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DiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … about $2.1 million of the overpayments were recovered. "My auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli Report Analyzes Regional Trends in Education for School Districts Outside New York City
… shows the challenges faced by the state’s school districts are as varied as the state itself. Regional factors including … a complex set of state rules and local needs to determine how to best educate our children and pay for it,” DiNapoli … to be wealthier and spend more per pupil. The report notes many factors can affect the differences in spending including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-report-analyzes-regional-trends-education-school-districts-outside-new-york-cityMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… service to Grand Central Terminal for the first time, is expected to cost nearly $9 billion when finished in 2019, more than twice the MTA’s initial cost … reducing commutes by up to 40 minutes. New tunnels will connect the LIRR main line in Queens to the lower level of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetOpinion 88-70
… REFERENDUM -- Advisory (fluoridation of water) GENERAL CITY LAW, §20(2), (7); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §6-c(8): LOCAL … §34.00: In the absence of express statutory authority, a city may not conduct an advisory referendum on whether to fluoridate city water or whether to improve the city water or sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-70VI.2.B Policies/Laws – VI. Budgets
… There are two kinds of segregations within SFS – available and reserve. Any amount budgeted as available can be used for … expenditures or the encumbering of purchase requisitions and/or purchase orders. Any amount in the reserve is not … budget amounts to the reserve. The sum of the available and any reserve segregations will total the appropriation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi2b-policieslawsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Oversight (2019M-111) Town officials purchased a fire truck for more than $300,000 without competitive bidding, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0Schuyler County Sheriff’s Department – Payroll, Civil Fees and Bail (2013M-120)
… State retirement systems. We found errors with 231 of the 333 leave request forms that were available for review, 40 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/08/02/schuyler-county-sheriffs-department-payroll-civil-fees-and-bail-2013m-120Big Flats Fire District #2 – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2012M-155)
… District No. 2 is located in Chemung County. The District’s general fund budget totaled $101,467 for the 2012 fiscal … for the two existing firehouses. When the new firehouse construction is complete, the two existing firehouses will be … a proper annual audit of the Treasurer’s records and reports to ensure that the records are complete and accurate. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/01/30/big-flats-fire-district-2-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2012mEssex County – Financial Condition and Internal Controls Over Payroll (2013M-177)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the financial condition of the County and internal controls over payroll for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/11/15/essex-county-financial-condition-and-internal-controls-over-payroll-2013m-177Southside Academy Charter School – Board Oversight (2013M-318)
… Southside Academy Charter School, located in the City of Syracuse, is governed by a Board of Trustees (Board) that has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/southside-academy-charter-school-board-oversight-2013m-318DiNapoli: Middletown Chiropractor Sentenced to Nine Years for Insurance Fraud
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced James “Jay” Spina was sentenced in federal court for running a large-scale health … rendered, created shell companies and falsified records to hide their crimes. Spina pled guilty to one count of … was sentenced to serve 108 months (nine years) in federal prison, plus three years of probation and pay $9.7 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-middletown-chiropractor-sentenced-nine-years-insurance-fraudCincinnatus Central School District – Fund Balance and Reserves (2014M-191)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the financial condition of the District for the period July 1, 2012 through April 17, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/10/10/cincinnatus-central-school-district-fund-balance-and-reserves-2014m-191Frewsburg Central School District – Internal Controls Over Selected Financial Activities (2013M-327)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the … time records. District officials do not ensure that access rights to the payroll and human resource modules within the computerized accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/07/frewsburg-central-school-district-internal-controls-over-selectedDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local officials should plan for sales tax revenue with more stable and modest growth rates.” Local sales tax … in sales tax collections, with many smaller counties seeing the strongest growth. Sullivan County had the largest … modest decreases in collections, with Auburn and Ithaca seeing a decline of 0.2% each, followed by Yonkers at less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023Oracle Charter School – School Building Acquisition and Leave Accrual Records (2013M-290)
… audit was to examine the School’s process for acquiring building space and the adequacy of the School’s leave accrual … thorough analyses of alternatives before making major financial commitments. Determine whether any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/oracle-charter-school-school-building-acquisition-and-leave-accrualHughsonville Fire Company – Financial Activities (2014M-201)
Hughsonville Fire Company Financial Activities 2014M201
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/02/hughsonville-fire-company-financial-activities-2014m-201Cortlandville Fire Department – Internal Controls (2014M-3)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine internal controls over the Department’s financial operations for the period January 1, 2012 through November 8, 2013. … November 2013 the Treasurer had not recorded the monthly lottery transactions since February 2013. The board did not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/03/21/cortlandville-fire-department-internal-controls-2014m-3Warwick Valley Central School District – Potential Operational Efficiencies (2012M-245)
… The Warwick Valley Central School District is located in Orange County. The District is governed by the Board of … capacity on buses, decreasing the number of spare buses in its fleet and increasing the District’s buses-to-mechanics … of annual cost savings and as much as $1.4 million in avoided future bus replacement costs. District officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/05/31/warwick-valley-central-school-district-potential-operational-efficienciesOswego County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-8)
… from 2002 through 2011, the County had an average of 21 flags. We examined all 89 flags issued during the period 2007 to 2011 to review for … and/or actions on behalf of the County. Of the 89 flags reviewed, County officials could not produce sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/oswego-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-8Niagara County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-2)
… from 2002 through 2011, the County had an average of 13 flags. We examined all 65 flags issued during our scope period from 2007 to 2011 to … responses and/or actions on behalf of the County. Of these flags, 11 lacked sufficient documentation to determine the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/niagara-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-2