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DiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… may be funded by local governments, users of the service, insurance, or a combination of these and other revenue … streams. Ambulance services are often not fully covered by insurance and are generally not covered if a patient is not … as ambulance response times, dropped calls, reliance on mutual aid, compliance with licensing and credentialing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1945
… PayServ. Agencies must enter a Job Action Request > Data Change, with Reason Code COR to request all changes to these … teams then review and enter these transactions. New Data Change Reason Code WCR has been created for use by agencies … Compensation leave rows on Job Data to streamline these change request transactions. Documenting Assault-Related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1945-process-changes-workers-compensation-leave-payservOpinion 92-7
… incurred in the operation of a volunteer's business) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Relief" (meaning of for purposes of special … on the entire financial circumstances of the firefighter and his or her family, that the firefighter is indigent and … afflicts body or mind; especially, the partial removal of pain, grief, want, care, anxiety, toil, or anything …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-7XIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… part of creating and submitting travel expense reports in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). These reports should … the ramifications if those charges are not reconciled in accordance with the guidance above. Agencies must also … not paid back within 30 days of the expense report date in which the Due to State was created. It is important for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… The State Education Department (SED) should improve its … misconduct, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The investigations of "priority 1" complaints against nurses … The State Education Department SED should improve its process …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… determined whether ACS properly awarded, extended, and renewed non-competitive and limited-competition contracts … sufficient oversight of contractor performance. Officials renewed or extended contracts with some vendors that had poor … 2015 determined whether ACS properly awarded extended and renewed noncompetitive and limitedcompetition contracts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsOpinion 90-56
… days or 22 working days, whichever is greater, in any one calendar year, and for not more than 30 days or 22 working …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Opinion 91-35
… officer and, of those subordinates who are members of a collective bargaining unit, the highest ranking subordinate … Neither the chief nor the lieutenant is a member of a collective bargaining unit. General Municipal Law, §207-m … of municipal police departments who are not members of a collective bargaining unit. That section provides, in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Town of Potsdam – Justice Court (2014M-014)
… 16,000. The Town Court has jurisdiction over vehicle and traffic, criminal, civil and small claims cases brought …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/04/10/town-potsdam-justice-court-2014m-014Stay Informed – State Police Plan
… information. Subscribe to our blog, New York Retirement News , where you’ll find tools to help you understand your benefits, as well as important retirement news. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for quick … updates on a variety of retirement topics. Sign up for E-News , our email newsletter, for the latest NYSLRS news and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/stay-informedDiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… Act was passed by the state Legislature in 2000 to boost school safety and address violence in our public schools,” … extent to which the seventh school, Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, underreported because it used an … and reporting methodology. Findings include: East High School in Rochester reported 256 VADIR incidents, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawComptroller DiNapoli & A.G Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… to investigate and prosecute those who steal from the public." “Today, we have finally held all of the Met Council … the cases that we have brought against more than 60 other public officials and their cronies, our message is clear: No … we will continue to pursue anyone who violates the public’s trust.” Cohen previously pled guilty to Money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-council-directorDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… issues one-year permits to performers under 18 years of age and certificates to employers every three years. From … trust information or other required documentation. At least 133 children were issued multiple temporary permits, … are no longer children, having already attained the age of 18. Some accounts consist of multiple deposits over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performersOpinion 2001-14
… agreement does not constitute "contract" within the meaning of General Municipal Law, article 18) -- Interest in … agreement does not constitute "contract" within the meaning of General Municipal Law, article 18) GENERAL … agreement does not constitute a "contract" within the meaning of section 800 of the General Municipal Law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14New Yorkers in Need: Homelessness in New York State
Having safe and adequate housing is a necessity.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-homelessness-nys.pdfChild Care Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… The New York State Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides subsidies for … Families (TANF) block grant and $838 million from the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). CCDF is generally composed of the Child Care Development Block Grant and the Child Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/child-care-assistanceIV.5.A Operating and Other Transfers – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Operating transfers constitute legally-authorized transfers from a fund receiving revenues to a fund through which … annual budget bills which specifically identify the fund from which transfers are made and the fund receiving the … Excel file . SFS Account Title Description 36310 Transfers FROM Other Funds Used to record transfers from another fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv5a-operating-and-other-transfersTown of Amherst – Recording Financial Activity and Fleet Management (2013M-199)
… or procedures to determine if the acquisition of new or replacement vehicles is cost effective. The Town does not … the cost/benefit of vehicle and equipment acquisition and replacement, formal establishment of preventative maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-amherst-recording-financial-activity-and-fleet-management-2013m-199Town of Northampton – Financial Management and Internal Controls Over Town Clerk Receipts (2012M-233)
… and within three business days after the total exceeds $250. Submit a monthly report of all moneys received and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/03/town-northampton-financial-management-and-internal-controls-over-town-clerk-receiptsOpinion 88-67
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … are informed that it is not contemplated that the partner or the law firm would be retained as an independent … to General Municipal Law, §800(3), a municipal officer or employee has an interest in any contract with his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-67