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Opinion 2000-12
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … provides that a municipal officer or employee is deemed to have an interest in contracts of his or her spouse except … p 236). Further, we note that the courts of this State have held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-12Permanent COLA
… increase the retirement benefit you receive from the New York State and Local Retirement System. Once you become … reflected in the consumer price index published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The law requires that COLA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaOpinion 93-29
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … so designated must constitute a "newspaper" within the definition of General Construction Law, §60(a), and meet the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29Selected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… literacy reportedly not having 3 months of emergency funds vs. 58% for those with lower financial literacy. Similarly, … only the minimum balance within the previous 12 months, vs. 46% for those with lower financial literacy. In 2021, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followContact Information
… you for your email. We have received your email. Return to Contact Us Page … Receive Message …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/contact-informationDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Fell 44% in 2008
… Cash bonuses paid by Wall Street firms to their New York City employees declined by 44 percent in 2008 in response to record losses suffered by the … and taxpayers ought to know if these funds were used to buy corporate jets, pay dividends or bonuses.” DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2009/01/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-fell-44-2008DiNapoli: Audit Identifies $800,000 in Ineligible Costs Submitted by NYC Special Education Provider
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that his latest audit of expenses submitted by publicly-funded special education … education providers how it can and can’t spend taxpayer’s money to ensure that special needs children get the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-identifies-800000-ineligible-costs-submitted-nyc-special-education-providerMedicaid Program – Improper Managed Care Payments for Recipients With Duplicate Client Identification Numbers
… the Department pays managed care organizations (MCOs) a monthly premium for each enrolled recipient and, in turn, the MCOs pay for … data necessary to make appropriate claim payments. When an individual is assigned duplicate CINs, each with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/29/medicaid-program-improper-managed-care-payments-recipients-duplicate-client-identificationComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
Auditors found the Research Foundations current methodology for charging SUNY campuses for the costs of central office operations and statewide initiatives the campuses is fair and equitable
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsMTA's Fiscal Challenge: Fill the Gap, But Not at Riders' Expense
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a … showing that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) short-term financial outlook has been buoyed by the … for savings, deep cuts could affect the future reliability of the transit system and jeopardize expansion projects.” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/mtas-fiscal-challenge-fill-gap-not-riders-expenseDiNapoli: Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), … and Rubber Co. and Nisource Inc. have agreed to the Fund's request that they publicly report all direct and indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-corporations-disclose-political-spendingMedicaid Program – Managed Long Term Care Premium Rate Setting
… premium rates. The audit covered the MLTC premium rates for the period April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. Background … disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, New York’s … MCOs’ medical costs and administrative costs, which MCOs report annually to the Department on Medicaid Managed Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/27/medicaid-program-managed-long-term-care-premium-rate-settingOpinion 98 - 19
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … to finance the equipment, machinery or apparatus would have been subject to mandatory or permissive referendum, then … to finance the equipment, machinery or apparatus would have been required to be subject to a supermajority vote (see …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-19Opinion 92-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and … expense, however, is not excluded from the fire district's spending limitation (Town Law, §176[18]). Therefore, it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… follow after an unexpected IT disruption or disaster. As a result, district officials have an increased risk they may … 38%, of the fines, fees and surcharges collected between Jan. 1, 2016 through May 31, 2021. In August 2023, the former court clerk pleaded guilty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 773
… To advise agencies of the new automated print process for Form W-2C (corrected Form W-2) Affected Employees Employees whose previously …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/773-automated-print-2006-form-w-2c-corrected-form-w-2Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures to ensure New York’s schools are adequately preventing, and are prepared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsDue Diligence for Companies Holding Abandoned Funds
… address on file. The value of the abandoned property account is $20 or less and you plan to aggregate these … plans regardless of the property value, so the account value exemption below does not apply to accounts for … in a foreign country. The value of the abandoned property account is $1,000 or less. (However, in the spirit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/due-diligence-companies-holding-abandoned-fundsControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters
… Over the years, a number of City homeless shelters have fallen into disrepair. The City has addressed the need … for City-owned shelters to correct conditions that have built up over many years. Capital investment includes … to be finished in December 2022. At Park Slope, a 100-bed women’s shelter also in Brooklyn, the roof replacement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/25/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-sheltersOpinion 90-64
… discussed in the opinion. PARK DISTRICTS -- Increase or Improvement of Facilities (referendum not required) … statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; Citizens For An Orderly … or the decision to authorize the issuance of bonds or capital notes to finance the project. In this regard, we note …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-64