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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Rocky Point Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … County) The district has experienced a steady decline in tuition revenues and consistently decreased expenditures to offset the declines in revenues. Tuition accounts receivable records and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… years to recover. The state Legislature and Governor are in the process of finalizing a new state budget. Many New … on Monday, about 39,000 state workers may have a delay in receiving their paychecks. These state workers are part of … payroll, which is scheduled for April 8. Many work in health care and correctional facilities, among other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetComptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program
… contributing to a statewide elected official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political … Payments Interest Eligible – S.8253 (Brisport) - Allows for the payment of interest on unclaimed spousal and child … 2025: Passed by the Senate Deposit Placement Program for the Banking Development District Program – S.8357 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislationState Agencies Bulletin No. 2135
… the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), provides for an increase in Hazard Duty Pay for employees who are currently receiving Hazard Duty CSEA … has increased the systematically calculated hourly rates for Time Entry Earnings Codes HZ3 and HZ4 to $0.90/hour for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2135-april-2023-increase-hazard-duty-pay-employees-represented-civil-serviceAssessment and Collection of Selected Penalties
… notify them within 45 days that payment is not being made for a bill that has been submitted. WCB staff review the … general fund. Key Findings While WCB properly bills for the HP-1 penalties, it has not been making sufficient … accounts receivable and other WCB accounting records for the penalties it has inappropriately assessed on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/24/assessment-and-collection-selected-penaltiesClinical Associates of the Finger Lakes – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… the ages of three and five years. CAFL is reimbursed for preschool special education services through rates set by … that CAFL reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported costs must comply with the guidelines specified in the RCM. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, CAFL reported $1.2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/clinical-associates-finger-lakes-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualUpstate Cerebral Palsy – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… not-for-profit special education provider located in Utica, New York. UCP provides preschool special education … ended December 31, 2012, UCP reported about $7.9 million in reimbursable costs on its CFR for three preschool special … education programs. Key Findings UCP claimed $97,781 in non-allowable costs for the year covered by our audit. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/11/05/upstate-cerebral-palsy-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualViolations of Law, Conflicts of Interest and Other Improprieties at the Department of Correctional Services' Food Production Center (Follow-Up)
… Center procurement contracts and payments to vendors for purchases of food products that occurred between January … violations regarding purchases from favored vendors. For example, Mr. Dean and his staff solicited donations from certain vendors for annual picnics and parties, which resulted in his staff …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/06/04/violations-law-conflicts-interest-and-other-improprieties-department-correctional-servicesSUNY System Administration Office – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest-cost travelers in the State, each of whom … Administration Office (System Administration) employee for audit whose expenses ranked among the highest in the … examined were appropriate. However, the employee selected for audit had charges totaling $5,021 that were either for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/31/suny-system-administration-office-selected-employee-travel-expensesEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for the recruitment, training, and retention (RTR) of direct … funding. An amendment to the Public Health Law provided for $500 million in additional Medicaid funding, from 2006 … as intended; however, we were unable to fully account for providers' use of RTR funds because these funds were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… accomplish its mission, the Authority incurs direct costs for specific program purposes and it incurs indirect or … spending are appropriate and the dollar thresholds for each. In addition, the policies should state what type of … documentation and formal approvals are necessary for such costs. Key Findings The Authority did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2012 Through September 30, 2012
… system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the six-month period ended September … $675,265 in overpayments; Claims with incorrect billings for alternate levels of care, which caused $465,313 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/10/09/medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2012-through-september-30-2012CVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue (Follow-Up)
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering nearly 1.1 million members. Civil … to administer the Empire Plan’s prescription drug program for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. In … required to negotiate agreements with drug manufacturers for rebates and remit the rebate revenue to Civil Service. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenue-followSelected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process (Follow-Up)
… New York City Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for assessing all real property throughout the City – … properties every five years. There are four tax classes for property in New York City: Class 1 covers one- to … uses the Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal system (CAMA) for property tax valuations. Assessors determine parcel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/06/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-process-followOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… York City Department of Social Services, is responsible for shelter system management of homeless shelters in the … with DHS. A typical provider contract includes provisions for procurement, inventory procedures, and maintenance of records. DHS is responsible for ensuring that all shelters operating under its regulatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-shelters-followFund Financial Data – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… be soon). Funds represent sources of funding and spending for particular purposes. The General Fund is used to report … and expenditures that are not required to be accounted for in another separate fund. In New York State, significant … General Fund have been pledged or dedicated to other funds for repayment of debt or project funding and are therefore …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/fund-financial-dataEmergency Service Communication Surcharges (2017-MS-4)
… to improve their county’s 911 systems and operations, for the period January 1, 2014 through October 5, 2016. … the surcharge. Various county departments are responsible for the collection of these surcharge revenues, while the … 911 centers or Police Departments are responsible for E911 expenditures. Under a new law enacted in December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/20/emergency-service-communication-surcharges-2017-ms-4Broome County – Financial Condition (2013M-224)
… our audit was to examine the County’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2012, to February 21, 2013. … serves as the Chair. The County’s budgeted expenditures for fiscal year 2013 included amounts totaling approximately $247.7 million for the general fund, $9.6 million for the County road fund, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/broome-county-financial-condition-2013m-224Wainscott Common School District – Financial Condition (2013M-268)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2011 to April 30, 2013. Background The … elected members. The District's budgeted expenditures for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $3.5 million. … the Board appropriated unexpended surplus funds each year, for a five-year total exceeding $3.1 million, to help finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/12/20/wainscott-common-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-268Saugerties Central School District – Extra-Classroom Activities (2017M-77)
… officials’ management of extra-classroom activities for the period July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016. … Board of Education. The District’s budget appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year were approximately $61 million. … did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts totaling $127,553, and district officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/07/14/saugerties-central-school-district-extra-classroom-activities-2017m-77