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Opinion 90-58
… of article 18 includes only any express or implied claim, account or demand against or agreement with the municipality …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… payments and untapped revenue opportunities over a four-year period, according to a report released today. Auditors … mandated financial oversight functions. In state fiscal year 2015-2016, the Division of the Budget projects Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 89-17
… judgments and claims", it is our opinion that, consistent with the conclusion in Opn No. 84-32, supra , the fund may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-17Opinion 92-51
… proposed expenditures outlined in your letter. As is the case with IDA members and officers, there is no statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-51Opinion 97-14
… moneys may be expended by a volunteer fire department to pay the cost of constructing a trophy case in the department's meeting room, and to pay for furniture for the department's recreation room. … insurance tax moneys may be used by a vol fire dept to pay for constructing a trophy case and furniture for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-14Opinion 97-24
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Auxiliary (participation in service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service … of an incorporated volunteer fire company located in a fire district may not participate in a service award …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-24DiNapoli: Lockport Facing Severe Cash Flow Problems
… finance the difference until it is depleted, which was the case in Lockport. Auditors found the city’s treasurer failed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-lockport-facing-severe-cash-flow-problemsDiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… we identified.” In 2024, Thruway reported $1 billion in toll and related revenues, up from $804 million in 2021. E-Z … E-Z Pass tags that do not get charged, as well as the toll discounts it gives to certain drivers. In looking at a … be treated fairly, they must be notified of the amount of payment due to enable them to avoid accruing penalties. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsDiNapoli: Former West Carthage Housing Authority Executive Director and Mother Pled Guilty for Over $48,000 Theft
… bookkeeper from 2016 to 2020. Based upon an anonymous tip, Comptroller DiNapoli’s Office and the HUD OIG commenced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-former-west-carthage-housing-authority-executive-director-and-mother-pled-guilty-over-48000DiNapoli: Transparency Needed as NYC Moves Forward with Difficult Budget Choices
New York City is planning significant steps to reduce cityfunded spending by as much as 15 in response to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-transparency-needed-nyc-moves-forward-difficult-budget-choicesDiNapoli: Retired Westchester County Police Officer Indicted for Forging State Records to Illegally Double-Dip From State Pension Fund
… of former Ulster County BOCES criminal justice instructor Anthony Sciacca, a retired Westchester County Police Officer. Sciacca allegedly stole over $163,000 from the New … of former Ulster County BOCES criminal justice instructor Anthony Sciacca a retired Westchester County Police Officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-retired-westchester-county-police-officer-indicted-forging-state-records-illegally-doubleDiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… and submit a Program Improvement Plan (PIP) to OCFS for approval. Auditors found that while OCFS generally … after the fact may provide useful information and areas for improvement, ultimately the worst outcome has already … nature of calls determined to be non-reports and reasons for such determinations, address deficiencies found in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesDiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… boards, including: Ensure inventory records include the details necessary to adequately track and locate assets and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. Unemployment among 16- to 24-year-olds stands at nearly 18% in the city, as compared to about 9% in … city must take steps to strengthen career opportunities for young job seekers or the city’s economic recovery will be … even further,” DiNapoli said. “The recovery is much slower for young workers in New York City when compared to the rest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentXI.6.A Quick Contracting–Commodity, Printing, Miscellaneous Services and Equipment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… State agencies must use the Quick Contract Boilerplate Agreement AC 3278-S and Contract Certification Form for … in the SFS using the appropriate Audit Type and submit the agreement (contract) and required procurement record … must select the appropriate SFS Audit Type. and submit the agreement (contract) and required procurement record …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi6a-quick-contracting-commodity-printing-miscellaneous-services-and-equipmentState Agencies Bulletin No. 1977
… 31, 2012. This legislation authorized the creation of a new Tier 6 pension plan including a VDC plan. ( See Payroll … (See charts in ‘ Background’ section to determine new Percent of Earnings.) Save transaction. Enter General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1977-two-year-look-back-tier-6-voluntary-defined-contribution-program-vdcDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… that predated the pandemic are likely to widen. On 2019 Grade 3-8 English Language Arts state assessments, 52% of … gap of 37 percentage points was identified on 2019 Grade 3-8 math state assessments. Substantial new resources available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli: Town of Altona Official Misused $23,500
… altered receipts to show a lower amount collected from the park director and code enforcement officer. DiNapoli’s auditors found that $18,586 in park and recreation fees, $4,146 in code enforcement fees and $800 in town hall rental fees were not deposited. In August 2013, after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-town-altona-official-misused-23500XII.8.E Payment Assignments – XII. Expenditures
… or entity other than the original contract holder. Payment assignments are commonly due to financing … to the New York State Lien Law (Article 2, Section 16), payment assignments only become valid when (i) an appropriate … for the agency manager to review the assignment and note its acceptance or rejection of the assignment. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8e-payment-assignmentsXII.5.M Selecting the Appropriate Handling Code – XII. Expenditures
… can use them. Process and Document Preparation: HANDLING CODE DESCRIPTION A Handling code “A” allows a Business Unit’s courier to pick up a … Units processed that day, and Enter an “A” in the Handling Code box in the Payment Method section of the voucher to make …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii5m-selecting-appropriate-handling-code