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Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - Town of Niskayuna (S9-21-11)
… on the financial operations of local governments across New York State. Some local governments have seen little to no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2021/05/07/adequacy-2021-budgets-town-niskayuna-s9-21-11Medicaid Program – Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid cost savings can be achieved by modifying the reimbursement methodology for Medicare Part C … 1, 2016 through December 31, 2020. About the Program The Department of Health administers the New York State Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/21/medicaid-program-cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claimsDiNapoli: Read the Fine Print on Your New Gift Card
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers this holiday season to read the fine print on gift cards for … also reminds recipients to spend their new gift cards in a timely manner, otherwise the money could eventually get …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-new-gift-cardAuditory Oral Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To SED : Review the recommended disallowances resulting from our audit and, if warranted, make the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/auditory-oral-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMandatory vs. Optional Membership
… Membership in the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) There are two types of membership in ERS, mandatory and optional. If you are a permanent, … full-time employee of an employer that participates in the Retirement System, your membership is mandatory. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
… The audit provided a detailed account of the millions in expenses that were not timely paid, inappropriate actions … include: 88 claims totaling $1.8 million were not paid in a timely manner. 60 claims totaling $460,584 were not paid … were properly authorized, for valid purposes and paid in a timely fashion. Officials and employees did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli joined the United States Attorney for Eastern District of Tennessee (EDTN) in announcing that … USC. § 1343) in the U.S. District Court at Knoxville, TN for stealing $56,352 from the New York State and Local … informed NYSLRS that no death certificate had been issued for Conklin’s death, just a police report. After Conklin’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localSelect Financial Management Practices at the Office of Transportation and Parking Operations
… is allocated to Stony Brook’s TPO. Expenditures associated with these general fees are paid from Income Fund … all IFR deficits are to be resolved within one year (with the exception of Service Center IFR accounts, where … operations. Three of TPO’s 21 IFR accounts have operated with a cash deficit balance for at least four consecutive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/03/select-financial-management-practices-office-transportation-and-parking-operationsPurchasing Practices at the Linden Plaza Mitchell-Lama Housing Development (Follow-Up)
… and cooperative housing to middle-income families. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development … 1, 2016 and August 31, 2017, Linden Plaza made total vendor payments of approximately $33 million; $22.3 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/06/23/purchasing-practices-linden-plaza-mitchell-lama-housing-development-followImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… since the audit, we identified nearly $7 million in new improper payments and further actions are still needed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/11/improper-fee-service-payments-services-covered-managed-care-followSelected Wage Investigation Procedures
… interest. Investigators’ efforts are critical in promoting compliance and in recovering amounts for aggrieved workers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/03/03/selected-wage-investigation-proceduresDiNapoli: Read Fine Print on Your Holiday Gift Cards
… To help stop this from happening to you, register the card with the retailer. It could help to get a replacement card if it is lost and could also help recover any unused … office as abandoned property. Under the federal Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-read-fine-print-your-holiday-gift-cardsNew York State Health Insurance Program - Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage
… Objective To determine whether participating organizations and members … for the purpose of providing health insurance benefits to State government employees, retirees, and their dependents. The Law also allows for the inclusion of other public employees in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/07/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coverageEmployee Incentive and Bonus Payments
… Also during this period, ECMCC offered a bonus program for all MC employees and paid 80 employees a total of … employment dispute. Included therein was $50,011 for purported administrative services that were unrelated to … from a retroactive increase in the incentive rates applied for each doctor. However, because the amounts in question …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/13/employee-incentive-and-bonus-paymentsState Agencies Bulletin No. 503
… of the higher grade or will receive a percentage increase in base pay determined as indicated below, whichever results in a higher salary. For purposes of this section, “base pay” … new method of calculating promotional salaries beginning in Pay Period 20L . For PEF employees who were promoted on or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/503-calculating-base-salary-pef-employees-who-have-been-promotedJoin Our Team as a Local Government Auditor
… fulfill his role as New York State’s chief fiscal officer by providing oversight and support for local governments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/jobs/lgsaDual Employment
… violated time and attendance rules, resulting in payroll payments for time potentially not worked. Several cases … actions as warranted, including recovery of salary payments, adjustment of pension salary and service, and assisting in any further …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employmentComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not appropriately designed or operating effectively. As a result, $4,811 collected by the department could not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDual Employment
… through February 6, 2013. Background DOCCS is responsible for the confinement and habilitation of approximately 56,000 … among multiple facilities. Employees may also work for other government agencies subject to certain restrictions … in the cases we identified, including recovery of salary payments, adjustment of pension credits, and assisting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/dual-employment-2DiNapoli: Albany Woman Pleads Guilty: Second Defendant Indicted for Stealing More than $230,000 from Elderly Pensioner
… from an elderly victim. “Forcing an elderly man to live in squalor in order to take advantage of him and steal his hard earned … schemed to convince the victim to become his live-in caregivers . The victim, whose wife had died years …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-albany-woman-pleads-guilty-second-defendant-indicted-stealing-more-230000-elderly-pensioner