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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … Member Eligibility (Follow-Up) (2023-F-29) Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in managed long-term … were partially implemented, and one was not implemented. State Education Department (Preschool Special Education Audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Compensation Board (WCB) has adequate controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is … Background Under Section 115 of the State Finance Law, cash advances are issued to State agencies for purposes such as petty cash, travel, and other funding needs (e.g., subpoena fees). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsCrown Point Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-29-F)
… 2017 through 2022 were not conducted. As a result, there is no independent verification that the Secretary-Treasurer … The elected five-member Board governs the District and is responsible for its overall financial management. The Board-appointed Secretary-Treasurer is the chief fiscal officer and is responsible for receiving, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/09/crown-point-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-29-fDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examined issues related to broadband availability, access and affordability across … state and federal leaders should focus on measures to improve accessibility for those with the lowest incomes.” … slightly between 2021-2023, but was still lower than prior to the pandemic. As of 2023, the Bronx, with the highest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… the Henry Hudson Bridge used electronic tolling as the "Open Road Tolling" system was tested. During 2017, as "Open Road Tolling," also known as cashless tolling, expanded … the number of unbilled tolls after the implementation of Open Road Tolling at all of TBTA's nine facilities. To read …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Program) – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up) (2022-F-14) For Medicaid recipients who are also enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid typically pays for any cost-sharing liabilities, such as Medicare deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. The 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… As a result, it did not perform 47 interim inspections for priority conditions open more than one year. The authority also did not inspect a highway bridge with an immediate safety concern for 332 days while it awaited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-31) Step Up, a New York City-based not-for-profit … requirements. Department of Health – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations … monthly premiums, MCOs can receive a one-time Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payment (SMCP) for the prenatal and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0South Jefferson Central School District – Payroll (2024M-31)
… Determine whether South Jefferson Central School District District officials accurately paid employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/06/14/south-jefferson-central-school-district-payroll-2024m-31Honeoye Central School District – Payroll (2015M-277)
… 1, 2015. Background The Honeoye Central School District is located in the Towns of Richmond, Canadice, Bristol, South … two school buildings with approximately 600 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/honeoye-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-277Village of Delhi – Audit Follow-Up (2019M-204-F)
… report released in January 2020. Background The Village is located in Delaware County and has a population of approximately 3,092. The Village is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2022/05/20/village-delhi-audit-follow-2019m-204-fHancock Fire Department – Audit Follow Up (2018M-236-F)
… - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess Hancock Fire Department’s (Department’s) progress, … provides fire protection and other emergency services to the Hancock Fire District residents and two townships in … The purpose of our review was to assess the Departments progress as of February 2022 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2022/07/01/hancock-fire-department-audit-follow-2018m-236-fOpinion 2002-9
… 847 lv den 52 NY2d 702, 437 NYS2d 1025). Article VIII, §1 is applicable even if the private activity is not undertaken for profit and serves a laudable purpose … if in furtherance of a proper municipal purpose. There is no violation of article VIII, §1, however, if municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-9Opinion 2003-4
… power to bind the [local government]" ( Seif v City of Long Beach , 286 NY 382 at p 388). 2 Further, it is also well established that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4IX.8.B Interest on Advance Payments to Vendors – IX. Federal Grants
… In some instances, payments are made to vendors, including sub-recipients, … the funds to the federal government. See Section 8.C - Payments to the U.S. Treasury or Section 8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S Treasury of this Chapter. Under no … In some instances payments are made to vendors including subrecipients before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8b-interest-advance-payments-vendorsReporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Reporting and Utilization of Bias Incident Data, issued September 25, 2014 ( 2014-N-2 ) . … is accurately collecting, recording, and reporting bias incident statistics and utilizing the data for management … that the NYPD has begun efforts to review and reconcile incident reports to assure that all bias incidents are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/12/reporting-and-utilization-bias-incident-data-followOrleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… a model or serial number. A wheel balancer and a portable video magnifier, purchased for a total of $4,769, could not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Town of Chateaugay - Real Property Tax Exemption Administration (2018M-200)
… the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions. Key Findings Of the 224 granted … the Town Assessor properly administered select real property tax exemptions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/05/17/town-chateaugay-real-property-tax-exemption-administration-2018m-200Tuition Assistance Program – DeVry College
… students for State-funded Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Background Founded in 1931, DeVry University … consists of two eight-week sessions. Students pay tuition on a per-credit basis. For the 2014-15 academic year, tuition … totaling almost $6.4 million that were paid to the school on behalf of 1,689 students. We reviewed a sample of 100 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/tuition-assistance-program-devry-collegeDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… 22 villages were listed in fiscal stress. “The good news is that the number of villages in fiscal stress has decreased … stress score which classifies whether a municipality is in “significant fiscal stress,” in “moderate fiscal stress,” is “susceptible to fiscal stress,” or has “no designation.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villages