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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Company , City of Peekskill and the Town of Warrensburg . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … to ensure court money collected was properly recorded in the court records, deposited in a timely manner and accurately reported to the Justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3Cayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (2022M-146)
Determine whether Cayuga County (County) officials ensured electronic data containing personal, private, and sensitive information (PPSI) on County-owned Public Health Department (Department) devices was adequately protected from unauthorized access and use.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/cayuga-county-2022-146.pdfReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s point-in-time count for New York State, there were 92,091 homeless individuals in January 2019 and 91,271 homeless individuals in January 2020. The Office’s funding of shelter services is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerDiNapoli: Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft and Must Pay Back $459K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… of theft of government funds and must pay back $459,050 in New York state pension and Social Security payments that were issued to her deceased mother-in-law. “Exploiting the death of a family member for personal … Office of the Inspector General for their partnership in ensuring justice was served and restitution was made in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-woman-pleads-guilty-theft-and-must-pay-back-459k-nys-pension-and-social-security-paymentsNew York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget, Federal Fiscal Year 2021
This report examines the flow of funds between the federal government and the states for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) ending September 30, 2021, with special attention to its impact on New York State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2021.pdfVillage of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency – Board Governance (2015M-196)
… established to plan and undertake urban renewal projects in the Village of Fairport. The Agency is governed by a … three entities. The Agency inappropriately gifted $250,000 in assets to the FLDC. The Agency made an annual contribution …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/miscellaneous/2016/03/31/village-fairport-urban-renewal-agency-board-governance-2015m-196Champlain Joint Youth Program – Oversight of Financial Activities (2017M-21)
… which were remitted to the bookkeeper were not supported by adequate documentation, such as duplicate press-numbered … or approve the salaries of any Program employees paid by the Town, except for the Town’s recreation director. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2017/11/22/champlain-joint-youth-program-oversight-financial-activities-2017m-21Village of Livonia – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-221)
… 15, 2014. Background The Village of Livonia is located in the Town of Livonia in Livingston County and has a population of approximately … that the former or current Clerk-Treasurer filed the AUD in a timely manner. Also, the current Clerk-Treasurer did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/01/09/village-livonia-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2014m-221Village of Fairport Industrial Development Agency – Board Governance (2015M-195)
… The Agency, which was created by State legislation in 1976, is governed by a five-member Board of Directors, … records. Consider amending the Agency’s lease and payment in lieu of taxes agreements from the 1980s to distribute …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2016/03/31/village-fairport-industrial-development-agency-boardRombout Fire District – Board Oversight of Financial Activities (2017M-88)
… State, distinct and separate from the Town of Fishkill, in Dutchess County. The District is governed by an elected … reserve funds to fund operating expenses, which is not in compliance with the law. The Board has not adopted an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2017/07/28/rombout-fire-district-board-oversight-financial-activities-2017m-88Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2014-S-65), 90-Day Response
The objectives of our audit were to determine if the Department has an ongoing need for its advance accounts, and if it has adequate controls to ensure the mone
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s65-response.pdfControls Over Cash Advance Accounts (2014-S-65)
The objectives of our audit were to determine if the Department has an ongoing need for its advance accounts, and if it has adequate controls to ensure the mone
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2015-14s65.pdfWhat Tier Are You In?
… on your date of membership. To find out what tier you are in, sign in to Retirement Online and look under 'My Account Summary.' There are six tiers in the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and five in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/what-tier-are-youHomer Central School District - Criminal History Background Checks (2019M-76)
… effectively used District resources to ensure the safety of their students by performing proper criminal history background checks. Key Finding Officials did not … criminal history background checks on nine out of 157 employees tested. Key Recommendations Discontinue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/21/homer-central-school-district-criminal-history-background-checks-2019m-76Overtime Compensation – Legacy Reporting
… pay beyond the annual limits below is not included in the definition of earnings, and we cannot use it in a final average earnings (FAE) calculation. Only report … (April 1 – March 31). It increases based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for the one-year period ending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/overtime-compensation2022 Women’s History Month Celebration
… In honor of Women’s History Month, State Comptroller Thomas … get started. Comptroller DiNapoli’s Gender Pay Gap Report In March 2022, Comptroller DiNapoli released an analysis on the pay gap still facing full-time working women in New York State. Median earnings for full-time working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/2022-womens-history-monthState Agencies Bulletin No. 268
… be displayed on the employees' check and/or advices. This is privacy protection for the employee. Affected Employees … be displayed on the employees check andor advices This is privacy protection for the emplo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/268-removing-employee-social-security-number-and-employee-identificationOpinion 93-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … Comp No. 92-41, p 105; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-34, p 55). In furtherance of these purposes, fire districts have only … Subdivision 14 of section 176 of the Town Law provides, in relevant part, that the board of fire commissioners of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-24Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentence of Brooklyn Man for Stealing Over $22K in Deceased Mother's Pension Benefit
… and Local Retirement System." "Stealing pension benefits from a deceased family member is not a victimless crime, nor … who attempt to undermine the Retirement System and steal from living, retired New Yorkers who depend it." According to … were mailed to each month, admitted that he enlisted help from four associates to cash 19 pension checks after Sandra …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentence-brooklyn-man-stealing-over-22k-deceasedUnited HealthCare – Empire Plan Drug Rebates
… program between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2013. In accordance with the contract, United is required to … and collection of rebates offered by drug manufacturers. In 2012, Express Scripts Holding Company (Express Scripts) … 31, 2013, United credited the Department for $139 million in revenue derived from agreements with the five drug …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/united-healthcare-empire-plan-drug-rebates