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Opinion 2000-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt Volunteer Firemen's Benevolent … LAW §§9104, 9105: A benevolent association may use foreign fire insurance tax monies to facilitate access to its meeting … accessible elevator. In order to ensure that foreign fire insurance tax monies are used exclusively for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Opinion 2002-11
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §217(c): For purposes of earning a year of firefighting service under … a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … receive" twenty-five points, we believe section 217(c)(vi) is intended to treat each category of response independently … of point accrual. Based on this statutory scheme, it is our opinion that a volunteer firefighter who answers both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 897
… Purpose To provide agency procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments. Affected Employees Certain seasonal … 10 and Chapter 114 of the Laws of 2008 provide for $500.00 Longevity Payments for long-term seasonal employees who meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/897-april-2009-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesMedicaid Program – Mainstream Managed Care Organizations: Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting
… Purpose To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations (MCOs) are submitting accurate … the administrative costs in determining mainstream managed care premium rates. Our audit covered the period January 1, … are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/13/medicaid-program-mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premiumState Agencies Bulletin No. 1189
… The timeline for conversion to the NYS EMPLID Changes that will occur as a result of the conversion Affected Employees … of the current SSN-based EMPLID to the NYS EMPLID will occur over the Veteran’s Day Holiday weekend (Friday, … NYS EMPLID is Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Background OSC will transition from using the Social Security number as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1189-osc-changing-emplid-payserv-primary-employee-identifier-ssn-basedState Agencies Bulletin No. 976
… Purpose To provide agency procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments. Affected Employees Certain seasonal … 10 and Chapter 114 of the Laws of 2008 provide for $500.00 Longevity Payments for long-term seasonal employees who meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/976-april-2010-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesDiNapoli: New York State Ranked First Nationwide in Nonprofit Jobs And Organizations
… Revenue Code – using the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data made available for the first time earlier … 910 37,228 6.2% $52,118 1 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics / New York State Department of Labor While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-new-york-state-ranked-first-nationwide-nonprofit-jobs-and-organizationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up) (2016-F-8) < An audit issued in … potentially inappropriate Medicaid payments for low birth weight infants that did not meet billing requirements as well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1Opinion 2002-7
… 87-49, p 76; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-54, p 86; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library v County of Erie , 171 … 1975 Opns St Comp No. 75-399, unreported; see also Buffalo and Erie County Public Library , supra ; compare Korn … or statutory authority (see, e.g., McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Citizens For An Orderly Energy Policy v County of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 94-17
… The fees, however, may be imposed only upon users of the service (see Opn No. 92-18, supra). In addition, the amounts … must be reasonably related to the cost of providing the service to users of the service (1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-40, … with constitutional equal protection guarantees (see NY Const, art I, §11; Elmwood-Utica Houses v Buffalo Sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17Opinion 90-35
… agreements for sums below the monetary threshold (see, e.g., Walton v Mayor , 26 App Div 76, 49 NYS 615; 1A Antieau, … exceed $5,000 over the course of a fiscal year (1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 23 Opns St Comp, 1967, p 866; 11 Opns … an amount close to $5,000 for an item, potential upward market fluctuations and fluctuations as to the district's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-35Administration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… Purpose We audited the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) administration of a contract (#113 … contracts with not-for-profit providers for a range of health and social services, including supportive housing. … We audited the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygienes DOHMH administration of a contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesOpinion 88-47
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … any of the statutes of limitations prescribed by the Civil Practice Law and Rules. Previous opinions to the contrary are superseded e.g. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-47Opinion 88-43
… (reimbursement of sheriff's personnel account for General Municipal Law, §207-c salary payments) COUNTY SHERIFF … LAW, §§6-j, 207-c; WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, §25(4): When deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers are injured … county. This is in reply to your letter with respect to deputy sheriffs and county corrections officers who sustain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-43State Agencies Bulletin No. 2127
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of procedures for reporting line number changes and to explain how chartfield strings will be charged for fiscal year … The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of procedures for reporting line number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2127-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2023-2024DiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Commits $1.3 Billion to Sustainable Investment Program
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) committed $1.3 … portfolio to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 . New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is one of the largest … The New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund committed $13 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-commits-13-billion-sustainable-investment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… increasing the risk of a shortened useful life or the need for more repairs. Also, there was no inventory system to … a not-for-profit special education provider serving students from Erie, Genesee and Niagara counties, is … which benefited about 785 senior citizen housing repair projects. A July 2021 audit found that HCR needed to exercise …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… according to the Brennan Center for Justice. Many of the winners that year who received public financing raised as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeDiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… The Central New York economy is starting to rebound from the Great … according to a profile of the region released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report, … average and the loss of some large employers. “Central New York’s post-recession economy is in transition,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improving