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Opinion 88-50
… in a capital reserve fund to pay for work on a 15 year old, 250,000 gallon water storage tank. You state the work, … improvement' rather than a 'repair' is often whether old, worn materials are completely replaced with new … a number of factors must be considered, including whether old, worn materials are completely replaced, whether the work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-50Opinion 88-41
… TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (authority to contract for the presentation of fire prevention programs) PERSONAL … proper town function. The town board may acquire property for use in conducting such programs and contract with a private organization for the presentation of such programs with town property. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41Adoption Subsidy Program (Follow-Up)
… with governing regulations. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) established the Adoption Subsidy … Related Audit/Report of Interest Office of Children and Family Services: Adoption Subsidy Program (2008-S-106) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/13/adoption-subsidy-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 1350
… (OSC) in reconciling employees Social Security number and name in the NYS payroll system (PayServ) with the Social … 15 (Circular E), employers are required to enter a correct name and Social Security number on their employees’ Form W-2. … information: Employee’s Social Security Number Employee’s Name Reason Why SSN Not Verified. Reasons provided by SSA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1350-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1198
… in the processing of Automated Interface transactions and files as a result of the SSN Decoupling project. Affected … submissions: New Hire transactions Rehire, Concurrent Hire and Transfer transactions Note: This Bulletin describes the … above types of transactions (i.e., New Hire Transactions and Rehire, Concurrent Hire and Transfer transactions. It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1198-changes-automated-interface-transaction-processing-ai-agencies-onlyState Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Affected Employees Agencies entering new Hire transactions online/directly in PayServ Effective Date(s) Effective … SSN Decoupling has resulted in procedural changes to the online Hire transaction in PayServ, and the creation of a new … to allow agencies to reserve an Empl ID. OSC Actions The online agency Hire transaction has been changed as follows: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservAnnual Assessment of Market Orders for 2012, 2013, and 2014
… 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014 for the Apple, Cabbage, and Onion Research and Development Programs. Background Within … and Development Program, the Sour Cherry Market Order, the Onion Research and Development Program, and the Cabbage … Market Order, which is administered pursuant to a contract with the New York Apple Association, Inc. (NYAA). Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/07/annual-assessment-market-orders-2012-2013-and-2014Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four … Authority’s (MTA) constituent agencies are required to determine whether services can be provided in-house before proceeding to contract, the agencies were not required to maintain … To determine the extent of implementation of the four …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followOpinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 98-18
… is at a "distinct disadvantage" in applying for a certificate of need for the establishment of additional … provide alternative statutory requirements to the existing certificate of need process, thereby obviating, for a period … to a regional emergency medical services council for a certificate of need prior to operating an advanced life …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18Opinion 2001-9
… of municipal officers and employees in "contracts" of the municipality are prohibited (see General Municipal Law §801) … "any claim, account or demand against or agreement with a municipality, express or implied ..." (General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Oversight of Homeless Shelters
… uncertified shelters, we observed a range of substandard living conditions, the most egregious of which pose obvious … We also found numerous examples of other unacceptable living conditions, including trash piles stored in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersOpinion 98-24
… FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (for Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a … of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Disability Benefits (liability for … Municipal Law, §209-i(1-a), accepts the services of a volunteer firefighter who is a member of a fire company in a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Follow-Up)
… report, Monitoring of Medicaid Payments for Nursing Home Bed Reserve Days (Report 2010-S-21). Background Our initial … nursing home claims submitted to Medicaid for hospital bed reserve days were appropriate, and if not, to what extent nursing home claims exceeded the bed reserve day limits. During the five year audit period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/10/monitoring-medicaid-payments-nursing-home-bed-reserve-days-followWage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the two … (TANF) program provides assistance and work opportunities to needy families by granting states the federal funds and flexibility to develop and implement their own welfare programs. The TANF … To determine the extent of implementation of 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/09/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programs-followSelected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Selected Operating and Administrative Practices at the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (Report … of Health: Selected Operating and Administrative Practices of the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement (2011-S-19) … initial audit report Selected Operating and Administrative Practices at t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/23/selected-operating-and-administrative-practices-bureau-narcotic-enforcement-followEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Selected Payments for Special Items for the Period April 1, 2011 Through June 30, 2011 (Follow-Up)
… payments for special items (such as implants and drugs) that are not covered by the standard fee schedules. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/30/empire-bluecross-blueshield-selected-payments-special-items-period-april-1-2011-throughOpinion 2002-11
… issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to … §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2000-15
… the other of personnel, facilities, equipment or any other property or resources for fire-fighting (General Municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Housing Preferences for Veterans (Follow-Up)
… City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD). We specifically found two housing companies in Manhattan (Hamilton House and Clinton Towers) filled vacant … veterans had been identified on their waiting lists. NYC HPD approved many of these non-veterans’ applications, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/29/housing-preferences-veterans-follow