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Cohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Background The Cohoes Public Library is a municipal public library located in the City of Cohoes in Albany County. The Library, which serves approximately 16,000 residents, is governed by an appointed nine-member Board of Trustees. Budgeted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-005
… list of 9.1 vs. 9.2 navigations. Pay Serv 9.2 navigation for common pages is listed in the updated PayServ Navigation Paths for 9.2 . Favorites will be deleted at Go Live. Favorites established for 9.1 pages will need to be re-established manually in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-005-navigation-changes-payserv-92Disability Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS’ retirement plans provide for several different types of … a member’s disability retirement benefit is subject to equitable distribution is an issue for the Court. Many … disability retirement. If directed by the DRO, NYSLRS will calculate a hypothetical service retirement benefit based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/disability-retirementValley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… officials did not have documentation to support sole source payments totaling $53,000 to two vendors for … no current bid documentation in place. Identify all sole source vendors and obtain the required documentation, such as sole source letters signed by an authorized contact person stating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/08/05/valley-stream-thirteen-union-free-school-district-purchasing-2016m-204Valley Stream Union Free School District #24 – Leave Accruals and Separation Payments (2016M-335)
… of our audit was to examine the District’s accounting for leave time and separation payments for the period July 1, 2014 through February 29, 2016. … seven-member Board of Education. Total expenditures for the 2014-15 fiscal year were approximately $27 million. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationEast Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board ensured that extra-classroom … ledgers throughout the year. Update the ECA fund policy to provide specific guidance for the financial management and … high school ECA funds and take appropriate action to recover any money determined to be due to the high school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroomRandolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… on the inventory records, making them more susceptible to theft without detection. In addition, capital asset … 44 capital assets totaling approximately $26,000 did not have the individual who was assigned custody of the capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/11/22/randolph-academy-union-free-school-district-capital-asset-inventoryDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The tax cap, which first applied to local governments (excluding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-at-two-percentSign up for emails DiNapoli: Former Tupper Lake Fire Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $30k Theft
… is a warning to officials who would blur the line between public duty and private lives,” State Comptroller Thomas P. … taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed to fighting public corruption and encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/sign-emails-dinapoli-former-tupper-lake-fire-treasurer-pleads-guilty-30k-theftDiNapoli Urges Consumers to Read the Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… with my office to see if the money has been turned over as unclaimed funds.” DiNapoli encouraged New Yorkers to use gift cards … office is currently holding more than $13 billion in unclaimed funds from gift cards, uncashed checks, bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonState Agencies Bulletin No. 1586
… that are attached to position pools in PayServ are lapsing and will no longer be available for use in PayServ. OSC has … be completed in PayServ by 09/12/2017 (Administration) and 09/19/2017 (Institution) to ensure the Payroll files can … be completed in PayServ by 09/26/2017 (Administration) and 10/03/2017 (Institution) to ensure the Payroll files can …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1586-sfs-chartfield-strings-payserv-09152017-09292017-lapse-datesMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/30/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claimsSelected Travel Expenses
… policy includes the use of cash advances, because the LIRR does not issue travel corporate cards and many LIRR employees … travel status. Key Findings MTA’s travel policy directive does not clearly state all the requirements or procedures the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/23/selected-travel-expensesMedicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… MCOs a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange for the provision of services for … a patient was transferred to another facility may result in a lower payment than if the patient was simply discharged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesState Agencies Bulletin No. 818
… efforts between OSC and agency Personnel/Payroll Offices in reconciling Social Security numbers and names in the State payroll system with Social Security … and maintaining up-to-date Social Security information in PayServ ensures accurate posting of Social Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/818-verification-social-security-numbers-and-names-reported-w-2-statementsDiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… (PIT) collections from April and May. Still, the state is in a relatively good financial position after collecting more … stabilized after a volatile first quarter, and $3 billion in settlement revenue provides solid financial footing for … from a year earlier primarily because of PIT collections in April. Spending rose 1.6 percent, or $673 million, due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli and Mayor Brown Urge Buffalo Residents to Claim $88 Million in Lost Money
… Byron Brown today urged local residents to search for unclaimed funds during a news conference at City Hall. DiNapoli said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Financial Plan
… that its trajectory is uncertain, with employment growth and improvement in the commercial real estate market expected … why smart use of the city’s federal relief funds and better-than-projected revenues are necessary to shore up … the outyear gaps to an average of $2.6 billion annually and alleviate risks from projected annual labor savings by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-financial-planRestitution Payments (2021-MS-2)
… and appropriately. Key Findings Department officials must do more to ensure victims receive court ordered restitution. … than half, or 160 of the probationers tested, were behind on their restitution payments by a total of $283,620. The … account to the crime victims whose restitution orders have remained unsatisfied for the longest period in a timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2021/12/14/restitution-payments-2021-ms-2State Comptroller Releases School District Audits
… (IT) Assets Inventory (Suffolk County) At the time of initial visits to nine district buildings, auditors were unable to locate 146 of 475 IT assets tested (31 percent). It took between 11 and … for officials to locate 80 additional IT assets. Because of inaccurate inventory records, district officials were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-releases-school-district-audits