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Selected Controls Over the Property Tax Assessment Process
… valued relatively similar properties differently without any explanation of the basis for the changes. While we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/selected-controls-over-property-tax-assessment-processOpinion 92-37
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … clerk and the State Comptroller. Subdivision 1, however, does not require approval of the town board's resolution by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-37DiNapoli: State Needs to Help Addiction Support Providers Better Prepare for Emergencies
… treatment programs may not be adequately prepared in an emergency to prevent gaps in care, which could … the period from 2019 to 2022, found the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) must improve its … services due to unknown openings. For example, pregnant women or opioid users are prioritized on wait lists. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-state-needs-help-addiction-support-providers-better-prepare-emergenciesComptroller Dinapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Arrests in Public Corruption Case Involving Developer Who Allegedly Laundered Campaign Contributions to Former Halfmoon Supervisor
… campaign accounts. “The law applies to everyone equally, no matter how rich or how powerful, and that is why my office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-arrests-public-corruption-case-involving-developerOversight of Food Service Establishments
… 2014 through April 12, 2018. About the Program The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, each … of Environmental Health Protection, is responsible for overseeing New York State’s more than 90,000 food service … New York have a health department; the 21 counties without full-service health departments rely on the Department’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/04/05/oversight-food-service-establishmentsContract Participation of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… weaknesses in controls over MWBE reporting continue and have resulted in inaccurately reported MWBE utilization … payments totaling $147,654, the respondents stated they have not received any payments for the sampled contract from the MTA since …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/10/contract-participation-minority-and-women-owned-business-enterprisesDetermination of Residency for Tuition Purposes
… In order to be considered a State resident, students must have established their domicile in the State for a 12-month … period. The Residency Policy also states that a person does not acquire a State domicile only by being physically … student wishes the campus to consider. Key Findings SUNY does not have adequate assurance that, at the graduate level, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/26/determination-residency-tuition-purposesOversight of Adult Protective Services Programs
… is a program of State-mandated services for adults (over age 18) who, because of mental or physical impairments, are … published in 2020, 1 each year about 1 in 10 older adults (age ≥ 60 years) in the United States experiences elder abuse, … target time frames for conducting Reviews (i.e., every 3–4 years), the follow-up of APS providers regarding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/11/17/oversight-adult-protective-services-programsDiNapoli: NYC Projects $3 Billion Surplus for 2015, Balanced Budget Next Year
… reserve of $1 billion annually. The city has taken a number of steps to increase its reserves. It has increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-nyc-projects-3-billion-surplus-2015-balanced-budget-next-yearAttorney 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-vernonCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… Department of Education contracting practice was effective in procuring the custodial service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the … than 1,800 elementary, middle, and high schools located in over 1,300 buildings (some buildings house multiple …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightMonitoring of Select Programs
… 50 in 2019-20, and 0 in 2020-21. As such, NYSOFA has no assurance that AAAs are adequately monitoring the services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsState 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-auditsOversight of Selected Aspects of Traffic Controls
… recommended improvements. The Department did not provide any documentation that the EIU took action to determine if … cases from the ICU and documents the results regarding any safety improvements that can be made to an intersection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/30/oversight-selected-aspects-traffic-controlsOversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… problems and complaints. While SED has increased the number of maximum reviews in their current contract, as of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Laparoscopic Surgery
… obligations. However, if a non-participating provider does not collect (i.e., waives) the member’s out-of-pocket … and the member’s out-of-pocket portion of the claim should have been $2,700. However, Long Island Laparoscopic accepted … accepted $10,800 as the full payment, United should have only paid $8,640 on the claim. This resulted in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-laparoscopic-surgeryUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Spine Specialists
… obligations. However, if a non-participating provider does not collect (i.e., waives) the member’s out-of-pocket … and the member’s out-of-pocket portion of the claim should have been $1,160. However, Long Island Spine accepted the … Spine accepted $4,640 as the full payment, United should have only paid $3,712 on the claim. This resulted in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-spine-specialistsOpinion 96-21
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … State Comptroller Joseph J. Kelly). Town Law, §202-b(2) does not define what constitutes reconstruction or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 94-30
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … or she is the clerk. Section 39(2)(e) required that $95 of any fees collected by a county clerk outside the City of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-30University at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… question the benefit that taxpayers and the University have actually received from the use of paid leaves. Our State … SUNY response. We recognize that the University at Albany does not have the authority to unilaterally change existing negotiated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leave