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Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) 30-Day Response

To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f18-response.pdf

City of Binghamton – Apparent Misappropriation of Parks and Recreation Department Funds (2013M-169)

… $107,984. Specifically, we found that the City could not account for $36,234 in fees that should have been paid for … totaling approximately $344,000 from a separate bank account titled the “Binghamton City Sport Leagues” for … the City’s name and used the City’s Federal identification number, no one in the City knew this bank account existed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/10/03/city-binghamton-apparent-misappropriation-parks-and-recreation-department-funds

Selected Employee Travel Expenses

… through March 31, 2011. Of that amount, $6.3 million was for reimbursements to employees for travel expenses and direct payments to vendors. The other … travel expenses to Federal and State taxing authorities for the two calendar years 2010 and 2011. We have referred …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/selected-employee-travel-expenses

DiNapoli: Limited Regulation of Adult Day Care Programs Poses Potential Risks to Vulnerable Adults

… disabled adults or seniors at potential risk, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … a clear need for a more comprehensive system of regulation to ensure the wellbeing of many more vulnerable New Yorkers. … at designated times of a day. The services can help to delay or prevent the need for nursing home care and other …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-limited-regulation-adult-day-care-programs-poses-potential-risks-vulnerable-adults

Child Care Licensing and Inspection

… Purpose To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services’ (Office) child care licensing and … Related Audits/Reports of Interest Office of Children and Family Services: Adoption Subsidy Program (2008-S-106) … To determine if the Office of Children and Family Services Office child care licensing and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/child-care-licensing-and-inspection

Medicaid Program – Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2018 Through March 31, 2019

… was actually provided; $1.4 million was paid for newborn birth claims that contained inaccurate birth information, such as the newborn’s birth weight; $1 million was paid for practitioner, pharmacy, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/medicaid-program-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2018-through-march-31-2019

Oversight of Sex Offenders Subject to Strict and Intensive Supervision and Treatment (2014-S-50)

To determine whether the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (Department) is adequately monitoring and enforcing conditions of Strict and Intens

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/SGA-2014-14s50.pdf

Oversight of Direct Placement of Children

… direct care of relatives or a suitable person via Family Court Act (FCA) Section 1017 are placed in a safe … relative or suitable person under the jurisdiction of the court. In direct placement cases, the court will likely order … custody follow a statutory schedule for permanency hearing and that our findings were not backed by specific …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-children

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1711

… through 12/20/2018 Employees who worked for more than one agency in the same company during the year, for example … or City University of New York (CUNY), will receive only one (1) Form W-2. Employees who worked for more than one agency in multiple companies, for example both NYS and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1711-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year-2018

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1808

… through 12/19/2019. Employees who worked for more than one agency in the same company during the year, for example, … or City University of New York (CUNY), will receive only one (1) Form W-2. Employees who worked for more than one agency in multiple companies, for example, both NYS and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1808-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-calendar-year-2019

DiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Sentenced for Stealing Deceased Mother's NYS Pension Checks

… and serve eight months home detention and two years’ probation before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-sentenced-stealing-deceased-mothers-nys-pension-checks

Opinion 89-15

… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (must specify … for negligence of firemen and property damage) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS -- Contracts (with village) … liability insurance for vehicles owned by the village fire department) VILLAGE LAW, §4-412: A village may not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-15

DiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration

… and policymakers should consider steps outlined in my report to strengthen these programs to bring more food …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaboration

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1684

… Purpose To notify agencies of a new form AC3440 Request for Payroll Check Stop Payment to be used to stop and reissue … process, state agencies must email new form AC3340 Request for Payroll Check Stop Payment to the Uncashed & Reissued NYS … Agency Actions Agencies must: Email all AC3340 Request for Payroll Check Stop Payment request forms to the Uncashed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1684-new-form-stop-and-reissue-new-york-state-payroll-check

Appendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

… City comptroller (for cities governed by the Second Class Cities Law, see Second Class Cities Law Section 64); otherwise, depends on city …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-references

EDSS - Revenue Contract / Amendment Help

… What information is required to create a new Revenue Contract / Amendment? The Revenue Contract / Amendment will need to be created in the State Financial System (SFS) first. … In EDSS, you can search by the Audit ID or PeopleSoft ID to locate the Revenue Contract / Amendment. EDSS will pull …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/edss-revenue-contract-amendment-help

Opinion 92-27

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- Payroll Deductions (for … (to charitable organizations) PERSONAL PROPERTY LAW, §§45-a, 46(1)(2); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §93-b; MUNICIPAL HOME … may not make a charitable donation by assigning his or her right to receive salary to the charitable organization. A …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-27

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… $60 billion in federal, state and local funds. For additional background or a comment on a specific audit, … budgets were realistic. District officials appropriated $2.6 million of fund balance to help finance the budget each … government spending and nearly 50,000 state contracts, visit OpenBookNY . The easy-to-use website was created by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0