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New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget: Federal Fiscal Year 2019
… Message from the Comptroller November 2020 In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have seen how the immense fiscal resources of the federal government can help everyday Americans in times of real need. Unfortunately, we have also seen how myths and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-balance-payments-federal-budget-federal-fiscal-year-2019Holley Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-342
… to examine the District’s financial management practices for the period July 1, 2008 through October 21, 2013. … elected members. The District’s budgeted appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year total $23 million. Key Findings For the last five fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/holley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-342Croton-Harmon Union Free School District - Professional Services (2019M-51)
… Determine if District officials sought competition for procurement of professional services. Key Findings … $128,205 during the audit period. Have written agreements for four professional service providers who were paid $58,409 … the audit period. Key Recommendations Seek competition for all professional services. Enter into written agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/06/14/croton-harmon-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2019m-51State Comptroller DiNapoli Launches Academy for Local Government Officials
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide an enhanced … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli has launched a new Academy for New York State Local Officials that will provide an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-launches-academy-local-government-officialsDiNapoli: Local Government Debt Levels Off
… P. DiNapoli. Total debt has remained fairly steady since the Great Recession, after more than doubling from 1998 to … schools and buy equipment,” DiNapoli said. “Too much debt can make it difficult for a community to adjust if a … . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-local-government-debt-levels-offPortville Central School District - Cafeteria Collections (2018M-244)
… agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-cafeteria-collections-2018m-244Medicaid Program – Excessive Payments for Durable Medical Equipment Rentals
… whether the Medicaid program could achieve cost savings by implementation of a rental cap on oxygen equipment. The … that can withstand repeated use and have been ordered by a practitioner in the treatment of a specific medical … has no limit on the number of rental payments allowed. By comparison, under Medicare, oxygen equipment rentals are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/12/medicaid-program-excessive-payments-durable-medical-equipment-rentalsCOVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… City’s world-renowned arts, entertainment and recreation sector saw the largest decline among all sectors in the … city and state must be proactive in stemming the cultural sector's economic downturn," said Manhattan Borough President … to sustain the recovery of our city's creative sector." "The arts and entertainment sector make New York one …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryXI.11.D Equipment and Software Maintenance Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… provide guidance to state agencies on: Assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts; Determining price reasonableness for those contracts; and Essential language for equipment and software maintenance contracts. Prior to … provide guidance to state agencies on assessing the need for equipment and software maintenance contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11d-equipment-and-software-maintenance-contractsGarrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
Determine whether Garrison Union Free School District (District) officials secured the District’s network user accounts, established physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an IT contingency plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2024/pdf/garrison-union-free-school-district-2023-127.pdfCost-Saving Ideas: School District Auditing – Claims/Deputy Claims Auditor
… The claims/deputy claims auditor: approves vouchers and … and itemization are provided and that payment is for proper district purposes. The auditor must report directly to the board and serve at the board’s pleasure. Hiring a claims auditor You are not required to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-school-district-auditing-claimsdeputy-claims-auditorNYS and NYC Pension Funds To SEC: Greater Disclosure Needed On Risks Faced By Fossil Fuel Industry
… climate change is real and that their products produce emissions that contribute to it. But when asked how laws and … has spurred calls for significant reductions in carbon emissions and to embrace alternative energies but fossil fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/nys-and-nyc-pension-funds-sec-greater-disclosure-needed-risks-faced-fossil-fuel-industryOpinion 90-51
… 308: Surcharges imposed on customers within a municipality to pay for the establishment of an enhanced emergency … equipment and the telephone services necessary to establish and provide an enhanced 911 emergency telephone system. Other expenses related to the establishment and maintenance of such system are a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-51Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… his office completed audits of the Baldwinsville Central School District , Chenango Valley Central School District , Downsville Central School District , East Williston Union Free School District , … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Extra-Classroom Activity (2015-MR-5)
… cash receipts and disbursements for the period July 1, 2013 through May 8, 2015. Background Extra-classroom … (Board), for, by or in the name of a school, student body or any subdivision thereof." Extra-classroom activity … and appropriate extra-curricular activities of the student body. Key Findings Boards and District officials did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/17/extra-classroom-activity-2015-mr-5DiNapoli and NY State Pension Fund Reach Agreements with Major Companies on Executive Pay
… and Salesforce.com to reexamine their CEO and executive pay and adopt policies that take into account the … corporate income in the United States for years, with CEO pay rising dramatically while wages for most other company … workforce into consideration rather than setting CEO pay solely by benchmarking it against other CEOs. Overall …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/dinapoli-and-ny-state-pension-fund-reach-agreements-major-companies-executive-payState Comptroller DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Baker and the New York State Police Announce Arrest of Former Village of Addison Official for Theft of More Than $1.1 Million
… clerk-treasurer of the Village of Addison in Steuben County has been arrested for allegedly stealing more than … New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Steuben County District Attorney Brooks Baker, and the New York State … public trust I have encountered in 30 years as a Steuben County prosecutor,” Baker said. “The reality is that but for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-steuben-county-district-attorney-baker-and-new-york-state-police-announceThousands of State Computers and Other IT Devices Unaccounted for or Stored With Lax Security
… “Information Technology Services needs to do a better job of keeping an accurate inventory of its equipment to … stored on these devices,” DiNapoli said. “The findings in this audit are very concerning and the agency needs to … including thousands of laptop and desktop computers, listed in ITSM as “absent,” mostly because their location …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/thousands-state-computers-and-other-it-devices-unaccounted-or-stored-lax-securityGroton Central School District – Financial Management (2014M-288)
… audit was to examine the District’s financial activities for the period July 1, 2013 through August 21, 2014. … two schools with 833 students. Budgeted appropriations for the 2014-15 fiscal year are approximately $18.8 million. … funds have excessive balances and no plans or policies for the use of the reserves. Over the last four years, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/01/09/groton-central-school-district-financial-management-2014m-288Accounting and Reporting Manual
Accounting and Reporting Manual for Counties, Cities and Villages, Soil and Water Conservation Districts and Libraries
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/arm.pdf