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Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… (FY) 2018 and 2019 (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019). About the Program Residential building owners must ensure … As a result of this practice, HPD considered only about 236,000 of the 447,000 complaints to be unique. Key … days before HPD even confirmed the lack of service. Only about 7 percent of the inspections resulted in the issuance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsDiNapoli Releases Review of City's Proposed Budget and Financial Plan
… have yet to reach a funding agreement. More will be known about the cost of these initiatives and funding source by the … before the recession and higher than the national rate. About half of unemployed people in the city have been without … The budgets for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 each count on about $2.5 billion in nonrecurring resources. For a copy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-releases-review-citys-proposed-budget-and-financial-planDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores
… for 2021, covering all counties and towns, 44 cities, and 11 villages. This round of scoring identified eight local … in a fiscal stress designation for fiscal year 2021, 11 were also in some form of fiscal stress in 2020. … increased in FYE 2021 compared to FYE 2020. For cities, 16% were designated in some level of stress, up from 13.5% in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scoresCitywide Payment Services and Standards – Controls Over Payments
… Objectives To determine whether the New York City Department of Finance … options, and improve customer satisfaction. Payments can be made online, in-person, or by mail to a bank lockbox. … the data not always coming to DOF’s attention, which could lead to inaccuracies in reporting. We also found weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/01/citywide-payment-services-and-standards-controls-over-paymentsOpinion 2007-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Not Requiring … (paratransit services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§103, 104-b: County contracts with private bus companies to provide … remaining parts of the agreement ( Guistino v County of Nassau , 306 AD2d 376, 760 NYS2d 862; Burroughs v New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-1Opinion 89-25
… to capital reserve fund) SEWERS AND SEWER SYSTEMS -- Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25The New Interdisciplinary School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by The New Interdisciplinary School (NIS) on its Consolidated Fiscal … special education provider located in Suffolk County, New York. NIS provides preschool special education services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/08/new-interdisciplinary-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2017 Through September 30, 2017
… reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were submitted by approved providers, were processed in accordance with … eMedNY computer system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible … clinic, practitioner, and referred ambulatory claims. By the end of the audit fieldwork, about $4.5 million of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/03/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2017-through-september-30-2017City of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-16-12)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure … in Nassau County, issued debt totaling $12.8 million to liquidate various accumulated fund deficits for the fiscal … requires all local governments that have been authorized to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/10/14/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-16-12DiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… office could be theirs. More than 30 million accounts are unclaimed in New York, some dating back to the 1940s. An … their name. It’s likely that some of the $12.5 billion in unclaimed funds belongs to you, a family member or friend,”said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… to a Dentist (Follow-Up) (2015-F-3) An audit issued in July 2013, determined that, for the period June 1, 2009 through Sept. 30, 2012, Medicaid made $66,402 in improper payments to a dentist. In a follow-up report, auditors determined DOH has made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsInspire (Orange County Cerebral Palsy Association) – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Inspire on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were … Inspire is reimbursed for these services through rates set by SED. These reimbursement rates are based on financial … in question were not merit-based (as otherwise required by the RCM) or were paid to non-direct care staff for whom …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/29/inspire-orange-county-cerebral-palsy-association-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2016 Through September 30, 2016
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system … Medicaid requirements, and resulted in correct payments to the providers. The audit covered the period April 1, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/25/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2016-through-september-30-2016Elmcrest Children’s Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Elmcrest … its early education center. Elmcrest is authorized by SED to provide preschool education services to children with … $18,264 in personal service costs, which consisted of bonuses and employee fringe benefits; $16,578 in overstated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/24/elmcrest-childrens-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNorth Country Kids, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by North County Kids, Inc. (North Country) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/north-country-kids-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services’ Core Systems
… executive State agencies into nine clusters based on the type of service provided. The Division is one of eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/24/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systemsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… of its authorized advance accounts by transferring the funds to an unrelated account, without notifying the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) of the change. Two funds had shortages that originated prior to 2011, but Parks … the surplus. Parks inappropriately used Petty Cash Account funds totaling over $4,600 for employee payroll advances, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… track coach routinely overestimated the amount of advance funds needed for athletic events. As a result, at one point … Also, the coach consistently returned unused advance funds more than 2 months later than required by the … his daughter as a volunteer coach and using State funds to pay for her travel with him and the team to local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/07/selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental … Conservation (Department) has effective systems in place to fully and accurately accumulate State costs related to … process and billing frequency for each site is about once a year at most. In addition, the bills do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryTowns’ Road Management Plans (2014-MR-2)
… letter reports to the following Towns: Binghamton [pdf] , Delhi [pdf] , Dryden [pdf] , Highland [pdf] , Masonville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2015/03/20/towns-road-management-plans-2014-mr-2