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Monitoring of Construction Management

… Objectives To determine if the Office of General Services (Office) is adequately monitoring … 2021. About the Program The Office facilitates the work of State agencies through the provision of architectural, engineering, and construction management … To determine if the Office of General Services is adequately monitoring construction …

Disposal of Electronic Devices

… One way information can be compromised is through careless disposal of electronic devices. This policy also requires … Agencies are required to remove all information prior to disposal and, if sending them to OGS, to certify in writing … University at Albany had 36 electronic devices ready for disposal through OGS' Surplus Unit. Key Findings Seven of the …

II.4.B Basis of Accounting – II. New York State Financial Accounting

… The State prepares financial statements on three bases of accounting: cash, modified accrual and accrual. Financial … statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require that revenues and … functions are financed). Under GAAP, the accrual basis of accounting shall be used for the government-wide financial …

Appointment of Claims Auditor – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… plays an important role in deciding whether or not the appointment of a claims auditing official would be beneficial … 3 See Records Retention Schedules published by the New York State Department of Education at …

Investment of Retirement Funds

… 2021-2022: Investment of Retirement Funds  – S.9051 (Jackson)   – Permits investment of retirement funds in …

Management of Capital Projects

… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project … transportation infrastructure, helping to develop the Long Island communities it serves and facilitating economic … branches, stretching from Montauk – on the eastern tip of Long Island – to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan. …

XI-A.1.A Separation of Duties – XI-A. Purchasing

… agency orders what it needs, gets what was ordered, and only pays for the correct goods for the volume received. …

XII.4.B Certification of Vouchers – XII. Expenditures

… the Comptroller. OSC defines the terms Agency Head and Voucher Authorizer, as follows: Agency Head – The individual … are just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. Voucher Authorizers can be identified through their … AP Approver 3, Agency AP Mass Approver, and TE Approver 2. Policy Each agency should have proper internal controls …

Monitoring of Select Programs

… and CSE programs. For the 4 years of our audit period, only in 2017-18 did NYSOFA perform on-site evaluations for …

Oversight of Sidewalk Sheds

… Objective To determine if the New York City (NYC or City) Department of Buildings (DOB) adequately monitors that NYC sidewalk sheds are erected and removed when required, are … of more than 1 million buildings and construction sites in NYC. This includes enforcing provisions of the NYC …

Oversight of Shelter Placements

… Objective To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless … oversight of the homeless shelters. Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests services. When a single …

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Oversight of Drug Disposal

… the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) programs and the programs it oversees collect and dispose of unneeded drugs … sound disposal options, such as approved drug take-back programs, are available. Since 2008, the Department of … whether the Office of Addiction Services and Supports programs and the programs it oversees collect and dispose of …

Oversight of Homeless Shelters

… Objective To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (Office) adequately oversees homeless shelters to ensure they … population – 46.8 percent – between 2007 and 2018. The Office administers programs for the State’s low-income … To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Office …

Record of Activities Template – Understanding Your Responsibilities: Elected & Appointed Officials

… Officials are required to complete a three-month record of activities (ROA) within … the start of the term. We have created a fillable template to help you track your activities and hours worked. Click to  download the ROA Template  (you must have Microsoft Word* …

Efficiency of Warehouse Space

… As part of these efforts, the Warehouse Consolidation Initiative (Initiative) was implemented to achieve cost savings through … space used by State agencies. At the start of the Initiative, a survey was issued to all State agencies …

Monitoring of Homeless Data

… OTDA has acquired permission to access the data from only seven of 24 CoCs, which represent approximately 7% of …

Use of Vendor-Supported Technology

… Objective To determine whether the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) was complying with … State public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in Erie and Niagara counties, including … To determine whether the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority was complying with requirements to …

Oversight of Industrial Hemp

… Objective To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) is adequately … the stalk and seed can be used to produce a wide range of products, from clothing to building materials and … Federal and State law define industrial hemp as any part of the Cannabis sativa L. plant with a delta-9 …

New York City Department of Homeless Services – Oversight of Contract Expenditures of Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. (2022-N-6)

To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) is effectively monitoring its contract with Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. (Samaritan) to ensure reported costs are allowable, supported, and program related.