Search
Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendants in Elaborate Multi-Million Dollar Bid-Rigging Case Involving Public Contracts
… computers, and a residential alarm system. This case and investigation were conducted as part of Operation … General’s Public Integrity Bureau are prosecuting the case, with assistance from analysts Morgan McCollum and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendants-elaborate-multi-million-dollarDiNapoli: Oversight of Supportive Housing Falls Short
… P. DiNapoli today released three audits of supportive housing providers for New Yorkers with mental illness, which found … Further, according to OMH’s fiscal guidelines, supportive housing providers should set aside a minimum of $500 per … Audits of supportive housing providers for New Yorkers with mental illness found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-oversight-supportive-housing-falls-shortState Agencies Bulletin No. 1495
… should be submitted on the Correction Sheet . (The form may be duplicated if additional copies are needed.) … in Work Schedule (VRWS) on 03/31/2016 receive the full LLS payment amount based on the employee’s increment code. Agencies must verify that the Full/Part field on the Job Data/Job Information page is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1495-april-2016-public-employees-federation-pef-longevity-lump-sum-llsSexual Harassment Policy for the Office of the State Comptroller
… Introduction The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) is committed to maintaining a workplace free from sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a form of … The Office of the State Comptroller is committed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/sexual-harassment-policyOpinion 98-5
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited … section 800(3) of the General Municipal Law, a municipal officer or employee has an "interest" in any contract with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 95-26
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … (investment of tax moneys by loan to fire department) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: The Lawrence-Cedarhurst … Firemen's Benevolent Association may expend foreign fire insurance tax moneys to rent a meeting room if the purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 96 - 14
… to be county officers and employees (see, e.g., 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-52, p 105; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-75, p 111). Pursuant to General Municipal Law, … the sale of specified goods at a certain price (see Opns St Comp No. 91-63, p 167). The fact that the purchase price …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Opinion 94-16
… governing board member and treasurer is stockholder) -- Stock Ownership (designation of bank as depository when IDA … interest solely because he or she owns less than 1% of the stock of a bank named as a depository of the IDA. In … in question owns less than 1% of the outstanding stock of the bank. Initially, we note that, by informal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-16Opinion 2005-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EDUCATION LAW §§1901, 1914, 2102-a: A board member of a central high school district who is also an elected … Whether a board member of a central high school district who is also an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by disrupting … public transportation in four upstate areas of New York State. 1 Combined, the Capital District Transportation … and RGRTA; PARIS All four authorities are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1609
… Purpose To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 CSEA DMNA Uniform Maintenance Allowance. Affected Employees Employees in the Division of Military and Naval Affairs – BU47 who meet the eligibility criteria Background Article 39 of the … To provide agency instructions for processing the 2017 CSEA DMNA Uniform Maintenance Allowance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1609-2017-uniform-maintenance-allowance-employees-division-military-andOpinion 97-23
… discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Ambulance Corps (simultaneous membership in fire company) FIRE COMPANY … -- Membership (simultaneous membership in ambulance corps) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (simultaneous membership in fire company and ambulance corps) VOLUNTEERS -- Ambulance Workers (simultaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-23Administration of Mitchell-Lama Waiting Lists
… Purpose To determine if Mitchell-Lama Housing Program units are assigned to eligible tenants in compliance with properly established … To determine if MitchellLama Housing Program units are assigned to eligible tenants in compliance with properly established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/17/administration-mitchell-lama-waiting-listsOversight of Complaint Activity
… and regulations to ensure utility consumer protections are enforced, including applying monetary penalties and other … than just individual consumers. Currently, these issues are directed to individual Department units with little or no documented follow-up to ensure broader issues are addressed. The Commission generally does not fine …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/01/oversight-complaint-activityMedicaid Program – Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates
… 1991, the State of New York has been able to recover a portion of the Medicaid prescription drug costs by … uses NDCs and other information in eMedNY to identify drugs that are eligible for rebates. The Department then … Department invoiced $2.4 billion in rebates for pharmacy drugs and $72 million in rebates for physician-administered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/07/medicaid-program-optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebatesPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… policymakers. New York State’s Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) requires public school … uses this VADIR data to calculate each school’s “School Violence Index” (SVI). Schools with SVIs over certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… equipment as planned. Village of Ossining – Parking Ticket Collections (Westchester County) The board has not developed or implemented any parking ticket collection policies. Although village officials … records of disbursements and receipts or running cash balances for the department and squad accounts. City of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Nursing Home Surveillance
… of fines and other enforcement actions, are effective in improving the quality of care and safety in nursing homes. … impaired its ability to assess fines timely, in some cases resulting in delays of up to six years between when the … correcting the deficiencies, particularly in addressing cases of repeated non-compliance. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceAudit Recommends Improvements to NFTA Capital Planning
… has not established a consistent documented system for ranking its capital assets by importance, nor a schedule of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/audit-recommends-improvements-nfta-capital-planningOpinion 89-6
… 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. FINES AND PENALTIES … of the Penal Law belongs to the locality and not the State. You ask whether a fine paid into the Supreme Court of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-6