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Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending

… Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) was created in 1970 to provide low-cost capital and expert technical assistance for environmental projects in New York State. Its two major programs are the Clean Water … of approximately $5.2 million that were discretionary in nature. Each public authority and benefit corporation …

XI.2.M Acknowledgment of Contractor’s Signature – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… of the contractor's signature affixed thereto. Refer to attachment for examples of acknowledgments . The requirement for acknowledgment applies to the signature of the contractor with whom the State is … contain the proper form of acknowledgment will be returned to the contracting agency. Guide to Financial Operations REV. …

XI.2.F Timely Submittal of Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management

… this risk. CONTRACTS WITH NOT-FOR-PROFIT (NFP) PROVIDERS Late submissions of grant contracts with NFP providers impose … State Finance Law that provides for prompt contracting and interest payments for NFP corporations. Significant interest penalties …

Review of Advance Contract Payments

… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether the New York … advanced funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contracts. Background Our office examined certain … or agreements (contracts) by SED during the period of July 2012 through July 2018. We selected 13 contracts …

V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

III.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)

… The scope of the Statewide Financial System (SFS) includes the last three phases of the New York State Financial Cycle as previously outlined … made by the State Legislature and the Division of the Budget (DOB). Internal plans made by agency management …

Oversight of Construction Management Contracts

… Objective To determine if the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is adequately … 2017 through July 17, 2020. About the Program The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks) is … ecological, historic, cultural, and recreational resources of New York State. This system includes 180 State parks with …

Processing of Paper Tax Returns

… problems and ensure satisfactory contractor performance in the future. The audit covers the period January 1, 2012 … 2 million (20 percent) of all personal income tax returns in the State are submitted as paper returns. In compliance with State Finance Law regarding preferred …

Examination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses

… response to the Sandy disaster, DHSES paid $1.17 million for 1,000 portable Pelican LED lights, 1,000 portable … After the election was over, DHSES distributed some of this equipment to additional locations (e.g., firehouses) for … only the generators. As a result, of the $1.17 million in equipment in our review, DHSES paid approximately $562,000 …

Review of Travel Card Expenses

… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether all the travel expenses incurred by the … State travel rules and regulations. Background According to the New York State travel rules and regulations, the State … overpayments identified. Train OMH supervisory staff on how to properly review travel vouchers and expense reports …

Accuracy of Reported Cost Savings

… (OMIG) mission is to enhance the integrity of the New York State Medicaid program by preventing and detecting …

Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending

… York. RIOC was created by the New York State Legislature in 1984 to take responsibility, pursuant to a General … 147 acres comprising the former Welfare Island, located in New York City’s East River. RIOC assumed the role of the … $1.7 million of RIOC spending that was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies …

Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits

… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and … and prior years’ findings confirmed by DOL during in 2013. Key Findings We identified 7,370 erroneous payment …

Review of Growe Technologies Inc.

… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether Downstate … single-source contract with Growe under Part Q of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2013 (Part Q). Neither the Foundation contract …

Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits

… made by the Department of Labor (DOL) were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws and … payments and to prevent future inappropriate payments. In addition, we matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File … outstanding benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and …

Oversight of Juvenile Justice Facilities

… OCFS must ensure that these facilities are operated in good condition and in compliance with the DJJOY Policy and Procedure Manual, … them as required. From 2018 to 2022, the number of youth in DJJOY facilities increased by nearly 74%, due in part to …

Public Posting of Certain Contracts

… Program Legislative Session 2023-2024: Public Posting of Certain Contracts – A.10281/S.9171 (Solages/Cooney) – Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. Memo Bill Text Status … Requires a …

Expedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds

… Program Legislative Session 2023-2024: Expedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds – A.10219/S.9410  (McDonald/Sepulveda) – Relates to expedited payments of abandoned property under a certain monetary threshold. … Memo Bill Text Status … Relates to expedited payments of abandoned property under a certain monetary threshold …

Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts

…   Comptroller DiNapoli Ensures State Procurements Provide the Highest Value to New Yorkers … Comptroller’s Office has conducted independent, pre-review of State and limited Public Authority contacts, adding … Opportunities to Renegotiate and Save Costs The State University of New York at Stony Brook submitted a purchase …

Public Posting of Certain Contracts

… and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. Memo Bill Text … and exempted contracts which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller …