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Investigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… estate brokers, and/or agents refuse to sell or negotiate for the sale, lease, or rent of housing accommodations based … Urban Development (HUD) Fair Housing Assistance Program, for which DHR provides a variety of fair housing … HUD refers housing discrimination complaints to DHR for investigation. Additionally, if the basis for a housing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… department’s program has rapidly expanded opportunities for industrial hemp production in the state. However, the … of growers in the program and tested plant THC levels for only 58 percent of the growers during 2018. Incomplete … its colleges with sufficient guidance and direction for addressing and maintaining compliance with data security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … (Hamilton County) The board adopted unrealistic budgets for the general fund and highway fund during the 2013 through … Appropriations were overestimated by more than $925,000 for the general fund and $820,000 for the highway fund, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0XIII.2.B Expense Report Submission – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICY An expense report must be submitted within 30 days of (i) the end of a … prior to being approved. Approval of an expense report shall be by an authorized official other than the … The SFS prevents an employee from submitting an expense report for reimbursement when the employee has an outstanding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2b-expense-report-submissionCost Reporting of Programs Operated by Gateway-Longview, Inc.
… these State agencies. This audit covered the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Background Gateway, located in … provides supportive, educational, housing and substitute care services for children, youth and families. Gateway … These disallowances also included $64,110 in payments for car and cell phone allowances for Gateway’s former Chief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/30/cost-reporting-programs-operated-gateway-longview-incPerformance Incentive Program
… Incentive Program (Program) to reward its employees for meeting performance goals. A series of legal opinions and … by various State oversight agencies provide guidance for public authorities regarding performance incentive … a 57 percent share, of the total awards while accounting for less than 3 percent of the workforce. Over the scope of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programTravel Card Transactions
… charges. When travel card charges remain unreconciled for more than 30 days, there is an increased risk of … card charges that remained unreconciled by 46 employees for 31 to 618 days. As a result, DED Finance Office managers … managers did not consistently hold employees accountable for unreconciled charges.Subsequent to our Office’s initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/travel-card-transactionsAmerimed Kids, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… primarily on expenses claimed on Amerimed Kids’ CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, and included certain expenses claimed on its CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. About the Program Amerimed Kids is a New York City-based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/05/amerimed-kids-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualAlbany Community Charter School – Financial Operations (2013M-185)
… related financial terms for the building space needed for school operations and the effectiveness of the School’s compact contract with the Foundation for the period July 1, 2011, to February 28, 2013. Background The School is located in the City of Albany. The School is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/10/25/albany-community-charter-school-financial-operations-2013m-185New York State Farming and Agriculture – Federal Funding and New York
… Version The agricultural sector is vitally important to New York State, as an economic driver and as the source of resilient local food supply chains. As reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Research, in 2022 New York’s 30,650 farms 1 contributed close to $3 billion to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/new-york-state-farming-and-agricultureAnnual Audit
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether claims were … prior to payment. Key Findings We identified $1,224,077 of inappropriate claims. We also identified two high-dollar … The objective of our examination was to determine whether claims were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/02/annual-auditBurnt Hills-Ballston Lake Youth Recreation Commission – Financial Activities (2017M-68)
… collections were deposited and cash disbursements were for appropriate summer recreation program (Program) purposes, … were paid in accordance with established pay rates for the period January 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016. … and Glenville to provide a summer recreation program for children within the boundaries of the Burnt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/joint-activity/2017/10/06/burnt-hills-ballston-lake-youth-recreation-commission-financial-activitiesEdwards-Knox Central School District – Transportation State Aid and Reserve Funds (2016M-151)
… Central School District is located in the Towns of Canton, Clare, Edwards, Fine, Hermon, Pierrepont and Russell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/edwards-knox-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-and-reserveSodus Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-392)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial management for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year total approximately $27.5 million. Key Findings For fiscal years 2012-13 through 2015-16, operations resulted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/12/23/sodus-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-392Manhasset Union Free School District – Separation Payments (2016M-150)
… over the calculation and processing of separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … five-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year totaled $90 million. Key Findings … that District officials developed written procedures for processing or approving separation payments and there was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/22/manhasset-union-free-school-district-separation-payments-2016m-150Town of Putnam Valley – Purchasing (2013M-193)
… internal controls over the Town’s purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2012 to March 6, 2013. Background … members and the Town Supervisor. Budgeted appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year were approximately $5.09 million for the general fund and $4.35 million for the highway fund. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/08/16/town-putnam-valley-purchasing-2013m-193Lake Placid Central School District – Transportation State Aid (2023M-95)
… Central School District (District) officials applied for all applicable transportation State aid for new bus acquisitions. Key Findings District officials did not apply for all applicable transportation State aid for new bus …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/10/20/lake-placid-central-school-district-transportation-state-aid-2023m-95Village of Ossining – Parking Ticket Collections (2017M-259)
… system is in place to collect outstanding parking tickets for the period January 1, 2016 through September 18, 2017. … is governed by an elected five-member Board of Trustees. For 2017, budgeted appropriations totaled $53.9 million. Key … The Board has not adopted adequate policies and practices for collecting unpaid parking fines. The Village has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/02/09/village-ossining-parking-ticket-collections-2017m-259Opinion 98-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of fees for services of an emergency rescue and first aid … Whether section 3008 of the PHL authorizes a fire district to provide advanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18State Agencies Bulletin No. 2049
… Time Entry Earnings (Lost Time, Extra Time, and Salary Lump Sum Payments) Agencies whose academic year is other than 210 … earnings when reporting lost time, extra time, or a salary lump sum payment. Lost Time – LTO (Lost Time Override) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2049-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachers