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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… bids for purchases totaling $172,760 made from three vendors or comply with the district’s procedures for … paid. Officials also did not obtain the minimum number of quotes for nine claims totaling $18,628. Katonah-Lewisboro … cost of $55,832 were not recorded on the inventory list. District officials were unable to locate 26 fixed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsDiNapoli: East Ramapo School Budget Hampered By Deficits, Inadequate Rainy Day Funds
… The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face significant fiscal stress due to unrealistic budgeting, … The East Ramapo Central School District continues to face significant fiscal stress due to unrealistic budgeting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-east-ramapo-school-budget-hampered-deficits-inadequate-rainy-day-fundsXI-A.7 Electronic Purchase Order Authorization and Purchase Order Dispatch – XI-A. Purchasing
… POs. Online agencies are not required to physically sign a PO prior to sending it to a vendor. Instead, POs … for ordering will have a default PO dispatch method of email. Please see Chapter X, Section 4.A – Vendor … guidance on classifications. If the PO dispatch method is “email,” once the PO has been authorized and is ready for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a7-electronic-purchase-order-authorization-and-purchase-order-dispatchVI.3.B Budget Transfers Within a Business Unit – VI. Budgets
… to move budget authority between budgets within a single Business Unit. Each budget entry in the Budget Transfer … the five budget entry types for Budget Transfers within a Business Unit: Apportionment – An apportionment is the … for which the budget bill does not specify 1) a particular business unit and department, such as those under the MSC01 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3b-budget-transfers-within-business-unitControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses
… monitor and ensure accountability over its vehicle use and maintenance expenses. The audit covered the Department’s vehicle use and maintenance expenses for the period from January 2017 … shops either perform maintenance and service in-house or use the authorized private repair shops for parts and/or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expensesOpinion 98 - 19
… An installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to a mandatory referendum. You ask whether an installment purchase contract of a fire district is subject to mandatory referendum. General Municipal Law, … 39). Among other things, section 109-b provides that, "subject to the provisions of subdivision five of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19DiNapoli: New York's Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Fixing
… New York's water systems may require nearly $40 billion in repairs and … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Many drinking water systems in New York are over 100 years old and … life," DiNapoli said. "Too many places are dealing with water main breaks, leaks, contaminated drinking water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-drinking-water-infrastructure-needs-fixingAwarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… Communications Grant (SICG) program, which awards grants to counties to help them enhance their emergency … 21, 2011 through March 29, 2017, the Division awarded 137 grants in five rounds of funding totaling $292 million. For … and totaling $45 million, all counties that applied for grants received funding. Funds are distributed through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsCompliance With Freedom of Information Law Requirements
… Objectives To determine if the Department of Transportation (DOT) has policies, procedures, and … in place to fulfill its responsibilities under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), and if DOT is in compliance with … and 11 regional offices throughout the State. Article 6 of the New York State Public Officers Law provides for public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/compliance-freedom-information-law-requirementsDiNapoli: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Rebounds After Slow Start
… faltered at the start, with New York being the last state in the country to distribute funds. Improvements, including … and application problems hampering it, but renters living in public housing have not yet received funds from it and … most of the funding (81.2%), followed by residents in Suffolk County (2.9%), Westchester County (2.7%) and Erie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-emergency-rental-assistance-program-rebounds-after-slow-startXII.5.L Entering Appropriate Detail in the Invoice Line Fields – XII. Expenditures
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in … paid. Process and Document Preparation: Online Business Units Business Units should use the functionality available in the SFS, … Business Units must use the Invoice Lines section of the voucher in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5l-entering-appropriate-detail-invoice-line-fieldsDiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… City & State published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … of the NY ABLE program and efforts by his office to increase access to the program. The full op-ed is below: … provides a time to reflect on the program’s success and an opportunity to raise awareness of its benefits. There were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryIX.6.D HHS Payment Management System – IX. Federal Grants
… corresponding disbursements to the appropriate account(s) in PMS. In order to receive funds through PMS, each agency is … based on the project’s accounts receivable balance in SFS. For those state agencies that must receive permission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix6d-hhs-payment-management-systemOrange County – Motor Vehicle Oversight (2015M-314)
… was to examine the County’s controls over motor vehicles for the period January 1, 2014 through July 29, 2015. … Legislature. The Department of Public Works is responsible for purchasing, monitoring and maintaining County vehicles. … The Department of General Services is responsible for auctioning County-owned vehicles. The 2015 total budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/04/15/orange-county-motor-vehicle-oversight-2015m-314Germantown Fire District – Board Oversight (2014M-166)
… Germantown Fire District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Germantown and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/08/29/germantown-fire-district-board-oversight-2014m-166Village of Millbrook - Financial Operations and Procurement (2018M-135)
… officials did not maintain documentation for $317,988 of restricted donations. The Village has two bank accounts … Law. Village officials disagreed with certain aspects of our findings and recommendations. Appendix B includes our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-millbrook-financial-operations-and-procurement-2018m-135Riverhead Central School District – Vendor Master File (2017M-139)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the vendor master file for the period July 1, 2015 through March … written policies or procedures for maintaining the vendor master file. The District did not have any procedures in place to determine whether a vendor name is already included in the master file before …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/09/22/riverhead-central-school-district-vendor-master-file-2017m-139Kenmore Housing Authority – Selected Financial Operations (2017M-157)
… recovery fund and credit/charge card activities for the period July 1, 2015 through March 22, 2017. … was established in 1970 to provide low-income housing for qualified individuals. Budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $1.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2018/01/26/kenmore-housing-authority-selected-financial-operations-2017m-157Additional Benefits after 20 Years (Sections 384-e and 384-e [b]) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… you will receive additional benefits for service over 20 years if your employer adopted coverage under Section … of your FAE for each year of creditable service beyond 20 years. If you are age 55 at retirement and your regular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/additional-benefits-after-20-years-sections-384-e-and-384-e-bCOLA – Child Center of New York
… was to determine whether the cost of living adjustment (COLA) payment made by the Department of Health (DOH) to the … of New York was properly spent in accordance with the COLA Guidance for Submitting Claims that DOH issued for … years 2013-14. Background Each fiscal year, DOH makes COLA payments to not-for-profit contractors with an eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/11/cola-child-center-new-york