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DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… experiences and sports/recreation activities when school is not in session. Providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to … and COMPASS contracts. The daughter of a Ridgewood work site supervisor earned $10,236 as a COMPASS group leader. The … employed in COMPASS. Ensure the COMPASS selection process is fair and appropriate. Ensure that parents are not charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Aspects of Discretionary Spending (2013-S-10) CDTA did not have formal policies that outlined whether certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be considered reasonable amounts for such expenditures, and what documentation would be required to demonstrate that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 90-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability … its police department remains obligated to pay benefits in accordance with General Municipal Law, §207-c to police officers injured in the line of duty prior to the abolition of the department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 94-12
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (authority to negotiate lease of unneeded real property) REAL PROPERTY -- Leases (authority … Whether the fire district may temporarily lease a portion of the parcel to a notforprofit association which intends at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-12Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 89-62
… ELECTION LAW, §6-138; TOWN LAW, §176(7): A qualified voter is not prohibited from signing nominating petitions for two … The nomination of candidates for fire district office is governed by subdivision 7 of section 176 of the Town Law … qualified voters of the district and, if such a resolution is adopted, the requirements of the resolution must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-62Opinion 88-45
… Whether a line of credit between and the county is legal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 95-9
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for participation in … company. (3) A service award program may not provide for pro rating the number of points credited if a firefighter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 93-29
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … of public hearing on the tentative budget). Accordingly, we have expressed the opinion that a village board has … by the village. November 23, 1993 Dennis S. Cohen, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Avon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
… all users in IT security training. It is also important to update the training material periodically to address new … cause their computers to become infected with malicious software that may compromise any personal, private or … New York State Office of Information Technology Services https://its.ny.gov/ New York State Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessAudit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… State Development Corporation (ESDC) spent $211 million on an advertising contract to promote economic development … Auditors calculated that ESDC spent more than $25,000 on advertising for each of the promised jobs. Auditors also … of outreach efforts. Auditors also noted that spending on advertising did not produce the outcome of increasing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractXI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
Section 106 of the State Finance Law requires that moneys received by a state officer in his official capacity shall be deposited into a bank or trust company designated by the State Comptroller
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contractsDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms. There are now about 130 firms, down from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016XI-A.8 Payment Tolerances – XI-A. Purchasing
… OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to advise Business Units that the Office of the State … enhancements are implemented in October 2015. Prior to establishing tolerances, if a Business Unit entered a … fail matching. This situation required Business Unit staff to create a change order for the PO to correct the voucher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a8-payment-tolerancesComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certain policies and practices that drive the costs of medical care provided to children placed at voluntary … overpayments identified. Department of Labor: Amusement Park and Fair Ride Safety (2014-S-47) Auditors conducted site … manual adjustments made to the program database by ITS staff. Metropolitan Transportation Authority: MTA-NYC Transit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation, as of April 17, … Point Avenue—through a major transfer hub at Jamaica to the easternmost tip of Long Island. LIRR’s Engineering … and relinquishment. During the period from May 2023 to September 2024, VFO was responsible for an inventory of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/25/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipment-followUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… provided to Empire Plan members. United contracts with in-network (participating) providers who agree to accept … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose to receive services from out-of-network (non-participating) providers. United reimburses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpThe 80/20 Housing Program
… 31, 2015. Background Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is an umbrella entity consisting of all the State’s major … who commit to designating at least 20 percent of a development’s units to low-income households. The federal … 80 percent are rented at market rates, but are subject to rent stabilization. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programPreferred Source Contracting
… Purpose To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are monitoring … To determine how State agencies and facilitating agencies are monitoring …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/28/preferred-source-contractingFiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… 700 State and federal contracts annually and processes voucher payments to those contractors. The Institute has … of costs or other supporting documentation to accompany voucher submissions. As such, the Institute has insufficient … importantly, its practice of reviewing only one monthly voucher claim for every two-year period provided very limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contracts