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Opinion 88-53
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … salary base for the computation of retirement shall in no event include any of the following...(3) any additional … date of section 431, it is our opinion that there is no such obstacle. Pursuant to Article 5, §7 of the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-53DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… unnecessary payments likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover the nearly $300 … State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to many New Yorkers, including those with lower … of HMS’ payment reviews likely contributed to significant waste and a missed opportunity to recover improper payments. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… on a budget of $124.9 million. The jobs are awarded by lottery and providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to $325 for … he was informed by Ridgewood that his child had “won the lottery” and the 2018 fee of $500 was being refunded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data)
… recreation, labor, and transportation. EO 95, issued March 11, 2013, established an online Open Data Website (Open Data) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/compliance-executive-order-95-open-dataDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law
… In July, DiNapoli released an audit of the state Office of Mental Health that included similar findings at that agency’s … and report incidents and Jonathan’s Law activity data, to improve its usefulness as a monitoring and management tool. … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-lawCambria Housing Authority – Financial Management (2015M-316)
… to determine if expenditures were itemized, supported and for proper Authority purposes, and if tenants’ income was verified on an annual basis for the period January 1, 2014 through August 24, 2015. … Maintain adequate documentation of how each tenant’s rent in calculated. Annually recertify each tenant’s income …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2016/02/12/cambria-housing-authority-financial-management-2015m-316State Agencies Bulletin No. 2231
… All agency PayServ users that currently have access to PS Query Manager or PS Query Viewer are impacted by this bulletin. Background: … run faster and more efficiently. The Office of the State Comptroller, Bureau of State Payroll Services, Systems …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2231-exadata-release-and-ps-query-updateOpinion 2001-1
… by law, for all time such officers and employees are required to work in excess of their regularly established … to the extent not inconsistent with the FLSA (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-11, p 26). Thus, we have expressed the opinion … are not intended to preclude states and local governments from providing greater compensation (see, e.g., Mitchell v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 88-61
… normally prepared by the sender and must show the name and address of both the sender and the addressee. However the … Jane Sullivan, Receiver of Taxes and Assessment Town of La Grange …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 2001-13
… to political subdivisions (see, e.g., People v Grant , 306 NY 258, 260). Further, when there is a general delegation of … things, regulating the use of streets and highways by motor vehicles and, in certain instances, authorizes towns to … rule or regulation requiring from any owner of a motor vehicle or motorcycle, or from any operator or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-13Labor Investigations in New York City
… Objective To determine whether the Department of Labor (Department) is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 … (Laws). These Laws, which provide requirements related to minimum wage, overtime, hours of work, child labor, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… found that HPD had not established criteria to decide how many applicants should be selected and placed on waiting … because they didn’t pay their fees. They could not explain how this supposed error occurred, but neither HPD nor the … to be returned. The audit found that management needed to do more to return fees to applicants or inform applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: State's Cash Position is Strong
… State tax collections through the first five months of the state fiscal year were $26.9 billion, $119.3 million … State tax collections through the first five months of the state fiscal year were $269 billion $1193 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-states-cash-position-strongOpinion 96-8
… regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions (violation … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-l(1)(a); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§155, 1630; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, §361: Towns … NYCRR Part 101; Public Authorities Law, §361; Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1630), if such violation is evidenced by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Shareholders Send Exxon a Strong Message on Climate Change
… by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the Church Commissioners for England, asks the company to assess … Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners, said: “We are delighted to have got the … to similar shareholder proposals co-filed in 2015 by the Church Commissioners and other investors and endorsed by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/shareholders-send-exxon-strong-message-climate-changeDiNapoli: State Education Department Missed Red Flags of Proprietary Schools' Financial Trouble
… tuition investments — at risk, an audit released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli found. “Lax oversight … SED can refund students tuition, in some cases of school closures, through its Tuition Reimbursement Account (TRA), … warning signs of financial troubles that could lead to closures. Auditors reviewed the required financial statements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-state-education-department-missed-red-flags-proprietary-schools-financial-troubleEssential Plan – Federal Funding and New York
… New York is one of three states to have a “basic health plan,” as authorized by the Affordable Care Act ; in New York, this is known as the Essential Plan (EP). The EP provides health insurance to individuals … New York is one of three states to have a basic health plan as authorized by the Affordable Care Act in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/essential-planXII.6.Z Processing Payments to Complex Entities – XII. Expenditures
… indicated by the remit-to address of PO Box 1100, Albany, NY 1000039132 VERIZON NEW YORK INC – for all other land line … Document Preparation: Utility Payments National Grid is a provider of electric and gas services in New York State. To … example, in the wake of natural disaster, LIPA may receive Federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6z-processing-payments-complex-entitiesDiNapoli: Jackson Heights Economy Energized By Immigrants and Small Businesses
… and a testament that the American Dream is an immigrant’s story.” “On the heels of Comptroller DiNapoli’s 2018 Economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-jackson-heights-economy-energized-immigrants-and-small-businessesMandatory 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-membership