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Federal Funds to New York City: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies

Title I of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), distributes federal funding to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs).

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/federal-funds-to-nyc-title-I-grants-to-local-educational-agencies.pdf

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1801

… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of an updated process for calculating New York City reportable wages for the 2019 … Queens or Richmond county in 2019, and were paid while at this address, will have New York City wages reported on their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1801-2019-new-york-city-reportable-wages

Town of Middlefield – Budgeting (2015M-109)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s practices regarding adopting, monitoring and … The purpose of our audit was to assess the Boards practices regarding adopting monitoring …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/08/14/town-middlefield-budgeting-2015m-109

Town of Plymouth – Board Oversight (2016M-190)

… duties as she has the ability to disburse funds without anyone else’s knowledge. Key Recommendations Adopt policies and procedures …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/08/26/town-plymouth-board-oversight-2016m-190

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… in the unrestricted fund balance deficit increasing to as much as $54,423 during the audit period; or effectively … money market accounts, which had average available funds for investing of $845,365. Had officials considered other … public and summer placements. As a result, as of April 30, 2023, the district will not benefit from $28,832 in state …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care

… elect hospice care, they waive their right to use Medicaid for curative services, and a hospice organization assumes … all-inclusive daily rate that covers all hospice services. From January 1, 2013 to December 3, 2017, the Medicaid … Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2017 Through September 30, 2017 ( 2017-S-23 ) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-care

DiNapoli: Federal Housing Aid Going Unused Despite New York's Affordable Housing Crisis

… County, where 99% of allocated vouchers were issued but only 87% of the vouchers were used by the families they … found that HCR had significant funding reserves that could have been used for housing subsidies and to increase … included no gas, exposed electrical wires, faulty carbon monoxide detectors and the presence of vermin. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-federal-housing-aid-going-unused-despite-new-yorks-affordable-housing-crisis

Albion Central School District – Financial Management (2021M-200)

… School District (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adopted realistic budgets and properly managed fund balance and reserves. Key Findings The Board and District officials … Central School District District Board of Education Board and District officials adopted realistic budgets and properly …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/03/11/albion-central-school-district-financial-management-2021m-200

Opinion 2004-6

… lease is for fair and adequate consideration, and upon the best or most beneficial terms to the village (see, e.g., Opns …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-6

DiNapoli Examines Faltering LinkNYC Program

… Telecommunications’ (DoITT) failure to hold accountable the developers of the city’s ambitious program to expand access to high-speed … internet, known as LinkNYC, prevented the program from achieving its goals of bridging the digital divide and … how New York Citys DoITT failure to hold accountable the developers of the citys ambitious program to expand …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-examines-faltering-linknyc-program

New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Win at SEC

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Trustee of New York State Common Retirement Fund, and the Church of England co-filed a shareholder proposal at … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli as Trustee of New York State Common Retirement Fund and the Church of England cofiled a shareholder proposal at …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-win-sec

Accounts Payable Advisory No. 7

… XII, Section 5.C - Selecting the Appropriate Vendor and Address Sequence , Business Units must select the correct Vendor ID and Address Sequence when processing payments to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to Barnes and Noble may delay payment crediting. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/7-complex-entity-barnes-noble

Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending

… The Battery Park City Authority (Authority) was created in 1968 with the enactment of Title 12 of the Public … a total of at least $1,639,710 that was discretionary in nature for the two years ended October 2011. Each public … that are necessary to be accountable for such costs. In November 2012, the Public Authority Budget Office (ABO) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/10/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending

DiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination

… and coordination,” DiNapoli said. “As the lead agency in workforce development, the Department of Labor needs to … and get our state back to work. Employment recovery in New York is lagging behind the rest of the country and … shared comprehensive understanding of WFD needs statewide. In New York, this governance body is the State Workforce …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordination

Opinion 91-37

… Parking Fines (received by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) … of fines received by city parking violations bureau for violations of Vehicle and Traffic Law, §§306 and 402) … and penalties received by a city parking violations bureau for violations of section 306 (lack of inspection …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-37

Notice to Chief Fiscal Officers

Important Changes to the Annual Financial Report (AFR) 2023

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/required-reporting/pdf/notice-cfos.pdf

Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-15-18)

… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the … The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/10/26/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-15-18

Town of Deerpark – Budget Review (B6-14-17)

… expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2015 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town … operating deficits to submit their preliminary budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations are outstanding. Key …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/10/31/town-deerpark-budget-review-b6-14-17