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DiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… P. DiNapoli. “Lisa’s Law was created to make health care in New York safer and give patients the knowledge they need … against future incidents and help fund improvements in patient safety. DOH needs to do better.” The Patient … of negligence. The law created a Patient Safety Center (PSC), under DOH, to maximize patient safety, improve health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsCorrupt Orange County IDA Officials Ordered to Repay Over $1 Million
… firm for merely attending 20 meetings and “a couple” of phone calls. The investigation also found that the IDA’s … DiNapoli and District Attorney Hoovler issued a number of recommendations in the report for the new board to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/corrupt-orange-county-ida-officials-ordered-repay-over-1-millionOpinion 89-33
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer … of employees or officers regularly engaged by the village at agreed wages by the hour, day, week, month or year may be … that certification for hourly services should be based, at a minimum, on an itemized statement from the employee …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and as a result, payments were made prior to audit, for unsupported claims and for inappropriate purposes. Of the 98 claims totaling … itemized receipts. The village reimbursed the former mayor for two payments totaling $1,500 for the village’s accounting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… and the claims auditor did not help ensure that district funds were used to procure goods and services in a prudent … identified and corrected. Cayuga County – Court and Trust Funds Pursuant to a court order, certain assets may be … of internal controls to account for and safeguard these funds. Auditors found there was no reconciliation performed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsTravel FAQs
… two hours after your normal end time. The Travel Manual does not distinguish between part time and full time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/travel/travel-faqsOpinion 2006-11
… in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Purchases and Sales (from store at which town board member is employed) -- Exceptions (remuneration and duties exception) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §802(1)(b): When … auto parts store, he or she is paid a salary by the store and he or she does not receive compensation directly related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-11XII.6.I Paying a Non-State Employee – XII. Expenditures
… treated as an employee even though the Business Unit may have entered into a contract. The Business Unit will process … individual is, or has been, on the payroll of the State at any time during the current calendar year. The State encompasses any department, board, commission, etc., that has its payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6i-paying-non-state-employeeState Agencies Bulletin No. 1675
… system (PayServ) with the Social Security Administration (SSA) system Affected Employees Employees who appear on the … name and Social Security Number on their employees’ Form W-2. This requirement also applies to resident and … Social Security Numbers and names in PayServ with SSA. Internal Revenue Code §6721 imposes a penalty of $270 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1675-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1604
… Purpose To continue the partnership and collaborative efforts of … Report) Effective Date(s) Immediately Background Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Publication 15 (Circular E), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1604-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedOpinion 98-17
… corporation" (see General Construction Law, §§65[a], 66[4]; Bass v City of New York , 38 AD2d 407, 330 NYS2d 569 affd … 32 NY2d 894, 346 NYS2d 814; Valente v NYCHA , 201 Misc 24, 109 NYS2d 883; Ciulla v State , 191 Misc 528, 77 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-17State Agencies Bulletin No. 797
… Purpose To explain the procedures for processing the June 2007 … Salaried Employees The Tool Allowance payment is payable to eligible salaried employees who were Active on the payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/797-june-2007-retroactive-tool-allowance-payment-csea-operational-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… that did not comply with the 4 percent statutory limit for the past three fiscal years. When adding back unused … including a reserve plan that indicates their intentions for funding, using and accumulating reserve funds. BOCES … A faculty advisor improperly deposited the money from a number of fundraisers and end-of-year contests into her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 88-59
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to pay village justice the salary of acting village justice); … is to serve only when the village justice is unable to do so, clearly contemplates the existence of separate offices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-59Opinion 89-61
… of matters arising within the village. As a general rule, all moneys raised by real property taxes for town purposes … of money to be raised for town purposes must be levied on all taxable real property in the town, unless there is some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-61Opinion 90-21
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (procedure in town) LOCAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… capital projects. Town officials did not monitor activity for eight projects reviewed (with board-authorized budgets … of the disbursements to ensure they were accurate and made for appropriate purposes and did not authorize the 44 … also did not maintain adequate supporting documentation for cash receipts, and fundraising cash receipts, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fees collected ($1,075) were not remitted or refunded to the appropriate parties. The board did not conduct the … not being properly recorded, while 89 hours was attributed to the deputy’s failure to use sick leave for lost time due to an occupational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsAttorney General James and Comptroller DiNapoli Announce Guilty Verdict of Former Mount Vernon Government Official in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… cheat taxpayers, commit fraud, or violate the public trust have no place in the state of New York, and will be … 2011, the Attorney General and State Comptroller offices have worked together to fight corruption through their Joint Task Force on Public Integrity. They have brought charges against dozens of individuals implicated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/attorney-general-james-and-comptroller-dinapoli-announce-guilty-verdict-former-mount-vernonComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Sentencing of Former Mount Vernon Government Official
… A status hearing is scheduled for November 18, 2020. “Any public official who lies, cheats, or defrauds New Yorkers … said Attorney General James. “New York’s public servants have a responsibility to serve with transparency, integrity, … 2011, the Attorney General and State Comptroller offices have worked together to fight corruption through their Joint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-sentencing-former-mount-vernon-government