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Opinion 97-22
… Permissible Uses (financing by county of construction of community college dormitory) COMMUNITY COLLEGES -- Powers and … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (financing the cost of community college dormitory) EDUCATION LAW, §§6304, 6306: The county governing board, and not the county community college board of trustees, may authorize the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-22Opinion 97-21
… or museum, other than a school library, which enjoys any exemption from taxation or receives state aid or other … or other provisions of law indicate that a different meaning or application was intended from that required to be … reporting requirement on public libraries. Given that the exemption from filing reports with other agencies granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-21Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Subway Service Diversions for Maintenance and Capital Projects ( 2010-S-34 ). … that while Transit has a number of policies and procedures for managing and controlling subway diversions, more needed … not planned using current ridership data, and the budget for diversion advertisements to communicate information about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/16/subway-service-diversions-maintenance-and-capital-projects-followOpinion 95-29
… may, subject to a mandatory referendum, sell all the property and facilities of the water district to a public … the district to a county, city, village, town, joint water works system or a public authority, subject to mandatory … sold assumed by the purchaser. This alternative, however, does not apply in the case of a sale to a public authority. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-29Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Controlled Substances That Exceed Allowed Dispensing Limits
… whether the Department of Health paid pharmacy providers for controlled substances in compliance with the New York … risk of drugs ordered in this manner being diverted for inappropriate or unauthorized use. The supply limits that … Medicaid program paid pharmacy providers through the fee-for-service method and the managed care method. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/06/medicaid-program-improper-payments-controlled-substances-exceed-allowed-dispensing-limitsSelected Financial Management Practices
… area along the Hudson River waterfront, generally from the northern boundary of Battery Place to the northern boundary of 59th Street in Manhattan. The Trust has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/26/selected-financial-management-practicesHousing Preferences for Disabled Veterans (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42). Background In November … Office of Children and Family Services: Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42) … included in our initial audit report Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans 2010S42 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/19/housing-preferences-disabled-veterans-followOpinion 96-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … capital notes or budget notes, and the fire district is situated wholly or partly within a town which is wholly or … Whether approval of the State Comptroller is required prior to the purchase of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 2001-1
… by law, for all time such officers and employees are required to work in excess of their regularly established … to the extent not inconsistent with the FLSA (1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-11, p 26). Thus, we have expressed the opinion … are not intended to preclude states and local governments from providing greater compensation (see, e.g., Mitchell v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-1Opinion 2001-5
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority … TOWN LAW §176(31); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §91(1): A fire district may offer a reward of up to $1,000 for … misdemeanors directly connected to vandalism or theft of fire district property. A fire district, however, may not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Opinion 2000-6
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding length of service … FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (use of foreign fire insurance taxes to fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§218, 219, 219-a; INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Foreign fire insurance tax monies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-6Opinion 2000-3
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- Establishment … the proposed district or extension; and (d) whether it is in the public interest to grant in whole or in part the relief sought. If the board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-3Opinion 2002-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CEMETERIES -- Privately-owned cemetery … Law (§119-aa et seq .) relates to historic preservation in local governments. This article establishes a "framework … … historic and cultural properties under their jurisdiction in a spirit of stewardship and trusteeship for future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10-0Opinion 2002-13
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (funding fire department … expenses of fire departments' annual fund-raising drive) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax monies to make reasonable expenditures to fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-13Selected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, and MTA Bridges and Tunnels were necessary and … six constituent agencies – including New York City Transit (Transit), MTA Bus Company (MTA Bus), MTA Bridges and … the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys New York City Transit MTA Bus Company and MTA Bridges and Tunnels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesOverpayments of Certain Medicare Crossover Claims (Follow-Up)
… also enrolled in Medicare, the federal health care program for people 65 years of age and older and people under 65 … “dual-eligibles.” Generally, Medicare is the primary payer for medical services provided to dual-eligibles. Medicaid then typically pays for any remaining balance not covered by Medicare, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/22/overpayments-certain-medicare-crossover-claims-followInappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients With Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security Numbers (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the two recommendations made in our audit report, Inappropriate Medicaid Payments for Recipients with Multiple Identification Numbers and No Social Security … The recipient identification number is a critical factor in determining the appropriateness of Medicaid payments. For …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/06/inappropriate-medicaid-payments-recipients-multiple-identification-numbers-and-no-socialAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at New York Career Institute
… Purpose To determine whether New York Career Institute complied with the Education Law and … Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awards. Background New York Career Institute (NYCI) is a two-year private, … To determine whether New York Career Institute complied with the Education Law and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/02/07/audit-tuition-assistance-program-new-york-career-instituteAudit of the Tuition Assistance Program at Mercy College
… Purpose To determine whether Mercy College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and Regulations when certifying students for State-funded Tuition Assistance … To determine whether Mercy College complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Educations Rules …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/04/audit-tuition-assistance-program-mercy-collegeComptroller DiNapoli Statement on the Passing of Assemblywoman Barbara Clark
… New York has lost one of its greatest legislators. Assemblywoman Clark and I were … efforts to improve the lives and education for all of New York’s children. Barbara’s family has lost a beloved wife and mother. The people of Queens and New York state have lost a dedicated public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-passing-assemblywoman-barbara-clark