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Homeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road
… During one unannounced visit, we observed the SUS outreach team drive up to a train station parking lot and sit in the … for approximately three minutes prior to leaving. The team neither walked the platforms nor visited the station waiting room. Immediately after the outreach team left, we visited the station office, walked the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-roadDiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released today by … shortfalls, so Medicaid recipients receive the level of care they deserve, and taxpayers’ dollars are spent … Medicaid claim costs totaled $69.8 billion. The Affordable Care Act and federal regulations mandate that state Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionOpinion 93-29
… may designate as an official newspaper any publication meeting the requirements of Public Officers Law, §70-a and … . former Village Law, §89[8], repealed by L 1972, ch 892; Town Law, §64[11]). The Village Law, however, does make … designation as the official newspaper of any county, city, town, village or other political or civil subdivision of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29XI.5 Purchase Authorizations – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… (e.g. PAFR0016). For additional instruction on this topic, visit the job aids published to SFS Coach. SFS Coach is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi5-purchase-authorizationsOpinion 2000-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … which operates under a charter granted by the State Board of Regents and is open to the public without … St Comp, 1961, p 252; cf. Wells v Town of Salina , 119 NY 280). There is no express or implied authority for a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-20DiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… and repair shops with lapsed registrations and found 22 percent of these businesses with strong indications of … January 1, 2014 and December 16, 2016, nearly a quarter (22 percent) warranted further investigation by DMV and had … was made. In fact, auditors determined that 489 of these cases took more than 17 months from the time the complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsCity of Poughkeepsie Industrial Development Agency – Project Approval and Monitoring (2021M-168)
… and calculated revenues upon which their payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) are based on. These projects have … monitor projects’ progress and document findings in writing. Require the City or one of the taxing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/industrial-development-agency/2022/07/08/city-poughkeepsie-industrial-development-agency-projectLead Poisoning Prevention Program
… and behavioral problems, kidney damage, and even death. In New York State, the Department of Health (Department) is responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/08/08/lead-poisoning-prevention-programOne-Year FAS – Career Plan
… and Longevity payment. All payments must be earned in the 12 months immediately preceding retirement. The … of payments are not considered regular compensation and, in most cases, will not be included in your one-year FAS calculation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1642/one-year-fasOne-Year FAS – New Career Plan
… and Longevity payment. All payments must be earned in the 12 months immediately preceding retirement. The … of payments are not considered regular compensation and, in most cases, will not be included in your one-year FAS calculation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/one-year-fasOne-Year FAS – Non-Contributory Plan with Guaranteed Benefits
… and Longevity payment. All payments must be earned in the 12 months immediately preceding retirement. The … of payments are not considered regular compensation and, in most cases, will not be included in the one-year FAS calculation: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1513/one-year-fasOne-Year FAS – Basic Plan with Increased-Take-Home-Pay (ITHP)
… and Longevity payment. All payments must be earned in the 12 months immediately preceding retirement. The … of payments are not considered regular compensation and, in most cases, will not be included in your FAS calculation: Unused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1511/one-year-fasOne-Year FAS – Police and Fire Plan
… to Tier 6 members.) The one-year FAS includes only the regular compensation earned during the last 12 months … but is not limited to, the following types of payments: Regular salary; Overtime;* Holiday pay; Noncompensatory … The following types of payments are not considered regular compensation and, in most cases, will not be included …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/one-year-fas2019 Annual Audit
… Board processed more than 580,000 claims totaling nearly $732 million from its four special funds in 2019 - the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/19/2019-annual-auditTown of Somers – Justice Court (2013M-198)
… of our audit was to examine the Court’s internal controls for the period January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Background … The Town of Somers is located in Westchester County and has a population of approximately 20,400. The Town is … The clerks performed all of the key aspects of the Court’s accounting function with limited oversight. Deposits were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/09/13/town-somers-justice-court-2013m-198Opinion 93-6
… and "fire protection districts" (see Town Law, §§170, 171). A "fire district" provides fire protection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-6DiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Delayed Access to Emergency Home Repairs for Elderly New Yorkers
… program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors. The audit found the agency needs to do more to … program. “The RESTORE program has been a vital resource for seniors across our state whose homes may be at risk if … program contributed to delays in urgent home repairs for seniors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-lack-oversight-delayed-access-emergency-home-repairs-elderly-new-yorkersSignal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing
… be shut down until the signal is fixed. Depending on the location of the signal, this can result in significant delays … sampled devices at four section locations (Pelham, Howard Beach, Compressors, and New Technology-East New York). We … within the required intervals. For example, at Howard Beach and Pelham, 450 of the 1,280 MIT activities (35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/17/signal-maintenance-inspections-and-testingChemung County Probation Department – Collections and Disbursements (2016M-10)
… January 1, 2014 through September 18, 2015. Background Chemung County is located in the southern tier of New York … Chemung County Probation Department Collections and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2016/06/10/chemung-county-probation-department-collections-and-disbursements-2016m-10Village/Town of Mount Kisco – Parking Ticket Collections (2012M-255)
… audit period, the Village/Town issued about 29,870 parking tickets and collected approximately $721,000 in fines and … still had $1.17 million in cumulative unpaid parking tickets outstanding as of May 31, 2012. This included 12,792 unpaid parking tickets totaling approximately $720,703 that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/05/03/villagetown-mount-kisco-parking-ticket-collections-2012m-255