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Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… reimburses the intraocular lens as a special item implant, meaning the hospital receives an additional fee for … corrects or adjusts the intraocular lens, the additional implant fee should not be paid. When hospitals send claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsXII.9.F Correcting Payments Processed Against the Incorrect Purchase Order – XII. Expenditures
… must also be corrected through the following process. In the event that funds have since lapsed, please see Chapter … Contract Expenditures . Process and Document Preparation: In the event that a Business Unit issues a payment against the wrong purchase order, and the funds in question are still active, the Business Unit must correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9f-correcting-payments-processed-against-incorrect-purchase-orderDiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… of $4,055. After she received the check, Brady signed it over to an unrelated third-party purportedly to satisfy a debt. Brady then called NYSLRS and falsely claimed that the first check had … recovered the $4,055 from the third-party’s account. Brady is scheduled to appear back in court on May 24. Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkTown of Otto – Town Clerk and Tax Collector (2012M-214)
… located in Cattaraugus County, with a population of 800 residents. The Town Board consists of an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/01/18/town-otto-town-clerk-and-tax-collector-2012m-214Town of Reading – Financial Management (2013M-217)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial condition and budgeting practices for … The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Towns financial condition and budgeting practices for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/21/town-reading-financial-management-2013m-217DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues Down $3 Billion Through July
… four months of the state fiscal year were $3 billion, or 10.2 percent, below the same period last year, according to the July cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The shift of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-state-tax-revenues-down-3-billion-through-julyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not maximize interest earnings for the district. In addition, officials did not formally solicit interest rate … was not adequately approved, supported and documented. In addition, a staff person received overtime pay that was … appropriations, exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit. In addition, district officials did not develop a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0College of Fredonia – Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… spend between $100 million and $150 million each year on travel expenses. These expenses, which are discretionary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/28/college-fredonia-selected-employee-travel-expensesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. Danby Fire District – Claims Audit (Tomkins County) The board did not adequately audit claims. They authorized some unallowable claims to be paid prior to the audit. The district made 14 disbursements totaling more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Wyoming County Industrial Development Agency – Project Management (2015M-62)
… 28,000 square feet of a vacant mill into an office building is for a proper IDA purpose. Officials did not … and not-for-profit entities will be tenants in the building. If WCIDA is advised that it is not a permissible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/09/11/wyoming-county-industrial-development-agency-projectComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… limit on surplus fund balance by not using $3.7 million in appropriated fund balance as a financing source, improperly booking $3.6 million in encumbrances and improperly reserving $7.7 million for … by $13.4 million based on past settlement rates. In addition, the District does not have a comprehensive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Bornhava – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Bornhava on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly … rates set by SED. The reimbursement rates are based on financial information, including costs, that Bornhava reports to SED on its annual CFR. To be eligible for reimbursement, reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/bornhava-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualReal Estate Portfolio
… for such action. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio (2012-S-90) Capital District Transportation Authority: Real Estate Portfolio …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/20/real-estate-portfolioSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… was discretionary in nature. Each public authority should have formal policies and procedures specifying the types of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/30/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-3Northport-East Northport Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2014M-164)
… it adopts more realistic budgets to avoid raising more real property taxes than necessary. Discontinue the practice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/northport-east-northport-union-free-school-district-financial-conditionPawling Central School District – Selected Financial Activities (2012M-185)
… of the District’s capital projects and tax certiorari reserve funds. District officials overfunded the High School Roof … Limit the Audit Committee’s activities to the scope of what is included in its charter. Amend the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/02/08/pawling-central-school-district-selected-financial-activities-2012m-185Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… School District and the Salem Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … that the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The district's … contract pricing for the 16 school buses they purchased in 2012-13 and 2013-14. In addition, the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 11.55% for State Fiscal Year 2023-24
… the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s investment return was 11.55% for the state fiscal year that ended March … real estate and real assets (12.77%) and credit, absolute return strategies and opportunistic alternatives (7.52%). The Fund’s long-term expected rate of return is 5.9%. The Fund’s annual valuation date is tied to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-1155-state-fiscal-year-2023-24City of Lockport – Budget Review (B24-1-8)
… 147 of the Laws of 2015 (the Act), authorized the City to issue debt to liquidate the accumulated deficits in the … general, water, sewer and refuse funds as of December 31, 2013. The Act requires the City to submit to the State Comptroller each year, beginning January 1, 2015, and for each subsequent fiscal year during which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/11/08/city-lockport-budget-review-b24-1-8Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions Program
… In June of 2019, Comptroller DiNapoli released a Climate … Action Plan , which provides a roadmap for the Common Retirement Fund (CRF) to address climate-oriented risks and … themes. In 2023, the Fund increased its SICS target to $40 billion from the initial goal of $20 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/common-retirement-fund/sustainable-investments-and-climate-solutions-program