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Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11-response.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11)
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfFairview Fire District – Procurement and Claims Audit (2025M-75)
Determine whether the Fairview Fire District’s (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and officials procured goods and services in a cost-effective manner and ensured claims were audited for accuracy and completeness.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/fairview-fire-district-2025-75.pdfDiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… $3,173 for an adult aerobics class; and $2,670 for disc jockey services. DiNapoli’s auditors recommended the SED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsDiNapoli: Audits Recommend Fixes to Affordable Housing Programs
… and Expanding Affordable Housing Opportunities,” that summarizes his recent series of audits of affordable … fourth affordable housing audit. The latest audit found that the state’s Office of Rent Administration (ORA), which … “New York’s affordable housing challenge makes it vital that the programs created to alleviate the problem are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audits-recommend-fixes-affordable-housing-programsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls
… The city of Glens Falls’ financial condition has declined due to … the burden on the tax-paying citizens of the city of Glens Falls,” Mayor John Diamond said. DiNapoli’s report noted, over the past decade, Glens Falls’ revenue has not kept pace with expenditures. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-may-be-looming-glens-fallsDiNapoli: Former Hannibal Fire Chief and Father Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Go-Kart Proceeds
… Oswego County District Attorney Anthony J. DiMartino, Jr., and the New York State Police today announced the indictment of former Hannibal Fire Chief Chris Emmons and his father Carl Emmons Sr., a volunteer … in combating these crimes.” In February 2016, then-Chief Chris Emmons convinced the Hannibal Fire Company to pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-former-hannibal-fire-chief-and-father-indicted-allegedly-stealing-go-kart-proceedsOpinion 90-25
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties … -- Taxes (authority to assess previously incurred costs on a zone of assessment) FIRE HYDRANTS -- Fire Districts … rental exists. Property owners within a zone of assessment in a fire district cannot be assessed retroactively for costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25Opinion 92-16
… space in a building for town offices (see 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 243). Such a lease would be subject to … Albion Industrial Center v Town of Albion , 62 AD2d 478, 405 NYS2d 521). In negotiating leases, however, local … owned or leased by an officer or employee if the room(s) are used in the performance of his or her official duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-16Opinion 94-27
… road improvement against non-fronting owners) TOWN LAW, §§200, 202(2): The cost of a road improvement undertaken pursuant to Town Law, §200 may be assessed only against abutting or fronting owners. … may assess the cost of a road improvement under Town Law, §200 against both abutting and non-abutting property owners if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-27Opinion 95-11
… it is a well established rule of construction that meaning and effect should be given to all the statutory … as superfluous when they may be given a distinct, separate meaning (McKinney's Statutes, §231; Orange and Rockland … 207-m, so long as that word may be given a distinct meaning. The terms "permanent", "temporary" and "provisional" …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-11State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces Political Spending Disclosure Agreements With Seven Companies
… Inc., Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group Inc., Paramount Global, and Zoom Video Communications Inc. , agreed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-announces-political-spending-disclosure-agreements-seven-companiesDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… is in New York City, at 37 percent. Among upstate cities, Utica has the highest proportion of immigrants, at slightly … the American-born children of immigrants, their share of Utica’s population rises to approximately 24 percent. For … Albany and Schenectady, the figure is over 10 percent. “Utica has a rich history, going back decades, as a melting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaXI.15.A Competitive Grants Procurement Record – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… date to ensure sufficient time for approval and the timely execution of contracts. The Competitive Grants Procurement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi15a-competitive-grants-procurement-recordDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School Official and Local Restauranteur Indicted in Kickback Scheme
… (HUFSD), and Maria Caliendo, the owner of food service providers Smart Starts NY, Inc. (Smart Starts), and Prince … “sole source” vendor (a designation typically reserved for providers of unique or rare supplies for which sourcing is … were also withdrawn by Gardner in cash from ATMs located near her home and workplace. In voluntary interviews with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-official-and-local-restauranteur-indicted-kickback-schemeSUNY Bulletin No. SU-322.3
… Srvs Assnt 2 007993 8731200 Univ Police Comm & Sec Spec 1 022935 8750100 Univ Pol Comm & Sec Spec 2 022937 8750200 OSC Actions OSC has created the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3223-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-315
… following bargaining units are eligible to receive a cash payout as described in the Background section provided the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-315-annual-leave-andor-compensatory-time-exchange-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 2287
… of new functionality allowing employees to enroll in direct deposit and update their direct deposit and bank account options in New York State … bank account information for all NYS employees enrolled in direct deposit. In an effort to improve the timeliness and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2287-new-york-state-payroll-online-direct-deposit-functionalityOpinion 92-57
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER RENTS -- Interest and Penalties (by … payment, there is no authority for the State to pay to a village interest on late charges for water and sewer rents. … of Correctional Services (DOCS) had entered into a series of contracts for the supply of water, the last of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-57