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Rochester Land Bank Corporation – Monitoring Subcontractor Performance (2016M-373)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Land Bank’s monitoring of the Subcontractor’s performance for … 1, 2014 through June 9, 2016. Background The Rochester Land Bank Corporation is a not-for-profit corporation created … or redevelopment plans in the City of Rochester. The Land Bank, which is governed by a seven-member Board of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/rochester-land-bank-corporation-monitoring-subcontractor-performanceTown of Hempstead Sanitary District No. 7 – Post-Employment Payments, Claims Processing and Professional Services (2014M-198)
Town of Hempstead Sanitary District No 7 PostEmployment Payments Claims Processing and Professional Services 2014M198
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2014/12/24/town-hempstead-sanitary-district-no-7-post-employment-payments-claims-processingEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2012 Through June 30, 2012
… Purpose To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield (Empire) paid claims for special items according to the provisions of the agreements between Empire and its member hospitals. The audit covered the period … To determine whether Empire BlueCross BlueShield Empire paid claims for special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/13/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2012-throughTown of Richmondville – Administration of Grant Moneys (2013M-374)
… $5.6 million, funded by economic development grants, bank financing and private moneys from the developer. The … which is owned by the developer, is currently facing foreclosure. Key Findings The Board failed to properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-richmondville-administration-grant-moneys-2013m-374DiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… growth in other areas such as New York City and Long Island. “Immigrants are nearly a quarter of our population. … of all New York’s immigrants reside in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, according to the report. For … the figure is over 10 percent. “Utica has a rich history, going back decades, as a melting pot; welcoming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaElectronic Funds Transfer Direct Deposit Enrollment Application (RS6370)
For NYSLRS retirees to have your monthly benefit electronically deposited to your checking or savings account or change which bank you deposit to.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6370.pdfDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found … An audit released today by Comptroller DiNapoli found the states Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesHourly Based Information Technology Services
… to determine if the Office of General Services (OGS) paid Hourly Based Information Technology Services (HBITS) vendors: (i) at the appropriate hourly bill rates; (ii) for consultants with the required … time-efficient means for agencies to procure short-term hourly information technology services. Each HBITS contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/hourly-based-information-technology-servicesDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), announced … Tire and Rubber Co. and Nisource Inc. have agreed to the Fund's request that they publicly report all direct and … urge other companies to follow suit. Shining more light on the use of corporate resources to influence the political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… range of services including, but not limited to, hospital services, office visits, home care, medical … rate schedules for the payment of inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Empire’s hospital contracts also allow certain special items, such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsChautauqua County – Court and Trust (2020-C&T-1)
Determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/chautauqua-2020-ct-1.pdfWyoming County Court and Trust Funds - (2020-C&T-2)
Determine whether County officials have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/pdf/wyoming-2020-ct-2.pdfLakeland Fire District – Travel and Conference Costs (2013M-145)
… paid for actual District expenses, necessarily incurred on official District business and did not establish … for expenditures that the District had already paid for on the District credit card. The Board has not established a … of travel be used, they could have saved over $12,000 on the five out-of-state conferences in 2012. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/23/lakeland-fire-district-travel-and-conference-costs-2013m-145Responsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to New York City Nightlife Establishments (Follow-Up)
… noise complaints related to nightlife establishments in New York City (NYC). The audit found that the NYPD’s and … strategies and tactics with each other were limited. In addition, the SLA did not access and analyze pertinent … complaints. Key Findings NYPD officials made some progress in addressing the problems we identified in the initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/04/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-new-york-city-nightlife-establishments-followOpinion 88-17
… issues discussed in the opinion. ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (whether municipality may compel subdivider to dedicate park land) GENERAL CITY LAW, §§33,34; TOWN LAW, §§277(1), … approval of a subdivision plat, to compel dedication of park land in the subdivision without compensation. 34 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 289
… IS FOR AGENCIES 2823X, 2855X, 2818X, 10680, 10690, 09000 AND 09180 ONLY Purpose To provide instructions for processing … through the deduction codes using the outside scroll bar. -If a record with the same Federated Fund (SEFA) … code already exists , click on the top of the inner scroll bar, insert a row and continue with step 6. -If there is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/289-2002-sefa-campaign-agencies-participating-continuous-giving-pilotOpinion 92-41
… a municipality, the power should be denied" ( In re Piers Old Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, North River, in City of New York , … maintain highways and sidewalks in a fire district (see Highway Law, §§102[1],[15], 117, 118, 129; 140[1],[2],[18], … than the width of highways required by statute (see Highway Law, §§140[2], 284). This broad comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-41Internal Controls for Tax Collection Webinar Presentation
Please join us as we discuss internal controls over the collecting and depositing of money, the disbursement of money, maintaining adequate accounting records and reporting responsibilities for tax collection in Towns and Villages.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/internal-controls-for-tax-collection-11-10-2021.pdfReview of Collecto, Inc
… was appropriate and properly supported. The $14,355 in overpayments represented services previously billed on prior invoices. The $2,664 in potential overpayments represented charges where the … staff do not approve vouchers with duplicate billings. In addition, SUNY Downstate is working with their Counsel’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incSchenectady County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2014M-338)
… company rather than directly to the businesses leasing those properties and creating jobs. The Agency does … directly to the businesses providing jobs and not to leasing agents. Establish and implement procedures to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schenectady-county-industrial-development-agency-project