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Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment ( 2014-S-50 ). Background The Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) was enacted … confinement and post-release supervision, of certain sex offenders. The Act applies to offenders who have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/oversight-sex-offenders-subject-strict-and-intensive-supervision-and-treatment-followDiNapoli: Greene County Couple Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $35,000 in Pension Payments
… of their plea agreement, they will pay full restitution. Kelly Tuomey, 56, and her husband, Stephen B. Tuomey, 60, of … checks meant for Stephen’s deceased father. “Stephen and Kelly Tuomey hid his father’s death and forged his deceased … secured felony convictions against Stephen B. Tuomey and Kelly Tuomey involving the theft of state pension funds,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-greene-county-couple-pleads-guilty-stealing-over-35000-pension-paymentsQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up)
… issues with medical records provided by a physician, Dr. Riaz Ahmad, to support his Medicaid claims. Our review of a sample of Dr. Ahmad’s medical records found they contained inadequate … of care should another physician be required to treat Dr. Ahmad’s patients. Due to the deficiencies in Dr. Ahmad’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/19/questionable-payments-practitioner-services-and-pharmacy-claims-pertaining-selectedLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew by Over 9% in January Compared to Last Year
… reflects reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for January to March) will be available in April. … State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-9-percent-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: City Property Tax Assessments Show Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels Ahead of Schedule
… spot for New York City’s finances entering fiscal year (FY) 2023, amid uncertainty in the city's economic recovery … office buildings , are expected to increase by 11.7% in FY 2023, reaching levels just short of the peak in FY 2021. Multi-family residential (Class II) market value …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-city-property-tax-assessments-show-return-pre-pandemic-levels-ahead-scheduleEast Ramapo Central School District - Textbooks Loaned to Nonpublic School Students (2019M-171)
… and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students. Key Findings The District did not have adequate systems in place to verify that textbooks purchased for and loaned to nonpublic schools were only provided to eligible students. … for and maintained an inventory of textbooks loaned to nonpublic school students …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/08/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-textbooks-loaned-nonpublic-schoolOpinion 89-28
… capacity); (payment of the cost of preparing a general map, plan, and report); (of preliminary study) WATER … may authorize the payment of the expense of a general map and plan for the establishment or extension of a water … a specific amount to pay the cost of preparing the general map and plan. This cost is, in the first instance, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28Oversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… – estimated at more than 80,000 and comprised of families, couples, and single adults – while guiding them to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-followThe Norman Howard School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… whether costs reported by the Norman Howard School (NHS) on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … unnecessary or unallowable, or were not correctly reported on the CFR. The disallowances for personal services consisted … whether costs reported by the Norman Howard School NHS on the Consolidated Fiscal Report CFR were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/15/norman-howard-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Inappropriate Premium Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Family Health Plus
… premium payments to Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus managed care plans (Plans) for recipients who were no longer … premium payments to Medicaid mainstream managed care plans and Family Health Plus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/medicaid-program-inappropriate-premium-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-mainstreamOpinion 89-20
… (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) -- Board of Ethics (town board of ethics may not act with respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's … district located within the town. We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 96-20
… LAW, §8-800: A village police department established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to … a village police department which was established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to … it is our opinion that a police department established in 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 2001-10
… or verification of claims) TOWN LAW §118: Vendors are not required to submit certified or verified claims to a town unless so required by town board resolution. You ask whether a town must require vendors to certify claims … see also, e.g., 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-23, p 46). In so doing, the town board or town comptroller may require any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-10GASB Statement 87, Leases
… typically occurs on an annual basis. A cancellation clause only affects the lease term if it’s reasonably certain the … with an agreement that it will then be leased back. Only a sale transaction qualifies for sale-leaseback …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/gasb-statement-87-leasesOversight of Direct Placement of Children (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Oversight of Direct Placement of Children ( 2017-S-30 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations made in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/30/oversight-direct-placement-children-followXV.1 Overview – XV. End of Year
… provide the procedures and guidelines Business Units need for year-end processing of transactions including Fiscal Year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv1-overviewDiNapoli: Former Treasurer of Frewsburg Central School District Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $7,000 in School Funds
… former Treasurer of the Frewsburg Central School District, for stealing nearly $7,000 in funds raised by students to … by stealing money that they raised themselves to help pay for their extracurricular activities,” DiNapoli said. “I … thank Chautauqua District Attorney Schmidt and his office for partnering with us, bringing this corruption to light, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-former-treasurer-frewsburg-central-school-district-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-7000-schoolBrentwood Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-83)
… provide IT security awareness training as required by a Board-adopted policy or implement an IT contingency plan. As a result, the District’s computerized data was not adequately … determined were not needed. Establish written procedures for granting, changing and disabling network user account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/11/03/brentwood-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2023m-83Tuition Assistance Program – DeVry College
… Purpose To determine whether DeVry College of New York complied with the Education Law and the … States. In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York (DeVry) offering several programs leading … Tuition Assistance Program - LaGuardia Community College (2013-T-4) Tuition Assistance Program - Pratt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/tuition-assistance-program-devry-collegeCantalician Center for Learning – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… to children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 5 years. Cantalician is reimbursed for these … included: $347,406 in personal service costs, consisting of unsupported salaries and associated fringe benefits. … $10,848 in other than personal service costs, consisting of $9,673 in unsupported costs and $1,175 in ineligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/cantalician-center-learning-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual