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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Assistance Program benefits (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in September, according to the latest available data. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020Medicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers
… of potential duplicate CINs that shows the status of each case and can be shared among all the stakeholders in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identificationDiNapoli: Job Creation Increases for IDA Projects
… community is receiving promised benefits. Thankfully, my legislative proposal to increase transparency and scrutiny …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-job-creation-increases-ida-projectsProblem Claims – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… be held until the supporting documentation is submitted. When original documentation is not provided, there may be an … claim for the corrected amount. If the original invoice does not sufficiently itemize the goods purchased or services … for the local government or school district is advisable. When there is a claims auditing official, the official should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/problem-claimsDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeless outreach in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… disbursements in SFY 2022-23 of $222.2 billion from All Funds, including $122.7 billion from State Operating Funds. General Fund disbursements (including transfers to other funds) are projected by DOB to total $96.1 billion in SFY …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planDiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… have reached record levels, but low household incomes and a shortage of affordable housing are challenges, according to … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of a series by DiNapoli examining economic issues across … still need to be addressed, including the growing need for affordable housing.” “I applaud State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshotSelected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met … has law enforcement authority to protect and advocate for people with special needs who are served by six State … reports, and delegates some less serious cases to SOAs for investigation. The Center is also required to maintain a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945.1
… of several process changes to Workers’ Compensation Leave in PayServ, including entering Job Action Requests for … have the ability to correct employees’ historical Job rows in PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data … first year of leave. Additional documentation is required in PayServ when this change is made. See the Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/19451-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservBethlehem Central School District – In-School Internet Connectivity S9-22-1
… per second (Mbps) per 1,000 students, as guided by New York State Education Department (NYSED). When tested, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2022/07/15/bethlehem-central-school-district-school-internet-connectivity-s9-22-1Village of Greene – Investment Program (2023M-112)
… Village earned approximately $5,800 from money on deposit in the Village’s checking and savings accounts, which had an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/12/01/village-greene-investment-program-2023m-112Cincinnatus Central School District – Procurement (2021M-111)
… As a result, goods and services may not have been procured in a manner that ensured the economical use of public funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/01/cincinnatus-central-school-district-procurement-2021m-111East Islip Union Free School District - Financial Condition Management (2020M-24)
… million (141 percent) from 2015-16 through 2018-19, due to appropriations being overestimated by an average of $5.1 … years, the District reported unassigned fund balance equal to 4 percent of the ensuing year’s appropriations. However, … unassigned fund balance exceeds the statutory limit by up to 4.2 percentage points. Key Recommendations Review the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/05/01/east-islip-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-managementDiNapoli: New Law Makes It Easier for the Comptroller To Return Your Lost Money
… the Office of the State Comptroller to expedite certain unclaimed funds payments of $250 or less. Proposed by DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-new-law-makes-it-easier-comptroller-return-your-lost-moneyOpinion 88-78
… -- Contract for (additional protection by county to village); (additional protection by town to village) -- Financing (exemption of village from town tax … also retain its police department which would then be made up only of one or two part-time officers? (3) What would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-78Opinion 91-46
… (increase during term of office) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (increase or decrease for … not a State officer for purposes of the State Constitution's prohibition against in-term changes in compensation payable … remove this office from its previous constitutional status and concluded that the district attorney may no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-46Cayuga County Probation Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-171)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Department’s … over the collection and disbursement of all moneys for which the Department is responsible for the period January 1, 2011, through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/09/27/cayuga-county-probation-department-internal-controls-over-financial-operationsFacilities Planning Bureau Project Review
… Facilities Planning Bureau (Bureau) completes its review of projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts … is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building … to every facility owned or operated by districts or Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) (collectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/02/04/facilities-planning-bureau-project-reviewDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. … of the unwinding process. This is projected to reduce the number of Medicaid enrollees to 6.9 million by April 2024 – a … projection for the year. At a state share cost of $4,020 per enrollee, this would increase state share Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planTown of Guilford – Budgeting (2023M-144)
… budgets that planned for using $228,000 of fund balance to offset projected operating deficits in the general fund. … limit, per the Town’s policy, ranging from $464,000 to $709,000 in the general fund and $168,000 to $225,000 in the highway fund. Key Recommendations Adopt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/03/08/town-guilford-budgeting-2023m-144