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Cost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services
… savings. Local government and school district officials can purchase goods and services under existing State … contracts meet the competitive bidding requirements of New York State General Municipal Law. As a result, local … Contracts During recent audits, we identified instances where local governments and school districts paid higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-using-state-contracts-acquire-goods-or-servicesDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… retirement security. “Employee ownership can help improve company performance, increase employees’ morale and … security,” DiNapoli said. “Giving employees a stake in a company allows employers to convert or sell their business to … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… or were unsupported. Auditors also found that a non-tax levy account contained tax levy dollars that Lehman should have turned over to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of certain documents related to the issues identified in the initial report. Based on limited procedures, the … of certain documents related to the issues identified in the initial report. Based on limited procedures, the … fund balance and encumbrances, which resulted in surplus fund balance being underreported by about $6.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… Supplies (Follow-Up) (2016-F-29) An initial audit issued in January 2015 determined that New York City School-Based … For example, 10 of the 11 SBHCs sampled had shortages in various medication categories with one school having an unexplained shortage of 2,712 hypodermic needles. In a follow-up, auditors found DOH has made progress in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinations-0Examples from GASB Statement 34 - Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds
… CT 06856 are reprinted by permission. Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds December 31, 2002 General Fund HUD … .) … Examples from GASB Statement 34 Sample City Balance Sheet Governmental Funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/examples-gasb-statement-34-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-39) EO 95, issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website for the … Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (2019-S-16) EO 95, issued in March 2013, established an Open Data Website for the … Incentive Program (Follow-Up) (2019-F-56) An audit issued in November 2018, found that HESC had taken steps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsPayments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members
… the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. Civil Service … Service maintains eligibility and enrollment records for NYSHIP members in the New York Benefits Eligibility and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/13/payments-beacon-health-options-mental-health-and-substance-abuse-services-ineligibleNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Amazon Must Ensure Its Business Is Not Adding to Racial Inequality
… at Amazon.com, Inc. asking for an independent audit to assess the company’s policies and practices on civil … alongside those fighting systemic racism, yet we continue to see reports of workers facing racial discrimination, … institutionalized inequality, just as it would seek to root out any other systemic problem and mitigate risks for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-amazon-must-ensure-its-business-not-adding-racial-inequalityEmployee Incentive and Bonus Payments
… 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. Background ECMCC is a public benefit corporation created under Public Authorities … During the three-year audit period, ECMCC offered two incentive programs to certain MC physicians — the … Incentive Program — and paid 16 of its physicians a total of $1,655,359 in these incentives. Also during this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/13/employee-incentive-and-bonus-paymentsDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… timelines to allow the state to better assess its progress in meeting its renewable energy goals.” ORES was created in … 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 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysState Agencies Bulletin No. 1919
… payment. Recipients of this mailing will be asked to fill out the request and return it to OSC for inclusion on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1919-retroactive-salary-increases-agency-police-service-unit-apsuState Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017
… In 2017, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) had its worst on-time performance in 18 years, with an estimated 9.2 million riders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017DiNapoli: NYC Finances Gain Stronger Footing
… ”Hope is building in New York City as vaccination rates climb, capacity limitations are rolled back and federal … to grow 5.1 percent in 2021 due to better than projected income and corporate tax collections in FY 2021, driven by less severe impacts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-nyc-finances-gain-stronger-footingState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… period. This occurred because the board has not adopted a payroll policy and district officials have not established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Contract Advisory No. 28
… New York State Contracts. The updates include the addition of Section 27, Admissibility of Reproduction of Contract, which addresses the electronic reproduction of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/28-updates-appendixFlorida Union Free School District – Information Technology (2017M-146)
… through June 9, 2017. Background The Florida Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Goshen and Warwick … Educational Services (OUBOCES) and the Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center (MHRIC) for IT services. Key … on a formal service level agreement. … Florida Union Free School District Information Technology 2017M146 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/11/03/florida-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2017m-146Massapequa Union Free School District – Budget Practices and Reserve Funds (2017M-113)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s budget practices … Union Free School District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County. The District, which operates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/10/20/massapequa-union-free-school-district-budget-practices-and-reserve-fundsHerkimer County – Sales Tax Distributions and Bank Reconciliations (2017M-178)
… The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the County accurately distributed sales tax to municipalities and … 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. Background The County of Herkimer is located in central New York State and had a 2010 … and remit the balances due to the State and County. … Herkimer County Sales Tax Distributions and Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2017/12/15/herkimer-county-sales-tax-distributions-and-bank-reconciliations-2017m-178Cleveland Hill Union Free School District – Financial Management (2017M-235)
… fund budgeted appropriations for the 2016-17 fiscal year totaled approximately $31 million. Key Findings Officials overestimated appropriations each year by an average of $3.7 million, and they appropriated … balance exceeding the 4 percent statutory limit by 13 to 16 percentage points. Four reserves totaling approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/03/02/cleveland-hill-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2017m-235