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Opinion 96-1
… district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in … State Comptroller approval in Adirondack fire district) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (need for State Comptroller … §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are to be provided from a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Frequently Asked Questions – World Trade Center Presumption
… throughout the city. Am I eligible to take advantage of this presumption? Will this law grant me an accidental disability benefit? I am an active member. … benefit? You must file a Notice of Participation on or before September 11, 2026. There is no deadline for you to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/world-trade-center/frequently-asked-questionsLegal Aid Society
… contract. Background The Attorneys for Children Program (AFC Program) provides legal representation and associated … minors residing in ten New York counties. To carry out the AFC Program in the New York City region, for the period … a Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP). The JRP administers the AFC Progra through the contract with Court. During our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/26/legal-aid-societyMedicaid Payments Made Pursuant to Medicare Part C (Follow-Up)
… administer Medicare benefits. Medicare pays a fixed amount for each Medicare Part C beneficiary every month to companies … plans, and plans reimburse health care providers directly for services provided to enrollees. For individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare Part …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/15/medicaid-payments-made-pursuant-medicare-part-c-followPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-010
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform users of changes to Retirement Plans in PayServ 9.2. Affected … 2015 will be converted at Go Live. Background The Office of the State Comptroller is upgrading PayServ to PeopleSoft …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-010-changes-pension-plans-payserv-92Enforcement of Commission Orders and Other Agreements
… Objective To determine whether the Public Service Commission (Commission) monitors utilities’ compliance with merger/acquisition Commission Orders and other agreements (including performance … To determine whether the Public Service Commission Commission monitors utilities compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/03/enforcement-commission-orders-and-other-agreementsDiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… have to travel outside the community to cash a check, open a savings account, or apply for a loan," DiNapoli said. … York state have been able to deposit $20 million in these banks that will help them serve residents and businesses in … and consumer friendly neighborhood financial services are key to promoting personal savings and encouraging local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesSchuyler County Industrial Development Agency – Project and Sublease Approval and Monitoring (2014M-369)
… procedures to monitor projects and subleases and ensure compliance with agreement terms. Enforce recapture provisions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/04/28/schuyler-county-industrial-development-agency-project-andSalem Central School District – Internal Controls Over Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2013M-394)
… documented by both parties. Duplicate press-numbered receipts for the remittances received from the student … Ensure that all extra-classroom activity fund cash receipts are supported by appropriate documentation. Use pre-numbered receipts for all extra-classroom activity fund receipts. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/28/salem-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-extra-classroomOrleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Assets (2023M-103)
… Objective Determine whether the Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) capital asset … for $115,351 (two capital assets, with a purchase price of $4,437, had more than one exception).Specifically: 27, … and a portable video magnifier, purchased for a total of $4,769, could not be located. These discrepancies occurred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2023/12/15/orleansniagara-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-assets-2023m-103Village of Ocean Beach – Credit Card Usage (2022M-206)
… (Board) ensured that employees appropriately used Village credit cards. Key Findings The Board did not ensure that Village employees appropriately used Village credit cards. As a result, employees made questionable purchases on the Village’s credit cards. We reviewed all 3,108 credit card transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2023/06/30/village-ocean-beach-credit-card-usage-2022m-206Village of Coxsackie – Financial Condition and Water and Sewer Fund Accountability (2014M-324)
… our audit was to review the Village’s financial condition and its accountability over the water and sewer funds for the period June 1, 2012 through May 31, … is located in the Town of Coxsackie in Greene County and has approximately 2,800 residents. The Village is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2015/02/13/village-coxsackie-financial-condition-and-water-and-sewer-fund-accountabilityState Agencies Bulletin No. 1946
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to request verification of the agency address to be displayed on Employee Form W-2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1946-verification-agency-return-address-employee-form-w-2-wage-and-taxTown of Eastchester – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-246)
… to May 31, 2012, Town employees issued over 23,600 parking tickets and the Town collected approximately $806,000 in … Court still had $1.89 million in cumulative unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of May 31, 2012. This included 10,599 unpaid parking tickets totaling $851,906 that have been outstanding for more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-eastchester-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-246State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… functional, and tested disaster recovery plan that covers all aspects of its operations, including the College of … Vacant apartments at Clinton Towers were often not rented in a timely manner. Auditors found that for the period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… percentage is 45 percent. DOF Property Division (Property) assessors input data into DOF’s Computer Assisted Mass … and perform valuation calculations. For co-ops and condos, assessors can select comps contained in CAMA. Once CAMA … considered when valuing a property. In certain instances, assessors did not use all of the comps selected by Property’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… declined by as much as 12% in the first half of 2025 vs. 2024, and U.S. soybean sales to China dropped from 985 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements (Follow-Up)
… children access, at no charge, to comprehensive early childhood education experiences that promote their social-emotional, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/05/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirements-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued. Buffalo City School District – Charter School Tuition Billing (Erie County) District officials did … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2015 Through March 31, 2016
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid claims were … weights; $389,813 in improper payments for inpatient, clinic, durable medical equipment, transportation, and eye … in overpayments for inpatient claims that were billed at a higher level of care than what was actually provided; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/30/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2015-through-march-31-2016