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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits were issued. Cornwall Central School District … District officials did not claim Medicaid reimbursements for 12 students that auditors identified were likely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the guilty plea today … filing false documents to hide his financial dealings. He's now in prison, paying the price," said Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsDiNapoli: Former Prattsville Town Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud of State Funds
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli announced that Kory OHara 45 formerly the Town Supervisor of Prattsville pled guilty today to wire fraud in connection with a grant extended to Prattsville in the wake of Hurricane Irene
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-former-prattsville-town-supervisor-pleads-guilty-fraud-state-fundsDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… altered receipts to show a lower amount collected from the park director and code enforcement officer. DiNapoli’s auditors found that $18,586 in park and recreation fees, $4,146 in code enforcement fees and … nearly $338,000; The bookkeeper altered copies of 19 park-fee receipts to show a total amount of nearly $10,709 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500Management of Invasive Species
… found in New York State are not indigenous, but rather have been introduced by humans. Subsets of these species may … of spread. The Department also did not provide guidance on how to monitor provisions of permits that included … Develop and implement policies, procedures, or guidance on issuing permits and monitoring compliance relating to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/23/management-invasive-speciesPortville Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-245)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials properly managed fund balance and … Adopt budgets that include reasonable estimates for appropriations and the amount of fund balance that will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/03/29/portville-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-245Accounts Payable Advisory No. 64
… York State reissue a check because the check was stolen and cashed by a party other than the payee. In such … the vendor must complete an affidavit. The paying and cashing banks will review the affidavit and collaborate … SFS to ensure the vendor receives its money timely. For more information, please refer to the Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/64-forgery-checksAccounts Payable Advisory No. 62
… Section 3 - Purchase Orders Guidance : A purchase order (PO) is an ordering document authorizing a vendor to provide … the agency’s authority as set in law or by contract. The PO communicates critical information to the vendor including … Due Date is an automatically populated field on the PO that should communicate to a vendor the required date the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/62-purchase-ordersUse of Electronic Benefit Cards at Prohibited Locations (Follow-Up)
… ). Background Our initial report, which was issued on July 10, 2017, found the Office was not performing … data analysis testing of monthly transactions, focusing on repeated violations at the same potentially prohibited … recommendations contained in our initial audit report, two have been implemented and one has been partially implemented. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/05/use-electronic-benefit-cards-prohibited-locations-followMeridale Rural Fire District - Management of Fund Balance (2018M-178)
… adopt financial plans for the maintenance of a reasonable level of fund balance and the funding and use of reserves. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/11/30/meridale-rural-fire-district-management-fund-balance-2018m-178CUNY Bulletin No. CU-395
… Purpose To notify agencies of an automatic Dues and Agency Shop Fee increase. Affected Employees Employees in … OSC will automatically increase the biweekly deduction for Union Dues (Code 258 ) and Agency Shop Fee (Code 275 ) accordingly. Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-395-district-council-37-local-375-dues-and-agency-shop-feeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1507
… have the “Cashed” box checked. Paychecks that are split and paid by check and direct deposit will be marked as “Cashed” when the check … OSC will run a daily program to update Review Paycheck for each check cashed the previous day. Questions Questions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1507-changes-review-paycheckAkron Central School District - Financial Management (2018M-195)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Board and District officials effectively managed the District’s general … the same 2013-14 tax levy and used reserves to pay for related expenditures. Key Recommendations The Board and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/akron-central-school-district-financial-management-2018m-195Examination of Island Peer Review Organization
… Purpose We examined select subcontractor expenses the Department of Health (Department) made to Island Peer Review … the Comptroller’s Office pursuant to Section 365-l of the Social Services Law. IPRO entered into subcontractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/14/examination-island-peer-review-organizationMaximus, Inc.
… Purchasing this same equipment at full retail price could have saved DOH over $20,000, and possibly more with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/21/maximus-incVillage of Rushville - Board Oversight and Information Technology (2018M-118)
… and the Board appointed another Clerk-Treasurer who served for the remainder of our audit period. … Village of Rushville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-rushville-board-oversight-and-information-technology-2018m-118Village of Hobart - Board Oversight (2018M-88)
… officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/08/24/village-hobart-board-oversight-2018m-88Webster Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-109)
… fund balance exceeded the 4 percent statutory limit for 2012-13 and 2014-15 through 2016-17 ranging from 7.3 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/14/webster-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-109Town of Angelica – Justice Court Operations (2018M-11)
… the Town Justice collected, recorded, deposited, disbursed and reported all fines and fees in a timely and accurate manner for the period January 1, 2016 through October 31, 2017. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2018/04/27/town-angelica-justice-court-operations-2018m-11NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Janus Case
… the following statement today after the United State Supreme Court ruled on the Janus v. American Federation of State, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-supreme-court-decision-janus-case