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Midway Fire District – Claims Auditing (2025M-143)
… Audit Objective Did Midway Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly audit claims? Audit … – August 31, 2025 Understanding the Audit Area The audit of claims is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/05/01/midway-fire-district-claims-auditing-2025m-143-0Village of Rhinebeck – Claims Auditing (2025M-147)
… Area The claims audit is often the last line of defense for preventing unauthorized, improper or fraudulent claims … Treasurer before the Board audited and approved the claims for payment. 29 claims totaling $5,343 without adequate … and/or receipts) indicating that the purchases were for legitimate Village purposes. While further discussion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/05/15/village-rhinebeck-claims-auditing-2025m-147DiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… The state’s Thruway Authority (Thruway) generally bills drivers accurately for tolls, according to an audit by New … charged, as well as the toll discounts it gives to certain drivers. In looking at a random sample of 75 non-revenue … The states Thruway Authority Thruway generally bills drivers accurately for tolls according to an audit by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsArea #9 – Wireless Network – Information Technology Governance
… Although wireless environments and their related security systems can be quite complex, local government and school … written policies and procedures; Determining the optimal number, physical location and broadcasting power of wireless access points; Maintaining an inventory of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-9-wireless-networkXI.2.O Contracts with Not-for-Profit Organizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). In addition, the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL) § 8-1.4(s) requires … to either or both Article 7-A of the Executive Law or the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law. The statement must indicate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2o-contracts-not-profit-organizationsSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… almost $8,000 for an employee appreciation/holiday dinner. Two payments totaling $5,100 for food provided at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-0Nassau County – Contract Approval Process (2012M-192)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the County's internal … located on Long Island, covers 287 square miles and has a population of over 1.3 million. The County is governed … Key Findings Although we found that County contracts are authorized in accordance with the County Charter and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/03/14/nassau-county-contract-approval-process-2012m-192Emergency Service Communication Surcharges (2017-MS-4)
… complete report - pdf] We also issued 6 letter reports to the following Counties: Niagara , Oneida , Ontario , Rockland , Schenectady , and Suffolk . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … 5, 2016. Background To fund E911 systems, most counties are authorized to impose surcharges on wireless and landline …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/04/20/emergency-service-communication-surcharges-2017-ms-4Child Development Center of the Hamptons Charter School – Financial Management (2013M-98)
… Family Residences & Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) for the period July 1, 2011, to February 27, 2013. Background A charter school is a public school financed by local, State, and Federal … of the management corporation to ensure School funds are used effectively and efficiently. The Agreement between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/07/05/child-development-center-hamptons-charter-school-financial-managementAccounts Payable Advisory No. 31
… 52001 Electricity Commodity 52002 Electricity Transmission Gas Commodity 52020 Methane 52021 Natural Gas 52022 Propane (non-vehicle use) Gas 52025 Gas Transmission Heating & Cooling Fuel Commodity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/31-accounting-utility-paymentsOpinion 88-58
… for type of improvement) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Highway Garage (referendum requirement) HIGHWAY LAW, §142(5); GENERAL … §6-c(8): An expenditure for the construction of a highway garage made from a capital reserve fund established for the … a capital reserve fund for the construction of a highway garage. You have indicated that the reserve fund was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-58Central Office – Controls Over Bank Accounts
… York’s (CUNY) Central Office adequately ensured that all bank accounts were authorized and only used for appropriate … and transactions. The audit covers CUNY Central Office bank accounts for the period January 1, 2013 through July 13, … requires the University Controller to ensure that each bank account complies with University policies and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/11/29/central-office-controls-over-bank-accountsUnitedHealthcare – Overpayments for Out-of-Network Anesthesia Services Provided at In-Network Ambulatory Surgery Centers
… overpaid for out-of-network anesthesia services provided at Ambulatory Surgery Centers that were contractually required to use … health care providers who agree to accept payments, at rates established by United, to furnish medical/surgical … overpaid for outofnetwork anesthesia services provided at Ambulatory Surgery Centers that were contractually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/13/unitedhealthcare-overpayments-out-network-anesthesia-services-provided-network-ambulatoryControls and Accountability of Court, Trust and Bail Funds
… postings made on behalf of defendants, trust funds from estates controlled by Public Administrators (such estates have no known heirs or no heirs able or willing to administer the estates), and other miscellaneous funds. Finance's Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/controls-and-accountability-court-trust-and-bail-fundsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… totaling $190,160 did not have documented approval and 93 (42 percent) totaling $92,605 did not have adequate … handled or made reasonable efforts to collect payment on 12 pending traffic tickets (30 percent) of 40 tickets … and budgeting. As of December 31, 2020, the general, highway and water funds unrestricted fund balances were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Opinion 89-2
… purchase contracts to the lowest responsible bidder after advertisement for bids where so required by General Municipal … subdivision to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertisement. Subdivision 8 of section 103, however, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2DiNapoli: State Needs to Supercharge Efforts to Meet Renewable Electricity Goals
… New York state will have to take multiple steps to increase renewable electricity generation to achieve the … NYS will have to take multiple steps to increase renewable electricity generation to achieve the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-state-needs-supercharge-efforts-meet-renewable-electricity-goalsDiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… need to focus on keeping New York a desirable and safe destination for individuals and families from around the … been slower. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic amid travel restrictions, their numbers fell 82.2% to just 2.4 … In both domestic and international tourism, business travel has recovered more slowly than leisure travel due in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York State Department of Health (DOH) found that … potentially hazardous medical supplies were unaccounted for at its School-Based Health Centers (Centers). “The state … Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York State Department of Health DOH found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersOpinion 89-55
… a police commission or designates the town supervisor as commissioner, the commission or commissioner shall have and exercise all powers conferred …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-55