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Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required services, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Some Taxpayer Check-Off Donations Not Utilized for Worthy Causes
… accumulated in six check-off funds, with nearly 90 percent of that for health-related causes including breast cancer, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. “New Yorkers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-some-taxpayer-check-donations-not-utilized-worthy-causesDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… from taxpayers, including bonuses that were never paid to staff, liquor store purchases and holiday parties, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … ignored the rules and abused taxpayer dollars meant to educate New York’s most vulnerable children,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesOpinion 91-35
… is not a member of a negotiating unit. September 16, 1991 Stephen W. Kretz, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Amityville …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 89-45
… devoted thereto must be properly documented before any payment is approved. Also, where possible, payment should be made pursuant to the payroll method to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-45Opinion 88-47
… in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Enforcement (applicability of general statutes of limitations to lien enforcement) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §§902, 1422: The enforcement of liens for unpaid county and village taxes is … Whether a sixyear statute of limitations would bar the enforcement of outstanding village tax liens for 1966 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 92-44
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Chief (entitlement to fringe … pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (fringe benefits for police … 614, 375 NYS2d 500, lv den 38 NY2d 1004, 384 NYS2d 441; Taylor v McGuire , 100 Misc 2d 834, 420 NYS2d 248; 1991 Opns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-44Opinion 2002-11
… for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for … in department responses, must credit a volunteer firefighter with twenty-five points for responding to the … establishment of the program in which an active volunteer firefighter accumulates a least fifty points". Subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and … Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company calls other than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … solely to benefit private enterprise. Give flexibility in times of emergency. The constitution’s emergency … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… line in Queens to the lower level of the existing 63rd Street Tunnel and then to a new LIRR terminal being … work behind them. By the time design work had advanced in 2006, the estimated cost had grown to $6.3 billion and the … had been pushed back four years to December 2013. Since 2006, the cost has grown by $2.4 billion, or 38 percent, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… rejections can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s request. The Bureau has established codes for … Payment rejections can occur for various reasons including at the agencys request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… whether a contract-related transaction must be approved by OSC. It also provides general policies and procedures for … contract types and Purchase Orders subject to OSC review (OP Transactions), there may be unique processes or … the specific modifications being made to the agreement by that transaction (see XI.2.E Submission of Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… Eighty-two school districts have been designated as fiscally stressed … System. The scores are based on the evaluation of 672 school districts with fiscal years ending on June 30, 2015. … office has assessed and scored the financial stability of school districts. The latest round of scoring designated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… incentives, ECMCC reported $900,887 as regular salary. Accounting for these payments as “salary” instead of as incentives misrepresented the nature of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… New York City has added more than 900,000 jobs over the past ten years and its 24 percent rate of growth outpaced the nation and New York state, according a … New York City has added more than 900000 jobs over the past ten years and its 24 percent rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its … electrical demand system must be zero emissions. The Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) was created in April … To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/24/application-review-and-site-permitting-major-renewable-energy-projectsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2118
… of this bulletin is to explain OSC and agency procedures for the use of the Leap Year Salary Calculation. Affected … Year Salary Calculation change is effective 03/30/2023 for Administration agencies and 04/06/2023 for Institution agencies. Effective Dates: Administration Pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2118-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2023-2024State Agencies Bulletin No. 2213
… a Comp Rate Code of ANN , CYF and CAL (except employees in SUNY Grade 980) are affected. Background: In any fiscal year in which February consists of 28 days, the biweekly salary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2213-non-leap-year-factor-change-fiscal-year-2024-2025