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DiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… leaders should focus on measures to improve accessibility for those with the lowest incomes.” Key highlights of the … The Bronx and Brooklyn faced the highest average price for monthly broadband service among the five boroughs as of … suggests local infrastructure is less of an impediment for internet access than in other parts of the state or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycFind Opportunities to Do Business with New York State
… Research active State contracts. New York State Business Registry - Make your company visible to State agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/find-opportunities-do-business-new-york-stateOpinion 88-5
… opinion. INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (authority to cover retired employees); (retirees reduction of benefits) PUBLIC … may provide health insurance coverage at town expense to retired officers or employees, or a group of retired officers or employees, including retired elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-5Mandatory vs. Optional Membership
… membership prior to July 27, 1976, was optional for jobs with: Exempt¹ or labor² classification; or Competitive³ … Law, effective 1986, imposes requirements on employers hiring people whose membership is optional. Employers must, at the time of hiring, notify new employees, in writing, of their right to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipEnrolling Members – Membership and Enrollment
… Online Enrolling a member through Retirement Online allows you to immediately view important information, such as your … Dashboard” button to begin the enrollment process. Once you complete the enrollment process, an Enrollment … Rate” link. As part of the enrollment process, you will need to select a job code that best describes the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/membership-enrollment/enrolling-membersOpinion 92-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (notice of unpaid taxes with respect to county taxable property) … tax collecting officers to mail to the county a notice of unpaid taxes with respect to countyowned real property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-35Opinion 92-17
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … aside for county purposes or educational purposes all or any portion of the net collections from a county sales tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Comptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce the Arrest and Indictment of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel in $365,000 Corruption Scheme
… City of Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari for abusing his position as a public official by engaging in … Government and four counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, all class E felonies. … of Mount Vernon Board of Water Supply to pay law firms for the personal defense of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-arrest-and-indictment-mount-vernonXIX.6.A Cost Allocation – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… to SFS no earlier than three days prior to the payroll payment date (check date). The payroll expenses should NOT be reallocated until after the payment date (check date). Any changes that need to be made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix6a-cost-allocationOpinion 93-23
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services … performs work for town and private parties) -- Interest in Contract (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23New NY Broadband Program (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, New NY Broadband Program (Report … Yorkers. The New NY Broadband Program (Program)—launched in 2015 and managed by the Broadband Program Office (BPO), a … Development (ESD)—focused on closing the digital divide in the State. The Program was designed to ensure that every …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/25/new-ny-broadband-program-followComptroller DiNapoli & Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announce $2.95 Million Settlement With Hospital Group For Improperly Delaying Repayment of Medicaid Funds
… Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Scott J. Lampert, … of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General … settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit against Beth Israel Medical Center d/b/a Mount Sinai Beth Israel (“Beth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/comptroller-dinapoli-manhattan-us-attorney-announce-295-million-settlement-hospital-group-improperlyWeedsport Central School District – Payroll (2021M-179)
… and/or did not have proper supporting documentation. The payroll clerk was not provided with supporting documentation … attention. District officials did not properly segregate payroll processing duties and did not provide adequate … Provide adequate supporting documentation for payroll processing. Assign personnel and payroll processing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/07/01/weedsport-central-school-district-payroll-2021m-179Newark Central School District – Employee Benefits (2024M-40)
… $16,230, which District officials paid after we brought it to their attention. Seven employees’ separation payments … calculated and adequate documentation is maintained to support the calculations and eligibility requirements. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/07/19/newark-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2024m-40Tuckahoe Common School District - Extra-Classroom Activity (ECA) Funds (2018M-229)
Determine whether all extraclassroom activity funds were deposited complete and in a timely manner and whether all disbursements were properly supported
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2019/01/25/tuckahoe-common-school-district-extra-classroom-activity-eca-funds-2018mMaximus, Inc.
… of the original contract. The services were related to the New York Health Benefit Exchange, and were not subject to … competitive process DOH is required to follow under New York State procurement laws. Purchasing this same equipment at full retail price could have saved DOH over $20,000, and possibly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/21/maximus-incComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea of Former NYC Council Member Ruben Wills
… Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced the guilty plea today of former New York City Councilman Ruben Wills. Wills pleaded … the Second Degree, a class A misdemeanor. Pursuant to his plea agreement, Wills admitted he knowingly filed a false … Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman announced the guilty plea today of former New York City Councilman Ruben Wills …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-nyc-council-member-ruben-willsHow to Conduct a Vendor Responsibility Review
… or only the vendor selected for the contract. Be sure to take into account the time needed to conduct such a … provide. Documenting the Vendor Profile After you complete your review, you must: document the basis of your … Responsibility Review Process Documentation Requirements How to Make a Responsibility Determination …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-conduct-vendor-responsibility-reviewDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook in Precarious Balance
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVID-pandemic, but it … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority MTA has fended off fiscal disaster brought on by the COVIDpandemic but it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-precarious-balanceOrleans County – Court and Trust Funds (2014M-043)
… was to determine whether the County Treasurer’s controls are adequate to ensure that financial activity is properly recorded and reported and that Court moneys are safeguarded for the period January 1, 2011 through … Ensure that all moneys deemed abandoned property are paid to the State Comptroller in a timely manner. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/02/14/orleans-county-court-and-trust-funds-2014m-043