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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… of the Town of Catskill , Flanders Fire District , Plymouth Fire District , Town of Russia and Schuyler County . “In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and … procedures relating to maintaining a reasonable level of fund balance. The town has accumulated excessive fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Receiving Your Benefit and Filing Your Pension Payment Option Election – State Police Plan
… Receiving Your Benefit At retirement, you must decide how you want your retirement benefit paid. … Members in certain circumstances (for example, members who have recently transferred a membership to NYSLRS) may not be able to use the Retirement Online calculator at this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/receiving-your-benefit-and-filing-your-pension-payment-option-electionMedicaid Program – Excessive Medicaid Payments to Federally Qualified Health Centers for Group Therapy Services
… 1, 2008 through May 31, 2014. Background The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid … therapy services. The FQHCs billed an approximate rate of $200 per person for group therapy, as opposed to the … provider did not bill the appropriate FQHC payment rate of $35.16 for group therapy, but rather billed a rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/medicaid-program-excessive-medicaid-payments-federally-qualified-health-centers-groupAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… whether Pratt Institute complied with the Education Law (Law) and the Commissioner of Education's Rules and Regulations … and architecture. The school has affiliated programs at the Pratt Munson Williams Proctor Art Institute in Utica …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteCaton No. 1 Fire District – Financial Oversight (2013M-262)
… audit was to examine the Districts’ financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through July 12, 2013. … $270,000 or 169 percent of the budgeted appropriations for 2013. The Board has not adopted an investment policy as … as performing an annual audit of her records and reports for 2011 and 2012. The Treasurer failed to prepare and submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/24/caton-no-1-fire-district-financial-oversight-2013m-262Tuition Assistance Program – Metropolitan Learning Institute
… program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs in New York postsecondary institutions. Schools receiving TAP … is a licensed private career school headquartered in Rego Park with additional instruction sites in Jackson … The other student’s enrollment agreement was not signed by an SED licensed agent. Additional incorrect certifications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/18/tuition-assistance-program-metropolitan-learning-instituteState Agencies Bulletin No. 1140
… input file from DCS to start, change amounts or cancel the payment. Agencies will not have the ability to modify these … will be retroactively paid any payments due in their first payment through the use of the ANB code. Questions Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1140-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan-nyship-opt-out-paymentsCity of Lockport -- Budget Review (B7-1-14)
… of the City’s proposed budget for 2018. Background Chapter 332 of the Laws of 2014, as amended by Chapter 147 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2017/11/01/city-lockport-budget-review-b7-1-14Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School – Purchases from Selected Vendors and Enrollment and Billing (2012M-219)
… our audit was to examine purchases from selected vendors for the period July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2012, and the student enrollment and billing processes for the period July 1, 2011, to June 30, 2012. Background The … not document verbal quotes, and officials received quotes for equipment and furnishings from vendors that did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2013/07/05/syracuse-academy-science-charter-school-purchases-selected-vendors-andSaratoga County – Financial Condition (2013M-235)
… our audit was to review the County’s financial condition for the period January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2013. Background … of the Board. The County’s general fund appropriations for the 2013 fiscal year adopted budget are approximately … taxes and State and Federal aid. The County’s 2013 budget for Maplewood Manor Nursing Home is approximately $26 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/10/04/saratoga-county-financial-condition-2013m-235Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… Key Recommendation Work with the Comptroller's Division of Payroll, Accounting and Revenue Services to take any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0College of Mount Saint Vincent – Tuition Assistance Program
… $27,860. TAP is an entitlement program designed to provide funds for paying tuition costs to eligible students. Schools …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/05/09/college-mount-saint-vincent-tuition-assistance-programCooperative Information Technology Services (2012MR-1)
… Intermunicipal cooperation for certain IT services is also occurring in Broome and Tompkins Counties. Additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/02/15/cooperative-information-technology-services-2012mr-1Dutchess County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-5)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether counties are properly maintaining their bridges to ensure the safety of those who travel on them for the period January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011. Background …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/dutchess-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-5Village of Catskill – Financial Condition (2014M-134)
… 19, 2013. Background The Village of Catskill is located in the Town of Catskill in Greene County and has a population of 4,100. The … 2013, the Village reported expenditures of $4.2 million in its general fund, $1.1 million in its water fund and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/08/08/village-catskill-financial-condition-2014m-134Village of Keeseville – Financial Condition (2013M-192)
… $1.4 million. Key Findings The recorded total fund balance for the general, sewer, and water funds at the end of … sewer, and water funds had a combined total deficit fund balance of $4,623 and a combined cash balance of only $6,451 at the end of the 2011-12 fiscal year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/09/20/village-keeseville-financial-condition-2013m-192Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… monitor employee internet use. Auditors also found network and application user accounts were not properly managed. … by a total of $2.7 million from 2016-17 through 2018-19 and annually appropriated $225,000 of fund balance that was … 30, 2019, surplus fund balance totaled over $1 million and was 6 percent of 2019-20 appropriations, exceeding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsTravel Advisory No. 15
… Effective August 20, 2021, the temporary eligibility for full personal vehicle mileage reimbursement is no longer applicable for business-related travel when a more cost-effective option … and agencies returning to pre-pandemic operation. For information about determining the most economical method …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/15-covid-19-travel-and-expense-temporary-exceptionsTown of LaGrange – Selected Financial Activities (2013M-107)
… it used assets that it already owns to process and print payroll checks in house rather than using a contractor to process payroll. Town officials cannot identify which of the two … were not using it. Key Recommendations Consider using the payroll module included in the accounting software to process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/07/12/town-lagrange-selected-financial-activities-2013m-107Opinion 2005-3
… of a building to be erected or placed on a site owned by a school district, subject to certain requirements, … otherwise dispose of any real property or interest therein owned by it or acquired by it pursuant to section 72-j to any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-3