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Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District – Purchasing (2016M-204)
… Stream Thirteen Union Free School District is located in the Village of Valley Stream, Nassau County. The District, … services that have no current bid documentation in place. Identify all sole source vendors and obtain the …
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)
… schools with approximately 1,100 students, is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Education. Total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/25/valley-stream-union-free-school-district-24-leave-accruals-and-separationXVI.1 Financial Reporting Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… by the Office of the State Comptroller (the Comptroller) for preparing the State’s financial reports for the public and the Legislature in accordance with … Standards Board (GASB); the standard-setting body for governmental accounting and financial reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi1-financial-reporting-overviewCohoes Public Library – Governance and Operations (2015M-259)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided adequate oversight of … Library’s charter and bylaws and the City code pertaining to the Library. The Treasurer does not submit complete and adequate monthly financial reports to the Board. The Board does not audit and approve claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2016/04/01/cohoes-public-library-governance-and-operations-2015m-259Newfield Central School District – IT Asset Management (S9-22-17)
… technology (IT) assets acquired or in use during the audit period. Key Findings District officials did not … IT assets has been appropriately spent or safeguarded. Of the 41 IT assets we selected to confirm their location and … assets selected to confirm were inventoried, 25 percent of the sampled assets were not properly accounted for. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/newfield-central-school-district-it-asset-management-s9-22-17East Aurora Union Free School District - Procurement (2023M-125)
… District (District) officials procured goods and services in a competitive manner. Key Findings The Board of … officials did not always procure goods and services in a competitive manner. Officials did not update the … purchased without the benefit of competition, resulting in the increased risk that taxpayer dollars were not expended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/01/05/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-procurement-2023m-125East Aurora Union Free School District – High School Extra-Classroom Activity Funds (2016M-163)
… The East Aurora Union Free School District is located in the Towns of Aurora, Colden and Elma in Erie County. The District, which operates three schools … 31 classes and clubs that deposited approximately $184,000 in receipts and disbursed $188,000 during the 2014-15 fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/02/24/east-aurora-union-free-school-district-high-school-extra-classroomBrighter Choice Charter School for Girls – Non-Payroll Disbursements (2023M-72)
… Brighter Choice Charter School for Girls (School) Board of Trustees (Board) and officials ensured non-payroll … for, and for a School-related purpose. Key Findings The Board and officials did not provide adequate oversight to … did not prepare and provide the Principal with an abstract of invoices or a list of checks to document the review and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2023/09/22/brighter-choice-charter-school-girls-non-payroll-disbursements-2023m-72Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company – Financial Operations (2017M-1)
… Town of Chester, Warren County. The Company is governed by a five-member Board, elected by Company members. For the 2015-16 fiscal year, the … and submitted to the Board or to the Office of the State Comptroller. The Board did not establish and implement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2017/06/16/chestertown-volunteer-fire-company-financial-operations-2017mRandolph Academy Union Free School District – Capital Asset Inventory Records (2024M-98)
… making them more susceptible to theft without detection. In addition, capital asset inventory records also contained …
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%
… July 1, 2025, including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, as well as Amsterdam, …
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
… repay the $30,000 he stole for private vacations revealed in an audit and investigation by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Brown, 54, of Tupper Lake, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Court last week to grand larceny in the third degree, a Class D felony, and is expected to be …
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
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli urged New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for … details about fees and expiration dates. Unused gift cards issued by New York corporations are required to be turned … $13 billion in unclaimed funds from gift cards, uncashed checks, bank accounts, stocks and more. To find out if you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-urges-consumers-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Gift Cards this Holiday Season
… is urging New Yorkers to read the fine print on gift cards this holiday season for details about fees and … avoid fees." Under the Federal Credit Card Act of 2009, many types of retail cards sold after August 22, 2010 are not … helps consumers to identify the different cards and how they can be used. Gift cards may have terms and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonMedicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges
… State’s Medicaid program is administered by the Department of Health (Department). Many Medicaid recipients receive … recipient and, in turn, the MCOs arrange for the provision of services for recipients and reimburse providers. MCOs use … the patient was transferred or discharged at the end of their stay. These codes are important because payments may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/19/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-misclassified-patient-dischargesState Comptroller Releases School District Audits
… awareness training. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in scope and did not encourage Linden Plaza officials to make purchases at competitive prices and none of the $10.7 … million in purchases made by Linden Plaza were subject to competitive bidding. With limited exception, there was no … Plaza had conducted price analyses or taken other steps to determine the reasonableness of the prices related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Comptroller 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. … with Mayor Byron Brown helps to increase awareness about unclaimed funds and get even more checks out in the mail to … Comptroller’s website to see if any of the $88 million in unclaimed funds in Buffalo belongs to you." Representatives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-mayor-brown-urge-buffalo-residents-claim-88-million-lost-moneyMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims
… whether Medicaid made improper payments to hospitals for outpatient services that were erroneously billed as … (Department). The Medicaid program reimburses hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services. A recipient’s status … versus outpatient – affects Medicaid’s reimbursement for services provided. Inpatient care generally requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/30/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claimsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and $48,802 for unsupported and duplicate payments to a contractor. Department of Health (DOH): Facility … ensure that safety and structural risks related to physical plant standards at health care facilities were … included recovering overpayments and instructing providers to bill Medicare Part C claims in accordance with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0