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Lake Placid Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2023M-95)
… for all applicable transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Key Findings District officials did not … apply for all applicable transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. As a result, District’s taxpayers will not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/20/lake-placid-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2023m-95DiNapoli Expands Anti-Corruption Initiative
… initiative and created a new Division of Investigations to build on efforts which resulted in 30 arrests and the … the Comptroller’s legal counsel for investigations. Prior to joining the Comptroller’s office in 2011, he was chief counsel to the state Inspector General, an assistant attorney general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-expands-anti-corruption-initiativeBusiness Partners
… a NYSLRS hearing proceeding, or if you are an independent medical examiner, you may be considered a business partner. … to every hearing applicant at no cost. Independent Medical Examiners An independent medical examiner (IME) is a physician who has not been … who takes part in a NYSLRS hearing or an independent medical examiner you may be a business partner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/business-partnersPainted Post Fire Department – Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2016M-312)
… was to examine the internal controls over the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2015 through … protection services for the Villages of Painted Post and Riverside in Steuben County. The Department is governed by an elected four-member Board. The Department’s expenditures totaled approximately $17,000 for 2015. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2016/12/02/painted-post-fire-department-cash-receipts-and-disbursementsGenesee Valley Central School District – Reserve Accounts and Extra-Classroom Activities (2014M-56)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate reserve fund management practices and internal controls over … include a clear and detailed rationale for maintaining the reserve, the detailed objectives of the reserve, needed funding levels, sources of funding and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/06/27/genesee-valley-central-school-district-reserve-accounts-and-extraNanuet Union Free School District – Payroll (2015M-287)
… of our audit was to evaluate internal controls over payroll for the period July 1, 2014 through July 27, 2015. … informed decisions. District officials did not provide the payroll clerk with written procedures for processing the payroll. Key Recommendations Ensure there is pre-approval of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/12/24/nanuet-union-free-school-district-payroll-2015m-287New Woodstock Fire District – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-263)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s controls over financial activity … an annual stipend for mileage incurred while responding to fires but did not have statutory authority to do so. Key Recommendations Ensure that the annual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/12/19/new-woodstock-fire-district-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-263Westbury Water District – Purchasing (2015M-261)
… awarding professional service contracts. The Board did not pass resolutions or enter into written agreements with three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2016/01/29/westbury-water-district-purchasing-2015m-261State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… audits of Bolton Fire District , Town of Deer Park , East Bloomfield Fire District , East Bloomfield-Holcomb Fire Department , City of Newburgh , … budget complies with the property tax levy limit. East Bloomfield Fire District – Financial Operations (Ontario …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0East Syracuse Minoa Central School District – Financial Software Access Rights (2016M-41)
… Dewitt, in Onondaga County. The District, which operates seven schools with approximately 3,500 students, is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/east-syracuse-minoa-central-school-district-financial-software-accessOpinion 94-10
… the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (human rights commission) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (part-town human rights commission) MUNICIPAL COOPERATION -- Human Rights (establishment of joint townwide-village commission) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§119-o, 239-o: A town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-10Medicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… therapy session for eight recipients. The provider did not bill the appropriate FQHC payment rate of $35.16 for group … Clarify to the FQHCs that were overpaid how to properly bill Medicaid for group therapy services. Ensure all FQHCs bill Medicaid the correct reimbursement rate for group …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupBuffalo Sewer Authority – Industrial Waste Section (2016M-434)
… to evaluate the Authority’s control program for trucked-in waste for the period July 1, 2015 through November 7, … approximately 106,000 residential and commercial customers in the City and certain neighboring communities. Budgeted … measure or verify the amount of liquid/slush waste trucked-in for treatment and disposal. The Administrator has not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/buffalo-sewer-authority-industrial-waste-section-2016m-434Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls – Cash Collections (2022M-165)
… Determine whether Albany Leadership Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured collections were properly accounted for and deposited in a timely manner. Key Findings The Board … did not ensure collections were properly accounted for and deposited timely. Also, the School’s cash receipts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/02/03/albany-leadership-charter-school-girls-cash-collections-2022m-165Resources for Local Officials
… Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Guidance: Guidance on Use of Funds, Reporting Requirements, Distribution Process and Contact Information from the State Division of the Budget Accounting Guidance from the Office of the State Comptroller [pdf] Constitutional Debt Limit Cost-Saving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/resources-local-officialsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1347
… Purpose To explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2, must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … employee who is either: Covered* by an employer provided retirement plan or An active participant for any part of 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1347-retirement-plan-check-box-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-yearState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Comptroller approved 1,072 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $11.9 billion and approved more than 20.1 million payments worth more than $12.6 billion. The Office rejected 109 contracts and related transactions valued at $337 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Contract and Payment Actions in June
… services. $2.3 million with Lexington Vocational Services Center, Inc. for a communication skills program. Department … Envirotrac, Ltd. for remedial construction work in Nassau County. $1.9 million with Dattner Family Associates, L.P. to … Inc. to replace and repair multiple bridges on Route 9W in Orange County. $14.2 million with Defoe Corporation to repair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-juneOpinion 97-14
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … contrary to public policy (see e.g., 1995 Opns St Comp No. 95-14, p 29 and citations therein). We have also … tax moneys. For purposes of this opinion, we assume no special act is applicable. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Poland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. - Financial Activities (2019M-218)
… Company claims were audited on a monthly basis as required by its bylaws. The Board President (President) and two Board members did not publicly disclose, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2020/02/14/poland-volunteer-fire-company-inc-financial-activities-2019m