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Opinion 90-7

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- Employees … to defend and indemnify public officers and employees in any civil action arising out of an act or omission which … provisions. The term "public entity" is defined broadly in subdivision 1(a) of section 18 to include "... (iv) a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2151

… Pay/Inconvenience Pay for 21P Employees If the employee does not have a Location Pay record on the Additional Pay …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2151-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-21p-institution-teachers

East River Child Development Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented, pursuant to the State Education … SED to provide Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and full-day Special Class (SC) preschool special education … reported costs must comply with the Manual requirements and be reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/21/east-river-child-development-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual

Just Kids Early Childhood Learning Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual

… Teacher (SEIT), Special Class (SC), and Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) programs to disabled children … Just Kids reports to SED on its annual CFRs. The State in turn reimburses the counties 59.5 percent of the statutory … 30, 2014, Just Kids reported approximately $53.7 million in reimbursable costs for its SED Programs. In addition to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/31/just-kids-early-childhood-learning-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual

Compliance With Outcome Reporting Requirements

… prevent economic stagnation, encourage the creation of new job opportunities, increase revenues to the State and its …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/17/compliance-outcome-reporting-requirements

Town of Sidney – Budget Review (B4-16-13)

… the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the Town’s preliminary budget for the 2017 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The Town of Sidney, located in Delaware County, issued debt totaling $2.5 million to … review, we found that revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget are reasonable. The Town’s preliminary …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/10/25/town-sidney-budget-review-b4-16-13

Town of Caton – Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2014M-359)

… totaled approximately $1.5 million. Key Findings The Town does not have complete, accurate and up-to-date accounting …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2015/03/06/town-caton-supervisors-records-and-reports-2014m-359

Susquehanna Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-95)

… information technology (IT) controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. Key … did not establish adequate IT controls over user access to protect against unauthorized use, access and loss. … District officials agreed with our recommendations and have initiated or indicated they planned to initiate …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/10/23/susquehanna-valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m

Welcome Center and Rest Area Planning and Implementation

… plan for highway facilities for the traveling public, and whether the capital projects are properly planned and implemented. The audit covered projects on the Department’s plan between January 1, 2014 and May 19, 2017, and subsequent work completed by the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/20/welcome-center-and-rest-area-planning-and-implementation

Opinion 92-34

… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Mandatory Surcharge … and remit the surcharge payments to the Justice Court Fund in the State Comptroller's Office. You have inquired with respect to the mandatory parking surcharges collected in certain cities pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-34

COVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021

… number of New Yorkers relied on Medicaid for health care in 2021, with monthly enrollment exceeding 7 million for the … per year over the last 15 years, increasing from about one in seven New Yorkers in 1998 to one in three in 2021, state … increase for New York for each calendar quarter during the public health emergency. Specific Medicaid spending trends …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021

State Agencies Bulletin No. 1380

… Purpose To inform agencies of the timeline for the conversion of the account codes in … when it implemented the Statewide Financial System. OSC is now aligning personal service charges with the new COA. … finalized their conversion plan and is informing agencies what the timeline is and how they will be impacted. Effective …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1380-new-york-state-payroll-system-payserv-conversion-statewide-financial

Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development Block Grant & HOME Investment Partnerships Programs (Follow-Up)

… Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Community Development … Programs (Report 2021-S-10 ). About the Program Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and increase homeownership …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-and-maximization-federal-funding-community

Opinion 88-35

… services exception. (2) The services of a programmer to develop computer software which is customized to meet the particular needs of a municipality may be … a contract falls within the professional service exception to competitive bidding, it is generally advisable to seek …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35

DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic

… The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a … with one in eight customers in arrears as of March 2022, according to a report released today by State … cost recovery. Analysis Economic and Policy Insights: Distribution of Utility Arrears in New York State Track state …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemic

Focus on Identity Theft

… You probably know or have heard about someone whose personal … Security cards home; carry only the credit and bank cards you need. Avoid giving out personal information on the phone, … Street Albany, NY 12236 NYS Department of Labor (DOL): If you receive official communication from the DOL regarding …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/focus-identity-theft

Other Bulletin No. 30

… the State University Construction Fund instructions for processing the April 2016 SCF M/C Performance Advances … and the Division of the Budget Bulletin D-1133, provide for payment of performance advances on April 1 to eligible … Relations approved Performance Advance Plan are eligible for the April 2016 SCF M/C Performance Advance provided the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-30-april-2016-state-university-construction-fund-scf

Other Bulletin No. 27

… Purpose To provide the State University Construction Fund … Code of ANN on the payment effective date; and Did not have a withholding recommendation approved by the Division of the Budget. Promotion Recalculation Employees who would have been eligible to receive the April 2015 SCF M/C …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-27-april-2015-state-university-construction-fund-scf