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Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Report 2010-S-21). Background Our initial … nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve days were appropriate, and if not, to what extent nursing home claims exceeded the bed reserve day limits. During the five year audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followAspire of Western New York – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… ending December 31, 2012. Background Aspire provides a wide range of services to children with disabilities from … reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the year ended December 31, 2012, Aspire reported approximately $3.8 million in reimbursable costs for the preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/29/aspire-western-new-york-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTown of Highlands – Water and Sewer Funds’ Financial Condition (2021M-152)
… not monitor and amend the budgets as necessary. The water fund had a negative unassigned fund balance since 2016. As of December 31, 2020, the unassigned fund balance was negative $370,229 and the water fund owes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/01/21/town-highlands-water-and-sewer-funds-financial-condition-2021m-152Ridge Fire District – Board Oversight of Treasurer’s Fiscal Duties (2021M-165)
… Determine whether the Ridge Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) provided adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s fiscal duties. Key Findings The Board did not provide adequate oversight of the Treasurer’s fiscal duties and could not explain why …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/01/21/ridge-fire-district-board-oversight-treasurers-fiscal-duties-2021m-165Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Separation Payments (2021M-171)
… ] Audit Objective Determine whether Sullivan County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials made … to contract terms for separation payments or obtain Board of Education (Board) approval to waive certain employment terms. As a result, seven of the 21 separation payments we reviewed that total $66,169 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/01/28/sullivan-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-separation-payments-2021mTown of Canajoharie – Budgeting and Allocating Sales Tax Revenue (2021M-204)
… (Town) officials properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. Key Findings Town officials did not properly budget for and allocate sales tax revenue. As a result, Town taxpayers residing outside the … receive all the benefit they should have from County sales tax distributions. The Town Board (Board) underestimated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/03/04/town-canajoharie-budgeting-and-allocating-sales-tax-revenue-2021m-204Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Network User Accounts (2022M-77)
… are disabled after a specified period without a valid user login. BOCES officials generally agreed with our findings and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/09/09/nassau-board-cooperative-educational-services-network-user-accounts-2022m-77Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… (District) Board and District officials procured natural gas at the most favorable terms and in the best interest of … The Board and District officials did not procure natural gas in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law … Board and District officials: Did not monitor the natural gas rates charged by the energy supply company (ESCO) or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Oswego County Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Claims Auditing (2022M-29)
… Ensure signed checks are printed and Automatic Clearing House (ACH) and electronic payments are made only after the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/01/oswego-county-board-cooperative-educational-services-claims-auditing-2022m-29Town of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Webb Union Free School District (District) Board (Board) … in the 2018-19 through 2020-21 budgets by a total of $3.7 million (16 percent) and appropriated fund balance … fund balance increased to approximately 26 percent, as of June 30, 2021, exceeding the four percent statutory limit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Reserve Funds (2022M-39)
… Educational Services (BOCES) Board of Education (Board) and officials properly established and used reserve funds and maintained them at reasonable levels. Key Findings While … Educational Services BOCES Board of Education Board and officials properly established and used reserve funds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-reserve-funds-2022m-39Genesee Valley Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Purchase Cards (2022M-27)
… purposes, only one was properly approved. The purchasing agent: Did not approve 197 purchases totaling approximately … were obtained. Key Recommendation Require the purchasing agent to comply with the purchasing policy and approve all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2022/07/08/genesee-valley-board-cooperative-educational-services-purchase-cards-2022m-27St. Lawrence-Lewis Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-99)
… use. Officials did not maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records, affix identification tags to all assets, … Also, 30 out of 95 assets on hand were not listed in the inventory records. None of the 39 IT assets (totaling … service during the 2022-23 school year were added to the inventory records. None of the 25 computer disposals tested …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/01/st-lawrence-lewis-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-99Town of East Hampton – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Funds (P7-23-23)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of East Hampton (Town) officials properly administered the … that all collections were properly supported, recorded and deposited and that disbursements were proper and … CPF purposes and properly allocated. Specifically: Of the 101 deposits totaling $127.2 million made to the CPF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-east-hampton-peconic-bay-community-preservation-funds-p7-23-23Town of Shelter Island – Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (P7-23-22)
… administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund (CPF) to ensure that all collections were properly … administered the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund CPF to ensure that all collections were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/02/23/town-shelter-island-peconic-bay-community-preservation-fund-p7-23-22Village of Stamford – Pool Capital Project Planning and Monitoring (2022M-204)
… the contract terms are followed and not exceeded. Comply with statutory bidding requirements and the Village’s … procurement policy. Village officials generally agreed with our findings and indicated they plan to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-stamford-pool-capital-project-planning-and-monitoring-2022m-204Village of Waverly – Parks and Recreation Department Financial Activities (2021M-12)
… 26 of 36 sports leagues were not maintained. The former Director awarded scholarships (i.e., waived registration … any guidelines, Board oversight or approval. The former Director inappropriately used Village bank accounts for … As a result of our audit and investigation, the former Director was arrested and pleaded guilty in December 2022 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/04/07/village-waverly-parks-and-recreation-department-financial-activities-2021m-12Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2024M-23)
… Determine whether Renaissance Academy Charter School of the Arts (School) officials ensured non-payroll … written disbursements policies. Sixty-two percent of the non-credit card disbursements tested totaling $276,871 and 86 percent of the credit card charges tested totaling $43,439 lacked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2024/06/28/renaissance-academy-charter-school-arts-non-payroll-disbursements-2024m-23Greene County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-1)
… located within the County, including an apothecary and a car wash. Eleven of 13 complaints did not include documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/greene-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-1Jefferson County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-3)
… was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of businesses and the inventory of devices … during the audit were not included in the Department’s master list of 407 businesses. The Department had adequate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/jefferson-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-3