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Cayuga County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-4)
… maintenance and repair of 42 County-owned bridges. It is not fiscally responsible for other bridges in the County. Key Findings The County does not have a written plan for bridge maintenance or … replace rather than repair a bridge. Further, for the nine available and completed fiscal years from 2002 through 2011, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/cayuga-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-4Rockland County – Budget Review (B22-6-9)
… in the County’s proposed budget for the 2023 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County of Rockland, … actual revenue received in the 2021 fiscal year and an $8.6 million decrease from projected 2022 revenues of $269.6 million. Based on our projection, the County could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2022/11/18/rockland-county-budget-review-b22-6-9Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)
… New York City (local districts). Annual Medicaid payments for the Medicare buy-in program total approximately $1.3 … 260,000 improper payments (totaling about $26.8 million) for people enrolled in the Medicare buy-in program. We … controls to ensure accurate payment of Medicare expenses for individuals enrolled in the buy-in program. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-followContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and … are required to determine whether services can be provided in-house before proceeding to contract, the agencies were not … and we found such documentation was often not prepared. In addition, the MTA did not have a requirement to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… of this performance audit is to determine whether the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures in place to accurately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-fiscal-year-ended-march-31-2014Town of Rossie – Records and Reports and Cash Disbursements (2013M-168)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s financial operations for the period … the Board did not have accurate information on which to base its financial decisions. The Supervisor filed the … on an annual basis. The Board has not established a system to ensure that all claims are presented for audit prior to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-rossie-records-and-reports-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-168XV.4 Overview – XV. End of Year
… Agencies will not have the ability to process vouchers or expense reports in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) … at the end of March, entered online and not approved by OSC will no longer be deleted. These vouchers will remain … end of March, submitted via bulkload and not approved by OSC will continue to be deleted if they reference a purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv4-overviewVillage of Endicott -- Budget Review (B17-4-7)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Village's … Laws of 2004 authorized the Village of Endicott (Village) to issue debt not to exceed $2 million to liquidate the … to issue obligations to fund operating deficits to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2017/04/14/village-endicott-budget-review-b17-4-7DiNapoli Proposes More Transparency for Fire Protection Costs
… to protect residents and their property," DiNapoli said "My legislative proposal would help ensure that the public is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-proposes-more-transparency-fire-protection-costs2014 Year End Report
… December 31, 2014 were appropriate and complied with the New York State Workers’ Compensation Law and New York State’s mandated fee schedules. Background The Board administered four sole custody funds in 2014 – the Uninsured Employers Fund, the Special Fund for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/30/2014-year-end-reportVillage of Huntington Bay – Compensation of Officials and Credit Cards (2012M-198)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the Village’s method of compensating Village … for any purchases; it did not specify who was authorized to use the credit cards, for what purpose the cards could be … usage. The Village had two major credit cards, one issued to the Mayor and one issued to the Administrator. The Mayor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/02/08/village-huntington-bay-compensation-officials-and-credit-cards-2012m-198Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-002
The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of changes to the Reserve EMPLID process for online transactions the Automated Interface AI Load File NHR
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-002-changes-related-reserve-emplid-process-92-upgradeUnitedHealthcare – Out-of-Network Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report OutofNetwork Providers Upcoding Selected Evaluation an
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/03/unitedhealthcare-out-network-providers-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-management-servicesTown of Clarkson – Budgeting and Board Oversight (2013M-339)
… approximately $2.9 million. Key Findings The Board did not develop policies or procedures for budgeting practices … in unused appropriated fund balance; fund balances were not actually reduced at the levels represented to taxpayers … the appropriation of fund balance only in amounts that are available and necessary to fund operations. Establish written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/02/21/town-clarkson-budgeting-and-board-oversight-2013m-339State Agencies Bulletin No. 1784
… received reimbursement from the Empire Star Public Service Award program are impacted by this bulletin. Effective … paycheck or direct deposit advice statement. PEF A letter will be sent by the Governor’s Office of Employee … upon enrollment in the program. Empire Star Public Service Award Empire Star Public Service Award recipients are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1784-certification-licensure-and-exam-fee-reimbursement-clefr-2019State Agencies Bulletin No. 1858
… uncashed as of March 26, 2021 will be stopped and the funds will be remitted to the NYS Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) in April of 2021. Effective Dates … to the OUF in April of 2021. Employees can visit the Unclaimed Funds - Search for Lost Money website to search for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1858-outreach-escheatment-2019-uncashed-payroll-checksDepartment of Social Services – Monitoring of Service Provider Agreements (2016-MS-1)
… sufficient documentation. The Departments are required by New York State Social Services Law (Law) to use …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/07/19/department-social-services-monitoring-service-provider-agreements-2016-ms-1Empire BlueCross BlueShield Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period January 1, 2011 Through March 31, 2011
… with other hospitals do not have such limitations. From January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011, Empire paid $24 … claims we reviewed, Empire paid hospitals about $279,000 (or 344 percent) more than the costs of the special items in … We were unable to obtain supporting documentation from 13 hospitals for 44 selected claims for special items. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-january-1-2011-throughDiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor
… Corp., which failed to pay prevailing wages and falsified payroll records. Limnes did not disclose the debarment of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-rejects-dot-contract-due-unanswered-questions-about-contractorDiNapoli:Two Fortune 500 Retailers Agree to Increased Use of Renewable Energy
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … 500 retailers Best Buy and Nordstrom have agreed to the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) request that … of $32 million and $18 million, respectively. About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapolitwo-fortune-500-retailers-agree-increased-use-renewable-energy