Search
City of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B25-5-5)
… fund is not structurally balanced because it includes a subsidy from the general fund to finance its operation. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/05/15/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b25-5-5Medicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… that were not supported by required electronic visit verification records. We examined paid personal care services … Act), New York State implemented an electronic visit verification (EVV) program for all Medicaid personal care … reimbursements that exceeded $15 million a year to use a verification organization (VO) to conduct pre-claim reviews …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-programCorcraft's Textile Procurement Practices
… in real work situations to produce quality goods and services at competitive prices. Corcraft employs about 2,000 … million. Corcraft contracts with suppliers for the raw materials it uses in manufacturing. Procurement personnel … product specifications, followed by bid evaluation, sample testing, award recommendation, and contract execution and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/corcrafts-textile-procurement-practicesMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… Purpose To determine if the Department of State’s Division of Cemeteries sufficiently monitors not-forprofit cemetery … facility maintenance. This audit covers the period of January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017. Background The … To determine if the Department of States Division of Cemeteries sufficiently monitors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenanceMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims
… For example, Medicaid paid a provider $149 for a clinic visit that was billed under one particular rate code. … Department of Health: Medicaid Payments for Excessive Dental Services (2009-S-46) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/20/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claimsOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Overpayments of Certain Medicare … Background Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare, the federal health care program for people 65 … years old with certain disabilities. Individuals enrolled in both programs are referred to as “dual-eligibles.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims-followReStacking Occupancy Initiative
… Background One cost-saving initiative recommended by the State’s Savings and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission, … established by the Governor in January 2011 to streamline State government, was targeted at decreasing the amount of leased property occupied by State agencies. The Commission predicted this initiative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/09/restacking-occupancy-initiativeCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… To determine whether the Office of General Services (OGS) is complying with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including … (ITS) under EO 95, and whether data posted under EO 95 is reliable and easily usable. The audit covers the period … aspects of the order have not been fully addressed. There is limited assurance OGS has created a complete catalogue of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataDiNapoli Releases Lower Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… the nation devastated and Lower Manhattan struggling to rebuild. Fifteen years later, Lower Manhattan continues to recover as it evolves into a neighborhood that is … and supports an influx of tourism and shopping, according to an economic snapshot released today by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-lower-manhattan-economic-snapshotDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… a report on the progress regional land banks are making in helping communities fight blight and address zombie … land banks throughout the state that acquire properties in an effort to return them to productive use though redevelopment or demolition. “The surge in foreclosures and vacant, abandoned ‘zombie properties’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightOpinion 88-16
… which the city has not paid, or made funds available to pay when due, shall accrue interest at the rate borne for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Opinion 90-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of … circumstances when a referendum is authorized or required in a town park district on a project to be financed by the issuance of obligations. The courts in this State have consistently held that a municipality may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64Opinion 90-61
… -- Assessments (authority to impose benefit assessments in water supply district) -- Water Supply Districts (authority to impose benefit assessments) WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION -- Water Supply Districts … of establishing and of operating and maintaining a town water supply district must be assessed only on an ad valorem …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-61Opinion 2005-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Payment in aid or maintenance of parochial schools (funding a town … teen “bullying” conducted and hosted by a parochial school in its auditorium. However, a town may contract with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-6Opinion 2000-12
… a town board member from voting on salaries for family members who are elected or appointed town officials. Pursuant … a town board may require in its code of ethics that town board members abstain from voting on resolutions fixing the … code of ethics does not require abstention, the affected board members should recuse themselves from discussion and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Retirement Contribution Borrowing Limits
… 303 of the Laws of 2017 – A.8093 (Abbate) / S.6391 (Golden) – Establishes a cap on the amount that certain Tier 6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/retirement-contribution-borrowing-limitsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008.1
… version 9.2. Affected Employees: All PayServ users are impacted by these changes. Specific changes may also … and address stakeholder concerns, a variety of changes are planned as part of the upgrade. Agencies will have the … change will only impact employees with multiple jobs, who are paid via direct deposit in any job, and whose direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0081-what-changing-payserv-version-92DiNapoli Honors Leaders at NYS Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators Conference
… most diverse legislative districts in the nation. During her first legislative session, Cruz led on many historic … Smikle was also a senior aide to Hillary Clinton during her first campaign for the United States Senate. 32BJ SEIU … initiatives and their effects on the community. As a lawyer, she has helped tenants avoid eviction and defended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-leaders-nys-association-black-and-puerto-rican-legislators-conferenceThe Rising Cost of Student Loans: As Student Debt in the Empire State Nears $70 Billion, Congress Could Avert Debt Increase for 422,000 New Yorkers, June 2012
On July 1, 2012, the interest rate on subsidized Direct Federal Loans for college students is set to revert to 6.8 percent for new loans.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/education-loan-debt-2012.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York - July 2011
On June 29, 2011, New York City adopted a $65.9 billion budget ($46.5 billion in City funds) for FY 2012, which began on July 1, 2011.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2012.pdf