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Cost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… Town and village courts play a vital role in the New York State Unified Court System, as these courts … explore consolidation of justice courts, when practicable. In these cases, towns and villages should consider … relevant issues. Consolidation Process for Justice Courts in Villages If a village has its own justice court, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsMedicaid Program – Appropriateness of Payments to Transportation Management Contractors and Providers
… who are unable to obtain transportation on their own. In January 2011, the New York State Governor’s Office … of health care services. As part of this initiative, in January 2012, the Department began the process of removing … these services to the Medicaid fee-for-service program (in which Medicaid reimburses providers directly for services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/15/medicaid-program-appropriateness-payments-transportation-management-contractors-andExcessive Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Follow-Up)
… Medicaid Payments for Services to Recipients Receiving Medicare Benefits (Report 2009-S-64). Background Our initial … Medicaid recipients who also have health insurance through Medicare. During the four year audit period ended June 30, … more proactive culture that seeks to ensure that Medicaid is the payer of last resort for services provided to dual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/26/excessive-medicaid-payments-services-recipients-receiving-medicare-benefits-followComptroller DiNapoli Calls on Major Corporations to Report on Disability Inclusion
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that he has called on 49 of the largest U.S. companies, including Apple, … McDonald’s, Nike and Twentieth Century Fox, to report on their inclusion of people with disabilities across the … lack of information and disclosure of corporate policies on disability inclusion by creating a benchmarking tool that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/comptroller-dinapoli-calls-major-corporations-report-disability-inclusionDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap to Remain at Two Percent
… with fiscal years starting July 1, 2019 including the “Big Four” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-remain-two-percentDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… million in inappropriate payments during 2015 including $23 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… experiment to reduce exposed trash and rats in subway stations by getting rid of trash receptacles showed … and there's no evidence it reduced the number of rats in subway stations. After four years the best one can say … "poor customer experience of exposed trash bags in stations and to eliminate the accompanying presence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerNYS Comptroller DiNapoli: ExxonMobil Agrees to Assess Impacts of Climate Change
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … how worldwide efforts to adopt the Paris Agreement goals for reducing global warming might impact its business. The request, co-filed by the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-exxonmobil-agrees-assess-impacts-climate-changeDiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany … trust for personal gain,” said Special Agent in Charge Andrew W. Vale. “Such actions have a real and negative …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsDiNapoli: Local Law Enforcement Agencies Agree to Improve Sex Offender Monitoring
… Syracuse and Utica; and a county police department in Suffolk. DiNapoli’s auditors found that several of these … were not consistently being completed and processed for admissions and releases at county correctional facilities; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-local-law-enforcement-agencies-agree-improve-sex-offender-monitoringDiNapoli Statement In Response to Misconduct of Former Pension Fund Employee
… thank U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the Securities Exchange Commission and the FBI for their immediate and professional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-statement-response-misconduct-former-pension-fund-employeeControlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts (2015-MS-3)
Controlling Access to Student Grading Systems in School Districts 2015MS3
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/09/21/controlling-access-student-grading-systems-school-districts-2015-ms-3DiNapoli: MTA Must Prioritize Safety and Service to Win Riders Back
… remains well below pre-pandemic levels, putting a major strain on its budget. A report released today by New … the growth in ridership. In 2022, there were 2,334 major felonies, but this included 1,183 violent crimes (51%). … Bus speeds, however, remain among the lowest of any major transit system in the country, rarely averaging faster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-mta-must-prioritize-safety-and-service-win-riders-backDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… to be its most important measurement of the reliability of subway service and riders' experience," DiNapoli said. "It … the reality of straphangers' wait times. New York's subway riders deserve better." Wait Times Getting Worse … not meet the goal established for 2014 with 78.8 percent. Subway overall wait time performance declined between March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014Risk Assessment and Implementation of Measures to Address Extreme Weather Conditions
… In September 2007, the Chair of the MTA appointed a Blue Ribbon Commission on Sustainability and the MTA (Blue Ribbon Commission) charged with making … MTA and its agencies. In April 2009, the MTA issued the Blue Ribbon Commission’s Report on Sustainability and the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/29/risk-assessment-and-implementation-measures-address-extreme-weather-conditionsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… as the 7.1% growth in the first quarter. New York City’s sales tax growth of 5.9% in 2023 exceeded the aggregate results for the counties and cities in the rest of the state (2.4%). Growth in the city’s collections, which typically account for approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: More School Districts Take Initial Steps to Exceed Tax Cap
… The percentage of school districts initially planning to override New York’s property tax cap in 2016-17 has nearly doubled when compared to last year, but still remains relatively small, according to preliminary data filed with the office of State … The percentage of school districts initially planning to override New Yorks property tax cap in 201617 has nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-more-school-districts-take-initial-steps-exceed-tax-capEnhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Report … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health C …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followCharter School for Applied Technologies – Payment to Affiliated Entities (2013M-300)
… with its affiliated entities and any related payments for the period July 1, 2010 through January 11, 2013. … private entities which the Board caused to be established for the purpose of enabling the School to engage in what are … entity’s financial records. The School made payments for services to one of the entities without a written …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/01/17/charter-school-applied-technologies-payment-affiliated-entities-2013m-300DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
… for the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, pleaded guilty to stealing over $50,000 from the town court. “Ms. Steurrys went to great lengths to try and cover up her theft of public funds. She now faces … for the Town of Marion Eileen Steurrys pleaded guilty to stealing over $50000 from the town court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-former-town-marion-court-clerk-pleads-guilty-theft