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State Agencies Bulletin No. 2152.1

… remain uncashed as of April 2024 will be stopped and the funds will be escheated to the New York State Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). Effective Dates: Effective for payroll … escheated to OUF in April 2024. Employees can visit the  Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money  website to search …

Reimbursement of Social Services Costs (2013MS-3)

… , Ontario [pdf] , Sullivan [pdf] , Tioga [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if counties were maximizing the reimbursement of costs related to the administration of social services … Reimbursement of Social Services Costs 2013MS3 …

County Inmates Receiving Inappropriate Benefits While Incarcerated (2013MS-1)

… , Onondaga [pdf] , Orange [pdf] , Schenectady [pdf] and Warren [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was … received inappropriate Medicaid benefits. Positively, Warren County did not have any inappropriate social welfare …

Service Credit – Divorce and Your Benefits

DiNapoli: Unrestricted State Aid for Local Governments Failed to Keep Up With Inflation

… Unrestricted state aid for cities, towns and villages has remained flat or declined … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. When adjusted for inflation, unrestricted aid to local governments has … enacted. Because this aid can be used by municipalities for any governmental purpose, it is an important revenue …

CUNY Bulletin No. CU-731

CUNY Bulletin No CU731

Schuyler County – Court and Trust Funds (2021-C&T-1)

… Office. The County Clerk maintained a court and trust register as required, but it was incomplete and outdated. We … have been recorded in the County Clerk’s court and trust register but were missing from the register. The Surrogate’s Court Clerk was not maintaining …

DiNapoli: Former Lake Luzerne Trustee Arrested for Stealing More Than $127,000 From South Warren Snowmobile Club

… swindling $127,723.84 from the South Warren Snowmobile Club (SWSC). McLain was charged with Grand Larceny in the … served as the SWSC Treasurer from 1999 to early 2020. The club receives funding from various public sources: Warren … himself and to cash. He used SWSC money to pay for Lions Club expenses, paid his personal credit card balances in-full …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… with second degree obstructing governmental administration for destroying town records. In December 2020, the superintendent pled guilty to attempted obstruction of governmental administration and was … The board did not ensure required quotes were obtained for the purchase of security cameras. The board also did not …

Career and Technical Education

… (NYC or City) Department of Education (DOE) is aligning Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs at the high … the New York City Department of Education DOE is aligning Career and Technical Education CTE programs at the high …

Oversight of Construction Management Contracts

… are meeting contract terms and requirements. We identified only limited instances where Parks could not provide …

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-006

… Testing Informal master file and Automated Interface (AI) testing is underway and will continue until the beginning … Improvement Project mailbox. Agencies ready to submit test AI files should email the Payroll Improvement Project mailbox …

Public Officers – Membership and Enrollment

… eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This applies regardless of whether individuals are elected or appointed as public … by statute, resolution or charter to exercise part of the sovereign power of the governmental entity. The duties … or definite term. The person holding the position files an oath of office. The compensation for the position does not …

New York Youth Jobs Program (Follow-Up)

… to ensure that the tax credits granted are accurate and only for Program-eligible youth. Key Findings We found that …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits

… personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI). In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were … also found, the president received approximately $142,000 in monetary benefits over six years that were not clearly … did not prepare 26 of 43 months of bank reconciliations in a timely manner. The treasurer also did not ensure that …

State Comptroller Releases School District Audits

… (IT) Assets Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial visits to nine district buildings, auditors were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took between 11 and … for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate inventory records, district officials were …

Circleville Fire District – Board Oversight (2013M-343)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Board’s oversight of selected financial activities for the period January 1, …

South Fallsburg Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-181)

… and separate from the Town of Fallsburg and located in Sullivan County. The Board of Fire Commissioners consists … policies, it does not have certain financial procedures in place. The Board has not ensured that procedures … records; however, the last completed audit was performed in 2010 for the 2008 fiscal year. Key Recommendations Ensure …

Jericho Fire District – Professional Services (2012M-236)

… from the Town of Oyster Bay and the County of Nassau in which it is located. The District services approximately … services providers who received at least $20,000 in payments during our audit period. District officials did … Further, the payments to the physical trainer were not in accordance with the written agreement. While the written …

Golden Glow Volunteer Fire Company – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-170)

… audit was to examine selected Company financial operations for the period January 1, 2011, through May 31, 2012. … station that is near completion. The Company’s revenue for the 2011 fiscal year totaled approximately $41,500 and … Key Findings The Company did not adequately plan for the construction of the new fire station. Because the …