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Opinion 91-15

… PLANNING -- Park Lands (authority of newly incorporated village to assess park land fee upon subdivision plat already so assessed by town) TOWN LAW, §277(1); VILLAGE LAW, §7-730(1): When a town has approved a … and the area then becomes part of a newly incorporated village before development of the plat is completed, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-15

Opinion 90-57

… -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award … award program) -- Villages (authority and procedure to establish service award program) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS … -- Service Award Program (authority and procedure to establish for village fire department) REFERENDUM -- …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57

Opinion 90-49

… trivial or inappreciable as to fall within the doctrine of de minimis . [Emphasis added] The Court went on to state that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-49

DiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments

… Amendments to the proposed state budget appropriately lower tax … from financial settlements, and attach major policy issues to time-limited appropriations, according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller … Amendments to the proposed state budget appropriately lower tax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendments

XIII.2.C Expense Report Certification – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement

… by an agency Finance Office employee with the authority to certify that the expense report is just, true and correct and, therefore, appropriate to pay. An employee’s supervisor and the Finance Office … report unless it includes sufficient, appropriate evidence to support the expenses claimed. This section describes the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii2c-expense-report-certification

DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion

… Medicaid payments over the course of several years due to errors in its billing system and may have exposed patients to unqualified and uncredentialed health care providers, according to three reports released today by State Comptroller Thomas … Medicaid payments over the course of several years due to errors in its billing system and may have exposed patients …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billion

Transformation of the MTA

… through October 2022. About the Program In April 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted changes in the Public … into centralized departments under MTA Headquarters (MTA HQ), thus allowing the agencies to refocus on safety, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/08/transformation-mta

Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (Follow-Up)

… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the four … is the State’s affordable housing agency, with a mission to build, preserve, and protect affordable housing and … To determine whether Homes and Community Renewal HCR has …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-funding

Contract Advisory No. 33

… (i) contractors are prohibited from bidding on contracts for public work, and (ii) contractors and subcontractors are … subject to Labor Law § 220-i to the Bureau of Contracts for approval, a contractor’s timely proof of certificate of … before commencing work on a covered project. Click here for the DOL Registration Website for further details. Click …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/33-dol-public-work-contractor-registry

Monitoring of Construction Management

… of General Services (Office) is adequately monitoring construction management contracts to ensure they meet the … this function are supported and related. The audit covered construction management contracts that were active between … through the provision of architectural, engineering, and construction management services for buildings statewide. To …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/30/monitoring-construction-management

Overlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services

… Workforce Development Dashboard Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services … serve, and what their eligibility requirements are; and to determine whether there is overlap, duplication, gaps, … To determine what workforce development programs and services …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-services

Medicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers

… for Medicaid services: fee-for-service (FFS) and managed care. Under the FFS method, the Department pays health care providers directly, through eMedNY, the Department’s claims processing system. Under managed care, the Department pays managed care organizations (MCOs) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipients

Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program

… with some areas having a high number of issued and unused vouchers and others having allocated fewer vouchers than were available. For example, on average, less than 83% of available vouchers were used in the eastern area of New York City for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/16/housing-trust-fund-corporation-internal-controls-over-and-maximization-federal-funding

Homeless Outreach Program at the Long Island Rail Road

… goal in assisting homeless clients to appropriate shelters off MTA property. Our audit covered the period of November 1, … goal in assisting homeless clients to appropriate shelters off MTA property …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/16/homeless-outreach-program-long-island-rail-road

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2246

… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the NYSCOPBA Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment … lump sum payment is not pensionable and not subject to across-the-board increases but must be included in the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2246-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-association

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2246.1

… Payroll Register and Employee’s Paycheck/Advice section to include information about payments made in a separate … No. 2246 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the NYSCOPBA Non-Pensionable Lump Sum Payment and to provide processing instructions for entering the payment …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22461-new-york-state-correctional-officers-and-police-benevolent-association

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