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Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… and The local share of the mandatory surcharge collected on handicapped parking violations (currently $15). The … 3 Email: [email protected] [1] For more specifics on the functions of Town and Village Courts, please see the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… monthly calculations because the coverage groups do not actually cover Medicaid non-emergency transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit … provided to dual eligible individuals. About $500 million of this amount occurred because the Department did not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… “We want the companies our pension fund invests in to be desirable places to work for everyone,” DiNapoli … of disability inclusion and are reporting their efforts.” In his letter , DiNapoli urged the companies to register and participate in the Disability Equality Index (DEI), an initiative of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
… For the second year in a row, property tax levy growth for … inflation or 2 percent with certain exceptions, including a provision that allows school districts to override the cap …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… are not consistently enforcing the state health code for eateries and other establishments nor explaining why … with serious violations accountable could be a recipe for disaster.” The state Department of Health (DOH) is … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyHamburg Recreation Worker Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Stealing $156K
… “Now, thanks to the hard work of my office in partnership with District Attorney John Flynn, Ms. Erickson has been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/hamburg-recreation-worker-sentenced-jail-and-probation-stealing-156kDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… and is working to fix the problems we have uncovered. It should recover up to $10 million that should not have been … services to recipients who have a long-lasting health problem or disability. Medicaid pays MLTC plans a monthly … capitation payments made to plans for recipients who it is later determined were inappropriately enrolled because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… trash cans from eight more stations in September 2012, two per borough. Again, it didn't check whether it resulted … 2014 and found notices posted at three stations but at two other stations they were posted where riders couldn't … revisited 18 of the stations in March and April 2015, two of them still did not have signs posted. Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels will affect its business and to assess the financial risks … of how the globally agreed upon 2-degree target will affect its position in the marketplace. Investors have a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… Wormuth pled guilty today to two felony counts charging her with extortion and making a false statement before Chief … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. “I hope her case serves as an example to any public official who … agents by claiming she had obtained prior approval for her corrupt conduct,” said United States Attorney Hartunian. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… taking immediate action when notified that convicted sex offenders have failed to comply with the state’s Sex Offender Registry Act, according to an audit issued …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringDiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee
… State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no tolerance for self-dealing, and we are outraged by Mr. Kang's shocking … Bharara, the Securities Exchange Commission and the FBI for their immediate and professional approach to pursuing … State Common Retirement Fund has absolutely no tolerance for selfdealing and we are outraged by Mr Kangs shocking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-statement-response-misconduct-former-pension-fund-employeeControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
… and Williamsville Central School District [pdf] . Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine whether school districts are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… State Common Retirement Fund is one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The Fund holds and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programDiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… funding and communication efforts on improvements in these key areas. If the authority can assure safe and … subway system is, by and large, a safe place. However, the crime rate has increased as incidents of crime have outpaced the growth in ridership. In 2022, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… (Transit) published "wait assessment" shows a decline in performance. Wait assessment measures the train's ability … sets targets for the number of minutes between trains in an effort to provide evenly spaced service. Transit also … together — which it calls the wait assessment. The goal in 2013 was to have 79.4 percent of all trains meet their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… has assessed and identified areas of its system that are at risk of flooding from extreme weather events and developed … In one instance, because not all rooms were inspected at a facility, we were able to determine that 51 of 72 pieces …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion in calendar year 2023, … two years of double-digit increases,” DiNapoli said. “The fluctuations in sales tax collections that characterized the pandemic period have subsided. Local officials should …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… levy limit. These districts would need to cut taxes by a total of $18.6 million (1 percent on average) to stay … Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was created by DiNapoli to promote openness in government and provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-cap