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Medicaid Program – Improper Payments to a Physical Therapist
… Purpose To determine whether Mark Amir, a physical therapist participating in New York’s Medicaid … 2010 through September 30, 2013. Background Mark Amir is a physical therapist who owns and operates Madison Physical Therapy located in Brooklyn, New York. Mr. Amir’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/15/medicaid-program-improper-payments-physical-therapistMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts – Assessable Expenses for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… incurred in connection with the administration of Article VI and Article VII of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. We … damage as a result of an accident. According to Article VI, Section 317 and Article VII, Section 363 of the Vehicle …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/03/19/motor-vehicle-financial-security-and-safety-responsibility-acts-assessable-expenses-twoState Agencies Bulletin No. 1835
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with tools to assist … State on PAUSE Initiative, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Division of the Treasury is mailing all employee paychecks directly to … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with tools to assist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1835-new-queries-identify-employees-receiving-paper-checksLocal Sales Tax Collections Up
… (8.4 percent). Conversely, the cities of Gloversville, Salamanca, Olean and Oswego saw their collections decline from the previous year, though decreases in Salamanca and Olean were mostly due to technical adjustments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/local-sales-tax-collectionsDiNapoli Honors Community Leaders During Lunar New Year Celebration
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli hosted a reception in celebration of Lunar New Year on Thurs., Jan. 30 in Brooklyn, New York. Photos of the event, including the individuals and … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli hosted a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-honors-community-leaders-during-lunar-new-year-celebrationCensus 2020 Response Rates
New York pays more in taxes to the federal government than any other state but ranks last in what it gets back
https://www.osc.ny.gov/censusCity of Fulton – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-184-F)
… not maintain complete, up-to-date capital projects records for each project. The Council did not approve capital … is the City Clerk and the chief fiscal officer responsible for maintaining the City’s financial records including … We could not determine the implementation status for the remaining recommendation because certain capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/12/24/city-fulton-audit-follow-2021m-184-fMonsey Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-62-F)
… The purpose of our review was to assess the Monsey Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Monsey Fire District – Board Oversight (2020M-62), released in July 2024. … of our review was to assess the Monsey Fire Districts District progress as of October 2025 in implementing our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/monsey-fire-district-audit-follow-2020m-62-fHenrietta FD – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-27-F)
… Fire District’s (District’s) progress, as of January 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Henrietta Fire District – Financial Condition (2021M-27) released in July 2021. The audit determined that the Board of … Fire Districts Districts progress as of January 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/henrietta-fd-audit-follow-2021m-27-fMontauk Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2024M-117-F)
… the Montauk Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the … assess the Montauk Fire Districts District progress as of October 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/31/montauk-fire-district-audit-follow-2024m-117-fOpinion 88-23
… would have a conflict of interest if the village does business with the corporation. You advise that the … time the officer or employee was elected or appointed, but does not except any renewals thereof. Another exception is … member was elected to office. Therefore, since your letter does not suggest any preexisting agreement, this exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-23Opinion 95-25
… be made from aid to localities payable during this State fiscal year because the aid is not payable pursuant to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-25Independent Oversight: OSC's Contract Review Safeguards Public Funds
… money effectively and efficiently. One way the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) exercises this responsibility … was completed in an average of just 5.3 days in 2021. A bill to statutorily restore certain OSC oversight authority … of Days for OSC Transaction Review – Calendar Year 2021 Type of Transactions Number Average Days for Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/independent-oversight-osc-contract-review-safeguards-public-fundsDiNapoli: Oversight of Supportive Housing Falls Short
… conditions that pose health or safety hazards, that OMH only pay for eligible contract expenses and that it recover … the DePaul affiliates during the 34-month audit period and only visited the other affiliate once (in 2015). OMH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-oversight-supportive-housing-falls-shortOpinion 95-24
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and … (deposit of State aid in mandatory reserve fund) EDUCATION LAW, §§3601-a, 3602, 3604, 3609, 3609-a; GENERAL MUNICIPAL … "approved expenditures" is defined to include "only . . . new construction, reconstruction, purchase of existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-24Opinion 88-15
… of any part of the contract. This exception, however, only avoids a prohibited conflict in situations when an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-15Opinion 89-65
… a contract for additional legal services between the town and his or her law firm, if the town attorney has any of the … outside counsel, the board may act by simple resolution and a local law is not required. A contract between the town and the town attorney's law firm, however, raises the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-65Opinion 95-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the proper distribution of county sales tax revenue when the county and several cities within the county each impose a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3SUNY Bulletin No. SU-250
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the October 1, 2016 and October 1, 2017 Stipend Increases. … of America/Graduate Student Employees Union, provides for an increase in stipends and an increase in the minimum … To provide agency instructions for processing the October 1 2016 and October 1 2017 Stipend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-250-october-2016-and-october-2017-stipend-increase-gsnuOpinion 93-14
… the district. You ask whether the property owners have the right to compel the county to extend the sewer system to … Whether property owners have the right to compel the county to extend the sewer system to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14