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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… City University of New York (CUNY): Administration of Fellowship Leaves (Follow-Up) (2015-F-5) An initial audit … compliance with all applicable requirements. Although most of the fellowship recipients reviewed complied with CUNY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsWilliamsburg Infant & Early Childhood Development Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. For the purpose of this report, this program is referred to as the SED … Evaluations, Related Services, 1:1 Aides, and a Department of Health Early Intervention program. However, payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/williamsburg-infant-early-childhood-development-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Development Authority: Compliance With Executive Order 95 (EO 95) (Follow-Up) (2022-F-6) An audit issued in February … auditors found ORDA has taken steps to comply with EO 95, including appointing a data coordinator, contacting … a data catalogue, and developing policies related to EO 95. Track state and local government spending at Open Book …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Releases Economic Profile of New York's North Country Region
… Economic development in the North Country is being boosted by community-based projects led by state and community leaders to expand tourism, improve … private investment and industrial expansion. To the east, the Plattsburgh area's new Institute for Advanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-releases-economic-profile-new-yorks-north-country-regionOmni Childhood Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Omni Childhood Center, Inc. (Omni) on … years ended June 30, 2014. About the Program Omni is a New York City-based proprietary organization authorized by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/20/omni-childhood-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Livingston County Woman Arrested for Theft of Deceased Mother's Pension Payments
… and the New York State Police today announced the arrest of Patricia Chatley, 59, of Nunda, New York for allegedly stealing over $34,500 of her mother’s public pension payments after she died in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-livingston-county-woman-arrested-theft-deceased-mothers-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Tax Exemptions Jump While Job Gains Slow for IDA Projects
… DiNapoli's eighth annual report examining the performance of the state's IDAs and how these entities fulfill their … business within their communities. “Although the amount of tax breaks IDAs provided to private companies noticeably … and economic benefits.” In 2013, the most recent full year of data available, IDA projects reported a total of 644,080 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-tax-exemptions-jump-while-job-gains-slow-ida-projectsDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… through 2022. “As the COVID pandemic ended, so did many of the enhanced federal benefits that helped struggling … DiNapoli said. “These benefits drove down the number of households facing food insecurity and food insufficiency. … Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau since the start of the pandemic also show general increases in food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyOpinion 89-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EMPLOYEES - Conferences and Training Schools (authority of public library to provide for cash advances) - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Value of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… have increased by 48 percent since 2009, while the number of active projects has declined by six percent over the same … P. DiNapoli. “IDAs reported an increase in the total value of active IDA projects for 2019, continuing an upward trend … the last decade,” said DiNapoli. “The reported number of net jobs gained as a result of these projects has hovered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeNew NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report … making up about 16% of total retail sales. The pandemic exposed that high-speed broadband remains unavailable or too … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followChild Care and Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… that total CCDBG funding will decline by more than a third from FY 2025 to FY 2026. However, the City will likely … by the State. In FY 2026, CCDBG is currently expected to fund 71 percent of child care services’ costs (see Figure 1). … 125.0 CCDBG Share 9.7% 11.0% Note: Columns may not add due to rounding. Sources: NYC Office of Management and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-and-development-block-grantAltmar-Parish-Williamstown Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2018M-258)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed the … officials reduced excessive unrestricted fund balance by $14 million from 2015-16 through 2017-18 by funding … million as of June 30, 2018. Key Recommendations Develop a plan to reduce the amount of unrestricted fund balance to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/08/altmar-parish-williamstown-central-school-district-financial-conditionOysterponds Union Free School District - Financial Management (2019M-217)
… officials provided adequate oversight and management of the District’s budget and financial condition. Key … Board overestimated general fund appropriations by a total of approximately $1.6 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19. … fund balance that ranged from 16.5 percent to 27.8 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations, or four to seven times …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/01/17/oysterponds-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2019m-217Cheektowaga-Maryvale Union Free School District - Continuing Education (2019M-123)
… Continuing Education Department’s (Department) financial activity. Key Findings Community education financial activity … community education program expenditure account instead of the literacy program, totaling $728,000. Officials did not always properly record literacy program revenue in the correct fiscal year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/06/cheektowaga-maryvale-union-free-school-district-continuing-educationPoughkeepsie City School District - Extra-Classroom Activities and Information Technology Assets (2019M-15)
… Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of extra-classroom activity (ECA) finances and properly … … Determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of extraclassroom activity ECA finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/09/27/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-andGlens Falls Common School District - Cash Management (2019M-177)
Determine if District officials maximized interest earnings
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/11/15/glens-falls-common-school-district-cash-management-2019m-177Hoosick Falls Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-159)
… We project appropriations were estimated more reasonably in 2019-20 but certain account lines continued to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/hoosick-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-managementNewfield Central School District - Information Technology (2019M-181)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials ensured District information … IT security awareness training for District employees. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … Key Recommendations Thoroughly review user accounts on a routine basis and disable any unnecessary network accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/20/newfield-central-school-district-information-technology-2019m-181Whitehall Central School District - Medicaid Reimbursements (2019M-42)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the District claimed all Medicaid reimbursements to which it … to eligible special education students. Key Findings The District lacked adequate procedures to ensure Medicaid … $24,179. Had these services been appropriately claimed, the District could have realized revenues totaling $12,090. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/whitehall-central-school-district-medicaid-reimbursements-2019m-42