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Effectiveness of Cost Containment Initiatives
… York State Thruway Authority (Authority) has undertaken and how effective it has been in reducing overall costs. The … Background The Authority is responsible for overseeing and maintaining the Thruway, a 570-mile tolled highway system … as for operation of the State’s 524-mile Canal System. Some segments of the Thruway and its bridges are over 60 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/17/effectiveness-cost-containment-initiativesRetirement Estimates – Divorce and Your Benefits
… member at retirement. Upon the member’s written request to NYSLRS’ Equitable Distribution Estimates Unit, NYSLRS will … For questions about submitting an estimate request, contact our Call Center using our secure contact form , or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/retirement-estimatesIV.4.D Debt Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Debt service includes the payment of principal and interest on long-term debt and payments on certain lease/purchase or contractual … debt issuer (most likely a public authority) is using some excess cash on hand to defeasance some routine debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4d-debt-service-1Bellevue Fire District #9 – Procurement (2018M-5)
… followed their procurement policy when procuring goods and services for the period January 1, 2016 through November … the audit period. District officials did not verify State and County contract pricing for four purchases totaling … Recommendations Comply with the procurement policy when making purchases. Verify State and County contract pricing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2018/04/06/bellevue-fire-district-9-procurement-2018m-5Ramapo Catskill Library System – Procurement (2015M-84)
… libraries in the Counties of Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster and is governed by an 11-member Board of Trustees, elected by … Library System officials did not seek competition when making purchases on behalf of the System’s member public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2015/07/03/ramapo-catskill-library-system-procurement-2015m-84East Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the District’s adopted 2024-25 … Department of Education (SED) is required to appoint up to two monitors to the East Ramapo Central School District … fiscal and academic oversight. SED appointed two monitors, one fiscal and one academic. After voters approved a 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2Hoosick Falls Central School District - Financial Condition Management (2019M-159)
… Unrestricted fund balance ranged between 5.9 and 9.8 percent of ensuing years’ appropriations, exceeding … the practice of reducing unrestricted fund balance by making un-budgeted year-end interfund transfers. Develop … officials generally agreed with our recommendations and have initiated, or indicated they planned to initiate, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/12/06/hoosick-falls-central-school-district-financial-condition-managementDiNapoli: Thousands of Young Children With Disabilities Not Receiving Early Intervention Services
… Therapeutic and support services available through New York’s Early Intervention (EI) Program are vital for infants and toddlers with disabilities, but an audit released today … why a parent withdrew their child from the program, why some children were referred to the program but were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thousands-young-children-disabilities-not-receiving-early-intervention-servicesState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… “Today, America mourns the loss of one of its greatest writers and poets, Maya Angelou, a woman who gave a voice to millions and whose works of poetry and prose transcended race, gender …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Follow-Up) (2023-F-35)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law (Report 2021-S-19).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/contracts/pdf/sga-2024-23f35.pdfProject Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (Follow-Up) (2023-F-23)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Project Tracking Systems and Economic Assistance Program Evaluations (Report 2019-S-48).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f23.pdfAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Follow-Up) (2021-F-10)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (Report 2017-S-88).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f10.pdfOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Follow-Up) (2020-F-21)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing (Report 2018-S-38).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20f21.pdfUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Eastern Orange Ambulatory Surgery Center
… LLC waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket costs, and if so, to quantify the overpayments made by United … the member’s out-of-pocket costs, it will result in United making an excessive payment on the claim. Our audit focused … the period January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2015. On one claim, for example, Eastern Orange charged $11,295 and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-eastern-orange-ambulatory-surgery-centerUniversal Pre-Kindergarten Program – Monitoring of Health and Safety Requirements
… providers’ compliance with applicable health and safety regulations is sufficient. Our audit scope … expressive/ aesthetic, physical, cognitive, linguistic, and cultural development. The early childhood agencies … the way UPK providers are monitored for health and safety. Some providers are inspected regularly for health and safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/20/universal-pre-kindergarten-program-monitoring-health-and-safety-requirementsRetirement Option Election Form with Partial Lump Sum Payment for Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 Members (RS 6421-A)
To select a pension payment option when applying for retirement and choose to receive a partial lump sum payment, Tier 2, 3, 5 and 6 members who are designating one beneficiary use form RS6421-A.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6421-a.pdfA Message From Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli – Regional State Park Police Plan
… provides important benefits. This publication explains some of those benefits and the services available to you as a member of our system, … you will receive at retirement if you meet the service and age requirements (service retirement benefits); Benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/message-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoliDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… A $5.5 billion surplus from last fiscal year and $1.7 billion in savings from the city’s Program to … monies in its rainy-day fund. New York City is the only one of America’s 10 largest cities that does not have a set … between paying for new initiatives or existing ones, making it harder to reach staffing targets and eliminating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… drugs, to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The New York State … substances exceeded supply limits allowed by the Act. In one instance, a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for alprazolam (a drug used to treat …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsXVI.4 Overview – XVI. Financial Reporting
… agencies in the State reporting entity, accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the Office of the State Comptroller. Some policies apply to all agencies while others affect only … agencies in the State reporting entity accountability for some of which is solely or largely the responsibility of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi4-overview