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Comptroller DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. Although the same number of districts were designated in fiscal stress … school districts, our fiscal stress monitoring system has revealed encouraging results in several communities,” … the classification. This year, five school districts are designated in “significant fiscal stress” and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… Attorney Kristyna S. Mills said. Peck, 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree (a … for the town of Alexandria and the village of Alexandria Bay, stole cash paid for transfer station, arena and clerk … in 2014. To read the audit, visit: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/towns/2016/alexandria.pdf Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftIntroduction to IT Governance – Information Technology Governance
… local governments and schools invest a considerable amount of resources into their information technology (IT) systems … financial and nonfinancial information, accessing the Internet, communicating through email and reporting to … and federal agencies. These systems and the data they hold are valuable and need to be protected from unauthorized, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/introduction-it-governanceDiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon announced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, New York, has pleaded guilty to stealing at least … Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, the FBI and the State Police, she has been held accountable for her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-otsego-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-school-districtState Agencies Bulletin No. 2161
… to help them identify employees who require a new Form W4 Employees Withholding Certificate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2161-locked-query-identify-employees-who-require-new-form-w-4-employeesNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real … Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating and communicating the annual per-acre Agricultural Assessment Values that local … To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finances Office of Real …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/02/oversight-agricultural-assessment-programACDS, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background ACDS, a not-for-profit organization located in Plainview, New York, is an … and Suffolk counties. The counties pay tuition to ACDS for these services using reimbursement rates set by SED. The … that ACDS reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/acds-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHagedorn Little Village School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Hagedorn Little Village School (HLVS) … fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Background HLVS, a not-for-profit organization located in Seaford, New York, is an SED-approved provider of preschool special education services. During the 2014-15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/hagedorn-little-village-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHear 2 Learn PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Background Hear 2 Learn is a privately owned institution located in Syracuse, New … counties in central New York. Hear 2 Learn is reimbursed for SEIT services through rates set by SED. These reimbursement rates are based on financial information, including costs, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/hear-2-learn-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… from April 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. Background The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation of the State of … specifying the types of discretionary costs that are appropriate and the dollar thresholds, supporting … RIOC lacked written policies and procedures clarifying what constituted appropriate discretionary spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3College at Buffalo – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees complied … and regulations and is free from fraud, waste and abuse. The audit covers the period July 1, 2008 to March 31, 2011. … To determine whether the use of travel monies by selected government employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/college-buffalo-selected-employee-travel-expensesSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… Purpose To determine whether the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority’s … period was April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2012. Background The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority … (Authority) was created in 1970 to develop and improve the public transportation systems in the central region of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Medicaid Program – Multiple Same-Day Procedures on Ambulatory Patient Groups Claims
… Patient Groups claims because of deficiencies in the claims processing and payment system. The audit covered the period December 1, 2008 through March 31, 2013. … Patient Groups APG claims because of deficiencies in the claims processing and payment system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/12/medicaid-program-multiple-same-day-procedures-ambulatory-patient-groups-claimsOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up)
… adequate oversight to ensure that the contractor or consultant was meeting the deliverables. For the remaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/08/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffing-followAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act
… Objective To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles (Department) is appropriately allocating, billing, and collecting the expenses of administering the Motor Vehicle Financial … To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles is appropriately allocating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/13/allocation-billing-and-collection-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-securityCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Report 2014-S-52 … is responsible for regulating the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the State highway system through a permitting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-fees-followMedicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations made in our initial audit report Medicaid Payments to Medicare Advantage Plan Providers
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/medicaid-payments-medicare-advantage-plan-providers-followPoughkeepsie City School District – Internal Controls Over Purchasing and Claims Processing (2012M-179)
… the period July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2012. Background The Poughkeepsie City School District is located in the City of Poughkeepsie, in Dutchess County. The District is governed by … Poughkeepsie City School District Internal Controls Over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/11/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-purchasing-andSteuben County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-97)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the accounting records … for the 2012 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board has not adopted policies and procedures for cash receipts and … safeguarded. As a result, although press-numbered receipts are issued, the bookkeeper does not sufficiently detail …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/08/02/steuben-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-over-cash