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Executive Order 111 – Requirements to Purchase Renewable Energy Summary of Implementation of Recommendations at 15 Audited Entities (Follow-Up)
… has now been replaced with Executive Order 88 and NYSERDA is no longer directly responsible for implementation, our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/executive-order-111-requirements-purchase-renewable-energy-summary-implementationComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… today the following audits have been issued: Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), Controls Over Cash … facility, cash receipts from a small café, which is part of a training program for residents to learn to operate a … the bank account. Auditors also found that as a result of increased credit card usage, the activity in the Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Accounts (Follow-Up) (2017-F-25) An initial audit issued in August 2016 identified multiple internal control … needed to improve related to the use of bank accounts. In a follow-up report, auditors found BMCC officials had made progress in addressing the issues identified in the initial report. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Former Utica City School District Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Public Corruption
… complete 250 hours of community service and agreed to a consent order to reduce his pension benefits. “Karam took vital funds meant to support the education of students and instead used them to serve his own needs,” DiNapoli said. “As …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-former-utica-city-school-district-superintendent-pleads-guilty-public-corruptionOpinion 90-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (by town on behalf of … to prepare and file with the budget officer of each town in which the fire district is located a detailed written … district purposes and within the limitations specified in article 11 of the Town Law (see Town Law, §§176[18], 179). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39DiNapoli: Increase in Older Inmates Challenges New York's Prison System
… health care costs by age groups is not readily available in New York, DiNapoli's report found that overall, such costs rose to over $380 million in 2015-16 State Fiscal Year, an increase of $64.5 million, or 20.4 percent, in the last three years. "New York must confront the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-increase-older-inmates-challenges-new-yorks-prison-systemDiNapoli: Former Village of Bemus Point Clerk-Treasurer Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Village Funds
… of a joint investigation between the State Comptroller’s Office, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office, and the Chautauqua County Sherriff’s Office. Since taking office in 2007, DiNapoli has committed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-former-village-bemus-point-clerk-treasurer-pleads-guilty-embezzling-village-fundsImproper Payments for Brand Name Drugs (2020-S-62)
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments for brand name drugs. The audit covered the period from July 2016 through January 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20s62.pdfChange in Payroll Deductions for Service Credit Purchase (RS5526)
To change the service credit purchase amount that is being deducted from your earnings by your employer, members use form RS5526.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs5526.pdfOpinion 90-54
… Law, and, therefore, may be paid by the Retirement System to an alternative payee upon receipt of a duly issued … RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, §§60, 360, 508, 606: The Retirement System is required to pay ordinary death … agreement or any other process . Sections 60, 360, 508 and 606 of the Retirement and Social Security Law, and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-54Opinion 95-2
… to the municipality ( cf . Burnside Coal v City of New York , 135 AD2d 413, 521, NYS2d 703, lv dsmd 71 NY2d 890, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Pension Payment Options
… an ERS Tier 4, 5 or 6 member covered under Article 15: Sign in to Retirement Online . Look under My Account Summary . … select a pension payment option by the end of the month in which you retire. Once you select an option, you have 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/pension-payment-optionsMedicaid Program – Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting
… Department appropriately set Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) premium rates. The audit covered the MLTC premium rates for … the period April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Background The New York State Medicaid program is a federal, state, and … needs. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, New York’s Medicaid program had approximately 7.4 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/medicaid-program-managed-long-term-care-premium-rate-settingOpinion 91-6
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 2005-4
… in the opinion. SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- BOCES (procedures for permissive referendum) REFERENDUM -- Permissive … a BOCES transfers money into an employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Unemployment Insurance Reserve Funds (referendum requirement for transfer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… court would be composed of justices elected from each town whose terms may not end during the same year. (New York State … by one of the towns. Must call for the reduction of the number of justices in the town and in one or more towns that … court consolidation. Office of Court Administration Phone: (800) 268-7869 Email: [email protected] Web: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsTravel/Conference Claim Requirements – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… employee has returned from his or her travel, an itemized claim or voucher 8 must be submitted for audit. The claim should be submitted in a timely manner and include … Cross-references to other claims if the total travel claim is spread among multiple vouchers. For example, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/travelconference-claim-requirementsTown of Wappinger - Information Technology (2019M-220)
… officials did not monitor the computer use policy. Twenty of 66 user accounts were not necessary for Town operations. Town officials did not develop a breach notification policy, disaster recovery plan or a policy … and adopt comprehensive IT policies that address breach notification, disaster recovery and PPSI, and communicate all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2020/03/06/town-wappinger-information-technology-2019m-220Local Sales Tax Data, Reports and Resources
… York State totaled $24.4 billion in 2025, up 4.5 percent ($1 billion) over the prior year. This growth was close to … increase for 2024 (1.6 percent) and higher than the 3.8 percent average pre-pandemic rate. All of the state’s 10 … 3.9 percent ($451 million) aggregate growth. | Regional Table [.xlsx] 2025 Local Sales Tax Collections Through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/local-sales-tax-data-reports-and-resourcesDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Expands List of Corporations That Disclose Political Spending
… Fund (Fund) reached agreements with six major corporations to voluntarily disclose their political spending, New York … DiNapoli said. “I believe shareholders have the right to know where their money is being spent. I applaud J. M. Smucker Co. for agreeing to voluntarily disclose its political spending. Transparency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-expands-list-corporations-disclose-political-spending