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Pinnacle Organization – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) … on Pinnacle’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and certain expenses reported on Pinnacle’s CFRs for the two … to children with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. Pinnacle is managed by an eight-member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/pinnacle-organization-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualTax Exemption Administration In the Towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, Huntington, Islip and Smithtown (2019MR-1)
… Assessors incorrectly calculated exemptions granted, some of which included Town-wide errors. Assessors granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2019/09/20/tax-exemption-administration-towns-babylon-brookhaven-huntington-islipState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Zoning, and Recreation Departments’ Collections (Onondaga County) Town officials did not effectively manage the … department fees reviewed totaling $73,732, 18 were not in accordance with the board’s fee structure, and 16 were not … required annual audits were completed and annual update documents (AUD) were filed in a timely manner. The 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsWho Is Responsible? – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
… Although there are exceptions, the governing board is generally responsible for the audit of claims. The audit of claims is one of the few control procedures that is often executed … claims and have established the position of claims auditor or a position that includes the claims auditing function. 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/who-responsibleState Agencies Bulletin No. 1506
… Purpose To provide agencies with procedures for updating employee health insurance eligibility records in the payroll system. Affected Employees All employees Effective Date(s) September 14, 2016 … and “Date Eligible for Health Insurance” fields with information provided by the Department of Civil Service. Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1506-updating-employee-health-insurance-eligibility-payservDiNapoli: CUNY Students Need Better Access to Required Courses to Help Improve Graduation Rates
… costs of the additional terms, could put them at risk of not graduating. DiNapoli’s auditors looked at the five senior … prior semesters. In addition, 13 of 25 officials said they do not offer online or hybrid courses (courses encompassing … The audit found that some departments appeared to not have enough advisors to serve students pursuing particular …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-cuny-students-need-better-access-required-courses-help-improve-graduation-ratesXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… the agency must select the PCard supplier’s Supplier ID: 1000009372 for Citibank or 1100273879 for JPMorgan Chase … In addition, the agency must reference the centralized contract number on the voucher in accordance with Section … expenditures are recorded accurately and timely. Invoice Field In the invoice field of the voucher, the agency must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesArlington Fire District – Station Number 5 Renovation (2022M-54)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Arlington Fire District (District) officials used competitive methods to renovate Arlington Station 5 and appropriately disclosed interests in leasehold … space and did not adequately oversee leasehold agreements for renovations. Specifically, District officials: Approved a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2022/10/21/arlington-fire-district-station-number-5-renovation-2022m-54Real Property Dispositions
… Island, the Queens West Development, and the Word Trade Center. According to the Port Authority’s 2014 Annual Report, … segments: Port Commerce, Aviation, the World Trade Center, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson and Tunnels, Bridges … followed, including advising the affected municipalities, community organizations and government agencies of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/28/real-property-dispositionsFormer Treasurer of Putnam Engine & Hose Co. of the Port Chester Volunteer Fire Dept. Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More Than $38,000
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/former-treasurer-putnam-engine-hose-co-port-chester-volunteer-fire-dept-pleads-guilty-embezzling-moreCollection of Lease and Permit Revenues (Follow-Up)
… recommendations made in our initial report, Assessment and Collection of Lease and Permit Revenues ( 2012-S-6 ). Background Our initial … (Department) was not collecting all unpaid lease and permit fees. At the time of our audit, the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/07/collection-lease-and-permit-revenues-followBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Financial Operations (2013M-321)
… The School’s budgeted expenses for the 2012-13 fiscal year were approximately $4.14 million. Key Findings On May … local levels. The fee for these services is 1 percent of per pupil revenue from the prior academic year. On January … burden on the School. The fee structure of a percentage of per pupil revenue does not appear to be reasonable, as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/02/07/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-financial-operations-2013m-321XI.2.D Vendor Name on Contractual Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… agreement must include both the contractor’s legal name and the alternative name or alias. Process and Document … orders will be a Regular Vendor ID, where the first two digits are either “10” or “11”. There are some exceptions for Special Use Vendor IDs. (See Chapter X, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2d-vendor-name-contractual-agreementsXIX.2.B Project Information and Budget Control – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… associated to a project is captured through the GL Account MATCH Federal Grant Match State match is captured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2b-project-information-and-budget-controlState Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… potentially eligible employees for the Merit Step payment and to provide instructions on how to add eligible or to … which implemented the negotiated agreement between PEF and the State of New York for 2003-2007 and a GOER side letter dated January 10, 2005 provide for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedAn Economic Snapshot of the Greater Sunset Park Area - September 2016
The Greater Sunset Park is an area with residential communities, strong commercial corridors and one of NYC’s largest manufacturing and industrial centers.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-5-2017.pdfUnitedHealthcare – Out-of-Network Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up) (2019-F-46)
To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Out-of-Network Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f46.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 683
… to incorporate the changes necessitated by the processing of recent arbitration awards. Background Increment Codes for … schedule. These Increment Codes have been separated and new Increment Codes have been created to reflect only one … Bargaining Units 01, 21, 31, 61, 81 and 91 Effective Date(s) Pay Period 18L (Administration), paychecks dated 12/27/06 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/683-revision-increment-code-system-security-employeesImproper Medicaid Payments to a Transportation Provider (Follow-Up)
… to maintain contemporaneous, complete, acceptable, and verifiable records necessary to support Medicaid payments … or false, any Medicaid payments will be recouped and the provider may be subject to other statutory or regulatory liability, financial damages, and sanctions. We issued our initial audit report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/15/improper-medicaid-payments-transportation-provider-followNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will restrict its … all investors, and I am determined to protect the state’s pension fund by keeping it at the forefront of efforts to … oil sands and coal companies, resulting in restrictions on investment in a total of 50 firms that the Fund determined …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-invest