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DiNapoli: MTA Budget Continues to Face Serious Risks
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is expected to devote one-fifth of total revenue to debt service by 2023 … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s ambitious capital program promises significant … operating budget, which already faces risks. Unless the MTA can change the way it does business and reduce costs, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-mta-budget-continues-face-serious-risksOpinion 91-2
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties … 801; RACING, PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING AND BREEDING LAW, §516: In connection with the State Comptroller's authority to … listing certain outside employment and business interests in order for the Comptroller to determine the possible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-2DiNapoli Audit Finds Western Regional OTB Lacks Accountability and Gave Out Lucrative Perks
… area concerts. It is aimed at increasing OTB patronage and game play. The New York State Gaming Commission permits … (more instances are included in the audit): For a hockey game on Nov. 23, 2018, the board chairman received six … use in a timely manner. The audit findings were shared with OTB officials. Their response and actions on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-western-regional-otb-lacks-accountability-and-gave-out-lucrative-perksDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers … shows payments to providers that are still not enrolled in Medicaid or have been denied,” DiNapoli said. “Medicaid is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programShareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… of Exxon shareholders want the company to step up when it comes to climate change,” said Pete Grannis, First Deputy … has a responsibility to its investors to explain how it can adjust its business to meet the global effort to … the Church Commissioners, said: “We are delighted to have got the highest ever vote for a climate change proposal at an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… within three days before and after the auditors’ site visits. In a follow-up, auditors found that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… needs to do a better job with this important program for people with disabilities. The program’s vital mission is … by significant delays in implementing the individual plans for achieving participants’ employment goals. I applaud the … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… did not implement a prior audit’s recommendations to improve their budgeting practices and ensure surplus fund … than $2 million a year and allowed surplus fund balance to exceed the statutory limit of 4%. As of June 30, 2021, it … year-end commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods and services totaling was $3.3 million during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… (APT), the Financial Management System (FMS), and the HHS (Health and Human Services) Accelerator for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesFour Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… New York, William F. Sweeney, Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of … a multi-disciplinary medical clinic located in Middletown, New York. The defendants were all arrested today … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.ny.gov , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersOpinion 88-66
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … program developed by an employee of the school district. STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; EDUCATION LAW, §2511: A … Davis v Board of Education , 125 AD2d 534, 509 NYS2d 612; New City Jewish Center v Flagg , 111 AD2d 814, 490 NYS2d 560, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-66Member Contributions – Legacy Reporting
… 2012). Federal Tax Treatment of Member Contributions ERS Tiers 3 through 6 Member contributions are treated as … is mandatory for all employers, for ERS members in Tiers 3 through 6, and is not available to all Tier 1 and 2 … or reporting, email our Employer Reporting staff . PFRS Tiers 3, 5 and 6 (Article 14, 15 and 22 Benefits) On or after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/legacy-reporting/member-contributionsCalendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time for a FSMS Score in All Three Years 2012 - 2014
Calendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time for a FSMS Score in All Three Years 2012 - 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/persistentnonfilingmunis.pdfOpinion 88-16
… poundage on the allocation of the amount withheld from an employee's salary pursuant to an income execution. Section … it is unlikely that any income execution served against an employee will exceed $250,000, we shall assume for purposes … installment of an income execution will equal 10% of the employee's salary (see CPLR 5205[d][2] and 5231[b]) except as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… for the Aging (DFTA) needs to do more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound seniors are prepared in sanitary … The agency’s failure to adequately monitor the vendors it hires to make and deliver the meals is a particular … three recorded zero complaints, including a provider that got a failing grade on DFTA’s customer satisfaction survey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsOpinion 91-45
… of highways, and subject to the approval of the county superintendent of highways. Such agreement shall be … by the town superintendent, and shall be approved by the county superintendent of highways, before the same shall take … upon written charges preferred by the town board or county superintendent for malfeasance or misfeasance in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-45Opinion 89-19
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in lieu of record on a civil appeal, as required by rule 5530 of this chapter, to a fee of two hundred dollars, … of public assistance funds, whether they come from Federal, State or local sources, the authority and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… controls, maintain complete and accurate inventory records for IT equipment or develop an IT contingency plan. Auditors … they may not recover data and resume essential operations in a timely manner. Town of Marion – Misappropriation of … services in summer placements. As a result, as of June 30, 2023, the district had not claimed $55,771 in state aid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsOpinion 89-48
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-48Opinion 93-27
… When a town and the villages within the town all elect to receive their shares of county sales tax in cash, the town may not use its share to reduce townwide taxes in the area of the town outside villages. A town may not adopt a local law to provide that its cash share be so used. You have asked us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-27