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Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… its guidelines and expenses were reasonable adequately suppo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… properly approved. Our audit period was April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. Background The Niagara Frontier … operating assistance, passenger fares, concessions, and commissions. To accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingOversight of Language Access Services
… Queens (see Exhibits A and B). Language Access Services (LAS) are pivotal to DOHMH’s work because hundreds of … Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau estimated over 1.7 million NYC residents speak hundreds of languages and … Affairs, is responsible for creating and disseminating LAS resources to all public-facing DOHMH programs, training …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/03/25/oversight-language-access-servicesReview of Growe Technologies Inc.
… medical health records called Meaningful Use (MU) and ICD-10. In November 2013, the Health Science Center at Brooklyn … with Growe for healthcare IT services to implement MU and ICD-10 at Downstate. In April 2014, Downstate entered into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/review-growe-technologies-incDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… bogus online portal showing fabricated investment growth," DA Singas said. "Instead of providing the promised risk-free … any victims of this scheme to contact my office." DA Singas said that beginning in January 2015, an elderly … professional, is encouraged to contact the Nassau County DA's Financial Crimes Bureau at (516) 571-2149. Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationOpinion 91-24
… may contract with a county to provide sewer service to properties within a county sewer district. The cost of such a … treatment plant operated by a county sewer district. The properties through which the trunk line passes in the village … town began to seek the appropriate means of charging the properties within the development a proportionate share of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-24Opinion 91-21
… -- Compensation (administrator of estates - county chief fiscal officer's right to fees and commissions); (fees and commissions - right of county chief fiscal officer to remit to county, or to waive) COUNTY … Whether the chief fiscal officer of a county who serves as administrator …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-21DiNapoli: 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-highestOversight of Food Service Establishments
… monitors designated health departments’ oversight of food service establishments to ensure they comply with the State … for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service establishments (Establishments) and for ensuring that … have a health department; the 21 counties without full-service health departments rely on the Department’s district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsAccountability and Surplussing of Vehicles
… Objectives To determine whether the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) properly accounted for and surplussed its New York City region vehicles, and whether staff used those vehicles solely for official State business. The audit covered the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/15/accountability-and-surplussing-vehiclesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes and it incurs indirect or … spending are appropriate and the dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of … documentation and formal approvals are necessary for such costs. Key Findings The Authority did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Oversight of Mitchell-Lama Application Fees
… (HPD) ensured that managing agents properly accounted for application fees received and, if applicable, returned fees … time of our scope, Mitchell-Lama developments collected application fees of up to $200 per applicant. (In August … indefinitely unless an applicant requests a refund or the application is rejected by the development or HPD. Generally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/oversight-mitchell-lama-application-feesExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… Purpose As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy (Sandy), we sought to … As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy Sandy we sought to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesAccuracy of Reported Cost Savings
… To assess the accuracy of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General's reported cost savings for calendar years … December 31, 2012. Background The Office of the Medicaid Inspector General's (OMIG) mission is to enhance the … Related Audit/Report of Interest Office of the Medicaid Inspector General: Quality of Internal Control Certification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/07/11/accuracy-reported-cost-savingsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and Oneida counties. Its mission is to provide “safe, convenient, reliable, and … for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of supporting documentation and formal approvals … certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be considered reasonable amounts for such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… Objectives To determine whether the State Education Department (Department) is monitoring school … requirements. Work with the New York City Department of Education and other jurisdictions across the State to ensure … To determine whether the State Education Department is monitoring school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish this mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes, and it incurs indirect or … of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public authority … and formal approvals that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. In November 2012, the Public Authority Budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Authority (Authority) was created in 1969. Its mission is to provide and continuously improve public transportation … documentation. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Battery Park City Authority: Selected Aspects of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the State University Construction Fund’s discretionary spending complied with its … 2010 to December 31, 2012. Background The State University Construction Fund (Fund) was created in 1962 to expedite the … To determine whether the State University Construction Funds discretionary spending complied with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingSelected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… has contracted with a firm to act as the official travel agent for the MTA and its constituent agencies. The contract stipulates that the travel agent will book lodging at the lowest applicable and … rates. MTA agencies are required to use MTA’s travel agent for all travel arrangements, except in certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expenses