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Revenue Enhancement Ideas: Cash Management for Local Governments and School Districts
… Sound cash management assures that investments are optimized for … Alternatively, consider using an automated financial management information system or online banking to … do not significantly offset the earnings from the extra investment income. Explore contracting with a bank for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/revenue-enhancement-ideas-cash-management-local-governments-and-school-districtsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This … January 2014 include: Major Contract Approvals Department of Health – Youth Tobacco Access Approved $9.5 million contract with the NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs to monitor compliance with youth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014DiNapoli: New York Jobs Top 9 Million, New Statewide High
… upstate regions lost jobs, the report notes. The Mohawk Valley and the Southern Tier saw the biggest drops in … Job Growth, 2009-2014 New York City 11.3% Western NY 1.5% Long Island 4.9% Central NY -0.1% Hudson Valley 2.4% North Country -1.5% Finger Lakes 2.1% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-jobs-top-9-million-new-statewide-highOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… of vaccine-preventable disease. Our audit focuses on schools outside New York City and covers the period … 2016. Background SED provides guidelines to assist schools in developing policies to prevent and prepare for outbreaks … out the enforcement and monitoring of immunizations in schools across the State and performs between 100 and 150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsMedicaid Program – Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting
… the period April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Background The New York State Medicaid program is a federal, state, and … is responsible for setting monthly MLTC premium rates. The rate-setting methodology is based largely on MCOs’ medical … does not provide a means for MCOs with unique corporate payment structures to properly report their costs in a manner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/medicaid-program-managed-long-term-care-premium-rate-settingOpinion 92-50
… , whether a county could adopt a local law which provides for an award of a contract after competitive bidding to a … we concluded that a post-1953 local law which provides for an award to a bidder employing a prescribed percentage of … Municipal Law, §104-a, authorizing a price preference for certain products made with significant recycled content; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-50Seized Assets Program
… 5,047 pending seized assets valued at $2.012 billion. Funds received from forfeited assets are to be used to … over to the Office of the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Individual troops did not always report … should be turned over to the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/23/seized-assets-programYork College – Time and Attendance Practices for Public Safety Staff
… had adequate controls over the time and attendance of Public Safety employees to provide reasonable assurance that … and Attendance Matters Found in the Use of Certain Federal Funds (2012-S-104) … To determine whether York College had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/york-college-time-and-attendance-practices-public-safety-staffDiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… they were in 2003, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Households across the … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 2021 adopted budget. Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – City of Saratoga Springs (Saratoga County) City of Saratoga Springs officials … how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1DiNapoli Finds Over $100 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… improper payments made by the Department of Health (DOH) for the Medicare buy-in program, maternity care, and drug and … claims. Nearly $400,000 in premiums may have been paid for deceased individuals. “The Medicaid program provides … said. “Over the years, we’ve uncovered billions of dollars of waste and abuse in the system. DOH should act on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-finds-over-100-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: As Drug Overdoses Climbed the State Failed to Inspect Residential Drug Treatment Programs
… possible to all New Yorkers in need of their help.” In a letter to the federal Department of Health and Human … the agency suspended all on-site recertification reviews. These reviews are unannounced inspections of safety conditions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-drug-overdoses-climbed-state-failed-inspect-residential-drug-treatment-programsDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli said. “I urge school district leaders to closely monitor their financial conditions, even if their … position,” meaning there may not be enough cash on hand to cover operating costs. Almost half have a new or increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressHealth, Safety, and Accessibility in District 75 Schools
… and accessibility requirements. A number of federal, State, and local laws, such as provisions of the ADA, New York State Education Law, Regulations of the Commissioner of the … leaving students vulnerable to being approached or harmed by the public. Potentially toxic cleaning materials in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/12/health-safety-and-accessibility-district-75-schoolsOpinion 89-2
… Bidding (purchases by municipal nursing homes pursuant to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, §2803-a; … participate in group purchasing programs operated pursuant to Public Health Law, §2803-a. Purchases made pursuant to such programs are exempt from statutory competitive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2DiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… pandemic program to help struggling households pay their rent faltered at the start, with New York being the last … distribute funds. Improvements, including those suggested by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the onset of the … for low-income New Yorkers remain high, according to a report from DiNapoli released today. As of May 2023, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startDiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… Overdose deaths related to heroin and prescription opioid abuse reached record highs in New York state in 2014, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … and some local governments have taken important steps to reduce heroin and opioid abuse, the costs associated with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesOversight of the Early Intervention Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations … with Disabilities Education Act and State Public Health Law include specific requirements and time frames for the … access to Program services. Equity was also an issue, with White children generally being referred at a younger age and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/26/oversight-early-intervention-program-followDiNapoli Releases 2024 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… designated in “moderate fiscal stress” were: Coxsackie (Greene County) and Washingtonville (Orange County). The four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-2024-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesMedicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… To determine whether Medicaid made payments for personal care and home health care services that were not supported by required electronic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-program