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Contract Advisory No. 26
… Subject : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids Guidance : Statement on Sexual Harassment Prevention in Bids: Every bid made to the State or any public department … each person signing on behalf of any bidder certifies, and in the case of a joint bid each party thereto certifies as to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/26-statement-sexual-harassment-prevention-bidsMedicaid Program – Medicare Part D Clawback Payments
… Medicare and Medicaid (“dual-eligibles”). The Department is required to make a monthly payment (referred to as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/medicaid-program-medicare-part-d-clawback-paymentsMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services
… provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose ability to breathe is diminished or lost. … ventilation services. Key Finding We identified $975,795 in overpayments on 32 inpatient claims that reported 96 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-servicesIntroduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… conference expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in this area include: 1 A lack of travel policies and … a lack of verifying mileage claims. All references in this guide to "employees" should be interpreted to mean …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionWayne Central School District – Financial Management (2012M-229)
… Background The Wayne Central School District is located in Wayne County and Monroe County. The District is governed … underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures in the adopted budgets by a total of $20.5 million. As a … limits, District officials: appropriated $4.6 million in fund balance that was not needed to fund the budget, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/03/22/wayne-central-school-district-financial-management-2012m-229Roxbury Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-207)
… to unrestricted fund balance, where allowed by law, or other reserves established and maintained in compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/01/roxbury-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-207City of Binghamton – City Operations (2015M-280)
… May 21, 2015. Background The City of Binghamton is located in Broome County. The City, which has approximately 47,000 … are normally purchased with annual budget appropriations. In 2014, the refuse fund’s revenues per capita were $19.52, … funds are not available. If funds do not become available in the budget, City officials could issue short-term debt, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2016/06/03/city-binghamton-city-operations-2015m-280Town of Summerhill – Fund Balance and Budget Monitoring (2013M-27)
… 31, 2012. Background The Town of Summerhill is located in Cayuga County and has approximately 1,200 residents. The … estimates of surplus fund balance to be appropriated in the budgets exceeded the amounts actually available. As a … the general fund had to borrow money from the highway fund in 2012 so it could pay its obligations. Four of the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/17/town-summerhill-fund-balance-and-budget-monitoring-2013m-27Village of Liberty – Financial Condition (2013M-109)
… May 31, 2013. Background The Village of Liberty is located in Sullivan County and has a population of 4,392. The Village … did not maintain the Village’s accounting records in an accurate manner. As a result, in two of the last five fiscal years, Village officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/04/village-liberty-financial-condition-2013m-109Village of Washingtonville – Financial Condition (2013M-346)
… 2012. Background The Village of Washingtonville is located in Orange County. The Village Board is responsible for … budget estimates and monitor the budget, resulting in operating deficits in the Village’s three operating funds (general, water and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2014/04/04/village-washingtonville-financial-condition-2013m-346Town of Chautauqua – Fiscal Stress (2013M-220)
… 16, 2013. Background The Town of Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County and serves about 4,460 residents. The … tax by $154,157 and the rental of real property by $77,580 in the three most recent fiscal years (2010-2012). Because of … the general town-wide fund experienced operating deficits in the 2010, 2011, and 2012 fiscal years. Consequently, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/06/town-chautauqua-fiscal-stress-2013m-220Watertown Housing Authority – Internal Controls Over Claims Processing (2012M-221)
… housing authority created to provide low-rent housing in the City of Watertown. The Authority is governed by a … dedication to the Authority. We are aware of no authority in NYS Public Housing Law for a housing authority to make a … paid trips, to an employee or retiree. It is permissible in our view for a housing authority to provide a token of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2013/02/01/watertown-housing-authority-internal-controls-over-claims-processing-2012m-221Rapids Fire Company – Credit Cards (2023M-86)
… the purchases were for appropriate Company purposes . In addition: The President did not enforce the credit card … The Treasurer did not perform the duties outlined in the Policy. Officials allowed an individual that was not … totaling $3,000 for the Company. Officials paid $969 in New York State (NYS) sales tax even though the Company is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2023/09/22/rapids-fire-company-credit-cards-2023m-86Village of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Almond (Village) Board of Trustees (Board): Conducted an annual audit of the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records … Determine whether the Village of Almond Village Board of Trustees Board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… the Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) with the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), and l Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities … audit of the CFO’s 2022-23 fiscal year financial records and reports. The annual audit for the fiscal year ending May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and contracts. Wayne Central School District – Property Disposal (Steuben County) The school board and district … of district property. Auditors examined the district’s disposal of fifteen school buses and seven automated external … disposed of the property without exploring alternative disposal methods. As a result, district officials do not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… not always make remittances in a timely manner. Coeymans Hollow Fire District – Board Oversight (Albany County) The … did not ensure the service contract with the Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation was adequate in addressing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Opinion 88-56
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales … district, does not have a prohibited conflict of interest in purchase contracts between the firm and the district if the exception contained in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(b) is applicable. This is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-56Opinion 92-12
… 781, 785, affd 50 AD2d 614, 375 NYS2d 500, mot for lv to app dsmd 38 NY2d 1004, 384 NYS2d 441). The word "employment", however, is susceptible to more than one … NYS2d 696; 30 C.J.S., p 682). As most frequently used, the word "employment" refers to the activities of one performing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-12Opinion 2001-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (discretion in crediting points under a service award program) VOLUNTEER … -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation required in order to be credited with one year of firefighting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-2