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Opinion 92-17
… of law, include a share of county sales tax revenues for towns. You ask whether a sales tax agreement entered into … a portion of the county sales tax revenues not set aside for county or school district purposes shall be distributed … subdivision (a) of Tax Law, §1262, a county may set aside for county purposes or educational purposes all or any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17Opinion 97-20
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless otherwise provided by … fire department may determine to use foreign fire insurance tax moneys to make reasonable expenditures to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 93-16
… employees during regularly assigned work periods) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Regularly Assigned Work Periods" … consistent or periodical rule or practice" (Black's Law Dictionary, 4th Ed. Rev; see also 76 C.J.S. 609-610). Based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 95-14
… computer for fire department); (ceremony to dedicate fire house and apparatus) INSURANCE LAW, §§9104, 9105: Unless … purposes and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. You ask whether a volunteer … purposes, and to pay for a ceremony to dedicate a new fire house and new fire apparatus. Sections 9104 and 9105 of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-14Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Scheneiderman Announce 2 to 6 Year Prison Sentence for Former Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. "We must have a zero tolerance for public corruption and we will continue to partner with … services, and that the money was instead redirected to a non-profit corporation called NY 4 Life, which Wills … the money to pay individuals who had carried out campaign work for his City Council race. Judge Ira Margulis presided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… rejections can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s request. The Bureau has established codes for … Payment rejections can occur for various reasons including at the agencys request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… resulting from normal operations. External Obligating Events AROs must be legally enforceable. Activities … event. Per paragraph 9 of GASBS 83, external obligating events include: Approval of federal, state, or local laws or … capital asset should not be reported. Internal Obligating Events In order to recognize an ARO, there must also be an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller … New York still lags behind other states when it comes to its rainy day reserves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… 2020, Assessments must begin within 1 business day of admission and be completed as soon thereafter as … The ILP must be completed within the first 10 days of admission to the shelter. The lack of an Assessment, or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City)
… oversees juvenile justice facilities for youth placed in local detention facilities to ensure they meet State … entities that provide supervision and care to the youth in their custody who are awaiting adjudication or disposition … facilities to provide assurance they are operated in good condition, meet certain environmental and safety …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/21/oversight-juvenile-detention-facilities-outside-new-york-cityMedicaid Program – Oversight of Health Homes
… (DOH) has provided adequate oversight of Medicaid Health Homes to ensure that appropriate care was provided and that … service delivery, and operational integrity of Health Homes. DOH also calculates Health Home performance measures … Program and to guide quality improvement efforts. Health Homes must also submit supporting information to DOH’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/20/medicaid-program-oversight-health-homesMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… Managed Care Payments for Medicaid Recipients With Medicare (2010-S-75) Department of Health: Inappropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyOversight and Enforcement of the Rechargeable Battery Law
… enforced compliance with the New York State Rechargeable Battery Law to promote the proper disposal of lithium-ion and … Conservation Law, referred to as the Rechargeable Battery Law (Law), took effect on December 10, 2010. The Law … sealed lead, lithium-ion, or nickel metal hydride battery as well as any such dry cell battery capable of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/29/oversight-and-enforcement-rechargeable-battery-lawOversight of Child Protective Services (Follow-Up)
… days a year and received approximately 313,000 calls in 2023. If a call is received and OCFS staff determine there is … the failure of a parent or person legally responsible to exercise a minimum degree of care, OCFS will create an intake … plan. The objective of our initial audit, issued January 2023, was to determine whether OCFS effectively oversees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/06/oversight-child-protective-services-followUse, Collection, and Reporting of Infection Control Data (Follow-Up)
… ability to prepare and respond in the most effective way. Better data and information systems and an established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/20/use-collection-and-reporting-infection-control-data-followMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… approved to also treat BPH or PAH for 14 sex offenders (11 of whom were classified as a level-2 or a level-3 sex … including payments by MCOs. We further found some MCO controls are not designed to prevent sex offenders from … after a recipient obtains services to treat ED, if an MCO finds out the recipient is a registered sex offender, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… Purpose To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future Pay Change … associated with Judiciary Law, Sections 37.3 and 37.9 and two new Reason Codes to be used when reporting the Pay Change … To notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawInvestors: Exxon Needs to Step Up on Climate Change
… pace with its peers, including BP, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell and Total, which have already endorsed and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/investors-exxon-needs-step-climate-changeDiNapoli: Probation Departments Failing to Get Restitution Payments to Victims
… the money that was collected from them didn’t always go to crime victims, with some funds languishing for years, according to a review of more than 340 cases at 13 county probation … a key part of the legal process that allows crime victims to recoup losses caused by the crime,” DiNapoli said. “County …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-probation-departments-failing-get-restitution-payments-victimsDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… which averaged $4 billion annually from FY 2023 through FY 2025 in the adopted budget in June 2021, were narrowed … in FY 2023, $3 billion in FY 2024, and $3.3 billion in FY 2025, fueling gaps that could total more than $5 billion … that could add costs of more than $1 billion in FY 2026, outside of the financial plan period. Even during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aid