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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. “By auditing municipal … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being spent appropriately and effectively.” East Greenbush … to ensure claims are adequately documented and supported, for legitimate district purposes and approved prior to … the district did not always have written agreements with service providers. Honeoye Central School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Weak Monitoring of Financial Reporting by NYC Housing Provider Led to Overbilling of $1 Million
… A non-profit provider of supportive housing for the City’s Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) overbilled the agency by … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DOHMH’s weak oversight of the Center for Urban and Community Services (CUCS) made … A nonprofit provider of supportive housing for the Citys Dept of Health and Mental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-weak-monitoring-financial-reporting-nyc-housing-provider-led-overbilling-1-millionOffice of the State Comptroller Response to Report Issued Today by the Department of Financial Services
… including lowering the hedge fund allocation to 2 percent of assets from 3 percent and paying below average fees. In … fund in well over a year. Unfortunately, the Department of Financial Services seems more interested in playing political games, so remains unaware of actions taken by what is one of the best managed and best …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/office-state-comptroller-response-report-issued-today-department-financial-servicesDiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Strong, but Warns of Risks Posed by Limited Staffing
… Common Retirement Fund (Fund) that commended the Fund for its strong policies and ethical management, stating that … compared to most peers it remains severely understaffed for its scale and complexity, with underdeveloped risk … staff compensation levels are in the bottom quartile for similar public pension funds. There is justifiable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-strong-warns-risks-posed-limited-staffingPractices Used by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Follow-Up)
… by the Transit Adjudication Bureau to Collect and Account for Fines and Fees (Report 2015-S-33 ). Background The … (TAB) is an administrative tribunal that provides a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of New York City Transit (Transit) Rules of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/03/07/practices-used-transit-adjudication-bureau-collect-and-account-fines-and-fees-followNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2020-S-34 ). About the Program … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, covering 1.1 million members. Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members
… December 31, 2018. About the Program The Department of Civil Service (Civil Service) administers the New York … plan is the Empire Plan, which serves about 1.1 million of the members. Civil Service contracts with Empire BlueCross … Eligibility and Accounting System (NYBEAS) as the system of record for member enrollment and eligibility information, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesDiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report is part of a series by DiNapoli examining economic issues … still need to be addressed, including the growing need for affordable housing.” “I applaud State Comptroller DiNapoli for conducting research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshotSUNY Bulletin No. SU-280
To inform SUNY campuses of the increase to OnCall Pay the new Time Entry Codes for OnCall Pay in NYC and Long Island and to provide instructions for payments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-280-increase-call-pay-psnu-employees-represented-unitedSeized Assets Program (Follow-Up)
… implementation of the six recommendations included in our original report, Seized Assets Program ( 2013-S-46 ). … implementation of the six recommendations included in our original report Seized Assets Program 2013S46 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/28/seized-assets-program-followFranklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Capital Project State Aid (2024M-39)
… Objective Determine whether Franklin-Essex-Hamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) officials … properly claim State aid for the project. As a result, as of January 31, 2024, five component school districts … Determine whether FranklinEssexHamilton Board of Cooperative Educational Services BOCES officials properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/boces/2024/07/12/franklin-essex-hamilton-board-cooperative-educational-services-capital-projectEvergreen Charter School – Credit Card Purchases (2024M-143)
… or unauthorized payments being unresolved. The Board of Trustees (Board) and School officials did not develop and … were not properly approved and/or adequately supported. 12 of the 18 general purpose credit card payments totaling … will help the Board and School officials improve oversight of credit card purchases. School officials disagreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2025/07/11/evergreen-charter-school-credit-card-purchases-2024m-143Town of Allen – Town Clerk Collections (2024M-120)
… $3,000 within three business days of being collected for total daily aggregate collections exceeding $250, as … Town Board (Board) to determine whether all collections for culvert pipe sales were properly recorded, reported and remitted to the Supervisor for deposit. Recommendations The audit report includes eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/02/14/town-allen-town-clerk-collections-2024m-120Town of Coventry - Town Clerk/Tax Collector (2021M-180)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Coventry (Town) Town Clerk/Tax Collector (Clerk) recorded, … As a result, the Town’s collections were at a greater risk of being lost or misappropriated. The Clerk did not … collections and fees months after they were received. As of July 31, 2021, a portion of real property tax penalties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-coventry-town-clerktax-collector-2021m-180Village of Poquott – Justice Court Operations (2019M-214)
… code enforcement department did not maintain a record of tickets issued or unissued. In addition, 41 tickets in the 2017 sequence with estimated fines and fees … the control and reconciliation of issued and unissued tickets. Village officials disagreed with certain aspects of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2021/03/05/village-poquott-justice-court-operations-2019m-214DiNapoli Calls for Long-Needed State Debt Reform
… by $25 billion. Over the next five years, this debt is projected by the Division of the Budget to increase by $26 billion, or 42%, from $61.9 billion in State Fiscal Year … debt to grow to troubling levels and offers a roadmap for state debt reform to improve debt affordability and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-calls-long-needed-state-debt-reformXVI.4.A Cash and Investments – XVI. Financial Reporting
… holdings. The three major policy issues relating to deposits and investments are: Footnote disclosure of … concentration of credit risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency risk that have been formally adopted for the … disclose the investments' types, the reported amounts, and how the investments are held as defined above. Investments in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4a-cash-and-investmentsOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is … administering the Early Intervention Program (Program) in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and … intervention to improve child and family developments. The Department oversees both the Program and contracts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programDiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… report found: Poverty rates are more than double for Hispanic New Yorkers compared to white, non-Hispanics. … a high school degree was almost five times greater. The Official Poverty Measure (OPM) is determined by the U.S. Census Bureau based on survey data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-years