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Opinion 91-32
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (application to public benefit corporation) EMINENT DOMAIN -- Compensable … PUBLIC AUTHORITIES -- Powers and Duties (expenditures to compensate property owners for decrease in market value) … (1) The prohibition against gifts and loans does not apply to the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency [OCRRA], a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-32State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs. And paying for sex offenders who’ve committed terrible crimes to get these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… the ability to contact the DOL by telephone. For a copy of the report visit: … For a copy of the individual report on Chemung County, visit: … For a copy of the individual report on Onondaga County, visit: … For a copy of the individual report on Orange County, visit: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefitsOpinion 97 - 12
… OF INTEREST -- Employment Contracts (planning board secretary as employee of engineer who appears before the board) -- Engineering Services (planning board secretary as employee of engineer who appears before the … LAW, §§801, 805-a: An arrangement whereby the recording secretary of the town planning board is employed by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-12Opinion 97-10
… A fire district may not enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build a firehouse on … annual payments to the contractor during the term of the agreement, with title to the structure passing to the fire … Municipal Law, §109-b, may enter into a lease-purchase agreement under which a contractor would build a structure to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Selected Aspects of Incident Intake and Investigation
… Purpose To determine whether the Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs (Center) met its responsibility to operate a hotline, … period July 1, 2013 through May 16, 2016. Background The Center was established by the Protection of People With …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/06/selected-aspects-incident-intake-and-investigationDiNapoli: Calls to Investigate Violations of Do Not Call Law Going Unanswered
… New York state residents have more than doubled since 2014 to more than 450,000 annually, but only two cases were … enforcement action in 2016 and 2017 combined, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The Do Not Call Registry was created to help consumers avoid unwanted, nuisance calls from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-calls-investigate-violations-do-not-call-law-going-unansweredOpinion 91-11
… the term of the county manager from four years, subject to removal only for cause, to an indefinite term, subject to removal at the pleasure of the county legislature, was void … county legislature broader authority by permitting it to remove the manager at will, a referendum was required because …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 2006-3
… within the area to be served (see 47 USC §541[a][2]; see, gen.,103 NY Jur 2d, Telecommunications, §191). In this case, … Service Law §212[6]; Town Law §§64[7], 132; cf .1976 Atty Gen [Inf Opns] 11; Town Law §64[22]; see also Town Law §132; … be levied and collected for the repair and construction of bridges having a span of five feet or more; (3) the amount of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-3Opinion 89-56
… (authority to make incentive payments to employees who report health care services billed but not provided) … law or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for cash incentive payments to employees who identify health … which are billed to the town but were not rendered. This is in reply to your letter concerning certain payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-56XI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… OVERVIEW The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the State Comptroller's (OSC) Contract Award Protest … The purpose of this section is to summarize the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresDiNapoli: New York’s Workforce Development Programs Lack Governance and Coordination
… New York state has more than 500 workforce development programs offered by nearly two dozen state agencies and public authorities, … P. DiNapoli. “Workforce development is crucial to help New York recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the programs … New York state has more than 500 workforce development …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-new-yorks-workforce-development-programs-lack-governance-and-coordinationXIII.4.A Employee Travel Card Reconciliation – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… Reconciling travel card charges and out-of-pocket expenses is an integral part of creating and submitting travel expense reports in the Statewide Financial System (SFS). These reports should … the ramifications if those charges are not reconciled in accordance with the guidance above. Agencies must also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii4a-employee-travel-card-reconciliationOpinion 89-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … in the opinion. ELECTIONS -- Recall Election (authority of city voters to petition) REFERENDUM-- Recall Election … Whether the voters of a city may bring a petition to remove an elected city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-31State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Auditors identified numerous contract and program policy violations, such as improper hiring practices, … options, because Civil Service, citing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules, … New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS): Selected Aspects of Supporting Small Businesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Implications for the Future – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… The Economic Outlook: Uncertainty Remains As the world faced the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact on the … As the world faced the third year of the COVID19 pandemic its impact on the economy continued to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/implications-futureOpinion 2000-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the payment by a village of certain legal fees incurred by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-65
… reduction. Bonus Pay DRP Repayments Fringe Benefits Health Insurance Buy Out Holiday Pay Longevity Payments Lost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-65-first-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-66
… using one of the adjustment codes should be handled on a case by case basis depending on whether the monies were earned during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-66-second-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employeesDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-71
… using one of the adjustment codes should be handled on a case by case basis depending on whether the monies were earned during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-71-third-phase-deficit-reduction-plan-rrsu-employees