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Expedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds

… Program Legislative Session 2023-2024: Expedited Payments of Unclaimed Funds – A.10219/S.9410 (McDonald/Sepulveda) – Relates to expedited payments of abandoned property under a certain monetary threshold. … Memo Bill Text Status … Relates to expedited payments of abandoned property under a certain monetary threshold …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/expedited-payments-unclaimed-funds

Public Posting of Certain Contracts

… Program Legislative Session 2025-2026: Public Posting of Certain Contracts – A.6707 (Solages) – Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. Memo Bill Text Status … Requires a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/public-posting-certain-contracts-0

Town of Sherburne – Budgeting (2025M-3)

… [read complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Sherburne (Town) Board (Board) develop realistic budgets? … combined. Additionally, the Board appropriated $511,000 of fund balance which was not needed. More specifically, we … operating deficits totaling $511,000. As a result, none of the appropriated fund balance was needed. Unrestricted …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/04/18/town-sherburne-budgeting-2025m-3

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Evergreen Charter School , Farmingdale Union Free … Officials did not comply with the district’s policy when procuring goods and services below the competitive … each year by an average of $2.7 million, or 4 percent. When unused appropriated fund balance is added back, …

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

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… reviewed reimbursements for 20 eligible students, 13% of the eligible student population, and determined claims … not confirm the district received the fuel it purchased when it was delivered. … BOCES officials did not always use competitive methods when procuring goods and services. Auditors examined …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits

IT Security Fundamentals – Information Technology Governance

… Prior to examining your local government’s or school’s IT internal controls, it is important to … and network and system security: the CIA triad and defense-in-depth. These concepts highlight the importance of looking at internal controls both individually and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/it-security-fundamentals

DiNapoli and Hein Announce Training For Fire Districts and EMS Agencies

… the best way to protect public funds.” “The vast majority of fire departments are run by committed and amazing … to all fire departments throughout Ulster County. ” “I appreciate County Executive Hein being proactive in working … Vanderlyn Hall, 491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, N.Y. When: June 23 at 6 p.m … New York State Comptroller Thomas P …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-and-hein-announce-training-fire-districts-and-ems-agencies

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… organization located in Buffalo offers a range of preschool special education services to children with disabilities from birth to five years of age. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, auditors … $1.06 million were reported in fiscal years other than when they were actually paid. WCHCC also incorrectly reported …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

Procurement and Contracting in New York

… an administrative bid protest procedure to be used when an interested party asserts to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) that the Comptroller should … contracting entity. The Comptroller's independent review of bid protests, as well as state contracts, helps ensure …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts

DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter

… from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to State Comptroller … starting as soon as the third quarter of 2020. Year-to-date, statewide local collections in 2021 are up 18.8%, or … declines. The first change occurred after June 2018, when the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in South Dakota v. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarter

Area #5 – Malware Protection – Information Technology Governance

… is especially true with the ongoing and escalating threat of ransomware attacks against local governments and schools. One way to detect and stop some forms of malware before it can affect its targets is by using … systems to automatically “play” files stored on devices when connected to computers. This feature poses a security …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-5-malware-protection

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Childhood Vaccines

… free vaccines to eligible children younger than 19 years of age whose parents or guardians may not be able to afford … their recommended vaccines and are protected from a number of diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … advise providers to report accurate claim information when billing Medicaid for administered VFC Program vaccines. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/06/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-childhood-vaccines

Towns’ Road Management Plans (2014-MR-2)

… [pdf] , Preston [pdf] , and Schoharie [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if towns properly maintained … plan based on the maintenance and repair cycle that shows when each road will be worked on and how this work will be …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2015/03/20/towns-road-management-plans-2014-mr-2

DiNapoli: The Mayor's Proposed Budget Takes Large Steps In Addressing Outstanding Labor Contracts

… agreement between New York City and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) removes the largest uncertainty that had … “The agreement between the Mayor and the United Federation of Teachers lifts a cloud that has hung over the city’s … smaller than the historical average over the past 34 years when measured as a share of city revenue. The city has closed …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-mayors-proposed-budget-takes-large-steps-addressing-outstanding-labor-contracts

Medicaid Program – Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers

… and locally funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to those who are economically … and/or have special health care needs. The Department of Health (Department) administers the Medicaid program in … payments to report accurate claim information when billing Medicaid for E/M services during global surgery …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/17/medicaid-program-inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiers

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… debt and make loan payments. He pleaded guilty to theft of government money and agreed to pay $39,182.92 in … District Attorney’s Officer and resulted in the arrest of three other individuals. In December 2019, one individual … where clerk fees were not deposited within three days of when collections accumulated to more than $250. Find out how …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… safeguarded. District inventory records did not list 45 of 50 selected assets totaling $36,809. In addition, district … They did not always enforce the adopted travel policy when approving $125,028 in travel expenditures. District … records and reports were complete, accurate, up-to-date or timely. The town’s accounting records were also not …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0

Despite Progress, Pay Gap for Women Persists

… the contributions and accomplishments of women. March is also when “Equal Pay Day,” which represents how many additional months women must work to equal what men earned the previous year, typically falls. (In 2022, … Population 16 Years and Over. 3 See U.S. Census Bureau, “What Is the Gender Gap in Your State?” March 1, 2022, at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/despite-progress-pay-gap-women-persists