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State Agencies Bulletin No. 748
… 419 of the Laws of 2004 which implemented the negotiated agreement between PEF and the State of New York for 2003-2007 and a GOER side letter dated January 10, 2005 provide for the payment of a merit step to eligible PEF employees. After an employee receives a Merit Step payment, the Merit Step …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/748-october-2007-merit-step-payments-employees-represented-public-employeesOpinion 96-21
… a town beach erosion control district which was damaged by coastal storms. This is in reply to your letter asking … State Comptroller Joseph J. Kelly). Town Law, §202-b(2) does not define what constitutes reconstruction or replacement of damaged, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-21Opinion 97-10
… and authorized installment purchase contracts only for "equipment, machinery and apparatus" 1 . The express …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-10Opinion 98-13
… under the watershed agreement, these moneys are to be used only to pay for certain designated capital costs. Initially, … be consistent with those provisions, and we will address only whether a town, under general State statutes, may expend …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-13Opinion 97-7
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been … court and trust fund and which have been held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in Abandoned Property …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Driver Responsibility Assessment Program
… laws enacted to promote safety and protect consumers. In an effort to prevent the repeated behavior of problem drivers and to improve traffic safety, in November 2004, the State Legislature amended the Vehicle … database and its contents. Although ITS has a procedure in place requiring that any manual changes be noted by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/09/driver-responsibility-assessment-programOpinion 95-12
… invest funds with a State or federally chartered savings bank) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (authority … or invest with a State or federally chartered savings bank) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§10, 11; BANKING LAW, §2: The term "bank" as used in General Municipal Law, §§10 and 11 does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-12Medicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… accurately excluded 340B drugs from the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and sought appropriate rebates. The audit … June 30, 2015. Background Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state Medicaid programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programGanrormic, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Cost Manual (RCM). The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Background Ganrormic, a for-profit … organization located in Orchard Park, New York, is an SED-approved provider of preschool special education … York. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, Ganrormic offered one SED rate-based preschool special education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/21/ganrormic-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualEmpire BlueCross BlueShield – Controls Over Payments for Special Items
… medical items; and took sufficient steps to minimize the State’s risk of excessive payments which result from … January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/22/empire-bluecross-blueshield-controls-over-payments-special-itemsSpotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… audit covered the costs reported on Spotted Zebra’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and certain costs reported on Spotted Zebra’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2013. Background Spotted Zebra, a for-profit organization located in Albany, New York, is an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/12/spotted-zebra-learning-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… controls to ensure that service providers are claiming only reasonable and allowable expenses on the CFRs for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incJowonio School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… The audit covered expenses reported on Jowonio’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and certain expenses reported on Jowonio’s CFRs for the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2013. Background Jowonio is an SED-approved not-for-profit special education provider located in Syracuse, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/30/jowonio-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualCollection of Electronic Waste Fees
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation (Department) … properly collects all fees and surcharges due to the Environmental Protection Fund (Fund) in compliance with the New York State Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse … To determine whether the Department of Environmental Conservation Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/02/collection-electronic-waste-feesState Agencies Bulletin No. 719
… salary and the ending of Security Enforcement Differential for affected employees. Affected Employees … ( UA8 ) shall no longer exist. The Arbitration Award calls for a Salary Increase for all arbitration eligible employees on 3/31/07 in the … salary and the ending of Security Enforcement Differential for affected employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/719-march-31-2007-salary-increase-and-ending-other-payments-certainMarketing Service Performance Monitoring
… In doing so, ESD officials have not considered ways to account for any other factors that may influence these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/11/marketing-service-performance-monitoringSUNY Bulletin No. SU-387
… purpose of this bulletin is to provide agency instructions for processing the Academic Years 2023-2025 Recruitment and Retention Payments. Affected Employees: … Agreement between the State of New York and GSEU, provides for recruitment and retention payments for each year of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-387-suny-recruitment-and-retention-payments-gsnu-employeesOpinion 2000-22
… or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the contract; or (c) appoint an officer or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Opinion 2002-10
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise, the fee or any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant or … property" is defined for purposes of article 5-K to mean "any building, structure, district, area, site or object, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-10Opinion 99-13
… structure is unheated and seasonal) -- Rates (requirements for building permit fees) TOWN LAW, §§130(1), 138, 261; EXECUTIVE LAW, §381: Town permit fees must bear a direct relation to the costs of … Whether a town may impose a higher building permit fee for structures that would have no heat and are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-13