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DiNapoli: Audit of NYC's CityFHEPS Program Reveals Weak Oversight and Rising Costs
… to rising costs and placing some vulnerable families in unsafe housing. The program, known as the City Fighting … homelessness. It’s projected to cost the city $1.2 billion in city Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, up from $176 million in 2019. “Stronger oversight of the CityFHEPS program is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-audit-nycs-cityfheps-program-reveals-weak-oversight-and-rising-costsJohnson City Central School District – Special Education Services and Medicaid Reimbursements (2021M-186)
… District (District) officials ensured students received services in accordance with their individualized education … Findings Officials did not always ensure students received services in accordance with their IEPs and did not ensure … challenges impacted their ability to provide required services. Of the 2,683 required sessions, therapists …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/24/johnson-city-central-school-district-special-education-services-andOpinion 90-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … is still required to pay a police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Medicaid Program – Recovering Managed Care Overpayments for Pharmacy Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid overpayments for pharmacy services on behalf of managed care recipients who … enrolled recipient, and in turn, the MCOs are required to pay for the Medicaid services their recipients require, … To determine whether Medicaid overpayments for pharmacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/13/medicaid-program-recovering-managed-care-overpayments-pharmacy-services-behalf-recipientsEarly Childhood Learning Center of Greene County – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County (ECLC) on … ECLC is reimbursed for these services through rates set by SED. The reimbursement rates are based on financial … To SED : Review the disallowances identified by our audit and, if warranted, make the necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/early-childhood-learning-center-greene-county-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 93-32
… annual financial disclosure statements)STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE V, §1; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§33, 34, 811, 813; … accordance with the requirements of General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .). If so, you ask whether our … a copying fee, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law. Article V, §1 of the State Constitution authorizes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-32Opinion 91-45
… pursuant to agreement between the town board and highway superintendent) -- Repairs (performance pursuant to agreement between town board and highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- Powers and … town highways in the manner provided in the superintendent's agreement with the town board. The town board may use its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Unnecessary and Potentially Illegal Consultant Contract With Former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director
… with former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director Heather Hitchens for necessity, propriety and … appointed Heather Hitchens to the position of Executive Director of the Council. Ms. Hitchens' appointment took … with former New York State Council on the Arts Executive Director Heather Hitchens f …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/26/unnecessary-and-potentially-illegal-consultant-contract-former-new-york-state-council-artsDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… Queens has more residents than at any time in its history, a … by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The Queens economy is booming, setting employment records in each … Borough President Melinda Katz, the future looks bright.” Queens added 110,500 private sector jobs between 2009 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offDiNapoli Releases Year-End State Cash Report
… earlier. Significant increases include spending for public health programs (up $2.2 billion largely because of federally … transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to financial data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-releases-year-end-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Former Rosendale Court Clerk to Repay Stolen Funds
… court will make full restitution after admitting to stealing nearly $6,000 in cash from bail collections. The clerk, Trudy Harper, 40, was arrested in June and charged by Ulster County District Attorney D. … court will make full restitution after admitting to stealing nearly $6000 in cash from bail collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-rosendale-court-clerk-repay-stolen-fundsNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Second Quarter Results
… quarter of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 was 1.15% for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, 2021, according … second quarter of the State Fiscal Year SFY 202122 was 115 for the threemonth period ending Sept 30 2021 according to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-second-quarter-resultsOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Report 2020-S-45 ). About … Department of Labor (DOL) — along with 33 Local Workforce Development Boards, 95 One-Stop Career Centers (Career … and 21 agencies and authorities — offers workforce development (WFD) programs and services that address current …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesAccess to Preschool Special Education Services
… special education in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations to promote timely access to services for … Quality early education programs can make a difference and increase a child’s opportunity for successful learning and later life accomplishments. Providing special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/05/access-preschool-special-education-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1833
… Suffolk, and Westchester Counties earning Location Pay Downstate Adjustment (LOC) and eligible employees in Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam counties earning Location Pay Mid-Hudson Adjustment (LMH) will receive an increase to … and BU 21 from $1,722 to $1,756 for the locations of NYC, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1833-april-2020-increase-location-pay-downstate-adjustment-and-location-payDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… and financial outlook, should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to long-term borrowing to fund operations, according to a report released today by … and financial outlook should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to longterm borrowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes
… include only penalties and/or interest. There could be just a penalty assessment, and some penalties accrue interest … of the five collection steps we tested: using applicable search tools to identify taxpayer resources that might be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/24/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxesDiNapoli Applauds Top Court Ruling Reaffirming Audit Powers
… today applauded the unanimous Court of Appeals decision in South Island Orthopaedic Group v. DiNapoli, which reaffirmed … agreed. In an earlier review of the records of South Island, the Comptroller determined that the two … future waivers of Empire plan member's co-payments. South Island and one of the non-participating doctors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-applauds-top-court-ruling-reaffirming-audit-powersCounty of Putnam – Recreation and Golf Course Collections (2024M-50)
… Recreation Department (Department) and Putnam County Golf Course (Golf Course) recorded, deposited, remitted and reported … supported. Key Findings The County’s Department and Golf Course did not always record, deposit, remit documentation … Recreation Department Department and Putnam County Golf Course Golf Course recorded deposited remitted and reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/20/county-putnam-recreation-and-golf-course-collections-2024m-50Variety Child Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Variety Child … offers a range of special education services and programs to children with disabilities from birth to eight years of age. During the period July 1, 2013 through … To determine whether the costs reported by Variety Child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/variety-child-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual