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Lake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lake-pleasant-2021-202.pdfInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2018-S-66) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has adequate controls over selected financial operations to provide reasonable assurance that State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s66-response1.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11-response.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11)
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfExcessive Premium Payments for Dual-Eligible Recipients Enrolled in Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plans (2021-S-37)
To determine whether Medicaid overpaid Mainstream Managed Care and Health and Recovery Plan premiums on behalf of dual-eligible individuals. The audit covered the period from March 2021 through March 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s37.pdfCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
Determine whether Copiague Fire District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/copiague-district-2020-114.pdfDisruption to Special Education Services: Closing the Gap on Learning Loss from COVID-19
New York students with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic, likely exacerbating pre-existing achievement gaps.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/special-education-report.pdfPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and managed capital reserve funds, ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/pompey-hill-district-2021-136.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52-response.pdfComptroller DiNapoli Visits Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center
… what happened to synagogues in Germany during the events of Kristallnacht (“The Night of the Broken Glass”) to the Center’s library. The book, titled “Pogrom Night 1938,” was presented on behalf of Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice president of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-visits-holocaust-memorial-and-tolerance-centerDiNapoli: Organic Farms Growing in New York
… organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million in sales that year, as New York … in the number of certified organic farms, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … million, and in the number of farms, at 402, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2014 Organic Survey. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-organic-farms-growing-new-yorkDiNapoli: State Health Department Missed $119 Million in Rebates from Drug Companies
… over a 33-month period from prescription drug makers for the Medicaid program because of ineffective policies and … Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. Since January 1991, New York … to ensure the state received all the rebates it could for drugs dispensed to individuals enrolled in managed care, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-health-department-missed-119-million-rebates-drug-companiesDiNapoli: NYC Office Jobs and Space Growing Amid Record Economic Expansion
… The number of office workers in New York City reached a record of 1.5 million in 2016 with … per square foot). This has raised the value of existing buildings and spurred new construction and renovations. Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-nyc-office-jobs-and-space-growing-amid-record-economic-expansionDiNapoli: $1 Million in License Plate Contributions Sit Unused by State
… state has failed to spend the money New Yorkers have given for worthy or lifesaving causes.” In 2014, DiNapoli released … in six check-off funds, with nearly 90 percent of that for health-related causes including breast cancer, prostate … Fund. Auditors revealed DOH has received $108,225 for the Autism Awareness Fund since 2005 and disbursed a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-1-million-license-plate-contributions-sit-unused-stateDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Pleads Guilty in $240,000 Theft
… today in Ulster County Court to grand larceny and criminal tax fraud for stealing nearly $240,000, State Comptroller … degree, a class D felony, and three counts of criminal tax fraud in the fifth degree, a misdemeanor. He agreed to … today in Ulster County Court to grand larceny and criminal tax fraud for stealing nearly $240000 State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-pleads-guilty-240000-theftVillage Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
… encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/village-official-heading-prison-stealing-more-100000Opinion 92-46
… minimum, these policies and procedures must provide, inter alia , that when competitive bidding is not required by law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46Opinion 91-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … services within the fire protection districts. You state that the town is considering the provision of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-20