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State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Impact of a Late State Budget
… and Governor are in the process of finalizing a new state budget. Many New Yorkers are hurting, and it is important that a final … to linger.” Background: The first state payroll in the new fiscal year is on April 8 for state employees that work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-impact-late-state-budgetComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed an audit of the Hamlin Fire Department , Islip Terrace Fire District , Town of Minden and the Village of Owego . “In today’s fiscal … needs to improve controls over payroll to ensure that pay rates are properly authorized and time and attendance is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Town of Newfield – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-2)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review selected … to force the accounting records to agree to the bank balance. The monthly and the last two annual reports were not … reports filed with OSC are over one year late. The Town’s unaccounted-for water of 39 percent was substantially more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/04/26/town-newfield-selected-financial-activities-2013m-2III.6 SFS Reporting – III. Statewide Financial System (SFS)
… to meet the business management and documentation needs of agency financial system users. Inquiry screens give agency … to create and/or execute custom queries against a set of core financial data and to pull out desired information in … may impact the overall data production capabilities of the SFS if there is heavy system processing occurring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iii/iii6-sfs-reportingTown of Westerlo – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-323)
… We also found that neither Justice reconciled the bail account bank balances with the computerized bail reports. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-westerlo-selected-financial-activities-2013m-323Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … for a combined total of almost $12.6 million. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Town of Caledonia – Financial Management (2013M-363)
… 16, 2013. Background The Town of Caledonia is located in Livingston County and is governed by an elected Town Board … and expenditures, and appropriation of fund balance only in amounts that are available and necessary to fund … interim detailed budget-to-actual reports for their use in monitoring revenues and expenditures throughout the year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/03/28/town-caledonia-financial-management-2013m-363Hadley-Luzerne Central School District – Financial Condition (2012M-188)
… The Hadley-Luzerne Central School District is located in Saratoga and Warren Counties. The District has a current … The District has accumulated an increasing amount of money in restricted fund balance, or reserves, and built up amounts … of unexpended surplus funds that exceeded the legal limit in the past two years. Although the District appropriated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/01/25/hadley-luzerne-central-school-district-financial-condition-2012m-188Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Central School District , Greenburgh Eleven Union Free School District , Niagara Falls City School District and the Rocky Point Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Contract Advisory No. 3
… generate an amendment transaction (sequence 1 and higher) in the Statewide Financial System, the agency must complete … as this will cause the Begin Date on the Contract Header in Purchasing to be overwritten. Since changes to the Begin … the SFS, the renewal date must be provided by the agency in the Renewal/Amendment Beginning Date (“RAB Date”) field on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/3-entering-contract-amendment-begin-and-expire-dates-statewide-financial-systemUnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York – Overpayments for Physician-Administered Drugs
… To determine whether UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York appropriately reimbursed physician-administered … Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance … Service contracts with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the Medical/Surgical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/unitedhealthcare-insurance-company-new-york-overpayments-physician-administered-drugsLong Beach City School District – Financial Management (2023M-147)
Determine whether the Long Beach City School Districts District Board of Education Board and District officials effectively managed the Districts fund balance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/08/09/long-beach-city-school-district-financial-management-2023m-147CVS Caremark – Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… To determine if CVS Caremark appropriately invoiced drug manufacturers and remitted corresponding rebate revenue … with CVS Caremark to administer the prescription drug program. From 2019 through 2022, the cost of the prescription drug program averaged almost $3.3 billion per year. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/18/cvs-caremark-accuracy-empire-plan-commercial-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civilTown of Warwick - Water and Sewer Fund Financial Condition (2018M-259)
… funds’ financial condition to ensure the sustainability of current and future operations. Key Findings Four of the seven water districts experienced operating deficits … fund advances to finance operations, totaling $236,296 as of 2017. Fairgrounds Sewer District had a 2017 deficit fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/04/12/town-warwick-water-and-sewer-fund-financial-condition-2018m-259Travel Advisory No. 5
… . If the agency does not follow these requirements, the official record must be retained in a central location – e.g., the agency’s Finance Office. … must retain documents to support expense reports in a central location, e.g. agency’s Finance Office. Individual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/5-gfo-updates-record-retention-travel-and-expenseAccounts Payable Advisory No. 5
… when processing payments to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable for USPS and related postal services may … with the meter, followed by a space, and then the date of the payment in the format MM/DD/YYYY (e.g., 12345678 … invoice number in the SFS, which helps avoid the rejection of a perceived duplicate payment. … Making Payments to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/5-complex-entity-payments-postageCity of Lackawanna – Police and Fire Department Work Hours (2014M-298)
… Fire Department work hours and time and attendance records for the period January 1, 2012 through August 13, 2014. Background The City of Lackawanna is located in Erie County and has a population of approximately 18,000. … The current work schedule for patrol officers results in the officers working eight days less per year than the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/04/10/city-lackawanna-police-and-fire-department-work-hours-2014m-298Massapequa Union Free School District – Budget Practices and Reserve Funds (2017M-113)
… The Massapequa Union Free School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, which operates nine schools … for fiscal years 2013-14 through 2015-16 that resulted in overestimated appropriations totaling $24.9 million. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/massapequa-union-free-school-district-budget-practices-and-reserve-fundsVillage of Franklin – Fund Balance Management (2018M-13)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board effectively … 1, 2016 through November 10, 2017. Background The Village of Franklin is located in the Town of Franklin in Delaware …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/05/04/village-franklin-fund-balance-management-2018m-13Middletown Enlarged City School District – Financial Condition (2017M-245)
… June 30, 2017. Background The Middletown Enlarged City School District is located in the City of Middletown and … debt or reduce property taxes. … Middletown Enlarged City School District Financial Condition 2017M245 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/02/16/middletown-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-condition-2017m-245