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Opinion 90-33
… discussed in the opinion. VILLAGE MAYOR -- Deputy (power to appoint officers and employees) VILLAGE LAW, §4-400(1)(c), … at a village board meeting, the deputy mayor has the power to appoint village officers and employees, subject to village board approval. You ask whether, under the Village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Implementation of the Security Guard Act (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our … policies and procedures for reviewing and processing arrest notifications and notifying the Division of Criminal … Justice Services of inactive guards, which resulted in 14 arrest notifications where security guards were no longer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/implementation-security-guard-act-followPublic Authorities – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… that provide services to the public as well as to the State and local governments. New Yorkers pay for public authorities in a variety of ways including service charges, tolls, fees, and in some … and have not been verified by the Office of the State Comptroller. As required by Public Authorities Law, certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-authoritiesImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up)
… objective of our initial audit report, issued April 19, 2022, was to determine whether the Department made improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noState Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO. Affected Employees: All active employees of New York State enrolled in NYSPO. Background: Maintaining up-to-date addresses for … and current address information for all NYS employees. In an effort to improve the timeliness and accuracy of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-updateDiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
… accountable for his crime. My office will continue to work with law enforcement agencies across the state and country to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-huntington-man-charged-stealing-over-56000-state-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Five Fortune 500 Companies Reach Agreements on Corporate Political Spending
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that five Fortune 500 companies – Coca-Cola Enterprises, Raytheon, … income, real estate and alternative instruments. … Five Fortune 500 companies CocaCola Enterprises Raytheon Waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-five-fortune-500-companies-reach-agreements-corporate-political-spendingComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Reports Trump Administration Will Withdraw From Paris Agreement
… it is inevitable; and it is the direction the rest of the world is headed. If news reports are accurate, the … addressing climate change and saving our planet shared by world leaders. As trustee of New York state's $192 billion … plans that address climate change. "In Paris, the world reached an unprecedented agreement to drastically lower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-reports-trump-administration-will-withdraw-paris-agreementImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… National Provider Identifier (NPI) must be included on Medicaid claims. The objective of our initial audit … the Department paid for claims in violation of federal and State regulations that require an appropriate NPI for OPRA … that contained an OPRA NPI that should not be included on Medicaid claims or that should be further reviewed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-andNew York State Health Insurance Program – Incorrect Payments by CVS Caremark for Medicare Rx Drug Claims That Were Improperly Paid Under the Commercial Plan
… insurance programs. NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million active and retired State, participating local government, and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-incorrect-payments-cvs-caremark-medicare-rx-drugDiNapoli Announces Change in Leadership of State Pension Fund's Real Estate Advisory Committee
… Advisory Committee (REAC) for the New York State Common Retirement Fund. DiNapoli also announced the appointment of … said. “I wish him all the best on his well-deserved retirement from REAC. I know that Louis Dubin’s talents, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-announces-change-leadership-state-pension-funds-real-estate-advisory-committeeControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Vehicle Use and … required to negotiate costs with the private repair shops in its network and ensure costs are competitive and … $9.5 million to the Contractor and more than $10.2 million in commercial fuel purchases using the statewide refueling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/controls-over-vehicle-use-and-transportation-related-expenses-followSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… of Taxation and Finance (Department) is responsible for administering more than 40 State and local taxes, … and require vendors that make these sales to register for a Certificate of Authority (COA), collect the tax from … represented 13.9% of all taxes collected by the Department for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) ending March 31, 2022. During …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followXV.4.A Reconciling Prior Fiscal Year Credit Card Charges – XV. End of Year
… vouchers to OSC for approval by the deadline for online vouchers stated in the Calendar . Ensure any existing … and submitted to OSC for approval by the deadline for online vouchers stated in the Calendar . NOTE- reconciliation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xv/xv4a-reconciling-prior-fiscal-year-credit-card-chargesEthics Oversight (2020-MS-1)
… [pdf] , St. Lawrence [pdf] , Steuben [pdf] , Suffolk [pdf] and Tompkins [pdf] ; 8 Towns: Clay [pdf] , Colonie [pdf] , … and should do more to ensure proper ethics oversight. For the 20 local governments we examined: 95 percent of local … on time. 50 percent did not review disclosure statements for potential conflicts of interest and completeness. 50 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2020/12/30/ethics-oversight-2020-ms-1Adequacy of 2021 Budgets - City of Saratoga Springs (S9-21-10)
… increases to their revenues and/or expenditures. This has led to some local governments having to reduce or eliminate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/14/adequacy-2021-budgets-city-saratoga-springs-s9-21-10Oversight of Chronic Absenteeism (Follow-Up)
… absenteeism is a widespread problem, defined by the State Education Department (Department) as a student missing … risk for disengagement, low achievement, and dropping out, among other issues. Traditionally, districts have … April 1, 2014 through April 24, 2018, and was issued on September 18, 2018, identified risks to the implementation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-chronic-absenteeism-followNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau … him with fraudulently obtaining approximately $95,000 in pension benefits by failing to report his return to work in the public sector to the New York State and Local Police …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsLead Contamination of State Armories (Follow-Up)
… 2019-S-50 ). About the Program The Division of Military and Naval Affairs (Division) is the State’s executive agency … as a federal authority over the New York National Guard and provides them with federal resources, including funding, regulatory guidance, and equipment. In September 2015, the National Guard Bureau’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/16/lead-contamination-state-armories-followMonitoring of Construction Management
… management contracts to ensure they meet the terms and requirements, and if the oversight and administration costs associated with carrying out this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-management