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Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2008-S-158 ). … have a requirement to periodically assess whether existing personal and miscellaneous service contracts were still … necessary goods or services. We estimated that by reducing personal and miscellaneous service contract costs by 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… of this performance audit is to determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures … to the administration of Sections 50(5) and 151 of the Workers’ Compensation Law. We performed our audit pursuant to … also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ Compensation Program (Program) and assessing these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-fiscal-year-ended-march-31-2014Assessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… provided by employers. The Board is also responsible for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ Compensation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Reducing the Cost of Hospital Services Provided to County Inmates (2013-MS-4)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released eight county reports: Chautauqua [pdf] , Clinton [pdf] , Erie [pdf] … Inmate health care costs can be a heavy burden on a county’s financial resources. For example, inmate hospital … pay for outpatient services provided to inmates. However, county officials can negotiate rates with hospitals and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/09/19/reducing-cost-hospital-services-provided-county-inmates-2013-ms-4Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs
… necessary prescription and non-prescription drugs. State law directs pharmacies to substitute prescribed drugs with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-improper-payments-brand-name-drugsOpinion 89-46
… §3; ELECTION LAW, §5-102: An individual who is not a U.S. citizen may not be a member of a town planning board. You ask … a person who otherwise qualifies for office, but is not a citizen of the United States, may serve as a member of the … a civil office who shall not, among other things, "be a citizen of the United States". Further, Town Law, §23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-46Under Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents Causes Medicaid Overpayments (Follow-Up)
… Under Reporting of Net Available Monthly Income for Nursing Home Residents Causes Medicaid Overpayments (Report … September 28, 2011, examined whether Medicaid payments to nursing homes were properly reduced by Medicaid recipients' …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/16/under-reporting-net-available-monthly-income-nursing-home-residents-causes-medicaidWadsworth Center Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
… Institute (NELAC/TNI), an independent non-profit organization, and its National Environmental Laboratory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/09/wadsworth-center-environmental-laboratory-approval-programHerkimer County – Court and Trust Funds (2023-C&T-2)
… have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January 1, 2021 through … a court order, certain assets may be provided to the court and then delivered to the County Treasurer (Treasurer) for … have established appropriate controls to safeguard and account for court and trust funds for the period January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/12/15/herkimer-county-court-and-trust-funds-2023-ct-2XIII.8 Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Access to professional meetings and conferences, or Reduced rates for conferences or training sessions. A … in the justification. Memberships in an individual's name will be allowed as long as all materials and benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii8-overviewTown of Cherry Valley – Budget Review (B25-4-7)
… [read complete report – pdf] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Town’s preliminary 2026 budget. Background Based on our review, we determined … The purpose of our review was to provide an independent evaluation of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/07/town-cherry-valley-budget-review-b25-4-7Inappropriate Payments Related to Procedure Modifiers (Follow-Up)
… not implemented. Key Recommendation Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up report to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/31/inappropriate-payments-related-procedure-modifiers-followSteuben County Soil and Water Conservation District – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-97)
… press-numbered receipts are issued, the bookkeeper does not sufficiently detail deposit slips to identify each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/08/02/steuben-county-soil-and-water-conservation-district-internal-controls-over-cashManagement of Capital Projects
… whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has a formal capital project … transportation infrastructure, helping to develop the Long Island communities it serves and facilitating economic … branches, stretching from Montauk – on the eastern tip of Long Island – to Penn Station in the heart of Manhattan. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/14/management-capital-projectsOpinion 90-22
… (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (of consumer deposits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 89-41
… mandatory referendum to establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district may be … prior to the establishment of a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of a fire district pursuant to … authorizes the establishment of a "service award program" for the volunteer firefighters of: (1) a "political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 93-12
… member) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Reimbursement for Expenses (travel expenses - spouse of school board member … even if board member has provided advance payment to school district. You ask whether a school district may … a conference. You state that the board member would pay to the district, prior to the incurrence of the expense, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-12Vertus Charter School – Information Technology Asset Management (2025M-9)
… as highly portable items, such as monitors, laptops and tablets and interactive displays. These assets can make up a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/06/27/vertus-charter-school-information-technology-asset-management-2025m-9Employer Education Seminars
NYSLRS employers can schedule training seminars for benefit and reporting staff who work with NYSLRS as well as preretirement presentations for their members
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/employer-education-seminarsNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (2020-S-29)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) maintains an inventory and consistently retires/disposes of its non-revenue service Highway Fleet Vehicles, and whether LIRR performs preventive maintenance on these vehicles and on-rail equipment ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20s29.pdf