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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… solicit interest rate quotes that may have resulted in higher investment earnings. As a result of the audit, the board subsequently approved an investment policy in March 2023 and invested $653,000. Depew Union Free School … have been able to avoid increasing the 2023-24 tax levy. Lake Placid Central School District – Investment Program …

DiNapoli: 1st Quarter State Tax Receipts Modestly Higher Than Division of Budget Projections

… receipts totaled $29.9 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $594 million higher than … (DOB) in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. In addition, collections were $2.2 billion higher than those through June … the same period in SFY 2023-24, reflecting, in part, the impact of employment and wage growth on withholding …

DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceeded Updated Projections in First Quarter

… lower than through June in the prior fiscal year, but $628 million higher than financial plan projections. All Funds …

Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2020 Through March 31, 2021

… Objective To determine whether the Department of Health’s (Department) eMedNY system … reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with … million was paid for inpatient claims that were billed at a higher level of care than what was actually provided; $1.1 …

Access Controls Over Selected Critical Systems (Follow-Up)

… Objective To assess the implementation of the two recommendations included in our original audit report,  … the problems we identified in our initial report. Of the two recommendations in our original audit, one was … in this report. … To assess the implementation of the two recommendations included in our original audit report …

Oversight of Homeless Shelters

… mold, vermin and bug infestations, excessive garbage in rooms, and missing or malfunctioning smoke detectors. We …

Medicaid Program – Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations

… Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to managed care organizations. The audit covered the period from August … Medicaid recipients receive their services through managed care, whereby the Department pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled …

DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Continue to Exceed Projections

… three months of the 2021-22 State Fiscal Year, according to the monthly State Cash Report released today by New York … infusion of federal aid, give the state an opportunity to improve its long-term fiscal stability and better prepare … 2021-22 Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… audit.  State Education Department (SED): Oversight of Smart Schools Bond Act Funds (2019-S-13) It takes SED nearly … to approve school district projects funded through the Smart Schools Bond Act, leading to project delays and … While SED has taken steps to review school districts’ Smart School spending plans, it has not done enough to ensure …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… announced his office completed audits of City of Long Beach , Town of Minisink , Village of Tannersville and Town … being spent appropriately and effectively." City of Long Beach – Budget Review (Nassau County) The significant revenue …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… of Newport – Financial Management (Herkimer County) From fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16, budgeted …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … other non-reimbursable costs. State Education Department: Upstate Cerebral Palsy (UCP), Compliance with the …

Managed Care Organizations – Payments to Ineligible Providers (Follow-Up)

… About the Program Medicaid providers who violate statutory or regulatory requirements related to the Medicaid or Medicare programs or who have engaged in other unacceptable insurance practices …

Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Death Benefits – Police and Fire Plan

… retirement(50 percent of ordinary death benefit): $84,600 2nd year of retirement(25 percent of ordinary death benefit): $42,300 After 2nd year of retirement(10 percent of benefit at age 60): …

The VendRep System

… The VendRep System is a secure application that allows … vendor and State contracting entity can view the status of the contract once it’s submitted for approval to the … questionnaire An online questionnaire is considered “current” if it has been certified within six months of the …

Cost-Saving Ideas: Establishing an Effective Fleet Management System

… Determining the Better Deal: A Case Study You may need to make a determination on what type of vehicle is needed. A … may require more frequent and costly maintenance than new vehicles. A real life example follows: A county was faced … old and each had been driven between 15,000 and 30,000 miles. Costing about the same or slightly less than new …

New York City School-Based Health Centers – Security and Controls Over Medications and Related Supplies (Follow-Up)

… Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Health: NYC School-Based Health Centers: Security and Controls Over …

Williamsville Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-274)

… reserve fund policy to ensure that it identifies optimal or targeted funding levels for each reserve and the conditions under which each reserve fund will be used or replenished. Charge appropriate expenditures to the insurance reserve as required or transfer the funds in the reserve to another reserve in …

Discovery Charter School – Network and Financial Software Access Controls (2022M-156)

… three financial software user accounts unnecessarily had full access, and three individuals unnecessarily shared …