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Westchester Library System – Procurement (2015M-199)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Library System’s procurement processes for … Key Recommendation Modify the procurement policy to include provisions for purchases made for or on behalf of the member public libraries to ensure that staff adheres to competitive bidding laws when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/10/02/westchester-library-system-procurement-2015m-199Town of Virgil – Board Oversight (2015M-40)
… November 3, 2014. Background The Town of Virgil is located in Cortland County and has a population of approximately … The Board did not ensure that adequate controls were in place over the billing and collecting of water and sewer … The Board did not ensure that adequate controls were in place over the Town’s fuel use. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/06/05/town-virgil-board-oversight-2015m-40Batavia City School District – Information Technology Equipment Inventory (2022M-74)
… and paid approximately $17,000 in annual service fees in the 2021-22 fiscal year for missing devices. Key … list and perform an annual physical inventory. Reconcile the BOCES-owned inventory list and remove and/or return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/08/26/batavia-city-school-district-information-technology-equipment-inventoryTown of Owego – Financial Management (2015M-179)
… December 31, 2014. Background The Town of Owego is located in Tioga County and has a population of approximately 20,000. … actual results. The Town accumulated almost $2.7 million in the town-wide general fund and more than $1.5 million in the town-outside-village general fund. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/11/20/town-owego-financial-management-2015m-179Town of Stockton – Financial Management (2014M-90)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Town’s financial management … 1, 2012 through February 13, 2014. Background The Town of Stockton is located in Chautauqua County and has a … The purpose of our audit was to assess the Towns financial management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/09/12/town-stockton-financial-management-2014m-90IV.3 Overview – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… for use by all State agencies and public authorities that transact in the SFS. Taxes Personal Income Tax Consumption …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3-overviewOrchard Park Public Library – Audit of Claims (2016M-191)
… Background The Orchard Park Public Library is located in the Town of Orchard Park in Erie County. The Library is a member of the Buffalo and Erie County Library System according to a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/08/19/orchard-park-public-library-audit-claims-2016m-191Greenlawn Water District – Accounting Records (2015M-231)
… 2015. Background The Greenlawn Water District is located in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County. The District, which serves approximately … Recommendations Maintain the District’s accounting records in a timely, accurate and complete manner. More effectively …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2015/12/18/greenlawn-water-district-accounting-records-2015m-231State Police Bulletin No. SP-221
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of a modification to Deduction Code 302. Affected Employees … and 18, represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. and employees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-221-modification-deduction-code-302-pba-disability-insuranceTown of Seneca Falls - Credit Card and Travel Expenditures (2018M-144)
Determine whether the Board ensured that credit card and travel expenditures were adequately supported and for legitimate purposes
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/09/13/town-seneca-falls-credit-card-and-travel-expenditures-2018m-144Waterloo Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-137)
… District officials: Consistently adopted budgets that in total overestimated appropriations by $9.3 million for … 2015-16 through 2017-18. Approved more than $9.3 million in unbudgeted year-end transfers to reserves and the capital … action. Appendix B includes our comment on an issue raised in the District’s response letter. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/10/04/waterloo-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2019m-137Roosevelt Union Free School District - Information Technology (2019M-193)
… data is secure, identifying and recommending technology solutions to the Board, ensuring IT users are appropriately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/13/roosevelt-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2019m-193Town of Mina – Financial Management and Vehicle Fuel Procurement (2014M-34)
… Town’s financial management and fuel procurement practices for the period of January 1, 2012 through January 6, 2014. … an elected five-member Town Board. Budgeted appropriations for 2013 totaled almost $850,000. Key Findings The Board did … Towns financial management and fuel procurement practices for the period of January 1 2012 through January 6 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/06/06/town-mina-financial-management-and-vehicle-fuel-procurement-2014m-34State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Health (DOH): Medicaid Program: Medicaid Payments for … included: claims billed for excess quantities of drugs; claims for drugs in which the prescriptions were … inappropriate refills. The audit also identified a range of practices by both Joia and a doctor that warrant further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… found that food safety inspectors are identifying hundreds of establishments with serious violations, including food … food that has been handled by sick workers. However, many of these food-serving establishments faced no enforcement … could be a recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is responsible for overseeing New York’s more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 2311
… Revenue Service) tax withholding requirements for 2025 and other tax related topics. Affected Employees: … are affected. Effective Dates: Effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025. OSC Actions: OSC has updated PayServ with the new … Internal Revenue Service tax withholding requirements for 2025 and other tax related topics …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2311-summary-tax-related-changes-2025Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left … of abuse or neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited from holding jobs … provisions of the State Social Services Law, the Justice Center limited auditors' access to records and only permitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityState Comptroller DiNapoli Details Progress on Corporate Political Spending Disclosure
… portfolio companies agreed to publicly disclose their political spending while proposals at three other companies … Ltd., requesting similar comprehensive disclosure of political spending. The agreements were reached with casino … companies are using corporate funds to influence the political process in a way which can adversely impact their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-details-progress-corporate-political-spending-disclosureUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United HealthCare resulting from this practice. The audit … who agree to accept payments, at rates established by United, to furnish medical services to Empire Plan … the claim. Our audit focused on claims submitted to United by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP (Hudson …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpOpinion 94-28
… fund. However, to the extent that the advance planning is undertaken for purposes of an existing improvement … or extension, or a proposed district or extension which is ultimately established, the district or extension must … capital improvement. You ask whether the cost of the study is charged against the county's general fund or against the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-28