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Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… is transferred from the State Treasury to a local bank account for use by the agency. WCB was authorized to have two … that both checks never cleared. Although the petty cash account is needed for subpoena fees, a New York State … appears to be an excessive authorization level for this account. Key Recommendations Issue stop payment orders for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… Purpose To determine whether the State Education Department (SED) has … controls over the cash advance accounts it oversees to ensure the money is properly accounted for and used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… Purpose As part of a series of examinations of Agency responses to Superstorm Sandy (Sandy), we sought to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… Purpose To determine whether Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program … are being awarded and disbursed in an efficient manner to help meet the State's critical low-income housing needs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programPSCH, Inc.
… contract. We examined $1.6 million in expenses that PSCH claimed on the Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) for the … & Marina. For this event, PSCH claimed $31,908 (more than half the total $62,858 spent on the two-day conference), … $1,355 in expenses that should have been charged to other PSCH contracts and $2,384 for travel expenses for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-incCancer Service Network, Inc.
… the program. Both the clinical and administrative services contracts allow the vendors to subcontract services. DOH and CSN entered into nine clinical services contracts totaling approximately $26.74 million and nine administrative services contracts totaling approximately $7.74 million. CSN did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount … to offset State payments to recover outstanding debt. In May 2015, we recommended NYSIF participate in SWOP as a means to recover outstanding premium. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsReview of Collecto, Inc
… supported. Background Downstate contracts with Collecto for debt collection services.Under the $2.5 million contract, … include clear language to determine the proper commission for small-balance accounts. SUNY officials are implementing … staff do not approve vouchers with duplicate billings for amounts already billed on prior invoices. Continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incOpinion 88-70
… a city may not conduct an advisory referendum on whether to fluoridate city water or whether to improve the city water or sewer systems. However, bond … funds in connection with the improvements may be subject to referendum in certain circumstances. You ask whether a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70Public Authorities – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… by the authorities and have not been verified by the Office of the New York State Comptroller. As required by … the New York State Job Development Authority. **** Certain Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) staff are also reported as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-authoritiesDiNapoli: New York's Higher Education Sector Boosts State and Local Economies, but Job Recovery Lags
… highlights the higher education sector’s importance to New York’s local economies and to the state’s overall economic health. The state’s 290 … “The higher education sector brings tremendous value to the state and regional economies through employment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-new-yorks-higher-education-sector-boosts-state-and-local-economies-job-recovery-lagsLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program – Federal Funding and New York
… Income Home Energy Assistance Program, commonly referred to as HEAP, is designed to assist income eligible households with their heating or … is $3,322; the limit increases with household size up to a maximum of $9,952 for a household of 13 people. An …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/low-income-home-energy-assistance-programOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45)
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45.pdfMetro-North Railroad - Response Planning for Unexpected Events (2019-S-55) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) has plans or procedures to address unexpected or unplanned events and whether those plans were followed, and whether the plans or procedures addressed the needs of its customers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s55-response.pdfOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services (2020-S-45) 180-Day Response
To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities offer, who they serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s45-responses.pdfManagement of Capital Projects (2018-S-70) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project management process that its employees and contractors/consultants are required to follow; and whether LIRR followed the capital project management process and was successful in ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18s70-response.pdfMonitoring of Construction Management 2020-S-42
To determine if the Office of General Services is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the terms and requirements, and if the oversight and administration costs associated with carrying out this function are supported and related.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s42.pdfLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (2019-S-68) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the State Education Department’s Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision is verifying that schools have sufficient resources before initial licensing and is adequately monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future closings.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s68-response.pdfAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents (2023-N-1)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Social Services is administering the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program according to the rules and regulations, thereby assisting Department of Homeless Services shelter residents in securing ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23n1.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. P-804
Sal Withhold Inst for Emp Appt to Certain Positions from SUNY NU 08 AND NU 41 Positions
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/pdf/agencies-p-804.pdf