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DiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… by more than $1.1 million over a five-year period for narcotics and other controlled substance prescriptions … substances can ease suffering and provide treatment for people with serious medical problems, but these drugs can … DiNapoli said. “New York puts limits on these medications for a reason – to cut the potential for abuse. The Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… being in moderate fiscal stress. Only one of these, East Ramapo Central School District in Rockland County, saw a … Results Track state and local government spending at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressOpinion 89-50
… CONSTITUTION, Art. VIII, §1: A town may expend moneys to pay for an improvement on private property to alleviate a drainage problem if it is determined that the … existence of a "special relationship", the town, subject to judicial approval, could agree to undertake the drainage …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-50Audit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Pratt Institute
… is a postsecondary institution offering courses in art, design, and architecture. The school has affiliated … Pratt on behalf of 803 students. We reviewed a sample of 50 randomly selected TAP awards paid for 49 students, as well … one award for $2,450 and sent another student a $50 refund check. Key Recommendations The Higher Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/16/audit-tuition-assistance-program-pratt-instituteOpinion 98-1
… to provide water supply, street sweeping or maintenance, sidewalk maintenance, drainage, sewage disposal or any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 88-68
… property owners in that subdivision are required by their deeds to be members of the property owners association. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-68Opinion 95-32
… MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (use of model security and custodial agreements provided by the … STATE COMPTROLLER -- Powers and Duties (preparation of model security and custodial agreements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … ask whether a fire district is required to enter into the model security and custodial agreements prepared by this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-32Accidental Disability – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… (physically or mentally) and unable to perform your job as the natural and proximate result of an on-the-job … annuity savings contributions, and Tier 5 and 6 members do not receive annuities based on those contributions. You … must be submitted while you are in service or within two years of your discontinuance from service. The law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/accidental-disabilityTown of Java – Tax Collection Remittance (P1-24-21)
… Objective Determine whether the Town of Java (Town) Tax Collector remitted all collections as required by New York State Town Law (Town Law). Key Findings The Tax Collector did not remit collections to the Town Supervisor … Town and County operations in a timely manner. The Tax Collector did not remit taxes totaling approximately $922,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/01/31/town-java-tax-collection-remittance-p1-24-21DiNapoli: Allegany County Woman Arrested for Theft of Nearly $30,000 in Pension Checks
… Ian Jones and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Linda Burrows of Fillmore, New York for the alleged … State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said, “This arrest is another example of how dedicated police work and … Allegany County District Attorney’s Office in making this arrest.” Burrows’ mother retired as a custodian for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-allegany-county-woman-arrested-theft-nearly-30000-pension-checksOpinion 97-24
… by members of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated fire company located within a fire district) GENERAL MUNICIPAL … of the "auxiliary" of an incorporated volunteer fire company located in a fire district may not participate in a … award program established for the members of the fire company unless they have been approved as members of the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24Town of Lockport – Building Permit Fee Collections (2025M-56)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Lockport (Town) Building Inspector … is an official document issued by a local government − in this case a town − that authorizes a property owner to … 1, 2023 through June 18, 2024. Audit Summary The Inspector did not properly manage permit fee collections. The Inspector …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/11/26/town-lockport-building-permit-fee-collections-2025m-56Medicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… accurately excluded 340B drugs from the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and sought appropriate rebates. The audit … June 30, 2015. Background Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programXI-A.9 Receiving – XI-A. Purchasing
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES Overview The purpose of this section is to … provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods and services they ordered in the proper condition and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the … provide guidance to ensure that agencies receive the goods and services they ordered in the proper condition and in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a9-receivingDiNapoli Honors Hispanic Leaders
… chief director of Services and Operations of Circulo de la Hispanidad, who oversees services for children, adults …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-honors-hispanic-leadersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Year-End Accomplishments
… money to New Yorkers through the Unclaimed Funds program, and his continued push for campaign finance reform. Leading … practices throughout the supply chain at Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond and Ralph Lauren as well as reached … made by the state, which is updated daily. Introduced a package of relief measures recently signed into law to assist …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-year-end-accomplishmentsDiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… “Just as local governments are receiving their final round of federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act, they … said given this year’s inflation factor calculation of 7.17%, a majority of New York’s counties, towns and calendar year cities and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023Geddes Town Clerk Charged in $30K Swindle
… for allegedly pocketing $30,000 in a health care coverage scam. Carhart, 43, of Syracuse, enrolled in the town’s health … William J. Fitzpatrick, we were able to reveal her scam. We will continue to work with law enforcement across … for allegedly pocketing $30000 in a health care coverage scam …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/geddes-town-clerk-charged-30k-swindleJasper-Troupsburg Central School District – Emergency Drills (2025M-79)
… instructional school building (building) evacuation and lockdown drills and emergency bus drills (bus drills). … such as fire, gas leak, roof collapse or flooding. Lockdown drills practice the essential steps necessary to lockdown in an emergency. Bus drills are conducted to learn …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/10/24/jasper-troupsburg-central-school-district-emergency-drills-2025m-79Opinion 97-19
… and stockholder of insurance agency) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 803; TOWN LAW, §177: A fire district treasurer who is an officer and … from the agency's fire district business and that the firm was the agent for the fire district prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19