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Oversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… included all currently employed direct hire nurses as of May 2, 2017 and all temporary nurses as of August 1, 2017. Background Health and Hospitals is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating … Assessment Values that local assessors and boards of assessors use to compute agricultural property assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/02/oversight-agricultural-assessment-programOversight of Residential Domestic Violence Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is maintaining adequate oversight of residential programs for victims of domestic violence to ensure these programs are operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/24/oversight-residential-domestic-violence-programsOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… Purpose To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (OTDA) oversight and … Child support programs help enhance the well-being of children in many ways, including by enforcing child … OTDA’s responsibilities include monitoring the efforts of 58 local social services district offices (districts) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsEnforcement of the Mitchell-Lama Surcharge Provisions
… supervised by Homes and Community Renewal’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Our audit focused on … year for which DHCR had verified affidavits at the time of our audit in 2017. Background The Mitchell-Lama program … and cooperative housing to middle-income families. A total of 269 State-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments with over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/10/enforcement-mitchell-lama-surcharge-provisionsCity of Cohoes – Purchasing (2014M-192)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the City’s purchasing process for the period … policy was adopted in 2000 and has not been updated to keep it current. Numerous purchases were not competitively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-cohoes-purchasing-2014m-192City of Albany – Payroll (2015M-110)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s payroll operations for the period … for unused vacation time without adequate leave records to support the payroll calculations. The City’s payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/09/16/city-albany-payroll-2015m-110Oversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… develop and regularly review school safety plans as part of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. … its key provisions, the SAVE Act created Section 2801-a of the Education Law (Law) requiring public school districts, charter schools, and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) programs (herein …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsOversight of the Title Insurance Industry
… Objective To determine if the Department of Financial Services (DFS) adequately monitors the State’s … unknown defects in the title to the property at the time of sale. The cost of title insurance is higher in New York … to license title insurance agents. As of August 2018, 2,727 title agents had been licensed by DFS. Between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/21/oversight-title-insurance-industryCommon Attributes of Successful Emerging Managers
… of team’s prior institutional asset manager experience Tenure of the leadership team investing and operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/emerging-manager/common-attributes-successful-emerging-managersExamination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)
… (RAP) under contracts CM00939 and TQ00002. The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved the claimed savings. Background Downstate … was later extended for three months through December 2, 2013. At that time, the contract and the extension were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pmaExamination of Penalties and Interest Payments
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine the extent to which NYSIF … by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) for late payment of medical and compensation claims. Background The Workers’ … 31, 2016. This included 35,130 penalties totaling $1.2 million for late payments to medical providers and 898 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/01/examination-penalties-and-interest-paymentsExamination of Island Peer Review Organization
… We examined select subcontractor expenses the Department of Health (Department) made to Island Peer Review … in administrative charges and nearly $180,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. Our objective was to determine whether … by the Comptroller’s Office pursuant to Section 365-l of the Social Services Law. IPRO entered into subcontractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/14/examination-island-peer-review-organizationExamination of Unemployment Insurance Willful Overpayments
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether NYDOL properly … eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own. An overpayment occurs when a claimant receives benefits in excess of the amount entitled. Overpayments are considered willful …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/25/examination-unemployment-insurance-willful-overpaymentsExamination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC
… York State Public Officers Law § 73(5)(a). In settlement of the violation, the Downstate employee paid the Commission … Public Officers Law (POL) § 73(5)(a) and Downstate’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct which prohibits employees from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llcOversight of Weights and Measures Programs
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets (Department) adequately monitors … 2014 to July 20, 2017. Background The Department’s Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau) is charged with ensuring … used to weigh and measure commodities sold on the basis of weight, volume, or size are to be inspected and tested for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/01/oversight-weights-and-measures-programsVillage of Depew - Purchasing (2018M-158)
… obtained. Key Recommendations Seek the necessary number of quotes as required by the purchasing policy. Retain evidence of quotes or Village officials’ attempts to obtain quotes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-depew-purchasing-2018m-158Town of Davenport - Transparency (2018M-85)
… Clerk did not maintain a complete and up-to-date record of the Board’s meetings. The Board did not conduct a thorough and deliberate audit of claims. Key Recommendations The Supervisor should maintain … The Board should conduct a thorough and deliberate audit of claims to identify any irregularities or deficiencies in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/31/town-davenport-transparency-2018m-85Selected Aspects of Subway Station Safety
… Purpose To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … Environment and Operations has taken appropriate steps to make all of its subway stations safe, and whether “Help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/15/selected-aspects-subway-station-safetyPerformance of the Excelsior Jobs Program
… To determine whether firms that were issued a Certificate of Tax Credit met the eligibility requirements for job growth … Jobs Program (Program), established in Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2010, provides refundable tax credits to firms in targeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/07/07/performance-excelsior-jobs-program