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South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-155)
… officials do not ensure that invoices for all credit card purchases are retained and attached to the credit card statement. We reviewed all 264 payments totaling … made by the Company in 2012, including $7,250 for credit card purchases. We found that claims for credit card …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/08/30/south-byron-volunteer-fire-company-inc-internal-controls-over-financialMedicaid Program – Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims: Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber
… set forth by the Department of Health (Department) and the State Education Department. Our audit covered the period … The Department is responsible for administering New York State’s Medicaid program. Medicaid is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides a wide range …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/medicaid-program-medicaid-payments-pharmacy-claims-joia-pharmacy-and-related-prescriberDiNapoli Audit: Growing Number of Youth in Juvenile Justice Centers at Risk Due to Staff Shortages
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . The population in secure juvenile justice facilities has grown, straining … when they entered facilities or that staff were up to date on the training required to be authorized to restrain youth. … three to 23 incidents. Staff are supposed to be up to date on their CPR/first aid and crisis prevention and management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-audit-growing-number-youth-juvenile-justice-centers-risk-due-staff-shortagesDiNapoli: NYC Needs to Develop Comprehensive Plan to Manage Pandemic-Battered Finances
… and financial outlook, should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to long-term borrowing to fund operations, according to a report released today by … and financial outlook should develop a comprehensive plan to lay out its options before resorting to longterm borrowing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-nyc-needs-develop-comprehensive-plan-manage-pandemic-battered-financesOpinion 96-4
… take back a purchase-money note secured by both a first mortgage on the property and a fund created by the buyer and … of village real property by contracting to have the buyer pay an amount equal to the purchase price to a third party … does not authorize a village to take back a purchase-money mortgage). Therefore, whether the village may enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-4Federal Tax Reform? What's at Stake for New Yorkers, July 2017
The President and the Congress are considering major changes to the federal tax code that would have significant implications for New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/federal-tax-reform-2017.pdfSpackenkill Union Free School District – Professional Services (2021M-89)
… professional services. As a result, taxpayers have little assurance that procurements are made in the most …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/10/15/spackenkill-union-free-school-district-professional-services-2021m-89Hebrew Institute for the Deaf and Exceptional Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… and half-day Special Class (SC) and Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) preschool special education … These ineligible costs included $624,868 in personal service costs and $149,254 in other than personal service costs, as follows: $194,438 in lump sum bonuses that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/22/hebrew-institute-deaf-and-exceptional-children-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOpinion 92-14
… mechanics' lien deposit may be refunded without a court order); (entitlement to CPLR §8010 fee when mechanics' lien deposit refunded without a court order) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §§2607, 8010(1); LIEN … made to discharge a mechanic's lien without a court order only when either (1) a certificate of satisfaction or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-14DiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local departments of social services and homeless shelter providers to make sure those entering the shelters are being set up with a plan to get the services they need and transition to permanent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersTown of Ulysses - Information Technology (2021M-190)
… report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether Town of Ulysses (Town) officials ensured information technology … Determine whether Town of Ulysses Town officials ensured information technology IT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/04/01/town-ulysses-information-technology-2021m-190CVS Health – Accuracy of Empire Plan Medicare Rx Drug Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service
… district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering … Civil Service. We identified $10,723,916 in rebates that is due Civil Service from CVS Health. Key Recommendations … Empire Plan Medicare Rx rebate-eligible drug utilization is invoiced, collected from drug manufacturers, and remitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/cvs-health-accuracy-empire-plan-medicare-rx-drug-rebate-revenue-remitted-department-civilADAPT Community Network – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… full-day Special Class and full-day Special Class in an Integrated Setting preschool special education service to children with disabilities who are between the … These ineligible costs included $578,363 in personal service costs and $4,840,094 in other than personal service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/adapt-community-network-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualElevator Safety
… Background The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is responsible for regulating the safe and lawful use of more … Building Code, and the Rules of the City of New York. DOB is responsible for enforcing these codes and rules. DOB … and tests. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is responsible for the inspection and testing of its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/06/elevator-safetyXIII.2.A Expense Report Mandatory Header Fields – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… level are business purpose, report description, official station, employee’s home/residential address, start location … destination to which the employee traveled. Zip/Postal Enter the five digit zip code of the destination location for the travel event. If the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2a-expense-report-mandatory-header-fieldsThe Network for Children’s Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapy, LLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. CTN is reimbursed for preschool special education … included: $668,259 in personal service costs, consisting of $511,672 in overstated personal service costs for special … in other than personal service costs, which consisted of $13,574 in insufficiently documented expenses, $13,491 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/03/network-childrens-speech-occupational-physical-therapy-llc-compliance-reimbursable-costCost-Saving Ideas: Managing Your Travel and Conference Expenses
… for reimbursement, you can cut costs and mitigate the risk of fraud. Understand the Risks Your governing board should … tax on hotel occupancy and should provide an exemption certificate, known as Form ST-129, at registration. This form … Original receipts for all actual and necessary expenses A certificate of attendance or completion if travel was for a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-managing-your-travel-and-conference-expensesLiverpool Central School District – Information Technology Assets (2020M-59)
… effectively managed hardware and software inventory to ensure that information technology (IT) assets are … Perform physical inventories of hardware and compare them to inventory records, and review software installed on … agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/07/10/liverpool-central-school-district-information-technology-assets-2020m-59DiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ (Ag & Markets) initiative to reimburse school districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the … New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets initiative to reimburse school districts at a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedPublic Officers – Membership and Enrollment
… Public officers are eligible for membership in NYSLRS. This … of whether individuals are elected or appointed as public officers. You must give them the opportunity to join NYSLRS. A public officer is a person either elected or appointed to a … Public officers elected or appointed to government positions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/public-officers