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Opinion 91-49
… a county legislative body "may, when satisfied that it is for the interest of the county... discontinue a county … street owned by the village, to convey title to a grantee for fair and adequate consideration (1982 Opns St Comp No. … to Highway Law, §131-b. With respect to the procedures for effectuating the conveyance, County Law, §215 contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-49Recovering Managed Care Payments for Inpatient Services on Behalf of Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program – Recovering Managed Care Payments for Inpatient … Health Insurance (Report 2021-S-24 ). About the Program Many of the State’s Medicaid recipients receive their … included in our initial audit report Medicaid Program Recovering Managed Care Payments for Inpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/02/26/recovering-managed-care-payments-inpatient-services-behalf-recipients-third-party-healthCaucus 2025: Important Information for New Yorkers
… "Nation's Report Card" Underscores New York's Need for Academic Recovery (March 2023) Economic Impact: Higher … and Identifying Challenges (March 2024) Missing School: New York’s Stubbornly High Rates of Chronic … Doing Business With New York State (April 2024) New York’s Social Insurance Programs: Benchmarking Benefits (November …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/caucus2025New York State Health Insurance Program - Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage
… organizations and members are paying excessively for dual Empire Plan Family coverage. The audit covered the … Article XI of the New York State Civil Service Law (Law) for the purpose of providing health insurance benefits to … retirees, and their dependents. The Law also allows for the inclusion of other public employees in New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/07/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-empire-plan-members-dual-family-coverageWorcester Central School District - Fund Balance Management (2022M-75)
… limit in each of the last five fiscal years by $490,000 to $1.8 million, or 4.3 to 15.7 percentage points. Real property tax levies were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/09/02/worcester-central-school-district-fund-balance-management-2022m-75XIII.1 Employee Expense Reimbursement Overview – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This chapter provides an overview of reimbursable expenses to State employees. Most employee expenses will be reimbursed … expenses are reimbursed via payroll. Tuition reimbursement to a State employee will be processed by the Governor’s … voucher in the Accounts Payable module of the SFS. Refer to the sections within Chapter XII – Expenditures of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii1-employee-expense-reimbursement-overviewKing Center Charter School – Purchasing (2013M-215)
… Background The King Center Charter School was established in 2000 as the first charter school to open in the City of Buffalo. The School is governed by a Board of … any amendments or change orders and document such action in the minutes of its proceedings. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/king-center-charter-school-purchasing-2013m-215Accountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… (Department) accurately assessed, collected, accounted for, and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue received through its Traffic … and one each in Rochester and Buffalo; each is responsible for processing and collecting fines and traffic ticket … Department accurately assessed collected accounted for and reported all traffic ticket surcharge reve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesOperational Advisory No. 32
… Subject : Chapter VII.3 Refund of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Vouchers Guidance : The Office of the State … Refund of Appropriation transactions submitted on AP Adjustment Vouchers . The updated guidelines contain the specific situations when a Refund of Appropriation/AP Adjustment Voucher should be submitted in SFS for OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/32-refund-appropriation-ap-adjustment-voucher-guidelinesOpinion 93-14
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … in 1984, includes two villages and a portion of a town between the two villages. In 1985, the existing village … 837, 487 NYS2d 879; Wright v Town Board of the Town of Carlton , 41 AD2d 290, 342 NYS2d 577, affd 33 NY2d 977, 353 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-14Opinion 97-9
… the board member is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, the board member should not participate in the … the court concluded that the likelihood that such a de minimis non-statutory interest would or did in fact … the board members is not merely speculative and more than de minimis, they should not participate in the discussion or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-9Sauquoit Valley Central School District - Procurement (2019M-228)
… ensured that competition was sought for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding. Key … period. Obtain written or verbal quotes for the purchase of goods and services from five vendors paid $267,306. The … ensured that competition was sought for the purchase of goods and services not subject to competitive bidding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2020/02/21/sauquoit-valley-central-school-district-procurement-2019m-228Multiple Same-Day Procedures on Ambulatory Patient Groups Claims (Follow-Up)
… Purpose To determine the implementation status of the five … program provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged and/or have … Medicaid program reimburses outpatient services according to the Ambulatory Patient Groups (APG) payment methodology, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/12/multiple-same-day-procedures-ambulatory-patient-groups-claims-followXIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… in the appropriate account code to indicate the type of fixed asset owned. General capital assets should be … existing component while an improvement is the addition of a new component where one did not previously exist. … costs more than $100,000 It occurs when 75% or more of the estimated useful life of the component has expired It …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsTransportation – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… lane miles rated poor to fair decreased by 2.6 percent in 2022. In 2022, 57.9 percent of the State’s highway lane miles were … Improved Since 2018, But Are Worse Than in Other States In 2022, New York State was responsible for maintaining 8,535 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/transportationOpinion 89-47
… be assessed, levied, and collected from the taxable real property of the fire district in the same manner and at the … be assessed, levied and collected from the taxable real property within the district as it existed prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-47Town of Edinburg – Town Supervisor’s Records and Reports (2025M-68)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Town of Edinburg (Town) Supervisor (Supervisor) maintain complete, … did not appear to be fiscally stressed. 3 For example, as of December 31, 2024: The general fund had a total unrestricted adjusted cash balance of $1,852,145. This amount represented 184 percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/12/12/town-edinburg-town-supervisors-records-and-reports-2025m-68Washington County – Procurement (2017M-224)
… The County did not competitively bid six purchases and public works contracts totaling $272,115. The County did not … laws are adhered to when purchasing goods or entering public works contracts. Ensure that County officials and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2018/02/02/washington-county-procurement-2017m-224DiNapoli: Village Fiscal Stress Declines Again
… and six as "susceptible to fiscal stress." Last year, a total of 18 villages were listed in fiscal stress. "This is … the past three fiscal years, from 2014 through 2016, a total of 33 villages have received a fiscal stress … fiscal stress scores, visit: http://wwe1.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/fiscalmonitoring/fsms.cfm To see the fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-village-fiscal-stress-declines-againTravel Advisory No. 4
… following fields mandatory on the expense report header: official station, the employee’s home/residential address, … process. The implementation of these mandatory fields is expected to coincide with the SFS Summer Release scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2017. To prepare for implementation, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/travel-advisory/4-expense-report-mandatory-header-fields