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DiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and could not show how it determined the authority’s overall MWBE participation … for the past four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority and womenowned business contractors MWBE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationDiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that his … in costs that were not eligible for reimbursement. “The State Education Department instructs special education … vulnerable children. We have forwarded our findings to the State Education Department for review and to recover the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… officials need to improve internal controls to ensure water, sewer and electric user charges are properly billed, … not segregated. Also, customer account adjustments are not independently approved and the computerized billing system does not provide an audit log to show adjustments that have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-3Medicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… reduce Medicaid costs and improve the delivery of health care services. As part of this initiative, in January 2012, … services from the mainstream Medicaid managed care benefit package and transferring these services to the … for corrective action. During our audit period, the provider billed Medicaid $169,893 for tolls. We also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andBirch Family Services, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based programs (full-day and half-day Special Classes and a Special Class in an … SED school-age special education program; Headstart, Day Care, and Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) programs; a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/20/birch-family-services-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Agencies Bulletin No. 1730
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the April … provide for payment of performance advances on April 1 to eligible employees based on the appropriate 2015 Salary … 101-125) and NS positions (Grade 600) which are equated to a grade (Grade 101-125) and whose basic annual salary is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1730-april-2019-security-performance-advancesOpinion 98-23
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LOCAL LAWS -- … Safety for chapter 844 of the Laws of 1964, 1964 New York State Legislative Annual, p 419; 1964 Opns Atty Gen p 39). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-23Opinion 97-3
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, … Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and penalties on taxes which became a lien prior to January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3Opinion 92-49
… constituting park facility) REFERENDUM - Permissive (need for when town leases land for recreational trail) TOWN LAW §§81,220: A proposed lease of real property for use as a town recreational trail is subject to permissive … the proposed recreational trail would constitute a park for the provisions of law relating to the holding of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Opinion 95-4
… be guided by this code of fair procedure. March 1, 1995 Charles E. Drake, County Attorney County of Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 95-30
… (of moneys raised by taxes and gifts) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §11; EDUCATION LAW, §§226, 255; ESTATES, POWERS AND TRUSTS LAW, §§11-2.2 and 11-2.3: Moneys held in the custody of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Medicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… renal disease who were eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicare. The audit covered the period January 1, 2010 … Medicaid recipients with ESRD and helped guide them on how to apply for and enroll in Medicare. In response to our … age 65 who meet ESRD Medicare eligibility requirements who do not apply for Medicare. We requested that SSA issue a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseOpinion 2003-6
… is in reply to your inquiry concerning taxes levied to support the operation a police department in a town that … its own police department. You ask whether town taxes to support the town police department are to be levied only … police department are not subject to town taxation to support the town police department. Former Governor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-6Opinion 90-44
… exclusive of the cost or value of fringe benefits. This is in response to your inquiry concerning the notice of … whether the "compensation" referred to in section 5-508(3) is limited to salary or must also include the cost or value of fringe benefits. Section 5-508 of the Village Law is a part of article 5 of the Village Law, relating to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-44Opinion 88-52
… the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (community college officers and employees who are directors of … real property from county) -- Interest in Contract (community college officers and employees who are directors of … corporations) -- Disclosure of Interest (when required) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Conflicts of Interest (community …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-52Opinion 90-20
… custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemen's association. The firemen's … We are not aware of the precise purposes for which the unincorporated firemen's association in question was … custody of foreign fire insurance tax moneys to an unincorporated firemens association …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-20Opinion 88-67
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Legal Services (law partner of village mayor hired as village attorney) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c): If a law partner of … Whether the appointment of the mayors law partner would result in a prohibited conflict of interest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67DiNapoli: NYC Tax Collections Expected to Fall for First Time Since Great Recession
… claims suggest that most of New York City’s job gains over the past decade have been lost due to the economic … claims suggest that most of New York Citys job gains over the past decade have been lost due to the economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-nyc-tax-collections-expected-fall-first-time-great-recessionImplications for the Future – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… The Economic Outlook: Employment Struggles and Uncertainty Remains While the recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic was short-lived, employment has … While the recession brought on by the COVID19 pandemic was shortlived employment has yet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/implications-futureIX.8.C Payments to the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Department of Education – IX. Federal Grants
… The procedures that follow pertain to the refund or return of federal funds to the U.S. Treasury or U.S. Department of Education due to: Excessive cash balances on deposit that … the award. SINGLE PAYMENT VOUCHER To generate a refund of federal funds by check to the U.S. Treasury or U.S. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix8c-payments-us-treasury