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Orange County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-5)
… to show the results of the Department’s investigation. In addition, the Director did not develop and implement … standards. Key Recommendations Perform required testing in accordance with New York State Department of Agriculture …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/orange-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-5Seneca County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-2)
… Determine whether the Seneca County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … records were maintained. Key Findings The Director of Weights and Measures (Director) did not complete all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/seneca-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-2Niagara County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-6)
… Determine whether the Niagara County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and … are at increased risk of paying more than necessary for goods and services. Specifically: Thirty-nine of 185 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/niagara-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-6Washington County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-4)
… the Washington County (County) Department of Weights and Measures (Department) completed required testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether … were not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/washington-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-4Tompkins County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-7)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Tompkins County (County) Department of Weights and … testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. … not inspected as required. There was no system in place to maintain a complete and accurate master list of businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/tompkins-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-7Opinion 92-39
… NYS2d 739. The court in Wright , supra , discussed the U.S. Supreme Court case of Salyer v Tulare Water District , 410 US 719, 93 S Ct 1224, 35 L Ed 2d 659, in which the Supreme Court … guarantees of either the State or Federal Constitutions (NY Const, art I, §11, US Const, 14th amend), or the voter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-39Anthem Blue Cross – Coordination of Benefits With Medicare
… June 2023. About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of … is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance programs. NYSHIP covers about 1.2 million active … plan pays first as primary and which insurance plan pays secondary. Because the insurance company which pays primary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/19/anthem-blue-cross-coordination-benefits-medicareMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Hospitals' Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions
… Level of Care (ALC) setting, hospitals should not bill Medicaid for more intensive acute levels of care. To … billed this admission correctly (with 248 days at the ALC rate), Medicaid would have paid only $67,748. Thus, Medicaid … paid claims for nearly 10,600 inpatient stays per year (on average) of 50 or more days of acute care without any ALC. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/25/medicaid-program-overpayments-hospitals-claims-lengthy-acute-care-admissionsSelected Personal Service Contracts
… (BDO) for integrity monitoring of ESDC's expansion and renovation project at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/selected-personal-service-contractsDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
One impact of the devastating job losses incurred during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic is a significant increase in the number of households in arrears on utilities bills for 60 days or more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/distribution-of-utility-arrears-in-nys.pdf2020-2021 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/annual-report-20-21.pdf2023-2024 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/2025/pdf/annual-report-on-audits-2023-2024.pdf2021-2022 Annual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law, this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/2023/pdf/annual-report-on-audits-2021-2022.pdfSingle/Sole Source Awards
Singlesource procurements are limited to when a formal competitive process is not feasible due to unique or extenuating circumstances
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/single-sole-source-awardsForeclosure Update From a Local Government Perspective
This brief focuses on prolonged foreclosure activity in New York State and the challenges facing local governments and communities in the wake of the foreclosur
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/foreclosure0416.pdfOSC Internet Posting for Investigative Auditor, Item #00130
As chief fiscal officer for New York State, the Comptroller is responsible for managing the State’s pension fund, auditing the spending practices of all State a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/employment/pdf/investigative-auditor-00130.pdf2008AB State of New York General Obligation Bonds, March 2008
The Series 2008A Tax-Exempt Bonds and the Series 2008B Taxable Bonds (together, the “Bonds”) will be issued as registered bonds and, when issued, will be
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/2008AB-official-statement.pdf2018 Annual Report on Local Governments
The 2018 Annual Report on Local Governments is a summary of the financial state of the State’s counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts and fire dist
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2018-annual-report.pdfA Summary of Audits Identifying Out-of-Network Providers Engaged in Routine Waiving (2016-D-1)
The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the State Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation’s largest publ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16d1.pdfOnline Services PARIS Account Authorization
This form identifies a user for the purposes of establishing a user account in Online Services account with the New York State Office of the State Comptroller (
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/online-services/pdf/paris-account-authorization-form.pdf