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Housing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… (Report 2011-N-3 ). Background Our initial report, issued on June 6, 2012, found that, although the New York State Legislature had extended the right of preference for … with non-veterans even though veterans had been identified on their waiting lists. NYC HPD approved many of these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-followOpinion 98-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a fire district accepts the services of a member of a fire company in a bordering …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment … -- Powers and Duties (establishment of minimum service requirement for appointment to fire police squad) … training as provided by any general or local law (see, e.g., Criminal Procedures Law, §§2.10[41], 2.30) if the person …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… and the transportation of sick or injured persons by motor vehicle, aircraft or other forms of transportation to, from, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2008-S-158 ). … have a requirement to periodically assess whether existing personal and miscellaneous service contracts were still … necessary goods or services. We estimated that by reducing personal and miscellaneous service contract costs by 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followOversight of Homeless Shelters
… of other unacceptable living conditions, including trash piles stored in a children’s play area; holes in walls, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersMonitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… recommendations included in our initial audit report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve … prescribed limits and that it sufficiently coordinates its monitoring activities to provide appropriate accountability … Related Audit/Report of Interest Department of Health: Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followDiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… railways and require oil transporters to carry sufficient insurance to cover cleanup costs and other liabilities … Fund, capped at $40 million, was created to protect public health and the environment by providing quick access to funds … laws to escape the costs. Insurance coverage is an accepted responsibility for people and businesses in America …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersOpinion 2001-9
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics … of the corporations does not have a prohibited interest in contracts between the county and either corporation. The board member, however, must disclose any interest in such a contract pursuant to General Municipal Law §803, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 2001-14
… by the village to the town would fall within the literal definition of a "contract" under section 800(2). In addition, based on a literal reading of the definition of "interest", it would appear that, as an … purpose of the statute (see, e.g., Department of Audit and Control, Report to the Governor on Assembly Intro. 5734 of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14Opinion 2002-11
… opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance … each category of response independently for purposes of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2000-15
… §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire company may not volunteer to assist a fire district fire department within New York State on an on-going basis … resides in another state and is a member of an outofstate fire department may volunteer at a New York department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15State Agencies Bulletin No. 647
… Services bargaining Unit, but does not apply to titles in Payroll Bargaining Unit Code 01 that were not arbitration eligible. Payroll Bargaining Unit Code 21 has been created solely for … the non-arbitration eligible titles, only a change to the payroll bargaining unit code. Affected Employees Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/647-new-bargaining-unit-payroll-code-change-non-arbitration-eligibleForensic Audit of Payments to On-Board Service Managers (Follow-Up)
… the Unit violated Metro-North policy by not disclosing the referral of a relative who was hired in the Unit. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/21/forensic-audit-payments-board-service-managers-followUse of State Appropriations
… Purpose To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation (Foundation) has spent State funding in compliance with relevant statutory and contractual requirements, including the need to leverage the appropriations with funds from other … To determine whether the New York Wine and Grape Foundation has spent State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/16/use-state-appropriationsMedicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the 12 recommendations made in our initial audit report, Medicaid … the initial audit from recurring. Of the initial report’s 12 audit recommendations, seven were implemented and five … To determine the implementation status of the 12 recommendations made in our initial audit report Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care-followThe Mitchell-Lama Program – Awarding Housing Units and Maintaining Waiting Lists (Follow-Up)
… units were assigned to eligible persons in compliance with properly established lists. We found that applicants who …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/23/mitchell-lama-program-awarding-housing-units-and-maintaining-waiting-lists-followSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information (Follow-Up)
… had adequate protection policies in place and a plan to make mandatory notifications when ePHI is lost or stolen. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/07/security-over-electronic-protected-health-information-followAssertive Community Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… of the two recommendations and their sub-sections included in our initial audit report, Assertive Community Treatment … serious mental illness; to support children and families in their social and emotional development and in the early identification and treatment of serious …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/11/assertive-community-treatment-program-followAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Accountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (2014-S-26). Background New York State … consistently accounted for and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue received through the TVBs and the … Department of Motor Vehicles: Accountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (2014-S-26) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/accountability-traffic-ticket-surcharges-follow