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State Fiscal Year 2020-21 Enacted Budget: Budgeting in a Time of Crisis - April 2020
The fiscal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for some time. Significant losses of State tax revenues are likely to extend into State Fiscal Year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/enacted-budget-report-2020-21.pdfSauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… and reported and that District moneys were safeguarded for the period January 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. … elected Treasurer. The general fund budget totals $111,698 for the 2014 fiscal year. Key Findings The Board did not … 60 days after the close of the fiscal year, and provide for an annual audit of the Treasurer’s financial records. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by Empire BlueCross for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… for Hospital Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2019-S-32 ). About the Program The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/27/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-empire-bluecross-hospital-servicesDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… downward, the MTA’s expenses reflect growing costs for payroll and benefits, debt service, paratransit, and supplies … MTA does offset some of the additional overtime cost with payroll savings. The MTA has authorized new hiring and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnTravel Advisory No. 18
… for Processing Payments in SFS Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller updated the following in Chapter … Payments in SFS – Expense Types Added the following new expense types and descriptions: Misc. Taxable Travel … PerDiem-Unrecpted Extra Dinner Categorized the section’s layout to assist with readability and clarified existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/18-gfo-updates-chapter-xiii-section-9-allowed-values-processing-payments-sfsSignal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing
… section locations. NYCT employs Signal Maintainers, who are responsible for the maintenance, inspection, and testing … within the required intervals. Maintenance Supervisors are required to inspect all of the devices within their … $235 million. For example, signal relays, which are reported at an estimated 350,000 units in the SSPP, come …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/17/signal-maintenance-inspections-and-testingNew York State Health Insurance Program – Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine whether officials of United HealthCare implemented the recommendation contained in our audit report, entitled New York State Health Insurance … contracts with United HealthCare (United) to process and pay medical claims for services provided to Empire Plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-managementMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The New York State … can dispense when prescriptions are ordered via telephone or fax, due to the inherent risk of drugs ordered in this manner being diverted for inappropriate or unauthorized use. The supply limits that the Act imposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsControls Over Federally Funded Programs and Maximization of Federal Funding (2020-S-48)
To determine whether the Division of Housing and Community Renewal is obtaining federal reimbursements on time and in a manner that recovers all costs and adequately ensures the Weatherization Assistance Program meets federal reimbursement documentation requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s48-response.pdfControls Over Federally Funded Programs and Maximization of Federal Funding (2020-S-48)
To determine whether the Division of Housing and Community Renewal is obtaining federal reimbursements on time and in a manner that recovers all costs and adequately ensures the Weatherization Assistance Program meets federal reimbursement documentation requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s48.pdfSelected Aspects of Accommodations for Passengers With Disabilities
… Objective To determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has complied with selected … the trade and travel infrastructure of the area. PANYNJ’s portfolio of five airports, an interstate rail system, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/29/selected-aspects-accommodations-passengers-disabilitiesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1482
… (10) or more years of continuous service* at a base annual salary equal to or greater than the Job Rate of the employee’s grade (based on the 07/01/15 Salary Schedule) as of 03/31/16; and Did not have a … on 03/31/16 that was previously upward reallocated, whose salary at the time of the reallocation was equal to or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1482-april-2016-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsDiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s office … official misconduct. She was ordered to pay restitution of $33,189 for the money she stole from town fees and tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theftDiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program
… barriers,” DiNapoli said. “After looking at the state’s program, my auditors made several recommendations to … all migrant students who have been enrolled in a school in New York since the ninth grade earn a high school diploma at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-sed-agrees-improve-oversight-migrant-education-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 1302
… undeliverable, the agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1302-april-2013-management-and-confidential-mc-longevity-lump-sum-llsDiNapoli Report Examines State School Aid Trends
… DiNapoli which examined school aid patterns and trends in New York. “School aid is the largest single state-funded … $18.1 billion by the fourth year of the program. DiNapoli’s report also shows that starting in 2010-11, the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-report-examines-state-school-aid-trendsNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on Enacted Budget
… “The state Legislature and Governor agreed on a new budget during an extraordinarily difficult time. The … local government finances. Moving forward, the Comptroller’s office will continue our role of monitoring revenues, spending, debt and cash flow trends. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-enacted-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Health (DOH): Medicaid Program: Medicaid Payments for Pharmacy Claims - Joia Pharmacy and a Related Prescriber … auditors determined DOH overpaid Joia $1,485,121 for improper pharmacy claims. Disallowances included: claims billed for excess quantities of drugs; claims for drugs in which the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsBuffalo Business Delivers $9 Million Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… AccuMED, a manufacturer located in Buffalo, has generated an estimated … the In-State Private Equity Program is a win for the state pension fund and our local economies,” said DiNapoli. “Our … more than one million members, retirees and beneficiaries from more than 3,000 state and local government employers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/buffalo-business-delivers-9-million-investment-gain-state-pension-fundState Agencies Bulletin No. 1403
… Position Pools with the chartfield/accounting data (i.e. Payroll Officers, Human Resource Liaisons and Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1403-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financial