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Procurement Practices
… that lack support for business need or reasonableness of price, among other questionable transactions. Buffalo agrees … related and goods or services are obtained at a reasonable price. Improve the awarding and monitoring of the agreements … selection that includes evaluating parts and materials price lists for custodial equipment maintenance and repair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/03/procurement-practicesCollection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees (Follow-Up)
… of oversize and overweight vehicles and loads on the State highway system through a permitting process that helps maintain highway safety and protect the integrity and reliability of … or other item that exceeds legal dimensions for the highway but cannot be broken down into smaller shipments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/27/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-fees-followComptroller DiNapoli: 26 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… in “significant fiscal stress” and the remaining 21 as “susceptible to fiscal stress.” The scores are based on … include scores for the dependent school districts in the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-26-school-districts-fiscal-stressNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Nursing Home Surveillance ( 2015-S-26 ). Background The Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing home facilities in New York State through its Division of Nursing Homes and Intermediate Care Facilities for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followOversight of the Agricultural Assessment Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance’s (Department) Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS) is properly calculating … Assessment Values that local assessors and boards of assessors use to compute agricultural property assessments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/02/oversight-agricultural-assessment-programSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… adequately supported, and properly approved. Our audit covers from April 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. … (running until 2068) from the City of New York. During our audit period, we identified approximately $1.7 million of … of discretionary costs that are appropriate and the dollar thresholds, supporting documentation, and formal approvals …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2013M-322)
… July 31, 2013. Background The Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District is located in the Town of Southold in … MattituckCutchogue Union Free School District Financial Condition 2013M322 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/24/mattituck-cutchogue-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2013mHolley Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-342
… Background The Holley Central School District is located in the Town of Murray in Orleans County. The District is governed by a Board of … fund balance is in compliance with Real Property Tax Law statutory limits and develop a plan for the use of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/holley-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-342Northport-East Northport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2014M-164)
… period to provide for the year-end increases made to the retirement contribution reserve fund. Instead, the Board passed general resolutions to fund this and other reserves with operating surplus after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionMedicaid Program – Multiple Same-Day Procedures on Ambulatory Patient Groups Claims
… APG claim payments totaling $10,195,755 for dental clinic claims that were processed without sufficient scrutiny …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/12/medicaid-program-multiple-same-day-procedures-ambulatory-patient-groups-claimsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… transportation systems in the central region of New York State, including Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga, and Oneida … that employees used due diligence to obtain the lowest reasonable cost. We questioned the propriety of … reasonable, we questioned whether the Authority paid the lowest reasonable costs to obtain the benefits intended from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 783
… employees have an accident that is work-related and time from the job is missed and the missed time is deemed … that is work-related, the employee is placed on either Short or Long Term Disability after accruals are charged. … who have Workers’ Comp disabilities and must be placed on Short or Long Term Disability per Civil Service Attendance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/783-new-workers-compensation-actionreason-code-management-confidentialPoughkeepsie City School District – Internal Controls Over Purchasing and Claims Processing (2012M-179)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over claims processing and purchasing for the period July 1, 2010, to March 31, 2012. Background The Poughkeepsie City School … on a contract with a certified public accountant (CPA) to provide services as the District’s claims auditor and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/11/poughkeepsie-city-school-district-internal-controls-over-purchasing-andACDS, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… determine whether the costs reported by ACDS, Inc. (ACDS) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … tuition that the counties pay. SED sets the rates based on financial information, including costs, that ACDS reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/acds-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHagedorn Little Village School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Background HLVS, a not-for-profit organization located in Seaford, New York, is an SED-approved provider of … programs to 317 children from school districts located in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The counties pay tuition to … services using reimbursement rates set by SED. The State, in turn, reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the tuition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/hagedorn-little-village-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHear 2 Learn PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… year, Hear 2 Learn provided Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services to 105 children with learning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/22/hear-2-learn-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 2161
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the New Locked Query (LQ_TAX_NEW_W4_REQUIRED) to help them identify employees who require a new Form W-4, Employee’s Withholding Certificate. Affected … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the New Locked Query LQTAXNEWW4REQUIRED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2161-locked-query-identify-employees-who-require-new-form-w-4-employeesDiNapoli: Former Alexandria Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Theft
… corruption. I thank the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office and the State Police for their hard work on this case.” “The Jefferson County District Attorney’s office would like to also extend our thanks to the New York … Attorney Kristyna S. Mills said. Peck, 64, of Alexandria Bay, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree (a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-former-alexandria-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-theftIntroduction to IT Governance – Information Technology Governance
… Many local governments and schools invest a considerable amount of resources into … systems including, but not limited to, costs for computers and related hardware equipment, software, Internet access, cybersecurity and personnel training. They rely on IT systems for storing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/introduction-it-governanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1956
… and Exam Fee Reimbursement Program, or who used Empire Star Public Service awards for certification, license, or … informing them of the tax implications. CSEA and Empire Star Public Service awards CSEA and Empire Star Public Service participants are informed of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1956-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2021