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DiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax payments … Sheppard based on her August guilty plea to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony. As … position at the St. Lawrence County Clerk’s Office. “Too often, small towns like DePeyster are cheated when …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1548
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1548-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-fiscal-year-end-rollover-positionState Agencies Bulletin No. 1634
… Purpose To inform all agencies of the upcoming rollover of the chart of accounts strings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1634-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-fiscal-year-end-rollover-positionCompliance With Navigation Law
… and proactively mitigate them. For example: Parks does not have a structured process for communicating and coordinating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/07/01/compliance-navigation-lawState Agencies Bulletin No. 1534
… that the pensionable overtime earnings limit for Tier 5 Employee Retirement System (ERS) members for calendar year 2017 is $18,448.11. Background In accordance … 2017, 2018, and 2019 have been calculated by the New York State and Local Retirement System. Affected Employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1534-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2017-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1450
… Purpose To notify agencies that the pensionable overtime earnings … The overtime earnings limit for 2016, 2017, and 2018 have been calculated by the New York State and Local … 13, 2016 OSC Actions OSC will update PayServ each year to reflect the pensionable overtime earnings limit for that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1450-tier-5-pensionable-overtime-earnings-limit-calendar-year-2016-employeesOpinion 90-57
… voters within the village. Section 216(1), however, does not require or authorize the establishment of a service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Cost Saving Opportunities on Payments of Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the recommendation … liabilities compared to the allowable alternatives have significantly higher costs. Additionally, there is a … was no more than the typical Medicaid fee, it could have saved over $419 million during the audit period. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/09/08/cost-saving-opportunities-payments-medicare-part-c-claims-followDiNapoli: Audit of State Agencies Recommends Better Tracking of Food Purchases From Local Farmers
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found numerous problems. "In 2013, in an effort to boost New York based agriculture, state law … to buy more locally produced foods. With changes put in place since our audit began, New York farmers and food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-state-agencies-recommends-better-tracking-food-purchases-local-farmersMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Monitoring of NotforProfit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance 2016S79
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance-followOverpayments for Therapy Services and Prescription Drugs Covered by Medicare (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Overpayments for Therapy … Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare. Such individuals are referred to as … dates. Key Finding Department officials made some progress in addressing the problems identified in the initial audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/29/overpayments-therapy-services-and-prescription-drugs-covered-medicare-followDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… reported on Gingerbread’s CFRs and to its reimbursement rates. He also recommended the SED work with Gingerbread …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesOpinion 91-35
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, … subordinate who is not a member of a negotiating unit. You have asked whether, consistent with General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35New York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… 529 College Savings Program, the popular college savings investment tool, is marking 20 years of helping New Yorkers … process, reduced fees, streamlined the age-based investment process, increased the maximum account balance to … Plan . The Vanguard Group, Inc., serves as the Investment Manager for the Direct Plan . Vanguard Marketing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20Bay Shore Union Free School District - Procurement (2018M-212)
… totaling $22,899 were made with prior approval, resulting in confirming purchase orders (POs). Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/01/11/bay-shore-union-free-school-district-procurement-2018m-212Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… with Executive Order 95 (EO 95), including providing, in a timely manner, publishable State data to the Office of … 11, 2013, established an Open Data Website (Open Data) for the collection and public dissemination of publishable … and make such data freely available in accessible formats for public use. As of January 2020, there were over 4,600 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/04/08/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… adequate oversight to ensure managed care recipients in the Recipient Restriction Program received services from … or via referral from those providers. Generally, claims for non-emergency services submitted for a restricted recipient should not be paid if the service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientTown of Worth – Financial Operations (2014M-323)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations for the period … Key Recommendations Maintain accurate, complete and up-to-date accounting records. Pay only those claims that have been audited and approved for payment by the Board, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/02/20/town-worth-financial-operations-2014m-323Town of Horseheads – Financial Management (2015M-211)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Town’s financial operations for the period … $5.5 million. Key Findings The Supervisor and Board have not focused on developing budgets that mirror the actual … The Board has not developed multiyear financial plans to address the use of fund balance to finance operations, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/12/11/town-horseheads-financial-management-2015m-211Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Earth Day 2015
… Thomas P. DiNapoli urged businesses and government to seek creative solutions to climate change that create … From a household budget to a quarterly spreadsheet we must find creative ways to lighten our environmental impact that … energy companies at their annual meetings to report how they are responding to climate change and the risks it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-earth-day-2015