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Opinion 2004-1
… of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency rescue services provided by an emergency … General Municipal Law §209-b authorizes fire districts to organize within their fire departments and fire companies … or company (General Municipal Law §209-b[1][a]). Pursuant to section 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-14-12)
… in the City’s general, water, sewer and risk retention funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law requires all … deficits to submit their proposed budgets for the next fiscal year to the State Comptroller for review while … in included in the proposed budget; however, the City’s charter does not authorize such an appropriation. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/14/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-14-12Upstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in Canandaigua-based ClearMomentum has generated a … Program has helped grow the pension fund while supporting jobs and fueling local economies. Our program continues to … prosper. In so doing, the investment provided attractive financial returns to the New York State Common Retirement …
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
… Purpose To provide procedures to the Division of State Police for a new Earnings Code to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-78-new-earnings-code-eos-extraordinary-overtime-senior-investigatorsOpinion 2002-5
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS-- Capital Reserve Fund (authority to establish for acquisition of development rights for open … of open spaces and areas may be made only after due notice and a public hearing. You ask whether a town may … provides that any county, city, town or village, after due notice and a public hearing, may acquire the fee or any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2006-10
… Accounting (charging a portion of town engineer’s salary to special district); (crediting interest earned on the … LAW §11: In the absence of any statutory direction to the contrary, interest or earnings from the investment of monies of the general fund, town-wide would be credited to the general fund, town-wide and interest or earnings from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… and grants for the rehabilitation of existing housing or the construction of new housing. One way the Corporation … to be used in conjunction with other State, Federal, or private financing for low-income housing projects. … Generally, the Program provides up to $125,000 per unit, or a total of up to $2.4 million per project. The Corporation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… Background New York State businesses pay NYSIF premiums for workers compensation and disability insurance. If a … by the Department of Tax and Finance (DTF), is a way for State agencies to offset State payments to recover … however, it has taken steps to participate in the program. For example, NYSIF received DOB approval to participate in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Licensing and Monitoring of … Non-degree-granting proprietary schools provide training in a broad range of disciplines, such as business, … and 26 English as a Second Language schools – operating in New York State. When initially granted, a proprietary …
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)
… Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Report 2020-S-8 ). About the Program The … because DRG reimbursement methodologies for transfers and discharges are different, often resulting in lower payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOpinion 89-60
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … Law, §806[1]). Also, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60DiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… dropped dramatically over the past five years, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller 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 time frame, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veteransOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… Its planned spending for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 was approximately $543 million, including $349 … DFTA, through the City’s Dynamics 365 citywide system (for NYC 311 complaints), or to the provider. DFTA has a … the unresolved issues discussed in this follow-up within 30 days of the report’s issuance. … To assess the extent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… related deficiencies in a timely manner as required by State and federal laws. Our audit covered inspections … hours. Any repairs of flagged conditions must be certified by a licensed professional engineer. Between January 2008 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2016
… of state assessments in elementary and intermediate level English language arts and mathematics. Gaming Commission $8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2016New York State Health Insurance Program – Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine whether officials of United HealthCare implemented the recommendation contained in our … Health Insurance Program: Upcoding of Selected Evaluation and Management Services (Report 2006-S-11) and a follow-up to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-upcoding-selected-evaluation-and-managementExamination of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… File to the New York State Payroll File to identify newly hired New York State employees who owed DOL money for … benefit overpayments. The results contained in our report cover select high risk payment requests and payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefitsReview of Collecto, Inc
… examination was to determine whether payments made by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (Downstate) to Collecto, Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incCollection of Fines Related to Tenant Complaints (Follow-Up)
… housing in the State. Within DHCR, the Office of Rent Administration (ORA) administers the State’s rent laws … focused on harassment and non-compliance complaints, which are handled by ORA’s Enforcement Unit, defined as follows: … are heard before an Administrative Law Judge. Depending on how they are resolved, harassment and non-compliance cases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/collection-fines-related-tenant-complaints-followCUNY Bulletin No. CU-740
… is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by IUPAT, Local 1969 in Bargaining … is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by IUPAT Local 1969 in Bargaining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-740-international-union-painters-and-allied-trades-iupat-local