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Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program
… adequate internal controls to oversee and monitor the federally funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program … Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act of 2020 (CARES Act) provided funding for emergency economic relief for … threshold at the statewide level during any full year covered in our scope. We also found that a significant number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-fundingDiNapoli: State Agency Mishandled Housing Discrimination Complaints
… or negotiate the sale, lease or rental of housing based on a protected class, such as age, race, income, national … Investigated DHR’s complicated and poorly managed intake system for housing discrimination complaints resulted … Conducting ongoing reconciliations of DHR’s various intake logs with case management system records. Providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-state-agency-mishandled-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Police Bulletin No. SP-119
… State and the Police Benevolent Association and provides for General Salary Increases and increases to other payments effective April 1, 2010 for Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and … and Eligibility Criteria The legislation provides for the following increases: April 1, 2010 Salary Increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-119-april-1-2010-salary-and-other-increases-state-police-employeesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-56
… Purpose To notify agencies of the procedure for processing summer … the payroll in their regular positions and will continue to be paid. Summer Session Payment Procedures Summer session … beyond entries on the Time Entry panel. Exception: For a CAL employee who works summer session and is terminated as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-56-suny-summer-session-proceduresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of Croton-on-Hudson , Town of Dannemora , East Islip Public Library , County of Franklin Solid Waste Management … , Town of Nanticoke , Town of Marbletown , Municipal Parking Structures , City of Sherrill , Walden Fire District … actual hours worked. Payroll records for the Department of Public Works revealed five employees were overpaid a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 89-59
… be assessed on an ad valorem or benefit basis as the case may be, these sections must be read together with … NYS2d at 205). Although the Appellate Division in the YMCA case relied in part on the fact that the user charge …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… communities reviewed: Adequacy of 2021 Budgets – Town of Big Flats (Chemung County) Town of Big Flats officials adequately assessed the impact of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1865
… of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip); and Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee has a Payroll Status of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1865-2020-clothing-allowance-certain-agency-police-service-unit-apsuDiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis
… housing agency, Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), can do more to help low-income New Yorkers find housing by making full use of available federal funds … their housing costs. This contrasts with Schuyler County, where 99% of allocated vouchers were issued but only 87% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisisState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… financial and capital plans until the Cayuga County Health Department forced the board to submit a plan. In … of vehicles, or promptly remove unused vehicles from insurance, resulting in $17,237 of unnecessary costs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… health (TMH) uses two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1777
… of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip); and Has a Pay Basis Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee has a Payroll Status of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1777-2019-clothing-allowance-certain-agency-police-services-unit-apsuSullivan County Industrial Development Agency – PILOT Program (2013M-161)
… Agency (SCIDA) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program for the period January 1, 2012, to April 10, 2013. Background … extended benefits totaling approximately $7.1 million for 58 projects during our audit period. Key Findings The … IDA (SCIDA) has established a Uniform Tax Exempt Policy for both general and specific-purpose projects. The policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2013/08/30/sullivan-county-industrial-development-agency-pilot-programRockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Administrator Compensation, Financial Management and Purchasing (2017M-60)
… $69,000. BOCES has more than $14.6 million in restricted funds that should have been returned to component districts. … for component district residents. Ensure that all surplus funds, except those properly restricted in reserve funds or … procedures for billing and collection when invoices remain uncollected after the payment period. Ensure that all travel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2017/12/15/rockland-board-cooperative-educational-services-administrator-compensationCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B1-15-20)
… an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed budget for 2016. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as … Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the debt … to finance the deficit is outstanding, the proposed budget for next succeeding fiscal year. Key Findings Based on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/11/04/city-lockport-budget-review-b1-15-20Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-13-19)
… $536,000 in current resources available to liquidate the liability. The Town’s total current resources are … could significantly impact the Town’s real property tax levy or the current level of services provided. The Town … changes. The Town has adopted a local law to override the tax levy limit in 2014. Key Recommendation Determine if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/05/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-13-19Town of Minetto – Financial Condition (2013M-284)
… July 31, 2013. Background The Town of Minetto is located in Oswego County, is approximately 6 square miles, and serves … fund, $434,000 in the highway fund, and $42,000 in the lighting district. Key Findings The Board has adopted budgets … the financial condition of the general, highway and lighting district funds has diminished in recent years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/11/15/town-minetto-financial-condition-2013m-284Sodus Center Fire District – Board Oversight (2017M-108)
… - pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of financial operations for … in the Town of Sodus in Wayne County. The District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate … environment and did not carry out its responsibility to oversee District financial operations and safeguard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2020/05/22/sodus-center-fire-district-board-oversight-2017m-108Medicaid Program – Medicare Part D Clawback Payments
… 2003, Medicare Part D provides prescription drug benefits for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (“dual-eligibles”). The Department … government to cover part of the cost of prescription drugs for the State’s full-benefit dual-eligible population. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/medicaid-program-medicare-part-d-clawback-paymentsTown of Marion – Misappropriation of Justice Court Cash Collections (2023M-149)
… to ensure that all collections were accurately accounted for and to promptly identify discrepancies. The Justices also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/01/26/town-marion-misappropriation-justice-court-cash-collections-2023m-149