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Opinion 90-34
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and first aid squads) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §209-b(1); INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: An emergency rescue and first … fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. You …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34Opinion 88-45
… statute. You state that a bank has offered to lend the county money pursuant to the following terms and conditions. … plan, the bank would agree to make funds available to the county up to a predetermined amount. The county would be … You ask whether, in our opinion, the proposed program is legal. The Local Finance Law is the exclusive law governing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 92-5
… -- Gifts and Loans (granting of license or concession for fair and adequate consideration) REAL PROPERTY -- License … of a proper municipal or school district purpose for fair and adequate consideration. 23 Opns St Comp, 1972, p 35, … under which the municipality or school district receives fair and adequate consideration (see, e.g., Antonopoulou v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-5Opinion 98-20
… LAW, §176(11): An otherwise qualified individual may be assigned to a fire police squad immediately upon becoming a … upon becoming a member of a fire company, may be assigned to the fire police squad. If so, you ask whether a … provide that newly-appointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad. General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Opinion 95-9
… COMMISSIONERS -- Service Award Program (service credit for attending meetings of the fire district board of … credit for attending meetings of committees of a fire company); (pro rating the number of points credited for … activities may include, inter alia , "[a]ttendance at any official meetings of the volunteer fire company " and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-9Opinion 2001-1
… Loans (authority to pay overtime compensation in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) PUBLIC … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (overtime pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) -- Overtime (pay in excess of Fair Labor Standards Act minimum requirements) GENERAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Area #2 – IT Security Training and Awareness – Information Technology Governance
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-2-it-security-training-and-awarenessEmployment Recovery Is Slow for New Yorkers with Disabilities
… Research and Statistics using Current Population Survey (CPS) public use microdata for civilian, noninstitutional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/employment-recovery-slow-new-yorkers-disabilitiesDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… year of higher profits, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … bonuses could be higher than last year. DiNapoli will release his annual estimate of bonuses paid to industry … has more than twice as many securities industry jobs as California, the second ranked state. Even though the industry …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016State Agencies Bulletin No. 1953
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to reconcile employee SSNs and names in the NYS payroll … nonresident alien employees. To ensure this requirement is met prior to the generation of 2021 Form W-2 Wage and Tax … of $280 per infraction for every information return that is filed with a missing/incorrect taxpayer identification …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1953-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1857
… to Internal Revenue Service Publication 15 (Circular E), employers are required to enter a correct name and Social … Verified of “ SSN not in file (never issued to anyone)”: Verify that the employee’s correct SSN has been entered in … should retain a copy of each letter and any response from the employee for four (4) calendar years in the event of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1857-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: Audits Find $70 Million in Dubious Claims, Persistent Medicaid Billing System Failures
… wrongdoing. “New York’s Medicaid billing system is failing to catch waste, fraud, errors and abuse. Millions are pouring … state is attempting to control costs, it needs to take a hard look at the failures of its billing system. State Health … appropriate documentation, their claims are supposed to be denied. DiNapoli’s auditors, however, found that APG …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-audits-find-70-million-dubious-claims-persistent-medicaid-billing-system-failuresMedicaid Program – Improper Premium Payments Made on Behalf of Managed Care Members Residing Outside the State
… all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to determine if an individual is receiving duplicate … million). While all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico participate in the PARIS match, not all of them …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/09/medicaid-program-improper-premium-payments-made-behalf-managed-care-members-residingState Agencies Bulletin No. 2168
… to Internal Revenue Service Publication 15 (Circular E), employers are required to enter a correct name and Social … Verified of “ SSN not in file (never issued to anyone)”: Verify that the employee’s correct SSN has been entered in … should retain a copy of each letter and any response from the employee for four (4) calendar years in the event of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2168-verification-employees-social-security-number-ssn-and-name-be-reportedDiNapoli: NYC Facing Larger Budget Gaps Amid Slowing Economic Growth and Rising Costs
… Uncertainty from Washington New York City modified its FY 2026 budget to $118.2 billion, $2.3 billion higher than at … adoption. However, this total excludes $3.8 billion of FY 2026 expenses that were prepaid in FY 2025. After adjusting … $122 billion in FY 2025. While the plan shows that FY 2026 remains balanced, the city did not take significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-nyc-facing-larger-budget-gaps-amid-slowing-economic-growth-and-rising-costsOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… services for eligible homeless families and individuals in the City and for providing fiscal oversight of the homeless shelters. Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, the City provides temporary emergency shelter to every eligible person who requests services. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersThe 80/20 Housing Program
… Purpose To determine whether housing developers participating in the Housing Finance Agency’s … provides low-interest financing to multifamily rental developers who commit to designating at least 20 percent of a … provide real estate tax abatements, as incentives to developers. In New York City, participating Program …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programLinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring
… whether New York City received all the revenues specified in the contract terms and whether the Department of … Yorkers, and ensuring adequate compensation to the City. In December 2014, the City, through DoITT, entered into a … the City and were projected to generate over $500 million in revenue over the program’s first 12 years. The Agreement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/30/linknyc-program-revenues-and-monitoringClimate Act Goals – Planning, Procurements, and Progress Tracking
… Climate Act requires that a minimum of 70% of statewide electric generation secured by load-serving entities … planning processes and restructure or repurpose the electric transmission infrastructure as needed to meet … to whether the State can meet its goals timely. Data shows utility costs have already risen sharply over the last two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/16/climate-act-goals-planning-procurements-and-progress-trackingArtificial Intelligence Governance
… enacted laws and policies to require the reporting of such technology use. AI tools and systems pose unique challenges … compliance with the NYC Public Oversight of Surveillance Technology Act. The impact and use policy of its facial … for those impacted by such use, and a public education strategy. AMPO created a reporting framework for agencies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governance