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Examination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… prices, and received the quality and quantity of lights, heaters and generators it procured during its … DHSES paid $1.17 million for 1,000 portable Pelican LED lights, 1,000 portable heaters, and 811 generators to ensure … maintain sufficient records to show it received all the lights, heaters and generators it paid for or to adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesTown of Fremont – Operating Budget and Cash Disbursements (2013M-85)
… of our audit was to review the Town’s operating budgets and disbursements for the period January 1, 2011, to November … The Town of Fremont is located in Sullivan County and has approximately 1,400 residents. The Town provides water, highway and general government services to its residents. The Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/05/town-fremont-operating-budget-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-85State Agencies Bulletin No. 859
… for the Licensure Premium shall require licensure and/or registration as described below: For Speech …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/859-licensure-premium-nys-schools-deaf-and-blindVillage of Kaser - Refuse User Fees and Records (2018M-97)
… expenditures and maintained appropriate records for refuse collection operations. Key Findings The Village charged residents $400,356 for refuse collection which exceeded the outsourced contracted cost of $215,352 for collection without adequate substantiation for the excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/09/26/village-kaser-refuse-user-fees-and-records-2018m-97Purchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development
… to increases in payroll costs and related union benefits, insurance, security costs, and general operating and … $22.3 million was for services such as mortgage payments, insurance, and utilities. Our audit focused on the remaining … but are not required to be re-bid. However, the Rules only cover certain kinds of contracts over $100,000 and provide no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/06/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-developmentDepartment of Health (Department) Examination of Travel Expenses
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine if the travel expenses … claimed by a Department employee during the period of February 23, 2012 through December 31, 2017 were … Background State employees are eligible for reimbursement of actual, reasonable, necessary expenses for official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/20/department-health-department-examination-travel-expensesCity of Niagara Falls – Financial Management and Information Technology (2013M-47)
… The City has had a pattern of structural budget deficits, meaning recurring revenues were not sufficient to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/06/04/city-niagara-falls-financial-management-and-information-technology-2013m-47XI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Law requires that moneys received by a state officer in his official capacity shall be deposited into a bank or … by certain securities pledged as collateral as specified in Section 105 of the State Finance Law. The purpose of this … Services -- Services provided by a banking institution in maintaining a bank account, including, but not limited to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contractsOversight of Critical Foster Care Program Requirements
… (OCFS) has effective controls in place to ensure that foster homes meet required criteria prior to their certification or approval for the placement of foster children, and to determine whether casework contacts … regulates and supervises child welfare services, including foster care and adoption, through its Division of Child …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/oversight-critical-foster-care-program-requirementsMedicaid Program – Oversight of Managed Long-Term Care Member Eligibility
… Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are enrolled in MLTC plans, which provide long-term care services, such as … December 31, 2020, Medicaid paid MLTC plans $15.5 billion in premiums for 329,618 recipients enrolled in MLTC. The … (e.g., enrollees who did not receive any CBLTC services in a month, deceased recipients), and Maximus is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/05/medicaid-program-oversight-managed-long-term-care-member-eligibilityOvertime Temporarily Excluded from Tier 6 Contribution Rates
… Rates for SFY 2025-26 In March 2025, all Reporting Contacts received an email letting them know updated … detailed earnings information on file or if your Reporting Contacts provided earnings breakdowns, we excluded overtime … the correct amount beginning April 1 and Reporting Contacts should have started using the new contribution rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/overtime-temporarily-excluded-tier-6-contribution-ratesXIV.4.B Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts – XIV. Special Procedures
… the agency’s responsibility to request to establish a bank account. Each agency must obtain authorization from the OSC … Cash Management Unit (BSAO CMU) to establish a new bank account through a request in writing. Upon receipt of the agency's formal request for a bank account, OSC will evaluate the request to determine if the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv4b-establishment-and-closing-bank-accountsVillage of Monticello – Budget Review (B4-14-15)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … revenue and expenditure projections in the Village of Monticello’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year … Village of Monticello Budget Review B41415 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/06/27/village-monticello-budget-review-b4-14-15Bronxville Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-46)
Bronxville Union Free School District Procurement 2018M46
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/06/08/bronxville-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-46City of Yonkers – Budget Review (B6-14-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … 2014-15 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The City of Yonkers is authorized to issue debt totaling $45 million … City of Yonkers Budget Review B61413 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/20/city-yonkers-budget-review-b6-14-13The Child School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… and Center - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2012-S-20) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/11/child-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualFamily and Educational Consultants – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… on its CFRs for the preschool Special Education Itinerant Teacher services (referred to as the Program) that it … charged directly to the Program, and $22,104 for one teacher who did not work in the Program; $47,273 in agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/family-and-educational-consultants-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHeartShare Human Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… program, and two subsidiaries: St. Vincent’s Services and Wellness Inc. Key Findings For the three fiscal years ended … should have been allocated to HeartShare’s fixed-fee and Wellness Inc. programs; $118,199 in ineligible compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/24/heartshare-human-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHandicapped Children’s Association of Southern New York, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs reported by Handicapped Childrens Association of Southern New York Inc on its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/06/handicapped-childrens-association-southern-new-york-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 88-51
… (procedure for abolition of); (use of moneys for dredging lake) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§6-c(1)(b), 6-d: Moneys in a … repair reserve fund may be expended for the dredging of a lake if the work is intended to restore the lake to its original condition and need not be undertaken …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-51