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City of Lockport – Budget Review (B20-1-9)
… of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City’s proposed … of $2.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively, which may not be attainable. In 2020 the City lost an arbitration … new firefighters each year from 2021 through 2023, but have not documented this in a written agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/11/06/city-lockport-budget-review-b20-1-9Holocaust Survivors
… of Financial Services, One State Street New York, NY 10004-1511 By Phone: 1-800-695-3318 (within the U.S.), … completing a claim form. The NYS Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds works in conjunction with the HCPO to ensure a thorough search of all available records. For Funds Held by Swiss Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/holocaust-survivorsState Agencies Bulletin No. 963
… employees These recalculations will be entered by OSC in Pay Period 21L (Administration) and 22L (Institution) … recalculate the biweekly stipend. If the employee had a salary change in calendar year 2009, the new biweekly wage … Questions about the benefit may be directed to the Department of Civil Service. Questions about this bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/963-extension-military-and-training-leave-benefits-and-stipendsExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… Purpose The objectives of our examination were to determine if: (i) Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefit … based on the results of our findings. Background To accomplish our examination objectives, we selected for … $737,695 from UI claimants and New York State employees due to our current and past examination efforts. This …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/10/07/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsHarpursville Central School District - Financial Condition (2018M-120)
… District adopted budgets that planned to use $1.6 million of general fund balance and certain reserve funds to finance … trends, resulting in expenditure and revenue variances of 3 percent and 1 percent, respectively. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/09/07/harpursville-central-school-district-financial-condition-2018m-120Schalmont Central School District – Financial Condition Management (2018M-15)
… determine whether District officials effectively managed fund balance for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, … approximately $46.6 million. Key Findings Unrestricted fund balance exceeded the statutory limit at the end of the 2015-16 and 2016-17 fiscal year. The general fund’s reported results of operations and fund balance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/04/13/schalmont-central-school-district-financial-condition-management-2018m-15Accounts Payable Advisory No. 50
Obtaining early payment discounts from vendors
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/50-early-payment-discountsClyde-Savannah Central School District – Network Access Controls (2020M-122)
… not regularly review network user accounts and permissions to determine whether they were appropriate or needed to be disabled. The District had the following unneeded … (IT) control weaknesses were communicated confidentially to officials. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as the District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/01/22/clyde-savannah-central-school-district-network-access-controls-2020m-122DiNapoli & Lander’s Proposal Calling on Wells Fargo Board to Report on Efforts to Prevent Discrimination and Harassment Wins Majority Support From Shareholders
… DiNapoli and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called on Wells Fargo & Co.’s board of directors to publicly report on the company’s efforts to … workplace following a majority shareholder vote in favor of a proposal filed by the New York State Common Retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-landers-proposal-calling-wells-fargo-board-report-efforts-prevent-discrimination-andDiNapoli: Pennsylvania Man Who Impersonated Deceased Father to Steal $194K in NYS Pension and Social Security Payments Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
… A Pennsylvania man who stole $194,000 of retirement benefits paid to his … Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. … A Pennsylvania man who stole $194000 of retirement benefits paid to his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-pennsylvania-man-who-impersonated-deceased-father-steal-194k-nys-pension-and-social-securityTreasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… (“MVFD”), on charges of wire fraud and subscribing to false tax returns. Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara … jewelry, and a second home in Florida, and then failed to report any of it on his tax returns. Public corruption … he received of $175,000 but sold K’Bam to an automobile dealer for the $136,850 he owed on a loan secured by K’Bam. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to the stronger early quarters of 2018, according to a report released today … periods in 2018. In comparison, 2018 collections for the early quarters grew by 4.8 percent and 7.2 percent over the … 160,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019Town of Moreau – Budgeting and Multiyear Planning (2017M-185)
… structurally balanced budgets and took action to maintain a reasonable amount of fund balance for the period January 1, … March 31, 2017. Background The Town of Moreau is located in Saratoga County, and the Village of South Glens Falls is … is governed by an elected five-member Town Board, has a population of approximately 15,000. Budgeted appropriations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/13/town-moreau-budgeting-and-multiyear-planning-2017m-185Amityville Union Free School District – Extra-Classroom Activity Fund (2021M-87)
… complete report - pdf ] Audit Objective Determine whether the Amityville Union Free School District (District) … not issue duplicate receipts prior to the 2020-21 school year, neither officials nor we could determine whether … were properly collected, receipted and deposited in full. Only five deposits totaling $4,038, of the 150 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/08/amityville-union-free-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-fund-2021mSUNY Bulletin No. SU-266
… Purpose To inform campuses of OSC’s automatic processing of the 2016 and 2017 Retroactive UUP Salary Increases and … increases in 2016, 2017 and/or 2018, the increases will need to be processed manually. Any annually paid employee who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-266-2016-and-2017-retroactive-salary-increases-psnu-employeesAlexander Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-227)
… approximately $5 million. Three of these reserve funds are overfunded. Key Recommendations Develop realistic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/alexander-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-227Green Tech High Charter School – Resident Tuition Billing (2015M-2)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the resident school … Background The Green Tech High Charter School is located in the City of Albany and is governed by a seven-member Board … tuition bills on an FTE basis. Inaccuracies in the end-of-year reconciliation, identified after the reconciliation bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2015/04/10/green-tech-high-charter-school-resident-tuition-billing-2015m-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audit
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audit-0New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members
… eligibility and enrollment records for NYSHIP members in the New York Benefits Eligibility and Accounting System (NYBEAS). Typically, organizations that participate in NYSHIP (e.g., State agency, local government, and school … Administrators (HBA) that process eligibility transactions in NYBEAS. Civil Service sends CVS Health daily files of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… found that the office is fully compliant with 23 of the 32 requirements and partially compliant with seven … found that the office is fully compliant with 23 of the 32 requirements and partially compliant with seven …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits