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State Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… on their financial operations while developing their 2021 fiscal year budgets. Below are the findings of some of … Therefore, taxpayers do not have assurance that the best prices were obtained. Officials did not obtain … not seek competition for two of five professional service providers who were paid a total of $37,637. In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… in fees were waived without evidence of board approval. Sea Breeze Fire District – Board Oversight (Monroe County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Town of Clare – Fiscal Stress (2013M-317)
… to April 30, 2013. Background The Town of Clare is located in St. Lawrence County and serves about 105 residents. The … relied on appropriated fund balance as a financing source in the annual budgets, and in some years, it appropriated more fund balance than was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/12/04/town-clare-fiscal-stress-2013m-317DiNapoli: Otsego County Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing From School District
… States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon announced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, New York, has pleaded guilty to stealing at least $34,000 from her former employer, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-otsego-county-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-school-districtAccounts Payable Advisory No. 70
… Subject : Emergency Check Production Reference : Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), … with questions regarding this advisory. … Emergency Check Production …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/70-producing-checks-emergency-eventCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… 11, 2013, established an Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public dissemination of publishable … and make such data freely available in accessible formats for public use. As of August 2020, there were over 4,800 data … Open Data into its ongoing core business planning and strategies. However, since then, ORDA has taken steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataNorthern Onondaga Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2013M-236)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the … reviews prepared bank reconciliations. The administrative secretary is allowed to apply the Board President’s signature … the District’s bank account to withdraw funds for monthly service fees. Restrict the online bank account access so that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/08/northern-onondaga-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2013m-236Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Information … of Information Technology Services (ITS) was established in November 2012 as part of a New York State Information Technology Transformation to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/08/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffing-followOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention (Follow-Up)
… oversee the provision and delivery of comprehensive health care in New York City’s public hospitals and clinics. As the largest public health care system in the nation, Health and Hospitals provides … 1 million New York City residents annually in more than 70 locations across the five boroughs, including 11 acute care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retention-followUnitedHealthcare – Out-of-Network Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. Civil Service contracted with UnitedHealthcare … level billed, the greater United’s reimbursement. Billing for a higher level of care than the service actually provided … monitored out-of-network providers who routinely billed for higher-level E/M services, and if out-of-network …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/unitedhealthcare-out-network-providers-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-management-servicesMinds in Motion, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Minds in Motion, Inc. (MIM) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFR) were properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/minds-motion-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEmpire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… involves removing the clouded lens and replacing it with an intraocular lens (such as a plastic lens). Empire … reimburses the intraocular lens as a special item implant, meaning the hospital receives an additional fee for the lens itself. If a provider corrects or adjusts the intraocular lens, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsChildren's Development Group, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the Program CDG is an SED-approved, for-profit provider of preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. CDG is reimbursed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/11/childrens-development-group-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualWadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… Objective To determine whether Wadsworth Center is adequately certifying, monitoring, and enforcing selected … issues certificates of approval/accreditations based on a combination of category-analyte-method/technology: category … being tested (e.g., potable water), analyte refers to what is being measured (e.g., lead), and method/technology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programDiNapoli: Former Non-Profit Executive Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Business Records
… payroll system to increase her paid time off and lower her health insurance premiums, giving herself $5,518.77 in … as full-time, instead of part-time, to avoid paying higher health insurance premiums. Finally, she failed to properly … involving taxpayer money by calling the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-former-non-profit-executive-pleads-guilty-falsifying-business-recordsTown of Hartwick – Financial Condition (2013M-118)
… March 8, 2013. Background The Town of Hartwick is located in Otsego County and has 2,110 residents. The Board comprises … and appropriations of fund balance to finance operations in the highway and fire protection funds. Although Town … operations separately, with sufficient revenues included in the budget for each fund. Consider separate checking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-hartwick-financial-condition-2013m-118Town of Edwards – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2013M-20)
… April 30, 2012. Background The Town of Edwards is located in St. Lawrence County and has a population of 1,160 … maintain the Town’s financial stability. The fund balances in the Town’s major operating funds fluctuated significantly … primarily because the Board over-appropriated fund balance in the budget and allowed the budget to be overspent. Duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/12/town-edwards-internal-controls-over-selected-financial-operations-2013m-20Village of Huntington Bay – Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards (2012M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s method … April 30, 2012. Background The Village of Huntington Bay is located in the Town of Huntington, in Suffolk County and … specify who was authorized to use the credit cards, for what purpose the cards could be used, or procedures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-huntington-bay-compensation-officials-and-credit-cards-2012m-198Village of Hoosick Falls – Internal Controls Over Selected Operations (2013M-1)
… that the Board conducted an audit of claims. Although fuel consumption records were kept for specific vehicles, there … quantities of fuel purchased and dispensed. Maintain fuel consumption records. Assign financial software access rights …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/03/29/village-hoosick-falls-internal-controls-over-selected-operations-2013m-1Town of Newstead – Joint Highway Facility Project (2012M-260)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Newstead is located in Erie County with a population of approximately 11,400 … members: the Town Supervisor and four Council Members. In February 2010, the Board authorized the issuance of serial … Consult with legal counsel and review the provisions in the inter-municipal agreement that address the operation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-newstead-joint-highway-facility-project-2012m-260