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Failing To Adhere to Policy and Proper Procedures – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… policy should specifically state what will occur in the case of improper claims for travel and conference expenses, … policy should specifically state what will occur in the case of improper claims for travel and conference expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/failing-adhere-policy-and-proper-proceduresTravel Advisory No. 16
… Values for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance: The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter XIII, Section 9 of the Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter / Section Name … The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/16-gfo-update-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsCompliance With State Arts Education Requirements (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Outstanding Violations … New York City Deparment of Education (DoE) students (in the 2011 graduating class) completed an Arts Education … Consequently, students who did not receive Arts Education in compliance with SED Regulations might not readily develop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/06/compliance-state-arts-education-requirements-followTravel Advisory No. 18
… Subject: GFO Update – Chapter XIII, Section 9 - Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Reference: … Guide to Financial Operations: Chapter XIII, Section 9 – Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance: The … Operations: Chapter / Section Name Description XIII.9 Allowed Values for Processing Payments in SFS – Expense Types …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/18-gfo-updates-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments of Medicare Buy-in Premiums for Ineligible Recipients
… Objective To determine if Medicaid made improper Medicare premium payments on behalf of recipients enrolled in … our audit scope: Medicaid made $31.7 million in improper Medicare premium payments on behalf of 42,586 individuals who … To determine if Medicaid made improper Medicare premium payments on behalf of recipients enrolled in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/medicaid-program-improper-payments-medicare-buy-premiums-ineligible-recipientsTown of Potter – Town Clerk (2020M-113)
… and the Town’s insurance agent to recoup the missing money from the former Clerk. Ensure the Clerk prepares …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/04/30/town-potter-town-clerk-2020m-113Town of Almond - Tax Collection (2019M-188)
… issue receipts or retain adequate evidence of receipt for tax payments collected or to establish tax payment dates. … manner. Issue and retain adequate evidence of receipt for all tax payments collected. Town officials agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/12/06/town-almond-tax-collection-2019m-188Village of New Hempstead - Clerk-Treasurer's Duties (2018M-202)
… statutes. Key Finding The Board engaged the services of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to perform duties that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2019/01/18/village-new-hempstead-clerk-treasurers-duties-2018m-202Town of Decatur – Town Clerk (2020M-58)
… Key Findings The Clerk did not issue duplicate receipts for any collections during the audit period which totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/11/06/town-decatur-town-clerk-2020m-58Town of Canton - Compensation and Benefits (2018M-159)
… payments and the Town paid $58,858 to the Supervisor’s wife for services she provided during this period. The Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/01/10/town-canton-compensation-and-benefits-2018m-159Rockland County - Sale of Estate Real Property (2019M-233)
… whether the Acting Public Administrator disposed of estate real property in accordance with Office of Public Administrator guidelines. Key Finding Estate real properties were sold without third-party … Engage a professional appraisal service prior to listing estate real property for sale. County officials generally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/05/15/rockland-county-sale-estate-real-property-2019m-233Town of Saranac – Town Clerk Operations (2019M-33)
… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings The Clerk did not: Record all collections received in a timely and accurate manner. Deposit all … Key Recommendations Record receipts for all collections received in the Clerk’s software in a timely and accurate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/02/25/town-saranac-town-clerk-operations-2019m-33Town of Marathon – Town Clerk (2022M-143)
… receipts for all transactions. Did not prepare monthly bank reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the financial records . As a result, the Clerk’s bank account balance was $6,251 more than it should have been … appropriate parties in a timely manner. Prepare monthly bank reconciliations and accountabilities. Audit the Clerk’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/12/09/town-marathon-town-clerk-2022m-143Town of Danby – Town Clerk (2022M-08)
… recorded, deposited, remitted and reported collections in a timely and accurate manner. Key Findings Tax collections … or intact and were not remitted to appropriate parties in a timely manner. Although the Clerks reported the Clerk … and remit all collections to the appropriate parties in a timely and accurate manner. The Clerks: Did not identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-danby-town-clerk-2022m-08DiNapoli Report Finds Medicaid Costs for Treating Asthma Rising
… asthma care for children at school-based health centers, home interventions and Medicaid access to medications, … and hospital care. DOH is also proposing to expand its home-based asthma education program to reduce childhood … We are encouraged by the expansion of the state's Medicaid home-based asthma assessment and education program, and will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-report-finds-medicaid-costs-treating-asthma-risingNYS Common Retirement Fund Reports Third Quarter Results
… bonds and mortgages (22.37%), private equity (12.36%), real estate and real assets (8.52%) and credit, absolute return strategies and opportunistic alternatives (5.37%). DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-reports-third-quarter-resultsDiNapoli: Housing Cost Burdens for New Yorkers Among Nation's Highest
… consume more than 30% of their household income, with 1 in 5 households experiencing a severe cost burden of more … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the third report in the State Comptroller’s “New Yorkers in Need” series. Previous reports focused on poverty and food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-housing-cost-burdens-new-yorkers-among-nations-highestDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… more than 1.5 million payments worth more than $10 billion in January 2014. His office also rejected 191 contract … contract for the sale of Harriet Tubman Residential Center in Cayuga County to CNY Realty Development Co. LLC. Approved … Approved a $1.6 million contract to purchase 590 acres in the towns of Shandakan and Hardenburgh from the Nature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014DiNapoli Audit: State Oversight of Animal Shelters Found to Be Adequate, But Better Safeguards Needed Before Dogs Are Euthanized
… generally completed required inspections in a timely fashion. But of approximately 2,000 inspections that were … is included in the final report , which can be found online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-audit-state-oversight-animal-shelters-found-be-adequate-better-safeguards-needed-dogs-areOpinion 89-34
… rescission of highway superintendent's appointment of deputy highway superintendent) SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS -- … laborers and the participation in such acts by the deputy highway superintendent. Following such inquiry, where … that the superintendent reconsider his appointment of the deputy. You ask whether a town board is authorized to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-34