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Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… Services Programs ( 2020-S-2 ). About the Program In New York State, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) … to assist them responsibly. Services provided range from safety monitoring, linkages with other service providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followCyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the two … 2020-S-58 ). About the Program Cybercrimes continue to rise. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation … from 114,702 in 2019 to 300,497 in 2022. These attacks can have a significant impact on the public when they target …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/cyber-incident-response-team-followMonitoring of Select Programs (Follow-Up)
… their independence at home. Examples of services offered by both programs include home-delivered meals, nutrition … be placed on a wait list. According to written testimony by the Association on Aging in New York at the 2023-24 Joint … annual on-site evaluations for all 59 AAAs as required by its policies and procedures, leaving NYSOFA with no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/12/monitoring-select-programs-followDiNapoli Announces $500 College Savings Sweepstakes
… designed to help families save for college, is overseen by DiNapoli’s office in partnership with the Higher Education … of this opportunity to possibly win some money for college by entering the sweepstakes,” said DiNapoli. “Having an … at least 18 years of age. All entries must be submitted by May 31, 2015. The winner will be notified by phone or U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-500-college-savings-sweepstakesSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… the recommendation included in our initial audit report, Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Report 2020-S-40 ). About …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followFly Creek Fire District – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2022M-115)
… (District) non-payroll disbursements were supported, for proper District purposes, competitively procured and … the District’s non-payroll disbursements were supported, for proper District purposes and audited prior to payment, … could not demonstrate that they sought competition for disbursements totaling $53,425. The Treasurer performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/09/23/fly-creek-fire-district-non-payroll-disbursements-2022m-115Fabius-Pompey Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-83)
… purposes and were properly audited and approved prior to payment. Key Findings We reviewed 100 claims totaling … and for appropriate purposes. However, the District needs to improve the claims audit process because some claims were not subject to an independent claims audit and some were not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/15/fabius-pompey-central-school-district-claims-auditing-2022m-83Oversight of the Farm-to-School Program (Follow-Up)
… and individual schools' purchase of local specialty crops by developing existing strengths while building additional … health, and promote regional food system awareness. By providing financial assistance to develop programs, … assistance to promote the purchase of State farm products by schools, universities, and other educational institutions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/oversight-farm-school-program-followEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… and add a new program to support the purchase of electric school buses. In addition, the bond act was renamed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureOpinion 97-22
… opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) … intermediate school district, school district approved by the State University Trustees, or community college region approved by the State University Trustees, may sponsor or participate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-21
… Law or any indication that the Legislature intended a result other than the imposition of a new reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( 2010-S-34 ). … that while Transit has a number of policies and procedures for managing and controlling subway diversions, more needed … not planned using current ridership data, and the budget for diversion advertisements to communicate information about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followBright Start Pediatric Services, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED’s) guidelines, including … between the ages of three and five years. Pursuant to the State Education Law, providers such as Bright Start are … SED’s requirements. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest State Education Department: The Norman Howard School - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/bright-start-pediatric-services-llc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCircle of Friends – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED’s) guidelines, including … between the ages of three and five years. Pursuant to the State Education Law, SED establishes reimbursement rates for … and requirements. Other Related Audit/Report of Interest State Education Department: The Norman Howard School - …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/circle-friends-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualACDS, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by ACDS, Inc. (ACDS) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) … to ACDS for these services using reimbursement rates set by SED. The State, in turn, reimburses the counties 59.5 … ended June 30, 2014, the personal service costs claimed by ACDS that we tested were in compliance with SED’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/acds-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of Health and Safety Regulations at Public Pools, Beaches, and Spray Grounds
… 1, 2015 through December 14, 2016. Background The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Parks), the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Department of … at the time of our visits. Agency Response A draft copy of this report was provided to officials from each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/21/oversight-health-and-safety-regulations-public-pools-beaches-and-spray-groundsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1072
… Agencies must report changes to maintenance deductions by inserting a new effective dated row in the General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1072-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsOpinion 2001-1
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (authority to pay overtime … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §90; 29 USC §201 et seq .; NY CONST, ART. VIII, §1: A village board may authorize … 29 USC §201 et seq .) at a rate higher than that provided for in the FLSA, without running afoul of the gift and loan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… fire districts have only those powers expressly granted by statute or necessarily implied therefrom (Town Law … was rendered, section 176(31) of the Town Law was enacted by chapter 763 of the Laws of 1983. Memoranda in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… used to fund a length of service award program established by a village for members of the village fire department. You ask whether foreign fire insurance tax monies received by a village treasurer may be used to fund a length of … subdivision 1 of section 216 requires an affirmative vote by at least sixty percent of the village board of trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6