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Food Metrics Implementation
… General Services (OGS) is properly tracking and reporting New York State food purchases in compliance with the State Finance Law. This audit covers the period of January 1, 2014 through … in part by providing information to decision makers on the extent of the State’s success in supporting local farm …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementationState Agencies Bulletin No. 1092
… Unit 31 and will automatically end date existing dues (code 202) and agency shop fees (code 213) to Council 82 for all employees in the bargaining … August 18, 2011. Effective August 19, 2011, dues (code 202) and agency shop fees (code 213) collected from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1092-new-union-bargaining-unit-31State Agencies Bulletin No. 1201
… Payroll Enhancement Program Web page at the OSC Internet site for additional updates on SSN Decoupling and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1201-changes-entering-rehires-concurrent-hires-and-transfers-payservState Agencies Bulletin No. 1053
… 2010 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in PayServ, and to provide instructions for reissuing 2010 … 2010 Form W2 Wage and Tax Statement Reissue functionality in PayServ and to provide instructions for reissuing 2 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1053-automated-process-reissued-2010-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statementDiNapoli: Strong Growth for Local Sales Tax Collections Halfway Into 2018
… revealed local sales tax collections in several regions far surpassed last year. Outside of New York City, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-strong-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-halfway-2018Contract Advisory No. 7
… Subject: The only special characters which should be used in a Contract ID on the Statewide Financial System (SFS) are … goods, leases, revenue, construction, grants, etc. in the SFS is composed of the agency’s Business Unit (5 … that separate the Business Unit and Department ID values from the Contract Number. Special characters (e.g. %,#,@,*,>, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/7-special-characters-should-not-be-used-contract-and-stand-alone-purchase-orderSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… that process, store, and transmit ePHI. Since 2003, all health care providers, including the Institute, are required … standards for protecting ePHI, as established in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationOpinion 2004-1
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. AMBULANCE SERVICE -- Fees (imposition of for … ask whether the prohibition against the imposition of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency … 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render services in case of accidents, calamities or other emergencies 2 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-14-12)
… their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while the deficit obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/14/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-14-12DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… and First Transit ($1.4 million). $16.7 million with Tully Construction Co. Inc. to pave the Northern State Parkway in … to Halmar International and A. Servidone B. Anthony Construction Corp. JV for Patroon Island Bridge … US LLP for legal services in pending sexual harassment litigation. Executive Chamber $8,000 to Genova Burns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014Upstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in … Common Retirement Fund, as well as created a number of high quality jobs within the region," said Kevin Phelps, … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is trustee of the $176.8 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, the third …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/upstate-new-york-company-delivers-450000-investment-gain-state-pension-fundState Police Bulletin No. SP-78
… provide procedures to the Division of State Police for a new Earnings Code to be used for Extraordinary Overtime for Senior Investigators in Bargaining Unit 62. Affected Employees Senior … OT SR Invest), to be used to report eligible earnings on the Time Entry page. Agency Actions To report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-78-new-earnings-code-eos-extraordinary-overtime-senior-investigatorsOpinion 2002-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … or "whose existing openness, natural condition, or present state of use, if retained, would enhance the present or … a period of probable usefulness of twenty years for a new recreational area of not less than 50 acres or an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2006-10
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … the entire district. TOWN LAW §§20(2)(a), 27(1), 202-a(7): The salary of the town engineer is generally charged … Opns St Comp No. 72-800, unreported). Town Law §202-a(7), however, provides an exception to this general rule. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… Purpose To determine whether Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program (Program) funds are being awarded and … to be used in conjunction with other State, Federal, or private financing for low-income housing projects. Generally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… (i) the extent to which the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount of outstanding premiums NYSIF may have been able to recover through SWOP since April …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit … in violation of the Law or Regulations may be placed on probation; have their license suspended, revoked, or not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schools-followImproper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)
… (DRG) methodology to reimburse hospitals for inpatient medical care. The DRG methodology classifies patients … bills Medicaid for an inpatient stay, the hospital reports certain information on its claims, such as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOpinion 89-60
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Building Inspector … business of performing home inspections) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801, 805-a(1)(b), (c): Although a building inspector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60DiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… The number of homeless veterans in New York has dropped dramatically over the past five … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homeless veterans declined from 5,765 in 2011 to 1,248 individuals in 2016 in New York, a decrease of 78.4 percent during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veterans