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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations

… Program: Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up) (2016-F-25) An initial audit issued … used by HPD staff to place applicants on development waiting lists. In a follow-up, HPD officials made …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… audit issued in April 2016 found two accounts that were not on CUNY Central’s list that Lehman opened prior to the implementation of its 2008 banking policy. In … tax levy dollars that Lehman should have turned over to the state. In a follow-up, auditors found Lehman officials …

NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Amazon Must Ensure Its Business Is Not Adding to Racial Inequality

… audit to assess the company’s policies and practices on civil rights, equity, diversity and inclusion, and how … against employees for wearing Black Lives Matter masks on the job. Inconsistently enforced its policy banning the … and other stakeholders. It also requests that a report on the audit be made public on Amazon’s website. Full Text of …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Office of General … issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website for the collection and public dissemination of publishable state … state entities. Auditors found OGS has taken steps to meet the requirements of EO 95; however, certain aspects of the …

DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets

… retirement security. “Employee ownership can help improve company performance, increase employees’ morale and … and provide opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. State leaders have the opportunity to provide … communities; and Develop ways to educate the public on what EO is and which companies around the state and in their …

DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS

… energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … energy projects have been taking more than three years to receive siting permits due to application delays according …

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… pervasive weaknesses in internal controls at the regional office level that decrease assurance that all permits are … are also at increased risk because they have devised systems to informally hold supplies of pre-signed checks provided by select repeat …

DiNapoli Halts $24 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

… more than $24 million in questionable personal income tax refunds so far in 2014, after finding 7,482 improper filings … My office works diligently to make sure only legitimate refunds are paid.” DiNapoli’s office audits all New York … bills prior to payment, including personal income tax refunds. The majority of questionable returns were filed by …

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Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients Diagnosed With Severe Malnutrition

… Purpose To determine whether Medicaid made overpayments to hospitals that improperly billed All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRG) inpatient claims … To determine whether Medicaid made overpayments to hospitals …

Contract Advisory No. 3

… Subject: Entering New Begin and Expire Dates for SFS Amendment Transactions Guidance: To generate an … Entering New Begin and Expire Dates for SFS Amendment Transactions …

Essex County Sheriff’s Department – Internal Controls Over Cash Receipts and Disbursements (2013M-35)

… to September 30, 2012. Background Essex County is located in northeastern New York State and has a population of … Cash receipts and disbursements were not processed in accordance with the policy. The civil clerk performed … were not properly accounted for, secured, and deposited in a timely manner. The civil clerk affixes the Sheriff’s …

Liberty Central School District – Budget Review (B4-13-4)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant … and expenditure projections in the District’s tentative budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year are reasonable. Background … revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The proposed 2013-14 fiscal year …

Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-362)

… Develop a written reserve fund policy indicating how much money will be reserved, how each reserve will be funded and when the balances will be …

LaFayette Central School District – Reserves (2013M-387)

… funds over multiple fiscal years, they can be considered de facto reserve funds. The District did not have a plan for … or funding reserves. Take remedial action to ratify the de facto reserves by adopting appropriate resolutions. Adopt …

Hicksville Water District – Competitive Quotations (2013M-233)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the internal controls over the District’s financial … related activities for the period January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background The Hicksville Water District … Hempstead, in Nassau County. The District provides water to about 48,000 customers each year. A three-member elected …

Niagara Falls Housing Authority – Compensation-Related Payments to the Executive Director (2012M-199)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Authority’s process for compensation-related … January 1, 2010, to July 31, 2012. Background The Niagara Falls Housing Authority is a municipal housing authority … of providing housing services in the City of Niagara Falls in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed …

Akron Fire Department – Financial Activities (2014M-196)

… monthly statement. In July 2019, a Fire Department member, Richard A. Lobur, admitted to taking almost $40,000 in grant …

Newstead Fire Company –Internal Controls (2014M-92)

… The purpose of our audit was to assess the adequacy of Company financial controls for the period January 1, 2012 … through February 18, 2014. Background The Newstead Fire Company is a volunteer organization located in the Town of Newstead in Erie County. The Company contracts with the Town to provide fire protection …

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… The board adopted budgets that underestimated revenues (until 2019), overestimated appropriations and failed to use most of … fund balance totaling $768,926 as of December 31, 2019, or 79 percent of actual expenditures. In addition, the …