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DiNapoli: Strong Growth for Local Sales Tax Collections Halfway Into 2018
… grew 6 percent in the first six months of 2018, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … June, local collections totaled $8.5 billion compared to $8 billion during the same period last year. This is the … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-strong-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-halfway-2018Contract Advisory No. 7
… ID values. Stand alone purchase orders should not contain any special characters. Guidance: The Contract ID for all new … characters (e.g. %,#,@,*,>, etc.) should not be used in any other part of the Contract ID. When creating the … Business Units/Department IDs and correct any that have been set-up inappropriately with special characters in …
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
… to comply with a set of information security standards for protecting ePHI, as established in the Health Insurance … Furthermore, the Federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) extends certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationOpinion 2004-1
… service" - as distinct from "emergency services" - does not appear in the statute until 1969. In 1969, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-14-12)
… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the City’s tentative budget for the 2014-15 fiscal year … are reasonable. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue debt totaling $12,000,000 to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the City’s general, water, sewer and risk retention funds …
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
… monthly notice to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments entered into by …
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
… York State Common Retirement Fund, as well as created a number of high quality jobs within the region," said Kevin …
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
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … public funds may be expended. It further provides that any county, city, town or village, after due notice and a public hearing, may acquire the fee or any lesser interest, "development right", easement, covenant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2006-10
… duty to take appropriate steps to secure the best price obtainable in their judgment or the most beneficial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… mission is to create decent affordable housing for persons of low income by providing loans and grants for the rehabilitation of existing housing or the … with other State, Federal, or private financing for low-income housing projects. Generally, the Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… examination were to determine (i) the extent to which the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the … able to recover through SWOP since April 2012. Background New York State businesses pay NYSIF premiums for workers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (Follow-Up)
… of the Law or Regulations may be placed on probation; have their license suspended, revoked, or not renewed; be … to determine whether the Bureau was verifying that schools have sufficient resources prior to initial licensing, and … the issuance of this report to provide information on any actions that are planned to address the unresolved issues …
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)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four … Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) methodology to reimburse hospitals for inpatient medical care. The DRG …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOpinion 89-60
… in the private business of performing home inspections for prospective purchasers of homes does not have a prohibited interest in a contract with the municipality for which he or she serves, the conduct of the private … relate to conflicts of interest of municipal officers and employees. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60Oversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program (Follow-up)
… funds. Approximately 1.76 million seniors (adults age 60 and older) resided in the City in 2019. This number is … services. In fiscal year 2023, DFTA reported that about 4 million home delivered meals were served to over 34,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-home-delivered-meals-program-followInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… immediate attention is needed, they are identified as "Prompt Interim Action" (PIA). When a PIA condition is found, …
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
… monthly notice to provide current information about the number and types of contracts and payments by the state. This …
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)
… and retired State, participating local government and school district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for the Program. The New York State Department of Civil …
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
… payments and, if so, to prevent future overpayment s . We also matched the DOL UI Benefit Overpayment File to … File to identify newly hired New York State employees who owed DOL money for outstanding benefit overpayments. The … totaling more than $2 million. This includes $728,493 in current payments we stopped and future payments that would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/09/examination-unemployment-insurance-benefits