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Former Avon Police Chief Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal Funds

… U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that that Joseph Geer, 40, of Caledonia, NY, pleaded guilty before … covered Geer’s SRO duties was approximately $6,866.84. “Joseph Geer was entrusted by the people of his community to … “As the Chief of Police for the Avon Police Department, Joseph Geer knew that his behavior was wrong,” said U.S. …

DiNapoli Rejects DOT Contract due to Unanswered Questions About Contractor

… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today rejected a state Department of Transportation (DOT) contract with … Corp. for $4.7 million for painting bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties citing its ties to two companies … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli rejected a state …

DiNapoli: SED Agrees to Improve Oversight of Migrant Education Program

… regional Migrant Education Tutorial and Support Services (METS) programs whose staff are charged with delivering … all migrant students who have been enrolled in a school in New York since the ninth grade earn a high school diploma at the …

XIII.10 Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

XIV.8 Controls to Prevent Prohibited Transactions Using Sole Custody Funds – XIV. Special Procedures

… Assets Control’s website . Should you identify any request for payments to any of these individuals or organizations, …

Cost-Saving Ideas: Using State Contracts to Acquire Goods or Services

… The procurement process goal is to obtain goods and services … prices and better quality goods and services. Benefits of Using State Contracts In addition to potentially saving … requirements of New York State General Municipal Law. As a result, local governments and school districts have …

Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Follow-Up)

… Suspicious and Fraudulent Medicaid Payments to Affiliated Brooklyn Dentists (Report 2010-S-64). Background The … Lawrence Bruckner operated two office locations in Brooklyn, NY. Other dentists who reportedly practiced at the … services purportedly performed by the six dentists at the Brooklyn offices. Our initial audit report, which was issued …

Empire BlueCross BlueShield – Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Follow-Up)

… audit report, Empire BlueCross BlueShield: Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Report 2010-S-51), issued … (Health Network) is comprised of ten hospitals, including John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (Mather).  Empire’s … Program: Empire BlueCross Blue Shield - Payments to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital (2010-S-51) New York State …

Compliance With Requirements to Maintain Systems at Vendor-Supported Levels (Follow-Up)

… established by the Office of Information Technology Services. The Policy defines the minimum information security … (i.e., systems continue to be updated and patched by the system’s vendor). Our initial report, covering the period …

Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Follow-Up)

… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six … Improper Supplemental Maternity Capitation Payments to Managed Care Organizations (Report 2020-S-57 ). About the … To determine the extent of implementation of the six …

Association to Benefit Children – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by the Association to Benefit Children (ABC) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report … To determine whether the costs reported by the Association to Benefit Children on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were …

State Education Department Examination of Payments to Tough Man, Inc.

… five payments totaling $150,000 under the contracts for services provided during the period July 1, 2013 through June …

Town of Brookhaven – Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services(S9-24-45)

… taking additional steps to increase physical accessibility for the 66 components identified in this report. Town …

DiNapoli: NYS Common Retirement Fund Rises to Estimated $180.7 Billion

… the state’s Fiscal Year 2014 on March 31 with a value of $176.8 billion. The net growth in the value of the fund reflects earnings over the quarter, offset by … in order to protect and preserve the retirement security of New York’s public workforce, but our investment staff also …

NYS Pension Fund Commits $2 Billion to Climate Transition Index

… State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) will invest $2 billion in an index focused on reducing the risks of climate change … is part of the Comptroller's Climate Action Plan announced in 2019 and his goal for the Fund of net-zero greenhouse gas … Russell's Russell 1000 TPI Climate Transition Index (CTI) in connection with the Fund’s Sustainable Investment & …

DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants

… stabilize their operations and retain their employees, in 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act and the Coronavirus … child care workforce. Grants were awarded to private and not-for-profit providers as well as to special education … services regulated by the State Education Department (SED) but may also provide day care services. Inadequate Support …

DiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment

… Audits of 20 school districts across New York state found many could not always locate information … Audits of 20 school districts across New York state found many could not always locate information …

DiNapoli Audit Finds MTA Needs to Strengthen Extreme Weather Preparations

… to improve their preparations for extreme weather as an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … are only as good as their execution,” DiNapoli said. “This audit identifies areas where MTA needs to improve and ensure … mitigation equipment. Both B&T and Bus Operations have a checklist of procedures and alerts for extreme weather …

Opinion 2010-3

… and thereby be eligible to apply for loans from the New York State Emergency Services Revolving Loan Account …

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2040

… date: Has a Payroll Status of Active, Leave With Pay, or Leave of Absence with an Action/Reason code of Leave of Absence/MLS (Mil Stip); and Has a Comp Rate Code of ANN or BIW (only if the employee had a Payroll Status of Leave … submit the following information on the Time Entry page or the Time Entry Interface (NPAY502) using Earnings Code UAP …