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Oversight of Campus Foundations (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Campus Foundations Report 2016S93
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/06/oversight-campus-foundations-followDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Remains Low Among Villages
… score which ultimately drives final classifications. For the fiscal year ending 2017, the city of Long Beach … score. In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts. In September, his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal year, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-remains-low-among-villagesDiNapoli: Majority of Cities and Villages Statewide Below Fiscal Stress Threshold
… score which ultimately drives final classifications. For the fiscal year ending 2018, the cities of Amsterdam … score. In January, DiNapoli released fiscal stress scores for school districts. In September, his office will release scores for municipalities with a calendar-year fiscal year, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-majority-cities-and-villages-statewide-below-fiscal-stress-thresholdDiNapoli: Local Government Employment Outside NYC Fell Nearly 39,000 Since 2007
… employed outside of New York City shrank 7.9% from 491,102 to 452,298 from 2007 through 2022, according to a report by … hit by two major events, most recently the pandemic, that have taken their toll on staffing levels. Local officials … task of balancing their budgets while making certain they have the staff in place to ensure critical services are there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-local-government-employment-outside-nyc-fell-nearly-39000-2007DiNapoli & Lander’s Proposal Calling on Wells Fargo Board to Report on Efforts to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Wins Majority Support From Shareholders
… Lander called on Wells Fargo & Co.’s board of directors to publicly report on the company’s efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination in the workplace … as the trustee of the Fund and Lander serves as fiduciary to the city’s five public pension funds. “Wells Fargo …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-landers-proposal-calling-wells-fargo-board-report-efforts-prevent-discrimination-andMedicaid Program – Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments … between Medicaid and EP. NY State of Health (NYSOH) is the State-run health plan marketplace organized under the … correct these improper duplicative enrollments, nor does it have a process to recover improper payments caused by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/11/medicaid-program-improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollmentsDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… who helped build the company, and provide opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. State leaders … employees own a defined element of the company they work for. It does not necessarily mean that employees exercise … 10 Americans hold equity shares in the companies they work for, and only 12% of the U.S. workforce is employed in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsOpinion 93-18
… Program (circumstances requiring referendum on program for fire company in fire protection district) VOLUNTEER … district in the town. The authority and procedures for establishing a service award program are set forth in … governing board shall establish a service award program for the volunteer firefighters of the fire departments or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… general and highway funds and reduced the real property tax levy in those funds to zero, they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Examination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
The objectives of our examination were to determine if payment requests and payments DOL approved were appropriate and in accordance with applicable Federal and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/16/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsExamples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… 1,115,632 1,074,831 16,812,584 Fund balances: Reserved for: Inventories 182,821 182,821 Liens … $13,616,035 $10,478,037 $10,698,303 Amounts reported for governmental activities in the statement of net assets … Other long-term assets are not available to pay for current-period expenditures and therefore are deferred in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2Facility Planning Bureau Project Review (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Facility Planning Bureau Project … Cooperative Educational Services (collectively referred to in this report as Districts). These facilities include, but … determine if the Bureau completed its review of projects in a timely manner and, if not, what the impacts on school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/05/facility-planning-bureau-project-review-followDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. “After the holiday season wraps up, many New … track of their gift cards,” DiNapoli said. “Last year my office received over $13 million worth of unused cards. As … see if they are owed money and visit www.osc.state.ny.us . Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardOpinion 94-11
… a dinner and coincides with the annual inspection dinner for the fire company or companies within the district. You … commissioners of a fire district to expend district funds for a celebration of the anniversary of the creation of the … §64[14]; General City Law, §13-b, authorizing expenditures for such celebrations in counties, towns and cities, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-11Pipeline Safety Oversight
… partial reimbursement for the costs they incur. In New York, the PSC operates a federally certified safety program for intrastate and interstate pipelines. Inspections are performed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… The board has not established a computer use policy for employees to define appropriate user behavior or … to ensure the security of the District’s IT system. For example, the treasurer has administrative rights to the … software application, which creates the opportunity for the manipulation and concealment of transactions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Security and Effectiveness of Department of Motor Vehicles’ Licensing and Registration Systems
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Motor Vehicles’ … and available to continue critical processing in the event of a disaster or mishap that disables normal processing. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/19/security-and-effectiveness-department-motor-vehicles-licensing-and-registration-systemsOpinion 88-32
… §30, describing powers and duties of a town clerk; cf . Real Property Tax Law, §920, providing that, upon receipt of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-32DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… current state law, ORES must issue a final siting permit for most projects within one year of a completed application, but there is no requirement for ORES to track or account for how long it takes to complete an application. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… did not maintain time records to support the hours for which they were paid, and one bookkeeper received $1,751 … (Madison County) The former clerk did not properly account for, deposit, report or remit collections. As of April 13, 2022, the former clerk could not account for cash totaling $3,869. The former clerk also did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0