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Awarding and Oversight of Statewide Interoperable Communications Grants
… Purpose To determine if the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services awarded contracts to entities … through April 5, 2017. Background The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (Division) oversees and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/18/awarding-and-oversight-statewide-interoperable-communications-grantsSidney Memorial Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2014M-252)
… year totaled approximately $600,000. Key Finding The payroll vendor has unrestricted access to one of the … Key Recommendation Do not allow the privately contracted payroll vendor to access the Library’s bank account to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/11/28/sidney-memorial-public-library-cash-disbursements-2014m-252Opinion 90-62
… elected to and holding office (see Sullivan v Taylor , 279 NY 364, 18 NE2d 531; cf . former Highway Law, §160, repealed … , 43 NY2d 612, 403 NYS2d 200; Fitzsimmons v Brooklyn , 102 NY 536; O'Leary v Board of Education , 93 NY 1; Periconi v State , 91 Misc 2d 823, 398 NYS2d 959, 963; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-62City of Salamanca – City Comptroller’s Financial Reports (2023M-97)
… the resignation of the former Comptroller.The longest overdue report was more than four years past its due date. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2023/11/22/city-salamanca-city-comptrollers-financial-reports-2023m-97State Agencies Bulletin No. 296
… in gray. (See Attachment 1) Effective Date The processing of the new changes will take place beginning December 12, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/296-revised-data-capture-files-nhrp-716-and-nhrp-517Opinion 91-1
… the municipalities receiving services could agree to pay the lead municipality an amount to cover the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-1East Meadow Public Library – Claims Auditing (2017M-275)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board conducted an effective audit of claims prior to payment for the period July 1, 2016 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/03/09/east-meadow-public-library-claims-auditing-2017m-275DiNapoli: Rising Costs Hitting Homeowners & Renters Statewide
… level increased from 40.5 percent in 2000 to 50.6 percent in 2012, while the percentage of homeowners above … difficult. As of 2012, nearly 28 percent of renters and 15 percent of homeowners paid housing costs that were at … costs. In 2012, those figures rose to 19.1 percent and 11.2 percent. The report found that many New Yorkers are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rising-costs-hitting-homeowners-renters-statewideTown of Attica – Payments to Not-for-Profit Organizations (2021M-125)
… payments Town of Attica (Town) officials made to not-for-profit organizations were for appropriate purposes and were properly approved and … Key Findings The payments Town officials made to not-for-profit organizations were not always for appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/12/17/town-attica-payments-not-profit-organizations-2021m-125Oneida Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2015M-20)
… of our audit was to review internal controls over the District’s cash disbursement process for the period July 1, … Lenox, Verona, Vienna and Vernon within the Oneida City School District’s boundaries. The District, which is governed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/05/08/oneida-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2015m-20Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrest of Arizona Man For Theft of Over $100,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… pension funds that were intended for retirees, it harms all New Yorkers who count on their pension for a secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrest-arizona-man-theft-over-100000-nys-pensionCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… been implemented. Key Recommendations Officials are given 30 days after the issuance of the follow-up review to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followTown of Queensbury - Water System Cybersecurity (2018M-268)
… whether officials adequately safeguard electronic access to the Town’s water system. Key Findings Water officials have not implemented comprehensive procedures for managing, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/22/town-queensbury-water-system-cybersecurity-2018m-268DiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
… pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene. … residents. As Town Supervisor, O’Hara entered into various grant agreements, including with the New York State Housing … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… benefits. Specifically: The Board did not have a process to adequately oversee and monitor CPIDA projects. As a … $30,676. Key Recommendations Develop written procedures to periodically monitor projects’ progress and document … Require the City or one of the taxing jurisdictions to request the project owners’ financial information to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… To determine whether the Office of General Services (OGS) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including … 2020, there were over 4,600 data items on Open Data. OGS provides critical services to State agencies, including … goods, services, and technology. As of January 28, 2020, OGS had published six data items on Open Data. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataNorth Merrick Union Free School District – Treasurer’s Duties (2013M-366)
… authorized to sign checks in the Treasurer’s absence and, in fact, signed all District checks in place of the … the District Clerk to sign District checks as the primary, and sole, signatory. The Board should ensure that any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/03/21/north-merrick-union-free-school-district-treasurers-duties-2013m-366DiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… a monthly premium payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York state’s Medicaid claim costs totaled more than $51 … full-time equivalent SIU staff, respectively, dedicated to New York’s Medicaid program. In New Jersey, MCOs are required to maintain a minimum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsVillage of Rhinebeck – Water Fees (2013M-311)
… 14, 2013. Background The Village of Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County. The Board of Trustees comprises four … not accurately re-levied, water bills were not prepared in accordance with the Village’s local law, and the Board did … approve all customer account adjustments the Clerk made in the water accounting system. The Board did not annually …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/01/17/village-rhinebeck-water-fees-2013m-311Copiague Fire District – Cash Disbursements (2019M-225)
… for 39 payments totaling $141,904 were deposited between one and 131 days before they were approved according to the … minutes. 306 checks, totaling almost $2 million, had only one of the two required signatures. Payments totaling $3,190 were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/03/11/copiague-fire-district-cash-disbursements-2019m-225