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Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Niskayuna (S9-21-11)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Town’s adopted budget for the 2021 fiscal year. … adopted budget. Officials balanced the 2021 adopted budget by including negative appropriations totaling $663,254, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-niskayuna-s9-21-11Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… Services (DSS), is the oversight authority responsible for providing transitional housing and services for eligible homeless families and individuals in the City and for fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. DHS contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-followHenrietta Fire District – Distribution of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Proceeds (2025M-26)
… proper recipients. Pursuant to Insurance Law and relevant case law, when a fire district’s fire department is comprised …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/05/30/henrietta-fire-district-distribution-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-proceedsNew York State Common Retirement Fund - Fiscal Year-End Value 1993-2017 - Chart
Table with fund value and rate of return from 1993 to 2017
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/nyscrf-values-chart-2017.pdfNightlife Noise Complaints in Chinatown & the Lower East Side
This data represents 2015 311 Service Requests downloaded from NYC Open Data.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/nyc-nightlife-noise-complaints-map.pdfRetirement System Membership – State Police Plan
… For police officers and paid firefighters working for New York State or any municipal … when their employment begins. This plan (Section 381-b of New York State Retirement and Social Security Law) covers every member and officer of the New York State Division of State Police, which falls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/retirement-system-membershipHoags Corners Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls (2014M-09)
… 2013. Background The Hoags Corners Volunteer Fire Company is located in Rensselaer County and provides fire protection … although the by-laws require timely deposits, "timely" is not defined in the by-laws. The Treasurer does not issue … for use of debit cards. However, the term "best practices" is vague, and the guidance provided in the policy is very …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/04/hoags-corners-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-2014m-09Village of Parish – Board Oversight (2012M-240)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Board’s oversight of the claims and annual audit processes for the period June 1, 2010, to March 31, 2012. Background The Village of Parish is … ensure that all claims were audited, were audited prior to payment, and did not properly audit all claims to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/15/village-parish-board-oversight-2012m-240Comsewogue Public Library – Cash Disbursements and Procurement (2013M-316)
… Library’s controls over cash disbursements and procurement for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Background … which comprises five elected members. Expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year totaled $5.1 million. Key … one signature. The Board also did not provide guidance for goods and services not required to be competitively bid. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/01/31/comsewogue-public-library-cash-disbursements-and-procurement-2013m-316Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… provide low-cost capital and expert technical assistance for environmental projects in New York State. Its two major … costs that are appropriate and dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should include the … supporting documentation and formal approvals necessary for such costs. Key Findings We sampled 152 payments totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spendingHamburg Central School District – Capital Project (2014M-129)
… 26, 2014. Background The Hamburg Central School District is located in the Towns of Hamburg, Boston, Eden and Orchard Park in Erie County. The District is governed by a Board of Education which comprises seven … and ensure they only address conditions that could not have been reasonably anticipated during project planning. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/08/08/hamburg-central-school-district-capital-project-2014m-129State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Online Banking (Fulton County, Hamilton County and Otsego … officials did not establish adequate controls to ensure online banking transactions were appropriate and secure. Online banking transactions are not compared to supporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1XIII.3 Record Retention – Travel and Expense – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… that were not paid (i.e., denied or rejected). Online agencies must use the attachment feature in the SFS to … Employee Report of Travel Expenses and Claim for Payment ( AC 132-S ) Statement of Automobile Travel ( AC 160-S ). For online agencies where a proxy enters and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii3-record-retention-travel-and-expenseBronxville Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-46)
… Determine if District officials sought competition for the purchase of goods and services not subject to … bidding and ensured that written contracts were in place for all professional services. Key Findings District officials did not: Always seek competition for professional services. Have written agreements for 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/bronxville-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-46Belleville-Henderson Central School District – Mental Health Training Component of the New York SAVE Act (S9-21-23)
… District resources to provide the mental health component of the New York Safe Schools Against Violence in Education … health training to any staff for the 2020-21 school year by September 15, 2020 as required by New York State Education … 15, as required. Such training should address recognition of the warning signs, whom to turn to for assistance, and how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/06/08/belleville-henderson-central-school-district-mental-health-trainingTown of Warrensburg - Procurement (2014M-96)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s purchasing process for the period of January 1, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/20/town-warrensburg-procurement-2014m-96Town of Gaines – Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-172)
… to help ensure all money is properly accounted for. Except as specified in Appendix A, Town officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/18/town-gaines-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-172DiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Soared in First Half of 2020
… Amidst the economic tumult brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the securities industry saw its … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on Wall St.’s performance . “An injection of federal stimulus … gained since 2013. The average salary, including bonuses, for industry employees in New York City was $406,854 in 2019, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-soared-first-half-2020Overpayments of Hospitals’ Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions (Follow-Up)
… bill inpatient claims for ALC, and modify IPRO’s sampling plan to select and review similar claims at high risk of … inpatient claims for ALC, and modified IPRO’s sampling plan to select and review similar claims at high risk of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/07/overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissions-followMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C
… the coinsurance. In addition, we determined Medicaid made $1.6 million in overpayments for Medicare Part C cost-sharing … including a review of other states' policies. Review the $1.6 million in Medicaid payments for Medicare Part C … Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (2009-S-64) … To determine if Medicaid made excessive payments for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/09/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-c