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Hammond Central School District – Financial Management (2024M-70)
… addition, they exceeded the voter-approved funding level for the capital reserve fund by $900,000. Accumulated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/11/hammond-central-school-district-financial-management-2024m-70City of Glen Cove – Budget Review (B7-15-17)
… Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s preliminary budget for the 2016 fiscal year are … reasonable. Background The City of Glen Cove is located in Nassau County. Our Office completed a review of the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/10/16/city-glen-cove-budget-review-b7-15-17Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… also include a tax overlay in the adopted budget and will have to adopt the proposed local law to override the tax levy … will be left with an unbalanced 2017 budget that will not have sufficient revenues to fund operations. For access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … formal and adequate policies and procedures related to the processing of payroll outside of normal pay dates such … officials did not develop policies or procedures related to the periodic review and reconciliation of payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDepartment of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-40
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the Department of Transportation instructions for … (CSEA), provides for a call-out response payment to eligible employees at the end of the season. Effective … of Transportation engaged in winter maintenance activities to be responsive to unscheduled call-outs, those employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-40-2022-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2021-2022Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38.1
… to provide the Department of Transportation instructions for processing the 2021 Call-Out Response Payment. Affected … the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), provides for a call-out response payment to eligible employees at the … Eligibility Criteria In recognition of the necessity for employees of the Office of Transportation Systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-381-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021Department of Transportation Bulletin No. DOT-38
… to provide the Department of Transportation instructions for processing the 2021 Call-Out Response Payment. Affected … the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), provides for a call-out response payment to eligible employees at the … Eligibility Criteria In recognition of the necessity for employees of the Office of Transportation Systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/transportation/dot-38-2021-call-out-response-payment-fiscal-year-2020-2021Opinion 2000-21
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- … Villages of Harriman, Monroe and Kiryas Joel 1 We also have been asked whether that portion of a joint fire district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Additionally, inaccurately calculated overtime payments to hourly employees resulted in overpayments of $8,052 out of … rates, resulting in a $13,650 annual increase to the town’s payroll that the board did not approve. City of … from 10 vendors totaling $310,212. They also did not have written agreements with four of these vendors. … New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… reserve balances circumvents the statutory limit on surplus fund balance and lacks transparency. The district … taxpayers were taxed more than necessary. The district, on average, annually over-estimated appropriations by $3.2 … (8%) for 2020 through 2022. The district also did not have a written multiyear financial plan or adequate capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in New York City (2021-N-2) The 2014 federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the … of children within the child welfare system for potential sex trafficking and the timely reporting of sex trafficking incidents to law enforcement. It also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Program: Overpayments to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (2013-S-57) Medicaid … implemented. Empire recovered the overpayments from hospitals, implemented controls to ensure payments for … significant progress to ensure that future agreements with hospitals contain language limiting the reimbursement of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… of dollars because of the COVID-19 crisis and needs to find cost savings wherever it can,” DiNapoli said. … program will continue in earnest as DOH can do much more to save taxpayer dollars.” The New York State Medicaid … program that provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged or have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… fund. The audit recommended that the board develop a plan to reduce fund balance by financing one-time expenditures, … In a follow up audit, the board used excess fund balance to finance one-time expenditures. Averill Park Central School … officials accurately paid salaries and wages according to their payroll process. However, when the superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Police Bulletin No. SP-219
… is to provide the Division of State Police instructions for processing the 2021 Education Payment. Affected Employees … will be made annually in June of each year and will be for one degree only. When the degree is obtained during the … Information The 2021 Education Payment is included as salary for retirement purposes for employees in BU07, BU17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-219-2021-state-police-education-paymentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Additionally, they found various safety conditions needed to be improved. These included missing smoke detectors, … outlet covers, overloaded power strips, and water damage to ceilings with possible mold. Office of General Services: … CVS Health – Accuracy of Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2019-S-51) The Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsCost-Saving Ideas: Containing Employee Health Insurance Costs
… Cash Payment In Lieu of Health Benefits For employees who have coverage available under a spouse’s plan or another … employees would qualify and are interested in the plan. Have your employees weigh the benefits and risks of switching … to manage it. This can be very cost-effective if you have employees with relatively good claims histories. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-containing-employee-health-insurance-costsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… that the board had audited the claims. Board minutes do not include sufficient information such as abstract … because of a lack of member interest to fill positions on the board of directors and various committees. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… valued at $18.3 million. State Education Department: Adirondack Helping Hands, Inc., Compliance with the … 2014, auditors identified $37,643 in ineligible costs that Adirondack reported for reimbursement for special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 94-33
… in a service award program unless they are subject to being called to duty under the department's rules and regulations. We have … the circumstances under which a person is considered to be "faithfully and actually performing service", we are of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33