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DiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… and found 196 changes (44 percent) were not supported with written documentation from the student’s teacher … grade changes found that 80 percent were not supported with written authorization. District officials attribute the … to promote openness in government and provide taxpayers with better access to the financial workings of government. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… (SED): Astor Services for Children & Families, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2014-S-66) Auditors identified $39,050 in costs that did not comply with SED's requirements for reimbursement. The … services budget category without providing UCS with the required notification, and moved $546,803 from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOperational Advisory No. 22
… processing, including automated selection of vendor and delivery of the purchase order to the vendor. This … the creation of a voucher for payment. Electronic Delivery of Purchase Orders to vendors – SFS now enables electronic delivery of purchase orders right to a vendor, eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/22-ee1-procure-pay-changes-summaryLifeline Center for Child Development, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… provide preschool special education services to children with disabilities who are between the ages of three and five … cost-based program. Lifeline also shares space and staff with a DoE District 75 program that serves school-age special … identified $304,192 in reported costs that did not comply with the guidelines in the Manual, as follows: $80,506 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/12/lifeline-center-child-development-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli Releases July Cash Report
… lower than projections from the Enacted Budget. Spending for local assistance programs totaled $32.2 billion and was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-releases-july-cash-reportState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-21) Empowering Minds is an SED-approved, for-profit … An audit issued in January 2020 found that, between Jan. 1, 2015 and August 22, 2018, performance measurements … of 92 cars by almost three years and over budget by $8.9 million. LIRR also did not assess or collect liquidated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsPublic Safety – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Rise for the First Time in Eight Years The number of crimes in seven categories increased for the first time since 2012, rising 1.5 percent to 341,908 in 2020, according to preliminary data reported to the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/public-safetyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1993
… bulletin is to provide the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services instructions for processing the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 PEF Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC) Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1993-2019-2020-and-2020-2021-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-fireDiNapoli: Wall Street 2022 Bonuses Fell 26% From Previous Year, Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… on Wall Street after a record year in 2021. As a result, bonuses returned to pre-pandemic levels, which will mean a … Securities Sector Industry Dashboard Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State … open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial records, track state contracts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-wall-street-2022-bonuses-fell-26-previous-year-return-pre-pandemic-levelsProtection of Child Performers (Follow-Up)
… Background The Department of Labor (Department) is charged with protecting workers in New York State. Within the … Unit (Unit) is responsible for monitoring compliance with Part 186 of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations … ensured that parents/guardians and employers complied with the legal requirements that help protect the welfare of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/protection-child-performers-followNursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Nursing Home Surveillance ( … of Health (Department) oversees nursing home facilities in New York State through its Division of Nursing Homes and … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in monitoring quality of care in nursing homes. The Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Hits $787 Million
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overtime hours also rose, with 18.1 million hours worked. “New York state’s overtime … find ways to better manage costs while providing taxpayers with critical services.” Meanwhile, the average number of … calls for overtime work to be held to a minimum consistent with operational needs by proper scheduling and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-hits-787-millionNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results
… bank actions that triggered broad market volatility in the international markets. The Fund’s value was $176.8 billion as … in publicly traded domestic equities and 16.9 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-second-quarter-resultsTown of Seneca Falls – Justice Court (2013M-89)
… of our audit period; during this time, the Court operated with three temporarily assigned Justices. We found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/06/28/town-seneca-falls-justice-court-2013m-89DiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… that after a nationwide spike in unemployment, New Yorkers with disabilities continue to face a higher unemployment rate than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New York and the nation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nationState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… deposit all tax collections within 24 hours as required. In addition, the clerk did not remit real property tax … collections to the town supervisor or the county treasurer in a timely manner. Town of Owasco – Financial Management and … did not adopt an adequate reserve policy, which resulted in the unrestricted general fund balance to increase to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1784
… income. Affected Employees Employees who participated in the PEF or CSEA Certification, Licensure and Exam Fee … CLEFR amount will be reported on the employee’s Form W-2 in box 14 under code FRB . Payroll Register and Employee’s … are informed of the taxability upon enrollment in the program. Empire Star Public Service Award Empire Star …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1784-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2019Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… Objective To determine whether the Olympic Regional Development … providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) under … Open Data into its ongoing core business planning and strategies. However, since then, ORDA has taken steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataNorthern Onondaga Public Library District – Cash Disbursements (2013M-236)
… is a vendor − direct access to District bank accounts to withdraw funds for claims that have not been reviewed by the Board … the bookkeeper access to the District’s bank account to withdraw funds for monthly service fees. Restrict the online …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2013/11/08/northern-onondaga-public-library-district-cash-disbursements-2013m-236Bilinguals Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (AED); and $218,681 in bonus payments that did not comply with Manual guidelines; $29,722 paid for the personal benefit … tuition reimbursement rates, as appropriate. Work with Bilinguals officials to help ensure their proper … Ensure that reimbursable costs reported on the CFRs comply with Manual requirements. Other Related Audits/Reports of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/26/bilinguals-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual