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Opinion 88-69
… GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §122-b: A village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance service with … also contracts. You ask whether a village may contract for services with a private volunteer ambulance service, … within which the village is located also contracts for services with the same volunteer ambulance service. General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-69Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three … audit report, Excessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Report 2009-S-64). … the Department was correctly paying claims for services to Medicaid recipients who also have health insurance through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followSchool Tax Relief (STAR) Program (2012-MS-6)
… are eligible for one exemption for a primary residence only. Local assessors accept and process residents’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2013/02/28/school-tax-relief-star-program-2012-ms-6DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3% in Second Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $5.7 billion … the first quarter of 2023, growing 7.1%. “Growth in local sales tax collections slowed in the second quarter, returning … Counties: Forty-nine out of 57 counties had year-over-year sales tax increases during the second quarter, totaling 2.4% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-percent-second-quarterHelping Students Get Course Credit: Credit Recovery Programs in School Districts (2012MS-8)
… [read complete report - pdf] We also released 8 letter reports to the following School Districts: Amityville … [pdf] , South Colonie [pdf] , and Utica [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if school … programs. Two of these make-up credit programs, intensive instruction in deficiency areas of the course and on-line …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/04/05/helping-students-get-course-credit-credit-recovery-programs-schoolIT Asset Management (2022-MS-2)
… complete report – pdf] We also released 20 letter reports to the following School Districts: Brighton Central School … IT inventory records or establish adequate controls to safeguard IT assets. We selected 1,155 IT assets to confirm they were inventoried; 945 of these were also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2023/03/16/it-asset-management-2022-ms-2X.6.A Requesting a Special Use Vendor ID – X. Guide to Vendor/Customer Management
… Vendor ID to use in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). Only the VMU can establish a Special Use Vendor ID Number. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-x/x6a-requesting-special-use-vendor-idAppendix A – Auditing Authority – Legal References – Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/claims-auditing-process/appendix-auditing-authority-legal-referencesCity of Newburgh – Budget Review (B6-13-21)
… listed for sale at $1 million. If these properties are not sold within the 2014 budget year, the City will experience a … water fund balance. Determine the necessary adjustments or course of action necessary to address the identified issues. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/11/20/city-newburgh-budget-review-b6-13-21Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up)
… Mechanical ventilation is the use of a device to inflate and deflate a patient’s lungs. Mechanical ventilation … to the Department of Health (Department) to review and recover the overpayments we identified; remind hospitals … time the patient received mechanical ventilation services; and establish payment controls. Key Finding Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/15/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-services-followColton-Pierrepont Central School District – Financial Duties (2017M-229)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether … segregated Business office disbursement duties and whether the Treasurer controlled the use of her electronic signature …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2017/12/29/colton-pierrepont-central-school-district-financial-duties-2017m-229State Agencies Bulletin No. 1451
… for dollar limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified retirement plans, the annual compensation limit under Section 401(a), 404(I), 408 (k) (3) (C), and 408 (k) (6) (D) (ii) remains at $265,000 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1451-maximum-salary-limit-tiaa-cref-retirement-tiers-1-through-5-plan-typeCity of Tonawanda - Information Technology (2018M-146)
… were not provided with IT security awareness training. In addition, sensitive IT control weaknesses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2018/11/21/city-tonawanda-information-technology-2018m-146South Buffalo Charter School – Employee Compensation (2018M-1)
… the period July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2017. Background South Buffalo Charter School is located in the City of … South Buffalo Charter School Employee Compensation 2018M1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2018/03/30/south-buffalo-charter-school-employee-compensation-2018m-1East Meadow Public Library – Claims Auditing (2017M-275)
… period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Background The East Meadow Public Library is located in the Town of … East Meadow Public Library Claims Auditing 2017M275 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2018/03/09/east-meadow-public-library-claims-auditing-2017m-275Walton Fire District – Financial Operations (2017M-238)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether the Board provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/02/23/walton-fire-district-financial-operations-2017m-238DiNapoli Announces $114 Million of G.O. Bonds Awarded
… Quality (1986), Clean Water/Clean Air (1996), Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation (2005) and Smart Schools (2014). The Series 2019A Bonds will mature … S&P Global Ratings, Aa1 by Moody’s Investors Service Inc. and AA+ by Fitch Ratings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-announces-114-million-go-bonds-awardedSlingerlands Fire District – Professional Services (2014M-250)
Slingerlands Fire District Professional Services 2014M250
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/11/07/slingerlands-fire-district-professional-services-2014m-250Middle Country Central School District – Financial Management (2016M-121)
… annually adopted budgets that overestimated appropriations and appropriated fund balance and reserves that were not used to fund operations. The … Develop realistic estimates of appropriations and the use of fund balance in the annual budget. Use the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/06/24/middle-country-central-school-district-financial-management-2016m-121Honeoye Central School District – Payroll (2015M-277)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the District’s payroll process … Honeoye Central School District is located in the Towns of Richmond, Canadice, Bristol, South Bristol and West …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/01/15/honeoye-central-school-district-payroll-2015m-277