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55b/c Opportunities for Wartime Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities

… have a competitive edge to recruit the best and brightest. New York State’s 55b/c programs are specialized, coordinated efforts …

DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities

… governments using financial indicators including year-end fund balance, cash position, short-term cash-flow borrowing …

IX.3 Establish & Maintain Federal Grants in SFS for Non-Onboarding Agencies – IX. Federal Grants

EmblemHealth Plan, Inc.: Overpayments for Services Requiring Coordination of Benefits

… of COB services, including lack of COB information and processor error. Develop an ongoing process to identify and …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for May 2016

… other improprieties. Cumulatively through May for calendar year 2016, DiNapoli’s office has approved 7,918 contracts valued at $28.6 billion and approved nearly 16.6 million payments worth nearly $63 billion.  His office … the Albany Capital Center Project. Department of Health $16.4 million to Maximus Inc. and $14 million to Computer …

University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men - Payroll (2023M-123)

… or require adequate support for hours worked. Therefore, payroll errors went undetected and resulted in unnecessary … payments. We reviewed policies and documents and examined payroll-related records for 25 of the 138 individuals … range.  Officials did not adequately segregate payroll duties or establish sufficient compensating controls, …

Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)

… Objective Determine whether Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials … were adequately supported, properly approved, accounted for, and for a School-related purpose. Key Findings The Board … other designated official did not review cancelled check images to ensure only approved disbursements were made. The …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2017

… improprieties. Cumulatively through February for calendar year 2017, DiNapoli's office has approved 2,957 contracts …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2016

… Network Inc. for research and support services for NYS Career and Technical Education Technical Assistance … for media planning and buying services for traditional NYS lottery products such as Mega Millions, Power Ball and … physical science building at SUNY Oneonta. New York State Thruway Authority $55.8 million to Tappan Zee Constructors …

DiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies

… of Fairport Industrial Development Agency (FIDA) made a series of financial and accounting transactions outside their … and unnecessary accounting entry. DiNapoli made a series of recommendations to the FIDA board to address … Village of Fairport Industrial Development Agency made a series of financial and accounting transactions outside their …

Use of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security (Follow-Up)

… City Board of Elections. Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to help reform the nation’s voting …

DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for October 2016

… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,352 contracts valued at $950 million and … 2 million payments worth nearly $8 billion in October. His office also rejected 145 contracts and related transactions … Fund $25.6 million with Gilbert International Inc. for building maintenance and management services. $3 million with …

Benefits Advisement Services for Individuals With Disabilities Seeking Employment (Follow-Up)

… Yorkers with disabilities are more than twice as likely to live in poverty. The New York State Employment First …

Medicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges

… MCOs a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange for the provision of services for … a patient is transferred or discharged. For example, a claim where a patient was transferred to another facility may result in a lower payment than if the patient was simply discharged …

XIV.14.J Depreciation and Modified Approach for Infrastructure Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures

… the results using a measurement scale; Estimating each year the annual amount necessary to maintain and preserve the …

XIV.14.D Criteria for Recording General Capital Assets Including Infrastructure – XIV. Special Procedures

For major construction projects the $100000 capitalization limit should apply to the total capital expenditures rather than the individual assets

XIX.5 Project IDs for Declared Emergencies and Special Use Cases – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)

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DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties

… in two private forest conservation programs receiving property tax exemptions of up to 80% for which they may be … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York state offers a property tax break for landowners who commit to protect their … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … Audit Finds Properties in …

DiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off

… because these transfers are made on an annual basis and can be unpredictable based on changing budget circumstances. …

Village of Castile – Water Billing for Letchworth State Park (2021M-1)

… since June 2017. As a result, they overbilled State Parks by $7,577. Charged $12,000 in late fees that were not authorized by the contract or … Appendix B includes our comments on issues raised in the Village’s response letter. … Determine whether Village …