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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … Housing authority officials have worked effectively to maintain a strong financial position by controlling … The board did not routinely audit and approve claims prior to payment. Instead, claims were audited and approved for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComplaint Processing (Follow-Up)
… four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Complaint Processing (Report 2020-N-9 ). About the Program The New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) receives, investigates, … bias-based policing and racial profiling. Once a civilian complaint is filed, investigators gather documentary and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/05/complaint-processing-followAppropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (Follow-Up)
… report, Appropriateness of Medicaid Eligibility Determined by the New York State of Health System (Report 2014-S-4 ). … improvements to NYSOH and most of the overpayments caused by the enrollment of deceased individuals were recouped. … did not recover most of the identified overpayments caused by multiple CINs issued to individual recipients. We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/07/appropriateness-medicaid-eligibility-determined-new-york-state-health-system-followFood Metrics Implementation
… if the Office of General Services (OGS) is properly tracking and reporting New York State food purchases in … in 2013 to promote the sustainability of local farms by tracking how State agency food dollars are spent and … in the acquisition process. OGS is also responsible for tracking data on State agencies’ food purchases – both from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementationPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
To determine whether New York City Department of Education DoE officials accurately recorded and reported violent and disruptive incidents to the State Educat
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresSelected Aspects of Subway Station Safety (Follow-Up)
… NCs (including missing, damaged, vandalized, or incorrect messages) must be reported to the Office of Station Signage immediately either through the station signage web portal or by faxing a Signage Request form. The initial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/02/20/selected-aspects-subway-station-safety-followOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Oversight of Adult Protective Services Programs ( 2020-S-2 ). About the Program In New York State, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) administers the Adult Protective Services (APS) – a program of State-mandated services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/oversight-adult-protective-services-programs-followOversight of School Safety Planning Requirements
… Program Incidents like the February 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida highlight the need for schools to remain … safety plans as part of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education (SAVE) Act. Among its key provisions, the SAVE … Plans to the State Police annually. Their efforts resulted in 99 percent of required plans being submitted to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/08/oversight-school-safety-planning-requirementsPublic Health – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Pandemic Brings Jump in Medicaid Enrollment Department of Health (DOH) Medicaid enrollment rose by 521,805 (8.4 … one-year extensions of eligibility during the public health emergency. Children and adults represented 75.5 … become the only states in the nation to establish a Basic Health Program, a new low-cost health insurance option …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-healthState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not obtain competitive pricing or retain documentation to demonstrate quotes were obtained for 48 purchase and … by sharing personal identification numbers or vehicle fobs to fuel buses. Officials also did not develop written procedures to help ensure fuel inventories were adequately managed or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … policy that requires competition for purchases not subject to bidding requirements, the policy does not clearly … compliance with the policy or require district officials to properly document compliance when they sought competition. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli Announces $1.2 Billion in New Commitments to State Pension Fund's Emerging Manager Program
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has committed an … Edge Investment Advisors is honored to be selected by the New York State Common Retirement Fund as a partner in … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced today …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-12-billion-new-commitments-state-pension-funds-emerging-manager-programComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government audits have been issued. … Village of Canastota – Board Oversight (Madison County) The Board did not adequately oversee the Clerk-Treasurer’s work. The Board did not audit claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… by DiNapoli’s office in 2014 found that large amounts of money were being collected in various funds but not being … taxpayers generously use tax-check offs to donate their money to help others,” DiNapoli said. “State agencies need to make sure the money gets put to work promptly for these worthy causes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… pre-existing staffing pressures, particularly a shortage of staff nurses, in NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) facilities, … temporary staffing at H+H grew by 83% to offset the loss of staff nurses while managing demand for its services. It resulted in unexpected costs of $125 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, which the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsOpinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 98-20
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads … reasonably related to the functions to be performed and is in the best interest of the fire district. You ask whether a … If so, you ask whether a board of fire commissioners, in its discretion, may provide that newly-appointed members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 91-56
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Termination (requirement that there be … WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Liabilities" (as including accounts payable and contractual obligations for purposes of … Whether the term liabilities as used in section 2828 of the Public Authorities Law relative to termination of public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56Opinion 2002-14
… Loans (work performed on private property in connection with evaluating appropriateness of settlement) STATE … even though work performed by the village in connection with such an investigation incidentally may benefit a private … village property owners adjacent to the construction site reported that they were experiencing significant water …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14XVI.3.D Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus – XVI. Financial Reporting
… or decreased the resources available for spending in the near future. A fund’s basis of accounting is inseparably tied … financial resources only to the extent that they reflect near-term inflows or outflows of cash. Under the modified … and disbursements relative to underlying economic events near the end of a fiscal period. The cash basis of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3d-basis-accountingmeasurement-focus