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DiNapoli: NYC Department of Education Must Do More to Combat Mental Health Crisis Among Youth
… The latest in State Comptroller DiNapoli’s series of audits of health and … has shown a willingness to confront these issues, many of New York’s school children still face a mental health emergency, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-nyc-department-education-must-do-more-combat-mental-health-crisis-among-youthXI.18.D Sales and Compensating Use Tax Documentation – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State of tangible personal property or taxable services in excess of $300,000 during the immediately preceding four … sales tax quarters. The contractor must also certify in writing to the procuring agency that the requisite … of perjury, and file with DTF Contractor Certification Form ST-220-TD . Agencies should direct state contractors to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18d-sales-and-compensating-use-tax-documentationDiNapoli: New York Must Do More To Reduce Maternal Deaths
… and funding to address the recommendations, and if not for its ongoing efforts, maternal deaths and morbidities … continuity of care. Creating competency-based curricula for providers as well as medical and nursing schools. … basis, DOH worked to temporarily obtain payment parity for telehealth services. The board recommended greater …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-new-york-must-do-more-reduce-maternal-deathsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… town officials have not adopted IT policies and procedures for disaster recovery, backups and breach notification. In … did not adopt structurally balanced budgets that provided for sufficient recurring revenues to finance recurring … property owners within the district who were not billed for water use during 2017. In addition, the duties assigned …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Mainstream Managed Care Organizations – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting (Follow-Up)
… The Department of Health (Department) is responsible for setting the monthly Medicaid managed care premium rates, … administrative costs of managed care organizations (MCOs). For this purpose, the Department relies on financial data … than $18.9 million in mainstream managed care premiums for the State fiscal year 2014-15 due to a flaw in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-followMedicaid Managed Care Organization Fraud and Abuse Detection (Follow-Up)
… Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) are responsible for ensuring they do not make payments to ineligible health … Medicaid program had no specific requirements or criteria for SIU staffing levels, and there was a considerable risk … payments, which increased the risk that Medicaid paid for improper claims. Lastly, we found the SIU staff at both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/22/medicaid-managed-care-organization-fraud-and-abuse-detection-followDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… have also resulted in some large year-to-year fluctuations for some districts. For example, one district’s allowable levy limit was 21.7 … include: Property taxes are the major revenue source for school districts outside of New York City. In 2013, these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capState Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Municipal Audits
… benchmark rates to ensure they received the lowest prices for electricity and natural gas. Five of seven entities … School District) spent approximately $2.4 million more for electricity than the benchmark rate used by auditors. … records and reports accurately and properly accounted for all financial activities. Although the board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-municipal-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1016
… Immediately Background Maintaining up-to-date addresses for employees enables the State to provide high quality … and save money on postage. Because addresses are used for such critical tasks as direct employee contact, mailing … the organization to be Move-Update Certified and eligible for discount postal rates. OSC has begun using this service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1016-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. … not audit and approve individual claims to ensure they are for legitimate expenditures. Village of Hobart – Board … The board also did not adequately manage the finances for a capital project to upgrade its transfer station. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Use of Foreign Fire Insurance Tax Money (2017-MS-5)
… act legislation, city charters or other applicable laws, for the period January 1, 2014 through October 5, 2016. … recipients. The statewide FFI tax money disbursed by DFS for 2014 through June 2016 (excluding NYC) totaled … service. Key Findings While all six entities had a process for administering FFI tax money, officials in Buffalo, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/01/12/use-foreign-fire-insurance-tax-money-2017-ms-5Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for our local communities is a top priority,” said DiNapoli. … The board has not adopted comprehensive written policies for departmental cash receipts or implemented procedures to provide guidance for employees when recording transactions to help ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 2093
… , provides employee earnings by Dept ID for the calendar year entered. If the query returns multiple rows for an employee, earnings from each row must be combined, … the “two-year look back” salary. When the query prompts for: Calendar Year - Enter 2021. Minimum Elect Date - Enter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2093-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcOpinion 88-72
… establishment of the district is in the public interest, should be aware of the possibility that the residents of such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72Oversight of New York State Forest Tax Programs (Follow-Up)
… Tax Law 480a – a tax incentive program (480a Program) for qualifying private forest landowners. The Department of … (Department) has general oversight responsibility for the 480a Program, which is executed by its Central Office … local tax reductions – and lesser qualifying standards – for over 45 years. While the requirements are less stringent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/05/oversight-new-york-state-forest-tax-programs-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… funds were returned, the funds were not available for the district’s use Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative … network user accounts that were not needed or logged in to for at least six months. South Kortright Central School … their claims audit process, did not verify that requests for proposals were solicited for seven professional service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School & Municipal Audits
… prior to payment. As a result, disbursements were made for unsupported and improper claims. During the audit period, … financial activities, resulting in $16,525 in unaccounted for collections. Cash receipt processes and oversight were … and held nine fundraisers. However, no money was deposited for 11 of the tournaments and two of the fundraisers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-municipal-auditsCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up)
… 11, 2013, established an Open Data Website ( Open Data ) for the collection and public dissemination of publishable … and make such data freely available in accessible formats for public use. Publishable State data should include … its publishable State data, along with a proposed schedule for making the data available on Open Data. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/01/compliance-executive-order-95-open-data-followDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Calls on Companies to Address Climate Risk, Transition to Cleaner Operations
… to the Paris Agreement present enormous opportunities for smart, sustainable investments. My thanks to these companies for recognizing their role in building a lower-carbon economy … its clients. In addition to agreeing to increased targets for renewable energy use, emission reductions and energy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-calls-companies-address-climate-risk-transition-cleaner-operationsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-703
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify CUNY agencies of the new arrears deduction codes for NYCTRS and provide instructions to enter employee arrears. Affected Employees CUNY employees … Agencies are required to enter Deduction transactions into PayServ on the General Deduction Data page using the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-703-new-retirement-arrears-deduction-codes-members-new-york