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III.3 Scope of the SFS – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)

… The scope of the Statewide Financial System (SFS) includes … the New York State Financial Cycle as previously outlined in Chapter II New York State Financial Accounting: Establish … plans; and Evaluate financial performance against plans. In the establish control phase, the SFS records the …

Town of Cicero - Procurement (2020M-8)

… about $115,000. Key Recommendations Establish procedures to ensure that officials and employees follow competitive … Review and update the purchasing policy and procedures to ensure they include detailed guidance for procuring … findings and recommendations and indicated that they plan to take corrective action. … Determine whether goods and …

Oversight of Chronic Absenteeism (Follow-Up)

… Regional Information Centers to provide guidance in the development of strategies to increase student engagement and …

Oversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up)

… hemp for research purposes. In response, Article 29 of New York’s Agriculture and Markets Law was enacted, launching the …

Oversight of Construction Management Contracts

… the contract with DASNY that could have been avoided if it had used a term contract rather than the DASNY contract. …

Oversight of Mitchell-Lama Application Fees

… audit covered the period April 30, 2013 through July 10, 2019. About the Program HPD is the nation’s largest municipal … application fees of up to $200 per applicant. (In August 2019, this was reduced to a non-refundable $75.) These fees … focused on waiting lists that were current as of May 2019. Key Findings HPD is establishing lengthy waiting lists, …

V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance – V. Chart of Accounts (COA) Governance

Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services

… may not be aware of the proper procedures or what to do in the event of an emergency. For example, during our audit, … an incident at one of the School Districts that resulted in a monitor being charged with three counts of endangering … PTSI, and School Districts and busing contractors resulted in an unclear understanding of the Department’s requirements. …

Lead Contamination of State Armories

To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs DMNA has implemented adequate controls to ensure all armories are tested for lead and are remediated where excessive levels are detected The audit covers the period January 1 2015 through March 12 2020

Oversight of Select High-Technology Projects

… Objectives To determine if Empire State Development (ESD) adequately … economic development programs and projects it oversees and to determine if these projects are achieving the intended …

Oversight of Passenger Safety (Follow-Up)

… of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report,  Oversight of Passenger Safety (Report 2017-S-50 ). About the Program The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is …

Oversight of Telemental Health Services

… method that uses two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services …

Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program

… We generally attribute these findings to a breakdown in monitoring functions as well as a lack of policies and procedures to guide staff on Program monitoring. We reviewed 21 (of 45) Program … February 2020. We found about $1.17 million (68 percent) in expenses for 17 contracts either lacked sufficient …

Use of Vendor-Supported Technology (Follow-Up)

… is a New York State public benefit corporation responsible for the oversight of public transportation in Erie and … availability of information. This includes requirements for ensuring systems are up to date and maintained at … those actions and plans were completed and find solutions for systems that remain unaddressed. Generally, NFTA …

Violating the Terms of a DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits

… member failed to designate the ex-spouse as beneficiary for an available death benefit.   Rev. 2/23 … NYSLRS pensions …

Oversight of Nurse Licensing (Follow-Up)

… audit. Of the initial report’s three recommendations, all three were partially implemented. Key Recommendation …

Localities’ Procurements of Paper Ballots

… State Board of Elections provided Local Election Boards with sufficient guidance to ensure that paper ballots were … the numbers of ballots needed. Key Recommendations Work with the Local Election Boards that do not print their … ballots are procured through vendor competition. Work with Local Election Boards to develop a sound and reasonable …

Administration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists

… with approximately 68,000 apartments. In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property tax … Program units) have priority over external applicants for available apartments, developments are required to offer … Village, did not request or receive DHCR approval for eight of the nine succession apartments it awarded. …

Oversight of Private Career Schools

… programs. In addition, the Bureau is responsible for identifying and investigating unlicensed schools. The Law … of students and taxpayers. Of the 148 pending applications for new schools and/or programs, the Bureau had not acted on 66 (45 percent) of them within one year, as required. Of …

Processing of Paper Tax Returns

… processing the State's approximately 10.9 million income tax returns. About 2 million (20 percent) of all personal income tax returns in the State are submitted as paper returns. In … source status, to process the State's paper returns for tax processing years 2013 to 2015. According to State Finance …