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Opinion 90-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … (highway superintendent's duty to trim or remove trees) TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties (conservation advisory … superintendent may remove trees posing a danger to users of town highways notwithstanding the objection of the town's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-10Procurement; Technical Cleanup Proposal
… (DeFrancisco) - The purpose of this proposed legislation is to increase the transparency, accountability, efficiency … The purpose of this proposed legislation is to increase the transparency accountability efficiency and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/procurement-technical-cleanup-proposalFood Safety Monitoring
… monitors the processing, distribution and sale of food products in New York State. The audit covers the period … 18, 2013. Background The Department's Division of Food Safety and Inspection (Division) is responsible for … enforcing State laws and Department regulations related to food safety. The Division's objective is to ensure a safe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/30/food-safety-monitoringMission Statement and Performance Measures
… appear to be priced fairly, based on the Authority's method of reviewing secondary market trading data. Debt … to analyze this information better to identify common problems and to develop corrective action plans that could … recurrence of such issues. Reports to the Authority's management and the Board compare the actual project end …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measuresHourly Based Information Technology Services
… to determine if the Office of General Services (OGS) paid Hourly Based Information Technology Services (HBITS) vendors: (i) at the appropriate hourly bill rates; (ii) for consultants with the required … time-efficient means for agencies to procure short-term hourly information technology services. Each HBITS contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/hourly-based-information-technology-servicesEfforts to Collect Delinquent Taxes (Follow-Up)
… Finance’s (Department) mission is to efficiently collect tax revenues in support of State services and programs while … and fairness in administering State tax laws. When a tax debt has been billed and the taxpayer has exhausted all … taxpayer resources that might be pursued to satisfy the debt. We also found that the Department generally followed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/01/efforts-collect-delinquent-taxes-followOpinion 90-23
… Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL … FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their constitutional debt … of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. This is in reply to your request for our opinion as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Purchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… the Program The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is a not-for-profit corporation that holds the exclusive franchise … entered into a bankruptcy settlement agreement conveying all rights, titles, and interests in its racetracks to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-008.1
… be editable. Navigation Navigation has been simplified for PayServ 9.2. Pages will no longer be duplicated with parenthetic “(Agency)” and … Primary Job information for employees who hold multiple jobs in New York State. A program has been developed and will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0081-what-changing-payserv-version-92State Agencies Bulletin No. 2166
… Address ) for employee use which can be found in the Get Help section of the NYSPO webpage . Additionally, OSC … regarding this bulletin may be directed to the NYSPO Help Desk. Questions regarding the locked query may be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-updateOpinion 88-16
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Concerning the proper method of computing interest on income executions served pursuant to section 5231 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules CPLR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-16Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Enhanced Medicaid Payments to Selected Home Health Care Service Providers (Report 2009-S-25). … issued on September 24, 2010, examined whether selected home health care providers properly used Medicaid funds for … 2006 through 2011, to organizations that provide certain home health care services to Medicaid recipients. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/09/05/enhanced-medicaid-payments-selected-home-health-care-service-providers-followContract with Daytop Village, Inc. (Follow-Up)
… and substance abuse. Many of these programs are provided by not-for-profit organizations under contracts administered by OASAS. One such contract is with Daytop Village, Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/contract-daytop-village-inc-followChemical Dependency Program Payments to Selected Contractors in New York City (Follow-Up)
… payments to two contractors; Palladia Inc, and the Queens Child Guidance Center by the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) for the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/04/10/chemical-dependency-program-payments-selected-contractors-new-york-city-followCyber Incident Response Team (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Cyber Incident Response Team … used to deliver ransomware increased by 162%, from 114,702 in 2019 to 300,497 in 2022. These attacks can have a significant impact on the … of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report Cyber Incident Response Team …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/20/cyber-incident-response-team-followSales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices (Report 2020-S-40 ). About the … included in our initial audit report Sales Tax Vendor Registration Practices Report 2020S40 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/sales-tax-vendor-registration-practices-followState Police Bulletin No. SP-230
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by NYSPIA, in Bargaining Unit 62. … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic dues increase for employees represented by NYSPIA in Bargaining Unit 62 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-230-new-york-state-police-investigators-association-nyspia-dues-increaseVI.1.A Budgetary Chartstrings – VI. Budgets
… the ability to suballocate, transfer and interchange appropriations within and between agencies. Program code … of the Budget Reference on appropriations that were not lapsed at March 31, 2015 will be ‘A’ followed by the fiscal year (e.g. A201516). The format for lapsed appropriations at March 31, 2015 will remain as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi1a-budgetary-chartstringsLong-Term Care Ombudsman Program (Follow-Up)
… residents and their families without a reliable, regular avenue for voicing concerns. Specifically, 11 of the 15 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/long-term-care-ombudsman-program-followConclusion – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… travel and conference expenses will create an opportunity for questionable or possibly fraudulent expenses to occur and not be detected. The managers of each … Some of the more significant types of controls available to management have been discussed in this guide. They are: a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conclusion