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Oversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children ( 2017-S-30 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followProcessing of Sexual Offense Evidence Collection Kits (Follow-Up)
… to October 31, 2019, the FIC processed 1,656 kits, but only 356 of them were completed within the time frames …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/27/processing-sexual-offense-evidence-collection-kits-followDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… travel information and mistakes on dates, trip times, number of riders, addresses, cross street names, equipment … the audit period, the rate of errors and unprofessional telephone manner complaints surpassed the contractual limit in every month reviewed. The total number of errors in this time period was 15,837, but the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableOversight of Construction Management Contracts (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Construction Management Contracts (Report 2020-S-43 ). About … contracts with firms that specialize in providing construction management (CM) services. In 2012, Parks entered … Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) to serve as the construction manager of a $25 million Niagara Falls State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-construction-management-contracts-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation, as of November 15, 2022, of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followEmployee Qualifications, Hiring, and Promotions (Follow-Up)
… Transit is governed by the provisions of the New York State Civil Service Law (Law). MaBSTOA, MTA Bus, and SIR are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/26/employee-qualifications-hiring-and-promotions-followOnteora Central School District – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2021M-216)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited … officials did not always procure goods and services in a cost-effective manner or ensure claims were audited for … District District officials procured goods and services in a costeffective manner and ensured claims were audited for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/05/27/onteora-central-school-district-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2021m-216Town of North Greenbush – Town Clerk (2017M-132)
… in cash was collected but not deposited. In 2016, over $13,500 in cash was deposited but not recorded. Remittances to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/15/town-north-greenbush-town-clerk-2017m-132IV.4 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… The State Legislature authorizes State agencies to make expenditures and incur obligations for specific … The State Legislature authorizes State agencies to make expenditures and incur obligations for specific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-iv/iv4-overviewTown of New Hudson – Tax Collection (2021M-2)
… New Hudson (Town) Town Clerk (Clerk) recorded, deposited and remitted real property tax collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Finding Although tax collections were generally recorded and deposited accurately and in a timely manner, the Clerk … of New Hudson Town Town Clerk Clerk recorded deposited and remitted real property tax collections in a timely and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/01/town-new-hudson-tax-collection-2021m-2DiNapoli Honors Caribbean Leaders
… poet writer; State Comptroller DiNapoli; New York State Senator Roxanne Persaud; Mellany Paynter, Founding … DiNapoli honored Roxanne Persaud, New York State Senator; Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, poet, painter, actress; … Jodine Dorcé, with music provided by Andre White. State Senator Roxanne Persaud represents Brooklyn’s 19th Senate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-honors-caribbean-leadersUpdate on New York’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund: Challenges Continue
… government to support UI claims, New York is one of only seven states or territories with UI funds that continue … of the outstanding loan balance—$8.1 billion—is second only to California. In May 2022, New York State paid $1.2 … 2 Payment of this interest was largely deferred, with only $3.4 million paid. 3 As of May 31, New York has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/update-new-yorks-unemployment-insurance-trust-fund-challenges-continueXIII.2 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICY Agencies are responsible for ensuring employees adhere to all employee expense … identification number through the payroll system. Requests for reimbursement by non-employees, such as non-paid … and Board Members, will be requested using the Claim for Payment ( AC 3253-S ) or the Claim for Travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2-overviewXIV.14.C Necessity for General Capital Assets Reporting – XIV. Special Procedures
… assets including infrastructure, subject to defined levels of materiality, are included in the State’s government-wide financial statements as required by GASBS 34. These assets are reported in a very similar manner to capital assets in a commercial … capital assets including infrastructure subject to defined levels of materiality are included in the States …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14c-necessity-general-capital-assets-reportingValhalla Union Free School District – Network User Accounts (2022M-26)
… District (District) officials adequately managed network user accounts in order to help prevent unauthorized use, … officials did not adequately manage the District’s network user accounts to help prevent unauthorized use, access and/or … officials should have: Disabled 67 unneeded network user accounts. These unnecessary accounts had last log-on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/17/valhalla-union-free-school-district-network-user-accounts-2022m-26Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services (Follow-Up)
… from July 2016 to June 2019, the Department utilized only a small fraction of compliance record reviews that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/oversight-pupil-transportation-services-followInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/22/internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-followCity of Yonkers – Budget Review (B21-6-8)
… which impact the City of Yonkers’ financial condition in the current and future years. Background The Office of the … year 2021-22 and the related justification documents are in compliance with the requirements of the Fiscal Agent Act … to borrow up to $15 million for tax certiorari settlements in the 2021-22 fiscal year. Firefighting overtime costs could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/07/02/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-8Medicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allows state Medicaid programs several options for … those amounts established by the state and approved by CMS. In 2016, the New York State Legislature approved a plan … by CMS and enacted as New York State Social Services Law § 367-a, effective July 1, 2016. The number of Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsMount Pleasant Central School District – Information Technology User Accounts (2021M-31)
… over user accounts in order to prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Key Findings District officials did not … the District’s user accounts to prevent unauthorized use, access and/or loss. Officials did not: Monitor compliance … the AUP. Develop written procedures for managing system access that include periodically reviewing user access and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/07/16/mount-pleasant-central-school-district-information-technology-user