05/kenmore-town-tonawanda-union-free-school-district-electronic-records-andJohnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… (District) officials ensured students received services in accordance with their individualized education programs … impacted their ability to provide required services. Of the 2,683 required sessions, therapists documented 605 as … C includes our comments on issues raised in the District’s response letter. … Determine whether Johnson City Central …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andTown of Rhinebeck – Internal Controls Over Cash Management and Information Technology (2013M-36)
… June 22, 2012. Background The Town of Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County. The Town is governed by an elected Town … effectively segregate the Town Clerk’s duties. Deposits in the Clerk’s office were not timely or intact. Cash … officials. Users on each of the Town’s 15 computers were in the local administrators’ group and could therefore …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-rhinebeck-internal-controls-over-cash-management-and-information-technologyTown of Hempstead Sanitary District No. Six – Professional Services and Fuel (2014M-246)
… written contracts or pass detailed Board resolutions for all individuals and firms that provide professional services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/01/02/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-six-professional-services-and-fuel-2014m-246New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (June 24, 2021)
… as “the exchange of medical information from one site to another through electronic communication to improve a patient’s health.” Often, these services are … as office or outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) and another 26 percent were behavioral health E/M, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-june-24-2021Town of Halfmoon – Financial Condition of the General and Highway Funds (2013M-55)
… did not employ long-term financial planning, which would have helped it identify historical budgeting trends. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/06/town-halfmoon-financial-condition-general-and-highway-funds-2013m-55Village of Castleton-on-Hudson – Internal Controls Over Information Technology and Online Banking (2013M-59)
… Background The Village of Castleton-on-Hudson is located in the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County, and has a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/24/village-castleton-hudson-internal-controls-over-information-technology-and-onlineVillage of Brightwaters – Financial Operations, Conflict of Interest and Information Technology (2012M-190)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review selected Village financial operations for the … practices created operating deficits that have contributed to ongoing fund balance deficits in the general fund. During … deficit would have been even greater. The Board failed to audit all claims as required by Village Law. For the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/22/village-brightwaters-financial-operations-conflict-interest-and-informationNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)
… defer $3.5 billion in Medicaid payments and did not make any new deposits to statutory rainy day reserve funds, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-economy-and-finances-covid-19-era-may-13-2021City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2020M-139)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether the City of Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency (GCIDA) Board of Directors (Board) and officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/16/city-glen-cove-industrial-development-agency-project-approval-and-monitoring-2020mDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs to find cost savings wherever it can,” DiNapoli said. … program will continue in earnest as DOH can do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State Medicaid … possible. Audits Department of Health audits Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsTioga Central School District – Health Insurance and Special Education Cost Savings (2020M-84)
… Consider offering a health insurance buyout incentive to help reduce costs. Consider providing select special education services in-house to help reduce costs. District officials generally agreed … and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. … Determine whether Tioga …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/11/13/tioga-central-school-district-health-insurance-and-special-education-costDiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… an unfair advantage in obtaining the state’s business and overpaid for hundreds of household items, according to an … to ensure fair competition, guard against favoritism, and protect taxpayers,” DiNapoli said. “By failing to follow … requirements, Finger Lakes DDSO wasted taxpayer dollars and gave an unfair advantage to one vendor. This cannot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyTown of Black Brook – Financial Condition of Sewer and Water Districts (2012M-216)
… Key Findings The sewer district’s total reported fund balance declined from $163,483 as of January 1, 2009 to $122,262 at December 31, 2011. The sewer fund balance includes a repair reserve which totaled $106,374 … to the individual sewer district. As a result, the sewer fund’s remaining unexpended surplus fund balance was $14,653 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/02/01/town-black-brook-financial-condition-sewer-and-water-districts-2012m-216DiNapoli Recovers $42K From Woman Who Stole From State and Local Retirement System
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced the sentencing of … Robertson pleaded guilty to petit larceny in July and agreed to pay full restitution. She was sentenced to … death a secret to steal her pension. She was caught and now she must repay the $42,000 she stole from the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-recovers-42k-woman-who-stole-state-and-local-retirement-systemMount Sinai Fire District - Financial Condition and Price Quotations for Purchases (2019M-83)
… and transferred nearly the entire operating surplus to the reserve funds, leaving the District with virtually no … Adopt financial plans for the maintenance of a reasonable level of fund balance, the funding and use of reserves and a multiyear financial plan. Adopt budgets that include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2019/08/23/mount-sinai-fire-district-financial-condition-and-price-quotations