Search
Financial Toolkit for Local Officials
Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic including simultaneously managing the public health response and the budgetary impacts of the financial crisis
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… coverage. The Essential Plan should be the primary payer and Medicaid, as secondary payer, should pay any remaining liabilities, such as … as a liable third-party health insurance (i.e., primary payer). Key Findings DOH officials made some progress in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planImproper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (Follow-Up)
… enrollments of recipients concurrently enrolled in FFS foster care under different CINs; $12.7 million in improper … General (OMIG) recovers improper premium payments for foster care recipients with multiple CINs and, by the end of … not have a process to recover improper payments for non-foster care recipients with concurrent FFS enrollment or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients-multiple-clientState Agencies Bulletin No. 2214
… the Line Number field. If applicable, update the Position Pool ID field on the Specific Information Page by expanding the Education and Government … employee’s record. Deleting Position Pools If a Position Pool is no longer used by the agency and should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2214-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2024-2025State Agencies Bulletin No. 2342
… Line Number field. If applicable, update the Position Pool ID field on the Specific Information Page by expanding the Education and Government … Job Data page Deleting Position Pools If a Position Pool is no longer used by the agency and should be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2342-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2025-2026Stafford Fire Department, Inc. - Financial Management (2023M-110)
… finances. The Board did not adopt realistic budgets or take an active role in monitoring Department finances. As … budgets, as certain expense estimates were omitted or overstated in the operating budgets. Develop a written multiyear financial or capital plan to help guide budget development and save for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2023/12/08/stafford-fire-department-inc-financial-management-2023m-110Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department – Financial Activities (2023M-30)
… Audit Objective Determine whether the Upper Jay Volunteer Fire Department (Department) officials ensured financial … audit fire department Upper Jay financial activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/05/26/upper-jay-volunteer-fire-department-financial-activities-2023mAmherst Central School District – Network User Account Access and Application User Accounts and Permissions (2023M-5)
… accounts had unnecessary network administrative access. Application user accounts or properly restrict permissions in … user accounts are disabled in a timely manner. Limit application permissions based on an account user’s job responsibilities. District officials agreed with our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2023/06/02/amherst-central-school-district-network-user-account-access-andParkland Alienation (2014-MS-5)
… report - pdf] We also released eleven letter reports to the following municipalities: Towns of Amherst [pdf] , Clifton Park [pdf] , East Greenbush [pdf] … Hampton [pdf] , North Hempstead [pdf] , Orangetown [pdf] ; the Counties of Onondaga [pdf] and Nassau [pdf] ; the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/05/15/parkland-alienation-2014-ms-5Amsterdam Housing Authority – Claims Processing and Related Not-for-Profit Corporations (2013M-126)
… Background The Amsterdam Housing Authority is located in the City of Amsterdam in Montgomery County. The Authority was established pursuant … Law to provide low-rent housing for qualified individuals in accordance with relevant provisions of State Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/08/23/amsterdam-housing-authority-claims-processing-and-related-not-profit-corporations20-Year Benefit (Section 384-d) – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… Service as a firefighter or police officer under the 20-year plan; Service as a member or officer of the New York … receive a pension benefit of 2.5 percent of your FAE per year of creditable service, plus 1.66 percent of your FAE per year of service in other allowable government titles. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/20-year-benefit-section-384-dNewark School District Public Library – Board Oversight (2014M-54)
… withdrawing enough funds to cover payroll, payroll taxes, health insurance premium, and fees for its services. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/06/20/newark-school-district-public-library-board-oversight-2014m-54Seneca County Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2015M-207)
… project applications in a consistent manner; ensure the approval process for each project is adequately documented, and any analysis in arriving at an approval decision is based on verified information. Review … update the UTEP to include specific criteria for project approval and recapture of benefits. Include detailed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2015/12/24/seneca-county-industrial-development-agency-projectComptroller DiNapoli's Legislative Program
… and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller. 2025: Passed by the Assembly Prohibits … – S.8357 (Sanders/A.9574 (Anderson) - Allows a bank, in the discretion of the comptroller and the commissioner of … Archived Legislation items from the 202324 Session proposed by Comptroller DiNapoli to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislationItalian Heritage Month Reception
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli commemorates Italian Heritage Month by honoring prominent members of the … Andy Pallotta President of NYSUT About Italian Heritage Month New York State is home to over 3 million … Since 1976 the State has recognized October as Italian Heritage and Culture Month. This annual event honors the long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/events/italian-heritage-month-receptionCUNY Bulletin No. CU-161
… 19, the agency would use Z58. The earns codes must be used in the same manner as the original codes. Submit codes … Actions The eligible Time Entry Codes will be available in the Time Entry drop down box for each employee. All Additional Pay earns codes will be in the drop down box on the Additional Pay panel. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-161-new-earns-codes-employees-non-resident-alien-tax-statusDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Hits Record $611 Million
… Overtime earnings at state agencies rose to a record $611 million in 2013, a nearly 16 percent increase … 14.8 million overtime hours last year, costing taxpayers a record $611 million. New York’s overtime bill is increasing … Overtime earnings at state agencies rose to a record $611 million in 2013 a nearly 16 percent increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-hits-record-611-millionUtica City School District – Financial Condition (2013M-341)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the District’s financial condition for the period … the District has struggled with fiscal challenges due to a deteriorating financial condition. District officials … the District’s unexpended surplus funds had declined to a deficit of $1,157,820. By the end of 2012-13, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/utica-city-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-341Germantown Central School District – Financial Management (2013M-230)
… is located in Columbia County. The District is governed by a Board of Education which comprises seven elected members. … overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $5.5 million. As a result, the District had operating surpluses totaling $2.7 million for the period, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/germantown-central-school-district-financial-management-2013m-230Sullivan County – Fiscal Stress (2013M-81)
… of our audit was to determine the financial health of the County and identify causes of any identified fiscal stress … 1, 2011, through August 8, 2012. Background Sullivan County has a population of 77,547, is located in the … York State, and includes 15 towns and six villages. The County is governed by a nine-member Legislature. The County’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/sullivan-county-fiscal-stress-2013m-81