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Affordable Home Ownership Development Program
… Purpose To determine whether Affordable Home Ownership Development Program (Program) grant managers are … To determine whether Affordable Home Ownership Development Program Program grant managers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/06/affordable-home-ownership-development-programCattaraugus County – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-68)
… 19, 2012. Background Cattaraugus County is located in the southwest portion of New York State and has a … cities, 32 towns and nine villages. The County is governed by a 21-member Legislature. The County’s budgeted … not maintain one or more pieces of required documentation in the files for 19 of these children, for whom the County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/05/cattaraugus-county-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-activities-2013m-68Roosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School – Selected Financial Operations (2013M-254)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s financial operations for the period … of expenditures incurred by the Board members to attend special meetings. Consider amending the procurement policy to require that competition is sought when procuring goods …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/10/roosevelt-childrens-academy-charter-school-selected-financial-operationsDowntown Ithaca Business Improvement District (DIBID) – Disbursements (2012M-252)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Executive Director’s oversight of the processes and procedures governing the … process by monitoring the use of his signature stamp and the work performed by individuals who performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/04/05/downtown-ithaca-business-improvement-district-dibid-disbursements-2012m-252West Hill Fire District No. 3 – Financial Condition (2014M-160)
… Background The West Hill Fire District No. 3 is located in Chemung County and serves approximately 700 residents. The … budget appropriations. This occurred primarily because in 2008 and 2009 the District received unexpected insurance … December 31, 2013. District officials created this reserve in the late 1990s to fund future costs of new vehicles. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/15/west-hill-fire-district-no-3-financial-condition-2014m-160DiNapoli Statement on Amazon's Agreement to Conduct an Independent Racial Equity Audit
… The Fund has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-statement-amazons-agreement-conduct-independent-racial-equity-auditLong Island Workforce Housing Act (2015-MR-4)
… and policies to require all developments that exceed zoning density to be compliant with the Act. Ensure that fees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2016/01/08/long-island-workforce-housing-act-2015-mr-4Helping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… the school districts adequately monitor students’ progress in successfully completing CRPs. Background If a student is … student can earn credit for the course by participating in one of the make-up credit programs. Two of these make-up credit programs, intensive instruction in deficiency areas of the course and on-line study, are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to make sure they spend any gift cards … being held by our Office of Unclaimed Funds. My office is working to get these funds back in the hands of their … to register the card with the retailer. DiNapoli’s office is currently holding more than $17.5 billion in unclaimed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist
… 1, 2010 through September 30, 2013. Background Mark Amir is a physical therapist who owns and operates Madison … who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. Under this arrangement, Medicare is the primary payer and Medicaid … Medicare claims using the National Provider Identifier (NPI) for his group practice and the related Medicaid claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/15/medicaid-program-improper-payments-physical-therapistOpinion 2010-1
… the opinion. PARKS AND RECREATION -- Moneys in Lieu of Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Park Lands (use of park trust moneys to fund the purchase of … You ask whether monies held in a park land trust fund pursuant to Village Law 7730 may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Child Protective Services (2013-MS-5)
… audit was to determine if actions taken by the county’s Child Protective Services (CPS) units were sufficient to reduce child abuse and neglect recurrence rates for the period … Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) oversees the child welfare programs that are administered by counties. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/10/14/child-protective-services-2013-ms-5Pension Fund Makes Progress on Board Diversity
… or industry and willingness and ability to devote adequate time and effort to Board responsibilities." Research shows … 2017 GoPro Inc. 2016 The Priceline Group Inc. 2015 eBay Inc. Garmin Ltd. Monster Beverage Corp. Standard Pacific …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/pension-fund-makes-progress-board-diversityMTA-NYC Transit Medical Assessment Centers
… subject to Article 19-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law which requires that bus drivers meet certain … location. If testing is needed, after regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., an employee, regardless of … or as little as $86.28 at a depot that paid for three hours at regular pay. We determined that employees were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/10/mta-nyc-transit-medical-assessment-centersJohn A. Coleman School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… years ended June 30, 2011. Background Coleman is located in White Plains and Yonkers, New York and provides special … rates are based on financial information Coleman presents in an annual CFR filed with SED. SED reimburses DoE and the … ended June 30, 2011, Coleman claimed about $27.3 million in public support. Key Findings For the three years ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/05/john-coleman-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualNewmeadow, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Newmeadow Inc. (Newmeadow) on its … calculated, adequately documented and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED’s) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM). The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/29/newmeadow-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWestchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… special education provider located in Westchester County, New York. WestCOP provides preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/westchester-community-opportunity-program-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 90-37
… municipal officials have a fiduciary duty to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most … should be the one which the board believes will yield the best price or maximum financial benefits ( Feldman v Miller , … measures to assure that the sale price is upon the best or most beneficial terms (see Opn No. 89-64, supra , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-37Opinion 88-14
… of intestacy. There is a comprehensive statutory scheme in New York State which provides that when an estate is administered in New York, and the decedent dies intestate with unknown heirs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14New Yorkers in Need: The Housing Insecurity Crisis
For almost 3 million New Yorkers, housing costs constitute more than 30 percent of household income, the most commonly used threshold of affordability.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-housing-insecurity.pdf