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Opinion 2001-1
… requirements) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §90; 29 USC §201 et seq .; NY CONST, ART. VIII, §1: A village board may … the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"; 29 USC §201 et seq .) at a rate higher than that provided for in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Fiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute Service Provider Contracts
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health’s AIDS Institute (Institute) has … exceed budget line item amounts. However, the Institute does not require detailed listings of costs or other … once every two years in at least one-third of the cases we reviewed. For 152 contractors, we compared the time that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/22/fiscal-oversight-and-monitoring-aids-institute-service-provider-contractsOversight of the Supported Housing Program – DePaul Group, Inc. and Affiliates
… an initiative to provide stable housing to individuals who have a serious mental illness, but are able to live … to make needed repairs. Both DCS and LOD claimed expenses on their Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) that are either … clients were paying more than 30 percent of their income on housing, which is the upper limit generally established by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/oversight-supported-housing-program-depaul-group-inc-and-affiliatesState Agencies Bulletin No. 1097
… Purpose To revise the procedures governing OSC’s review and approval … transactions on behalf of their employees Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Although it is not always … by law, the agency should submit the appropriate pay change(s) on the Job Action Request page. An explanation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1097-retroactive-transactions-executive-branch-agenciesOversight of Nurse Licensing
… has established a risk-based system for prioritizing investigations as well as time frame goals and benchmarks to … ensure they are completed timely. For example: Priority 1 investigations (involving complaints that pose a substantial … and safety) should be completed within six weeks. All investigations, regardless of priority, should be completed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/29/oversight-nurse-licensingOpinion 2007-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-5NYS Comptroller DiNapoli: Wall Street Profits and Bonuses Up Sharply in 2017
… Securities industry profits rose dramatically in 2017 for the second consecutive year and the average bonus paid to … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "When Wall Street does well, the city and state benefit from higher tax … the city in 2016, but it generated more than one-fifth of all private sector wages paid in the city. DiNapoli estimates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-wall-street-profits-and-bonuses-sharply-2017Opinion 96-3
… Services (environmental review by village trustee or firm of the trustee) -- Exceptions (competitive bidding not … providing environmental review services) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §801: A village trustee would have a prohibited interest … appearing before the village board. General Municipal Law, article 18 (§800 et seq .) contains provisions relative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Management of Indoor Air Quality for Individuals With Asthma
… Objective To determine if the Department of Health (Department) effectively identified poor housing … and enable project monitoring; therefore, it is uncertain how effectively the Department monitored the program and how …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/02/management-indoor-air-quality-individuals-asthmaIX.8.D Electronic Refund Payments to the U.S. HHS – IX. Federal Grants
… for awards that are open for draws and returns via the Payment Management System (“PMS”) draw system. Please note … will be processed through PMS, and if the intent is for a refund to be issued separate from the normal draw process, … expenditure reporting could appear wrongfully inflated. Once the voucher is audited, approved, and paid by OSC – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-ix/ix8d-electronic-refund-payments-us-hhsXVI.3.D Basis of Accounting/Measurement Focus – XVI. Financial Reporting
… purpose. A proprietary fund’s operating statement includes all transactions and events that increase or decrease net … this manual. Modified accrual basis accounting is used for all governmental funds (general, federal special revenue, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvi/xvi3d-basis-accountingmeasurement-focusXII.9.H Audit Recoveries – XII. Expenditures
… The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to Business Units for recovering moneys due and owing to the … relative thereto. Process and Document Preparation A Business Unit may determine that there are moneys due and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii9h-audit-recoveriesBorrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… You must be in active service and have at least one year of member service credit. You must repay each outstanding … The minimum loan is $25. The maximum loan is 75 percent of your annuity savings contribution balance, minus any … loan balance, so you must have an annuity savings balance of at least $33.35. Annuity savings contributions are those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0DiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… to DEC and the local health department within two hours of discovery and to notify the public and nearby municipalities within four hours of discovery. Exposure to untreated sewage can cause … occurred varied by facility but included automated emails, phone calls, and text messages from the facilities’ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2239
… in service” provision of Section 392(4) of the Education Law, and therefore cannot be included toward the completion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2239-calculating-projected-366-day-completion-date-andor-projected-7-yearComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… realized in its special education summer school and adult education programs. However, BOCES officials did not … also accumulated and retained operating surpluses from adult education programs in 2013-14 ($1.2 million) and … any evidence to indicate that the established fees for the adult education services were reasonable or related to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49 th in 2019 to 30 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… a U.S. Labor Department (DOL) rule that allows managers of retirement funds that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to consider environmental, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionXI.11.C Banking Services Contracts – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Section 4.B - Establishment and Closing of Bank Accounts for information on controls and special procedures for the establishment and closing of agency bank accounts. … purpose of this section is to: (i) define when a contract for banking services is necessary; (ii) set forth the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi11c-banking-services-contracts