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Management of Selected Special Revenue Funds
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) is effectively managing … special revenue funds to ensure the funds are spent timely and for their intended purposes. Our audit covered the period … Donors who participate in the distinctive license plate registration program do so to support a specific cause …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/02/management-selected-special-revenue-fundsComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… Munson, 64, appeared in Westchester County Court Wednesday before Judge Michael Martinelli. At the time of his … paid upon arraignment. Munson is scheduled for sentencing Oct. 29, 2018 at which time he is expected to pay the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at … improve the pace at which tax check-off contributions are put to use, requiring that donations be disbursed within the … to improve transparency and accountability for how the funds are used. Key findings include: Through SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsThe Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… The Survivor’s Benefit Program is a financial protection plan that provides a minimum death … certificate before payment is made. (Return to Top) Where can I get more information? If you are still employed, your …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesOpinion 2002-11
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For … of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service award program that provides points for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and … (ambulance calls)", that a volunteer firefighter "must run annually in order to receive twenty-five points credit". …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Central School District , Madison-Oneida BOCES , South Country Central School District , Ticonderoga Central School … Technology Inventory (Suffolk County) The district does not have a complete and accurate inventory of … of potentially losing $194,852 in state aid. In addition, club collections were not supported by adequate documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… Job growth in New York City has outpaced the nation and New … World War II," DiNapoli said. "Employment is at a record level and more jobs are being created in the boroughs outside … 2009 and 2017, pushing employment to an unprecedented level of 4.4 million in 2017, breaking the pre-recession …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthOpinion 96-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make sure Medicaid recovers that money, … in pharmacy claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from patients’ insurance providers. “Medicaid is essential … HMS for their review and asked for an explanation as to why they were not billed to the TPHI carrier. HMS was unable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Department. When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 142 Mbps. Greater Amsterdam School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1XII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… use of lapsing funds 09 Not in compliance with OAG charity registration requirements 10 Insufficient Business Unit … old are reconciled 18a Unreconciled charges from current travel period not on ER 18b Traveler has unreconciled charges from previous travel event 19 Excess amount cannot be put in Balancing Section of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… water. Auditors also found issues at the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT) and the George Washington Bridge Bus Station (GWBBS) that could impede access to these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actStreet and Sidewalk Cleanliness
… To determine whether the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) effectively monitors the cleanliness of New … of NYC’s streets and sidewalks. This includes NYC311 sanitation service request data and certain other DSNY daily … areas as well as evaluating the effectiveness of its sanitation operations. However, DSNY uses Project Scorecard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/16/street-and-sidewalk-cleanlinessCourse Offerings
… Objective To determine whether the City University of New York (CUNY) … over the past 30 years, time to degree has increased for many students. Based on the most recently published CUNY … State residents. Key Findings CUNY officials attribute low graduation rates to socioeconomic factors that are outside …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/01/course-offeringsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… that schools have sufficient resources prior to initial licensing; and whether the Bureau is adequately monitoring schools and … initial license applications that the Bureau approved between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2019 had at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (2018-S-66) An agreement between DMNA and the federal National Guard Bureau (NGB) allows DMNA to be reimbursed by NGB for expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Niagara-Wheatfield School District (Niagara); and Peekskill City School District (Westchester). According to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… $673,000 in improper and questionable bonuses to physicians over a three-year period, according to an audit … programs, resulting in $76,254 in incentive payments to doctors that should be recovered because they were either not … written support for the bonuses was lacking because the doctors’ compliance with their contractual performance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… “New York state faces a projected budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher … plans provide long-term care services to people who are chronically ill or disabled. Medicaid pays MLTC plans monthly managed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenue