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DiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearDiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees
… Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Eileen Steurrys, the former part time court clerk for the Town of Marion, for the alleged … in the second degree, tampering with public records in the first degree and official misconduct. She was arraigned in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-charged-pocketing-court-fines-and-feesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare resulting from this practice. The audit … New York State Department of Civil Service contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims from health care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpUnited HealthCare – Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy (Follow-Up)
… audit report, United HealthCare - Payments for Fraudulent and Improper Claims Submitted by Davis Ethical Pharmacy … the improper claims well outside of normal business hours and often lacked records verifying that patients actually … Ethical routinely submitted fraudulent claims to NYSHIP and received payments for those claims. We coordinated our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/united-healthcare-payments-fraudulent-and-improper-claims-submitted-davis-ethical-pharmacyComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Return Over $100,000 in Unclaimed Funds to Buffalo Residents
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that $111,180 in unclaimed funds has been returned to Buffalo city residents since he …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-return-over-100000-unclaimed-funds-buffalo-residentsDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… interest mortgages financed with tax exempt bonds and real property tax exemptions in exchange for government oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingNew York State Health Insurance Program – Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine whether officials of United HealthCare implemented the recommendation contained in our audit report, entitled New York State Health Insurance Program: Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-managementEast Quogue Union Free School District – Selected Payroll Practices and Information Technology (2014M-44)
… our audit was to evaluate internal controls over payroll and information technology for the period of July 1, 2012 … 450 students attending Kindergarten through Grade 6 and contracts with a neighboring school district to educate … written policies or procedures to address the maintenance and monitoring of leave accrual records. The District does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/13/east-quogue-union-free-school-district-selected-payroll-practices-andBay Shore Union Free School District – Financial Condition and Audit of Claims (2015M-57)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial condition and claims auditing function for the period July 1, 2012 … relied on significant amounts of appropriated fund balance and reserves to finance operations, and unrestricted fund balance was less than $320,000 as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/22/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-and-audit-claimsTown of Northampton – Financial Management and Internal Controls Over Town Clerk Receipts (2012M-233)
… our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial management and the internal controls over the Clerk’s receipts for the … The Town of Northampton is located in Fulton County and has a population of approximately 2,670. The Town is … by a five-member Town Board comprising the Town Supervisor and four council members. Appropriations for all funds in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-northampton-financial-management-and-internal-controls-over-town-clerk-receiptsDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… York’s Cyber Incident Response Team plays a vital role in safeguarding our infrastructure and critical data against … DiNapoli said. “There are a lack of forward-thinking strategies, widespread training, and specific and measurable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Refocus Attention on Overdue Upgrades and Preparations for Extreme Weather
… and its most recent 20-year needs assessment shows many capital needs are overdue for attention, according to … infrastructure funds, but its long-term finances are still in trouble as it wrestles with an overdue list of repairs and … to the system, not just when they’re completed; tracking how completed projects change the MTA’s state of good repair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-mta-needs-refocus-attention-overdue-upgrades-and-preparations-extreme-weatherMonroe County Airport Authority – Board Oversight of County Chargebacks and Professional Services (2019M-226)
… report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Monroe County Airport Authority (Authority) Board (Board) provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/11/24/monroe-county-airport-authority-board-oversight-county-chargebacks-andDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund and Coca Cola Reach Agreement on Executive Pay
… Coca Cola Co. will consider the wages it pays all of its employees when setting … this step to help ensure that pay for its top executives is in line with the company’s overall compensation philosophy … peer group benchmarks to set their CEO compensation, which is then subject to performance adjustments. While many …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-and-coca-cola-reach-agreement-executive-payNew York State’s Pension Fund and Church Commissioners Release Open Letter to ExxonMobil Shareholders
… The Church Commissioners for England have today written an open letter to ExxonMobil shareholders in advance of the … which takes place on May 27, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. The open letter calls on shareholders to join the two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-states-pension-fund-and-church-commissioners-release-open-letter-exxonmobil-shareholdersNiagara Wheatfield Central School District - Niagara Power Coalition and Native American Revenues (2019M-227)
… was maintained in the debt service fund although the funds had not been designated to pay debt. District officials improperly restricted funds in a debt reserve. District officials maintained a … in a special revenue fund. Investigate the source of funds in the debt reserve and, if appropriate, transfer these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/niagara-wheatfield-central-school-district-niagara-power-coalition-andVillage of Red Creek – Board Oversight of the Clerk-Treasurer and Water Operations (2014M-173)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s … audit of the Clerk-Treasurer’s records. Village officials do not have procedures for reconciling the water produced by … properly, or provide sufficient mitigating controls when segregation of duties is not possible or practical. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/10/24/village-red-creek-board-oversight-clerk-treasurer-and-water-operations-2014m-173Town of Lyonsdale – Financial Condition, Board Oversight and Controls Over Fuel Inventory (2013M-163)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s financial condition and examine selected operations for the period January 1, … five-member Town Board composed of the Town Supervisor and four Council Members. For the fiscal year ended December … expenditures totaled about $208,000 for the town-wide and town-outside-village general funds and $493,000 for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-lyonsdale-financial-condition-board-oversight-and-controls-over-fuel-inventoryVillage of Rockville Centre – Cash Receipts from Recreational Activities and Information Technology (2013M-63)
… controls over cash receipts from recreational activities and information technology for the period June 1, 2011, to … Board of Trustees which consists of a Village Mayor and four Trustees. The Village’s general fund expenditures … the 2010-11 fiscal year were approximately $34.1 million and for the 2011-12 fiscal year were approximately $38.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/31/village-rockville-centre-cash-receipts-recreational-activities-and-informationVillage of Old Field – Misappropriation of Village Funds and Selected Financial Operations (2013M-44)
… the Board’s oversight of Village financial activities and the Treasurer’s duties for the period January 1, 2009, to … is located in the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, and has a population of approximately 900. The Village is … by an elected Board of Trustees comprising a Mayor and four Trustees. Village general fund expenditures for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/07/17/village-old-field-misappropriation-village-funds-and-selected-financial