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DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for July 2016
… and 1,183 payments valued at more than $5.1 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties. Cumulatively through … eleven days for contract reviews in July and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases this monthly notice to provide current information about state contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-2016Opinion 89-23
… issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY -- Lease (to State agency at less than fair and adequate consideration) … A village may allow a State agency, by lease or license, to utilize space in the village hall several times per month for nominal or no consideration. This is in reply to your letter asking whether a village may allow the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-23Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… and one has not been implemented. State Department of Health: Medicaid Payments for Medicare Part A Beneficiaries … recipients who were also covered by Medicare. Office of Mental Health, New York Psychiatric Center: Controls Over … clinical research facilities administered by the Office of Mental Health. The institute conducts clinical trials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 468
… for processing approved tax refund requests for current year Social Security (TF5) or current year Medicare (TF6) refunds. NOTE: THESE NEW EARNINGS CODES … USE ONLY. Affected Employees Employees who receive current year Social Security and Medicare tax refunds. Effective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/468-new-earnings-codes-current-year-social-security-and-medicare-adjustmentsOpinion 93-18
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … town, unless the proposal has been approved by a vote of at least sixty percent of the town board. You ask whether a … Section 216(2) provides that upon the affirmative vote of at least sixty percent of the governing board of a "political …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-18Opinion 98-12
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (commingling of city and dependent school district moneys); (use of city and dependent school district moneys to temporarily finance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-12Opinion 92-40
… produce revenue for general purposes) COUNTY LAW, §226-b: A county may establish rates or fees for the use of a county … the general cost of county government. This is in reply to your letter concerning user fees imposed for the use … §226-b(2) authorizes the legislative body of the county, by resolution, to establish schedules of rates or fees to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… been issued: State Education Department (SED): Whitestone School for Child Development, Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost … initial report. Department of Transportation: Review of Real Property Holdings for Disposal (Follow-up) (2015-F-2) An …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 94-19
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (amount chargeable for zero coupon bonds); (amount chargeable for bonds sold at discount) … to debt limit); (need to establish sinking fund) -- Zero Coupon Bonds (amount chargeable to debt limit); (need to … LAW -- Debt Limit (amount chargeable for zero coupon bonds); (amount chargeable for bonds sold at discount) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-19Start Saving for Retirement
… far into the future but the steps you take now to save for retirement can make a huge difference when that day finally … Income Not sure how much you’ll need to save for retirement? It’s helpful to look at the other sources of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/saving-for-retirementTown of Webb Union Free School District – Financial Management (2022M-53)
… fund balance and invalid encumbrances are added back to surplus fund balance, surplus fund balance increased to approximately 26 percent, as of June 30, 2021, exceeding … 2017-18 through 2021-22 and levied more taxes than needed to fund operations. Key Recommendations Develop budgets with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/08/town-webb-union-free-school-district-financial-management-2022m-53New York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), provides health insurance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesXII.5.H Appropriate Payment Amounts – XII. Expenditures
… with Article 7, Section 109 of the State Finance Law, Business Units cannot submit a voucher for payment unless … Units must retain and produce payment documentation to the Office of the State Comptroller in accordance with Section 3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5h-appropriate-payment-amountsOversight of Industrial Hemp (Follow-Up)
To determine whether the Department of Agriculture and Markets Department is adequately administering the Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot Program Program in accordance with federal and State requirements
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/16/oversight-industrial-hemp-followCity of Yonkers - Budget Review (B21-6-7)
… [ read complete report - pdf ] Purpose of Budget Review The purpose of our budget review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s proposed budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/17/city-yonkers-budget-review-b21-6-7Resources and Responsibilities: New York State’s Environmental Funding
… On the founding Earth Day just over 50 years ago, New York State created the Department of Environmental … wildlife, preserve open space and otherwise enhance the quality of our environment for all New Yorkers. As DEC now …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/resources-and-responsibilities-new-york-states-environmental-fundingCounty of Rockland – Budget Review (B20-6-13)
… review was to determine whether the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the County’s proposed budget for the 2021 fiscal year are … to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which it was authorized to issue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2020/11/13/county-rockland-budget-review-b20-6-13City of Troy – Budget Review (B20-5-11)
… budgeted revenues for State AIM funding and traffic and parking ticket fines may not be fully realized. City … the end of 2020 which could result in potential increased salary and wage costs in the event that the CBAs are settled … should closely monitor the general fund’s results of operations for the remainder of 2020 to ensure that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/11/06/city-troy-budget-review-b20-5-11Changing Employers – Membership and Enrollment
… Some special retirement plans require service in a particular title. A special plan allows for retirement after 20 or 25 years of service, regardless of … a job change that would result in a change in their retirement plan, we strongly recommend any employees in this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/changing-employersCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order … in smart buildings, protecting the environment and public health by reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases and other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-follow