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Opinion 97-2

… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover former school board … who participates in a municipal cooperative health benefit plan for Part B Medicare premiums paid by the former school … are not members of, and are not eligible to receive a retirement allowance from, a public retirement system. Thus, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-2

DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter

… to help determine which of its five types of shelter best meet their needs: General, Mental Health, Substance … were also insufficient records documenting the rationale for placing clients in general shelters instead of … officials attributed this, in part, to a small number of beds available in senior shelters. However, auditors found …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-health

Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued: Department of … which is prohibited. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Management and Control of Employee Overtime Costs …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

DiNapoli: State Budget Boosts Education Aid and Enacts Paid Family Leave but Falls Short on Ethics Reform and Transparency

… future spending will match future revenue.” The state Senate and the Assembly, respectively, estimate that spending …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-state-budget-boosts-education-aid-and-enacts-paid-family-leave-falls-short-ethics-reform-and

State Agencies Bulletin No. 996

… BU47 Background The emergency appropriations enacted by the New York State Legislature authorize the payment of … Processing of Increases After payroll processing for Pay Period 4 (Institution) is completed, OSC will process the … also must update General Comments. Agency Actions - Geographic Pay Differential Updates Pursuant to Article 8, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/996-2010-salary-increases-employees-represented-civil-service-employees

Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-248

… Service Employees Association (CSEA – BU 87), provides for a retroactive increase to the Senior Officer Series … Information All general deductions for employees whose Payroll Status is Terminated, Retired or Deceased will be … to the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, Division of Treasury, per instructions in Payroll Bulletin No. 908 . …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-248-retroactive-adjustment-senior-officer-series-differential-sos

Opinion 95-15

… to a school district public library; the Education Law does not expressly authorize a school district to expend … the school authorities to be a school district charge and does not authorize the school authorities to charge back any … with the overall philosophy of this legislation, there does not appear to have been any intent to affect tax refund …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15

City of Cohoes – Purchasing (2014M-192)

… keep it current. Numerous purchases were not competitively bid or purchased from State contracts as per General …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/11/14/city-cohoes-purchasing-2014m-192

City of Albany – Payroll (2015M-110)

… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the City’s payroll operations for the period January 1, 2013 through … governed by an elected 16-member Common Council. Budgeted payroll appropriations for 2014 totaled approximately $75.7 … time without adequate leave records to support the payroll calculations. The City’s payroll recordkeeping …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2015/09/16/city-albany-payroll-2015m-110

Examination of Pitts Management Associates (PMA)

… (RAP) under contracts CM00939 and TQ00002. The objective of our examination was to determine whether PMA’s implementation of the RAP achieved the claimed savings. Background Downstate … and the extension were subject to approval by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). Prior to Downstate extending …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/14/examination-pitts-management-associates-pma

Examination of Penalties and Interest Payments

… to which NYSIF was penalized by the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) for late payment of medical and compensation … to which NYSIF was penalized by the Workers Compensation Board WCB for late payment of medical a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/01/examination-penalties-and-interest-payments

Examination of Island Peer Review Organization

… We examined select subcontractor expenses the Department of Health (Department) made to Island Peer Review … in administrative charges and nearly $180,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. Our objective was to determine whether … by the Comptroller’s Office pursuant to Section 365-l of the Social Services Law. IPRO entered into subcontractor …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/14/examination-island-peer-review-organization

Examination of Unemployment Insurance Willful Overpayments

… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether NYDOL properly … eligible workers who become unemployed through no fault of their own. An overpayment occurs when a claimant receives benefits in excess of the amount entitled. Overpayments are considered willful …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/09/25/examination-unemployment-insurance-willful-overpayments

Examination of Sunset LG Realty, LLC

… Assistant Facilities Program Coordinator. Based on our audit, the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (Commission) found the Downstate employee violated New York State Public Officers Law § 73(5)(a). In settlement of the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/30/examination-sunset-lg-realty-llc

Oversight of Weights and Measures Programs

… consumers get what they pay for and that competition is fair. Department regulations specify that all commercial … the municipalities’ and Department’s ability to ensure fair competition and provide producer and consumer confidence …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/01/oversight-weights-and-measures-programs

Village of Depew - Purchasing (2018M-158)

… way and in accordance with the Village’s purchasing policy. Key Findings We examined 59 purchases totaling … necessary number of quotes as required by the purchasing policy. Retain evidence of quotes or Village officials’ … way and in accordance with the Villages purchasing policy …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2018/11/30/village-depew-purchasing-2018m-158

Town of Davenport - Transparency (2018M-85)

… and more detailed minutes and submit them to the Board for its approval. The Board should conduct a thorough and … any irregularities or deficiencies in the claims submitted for payment. Town officials generally agreed with our …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/08/31/town-davenport-transparency-2018m-85

Oversight of Student Immunization in Schools

… all schools complete annually. Survey data is reported by school year, covering September through June. Healthy People … of the Survey data found schools in some counties have high exemption rates, most notably Yates and Montgomery … The higher exemption rates put schools in Montgomery County (at 89 percent) and Yates County (at 86 percent) well …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schools

Town of Pendleton – Special Districts (2018M-4)

… were created as a special district or sewer improvement and then budget and account for them accordingly. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/04/20/town-pendleton-special-districts-2018m-4

Town of Stafford - Procurement (2018M-134)

… Law (GML). 1 Review the thresholds for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding and … Town of Stafford Procurement 2018M134 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2018/09/14/town-stafford-procurement-2018m-134