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Town of Berkshire – Justice Court Operations (2016M-425)
… the internal controls over the Court’s financial activity for the period January 1, 2015 through August 25, 2016. … Key Findings Neither Justice properly pursued collections for those cases where defendants failed to appear in Court, … equate to approximately $33,000 in unearned revenues for the Town. The current Justice did not record new cases in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2017/11/20/town-berkshire-justice-court-operations-2016m-425DiNapoli Releases Analysis of Executive Budget
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "It is a high-pressure year for the state budget. Decisions made in Washington pose a … use of broadly scoped appropriations, off-budget spending for state costs, and proposals to bypass the independent … a proposal to shift certain revenues off-budget. Adjusting for those factors, tax revenues would increase 4.8 percent in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-releases-analysis-executive-budgetState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Civil Service: Payments by Beacon Health Options for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Ineligible Members (2021-S-18) The New York State Health … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. Civil Service …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… award amounts that were decided based on non-current crime statistics. Auditors also found Program costs that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 95-30
… opinions are superseded. You inquire as to the authority for public libraries to invest moneys raised by taxes, and … the Laws of 1992, sets forth general investment authority for "local governments". The term "local government" is … or other officer of the local government, and not required for immediate expenditure, in special time deposit accounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 88-77
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions (contracts with not-for-profit corporations) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§801(1), … board of education who is also an employee of a not-for-profit corporation would not have a prohibited interest … in contracts between the district and the corporation for the provision by the corporation of arts-in-education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-77Manual Therapy Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… primarily on expenses claimed on Manual Therapy’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and included certain expenses claimed on its CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2013. Background Manual Therapy is a New York City-based for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/31/manual-therapy-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualComptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… of Health (DOH): Overpayments of Hospitals’ Claims for Lengthy Acute Care Admissions (Follow-Up) (2015-F-12) An … occurred primarily because hospitals billed Medicaid for higher (and more costly) levels of acute care when, in … consistently follow some of these procurement policies. For example, of 924 procurements reviewed, 97 in the $500 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Hector Rosas for using his public position to pilfer more than $50,000 … our community. No one should use their public office for personal gain.” Hector Rosas, 63, of Silver Creek, was … funds, he could produce no receipts, nor could he account for the money collected. As Festivals Coordinator, from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-chargesMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments to Unenrolled Providers
… and additional federal guidance mandated that managed care in-network providers enroll as participating providers in the state Medicaid program by January 1, 2018 (with the … government has not prohibited providers from participating in Medicaid. DOH’s Provider Network Data System (PNDS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/04/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-unenrolled-providersNutritional Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/nutritional-assistanceComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Criminal Charges and Civil Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Owner for Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
… ("Value"), located at 257 Broadway in Lynbrook, New York, for allegedly defrauding the New York State Medicaid program … with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and other crimes for having allegedly paid kickbacks to a hospital employee for the referral of prescriptions for costly cancer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-criminal-charges-and-civil-lawsuit-against-pharmacyOpinion 94 - 23
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Extension (of district … is located within more than one town. We note that in all cases, written consent of the board of fire commissioners is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23Opinion 89-49
… in the opinion. FEES -- Court Fees (in proceeding for appointment of administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or … SURROGATE'S COURT PROCEDURE ACT, §2402: In a proceeding for the appointment of an administrator c.t.a. or d.b.n., or a successor executor as substitute for a previously named fiduciary, a fee is properly charged …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-49DiNapoli Releases Analysis of SFY 2024-25 State Budget
… The estimated $237 billion Enacted Budget for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 increases spending for vital state services like Medicaid and … year from SFY 2025-26 through SFY 2027-28. The budget also increases Medicaid payments for hospital services by $525 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-sfy-2024-25-state-budgetState Agencies Bulletin No. 859
… Employees Federation, a Licensure Premium was established for certain NYS School for the Deaf and NYS School for the Blind employees who … 12/18/08 Payment Information and Eligibility Criteria The PEF 2007-2011 contract includes a GOER MOU that states that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/859-licensure-premium-nys-schools-deaf-and-blindSection 8 Housing Choice Vouchers – Federal Funding and New York
… as well as Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. For 2024, the NY Metro income limit for a family of four was $77,650. Public housing authorities … to applicants HUD considers extremely low-income (ELI). For 2024, the NY Metro ELI limit for a family of four was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/section-8-housing-choice-vouchersState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Cost Manual (2021-S-31) Step Up, a New York City-based not-for-profit organization, is approved by the State Education … who are between the ages of three and five years. For the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, Step Up … reported approximately $7.4 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based program. Auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Upstate Transportation Authorities Suffer Revenue Plunge
… The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for the State’s regional transportation authorities by … are highly reliant on subsidies. State subsidies account for more than 50 percent of total revenues at CNYRTA and … subsidy from sales tax receipts collected by Erie County. For each authority, Figure 3 shows the percentage of revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/upstate-transportation-authorities-suffer-revenue-plungeIV.4.A Department Operations – Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… Service expenditures are the various forms of compensation for State employees and certain non-employees that are … Account Title Description 50101 Regular Employee – Base Salary Salaries paid to State employees who are in annual … Account Title Description 50201 Temporary Employee – Base Salary Salaries paid to temporary State employees who are in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4a-department-operations-personal-service