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Opinion 2005-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … for transfer from unemployment insurance reserve fund) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§6-m, 6-p; EDUCATION LAW §§1804(6)(c), … BOCES is subject to the permissive referendum requirements of General Municipal Law §6-p for the transfer of monies from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-4DiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… has to do a better job making sure that the money spent on this important program is not being wasted and is being … paid 51 fee-for-service pharmacy claims totaling $1,736 on behalf of a recipient who was enrolled in a managed care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (Health … routinely monitored once hired. Our audit scope included all currently employed direct hire nurses as of May 2, 2017 … and background screening documentation was not stored in a single, centralized location for ease of accessibility; some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionState Comptroller DiNapoli: $360M Needed to Repair Local Dams
… New York are facing an estimated $360 million price tag to fix locally-owned dams that are considered a high- or intermediate-hazard to public safety, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-360m-needed-repair-local-damsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-88
… notify agencies of two new Increment Codes to be reported for tracking employees eligible for a future Pay Change … Office of Court Administration. Background Due to a change in Judiciary Law, Section 37.3, new Reason and Increment … Amount field is left blank. YR is the two-digit year in which the employee is eligible to receive the Pay Change …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-88-new-reason-codes-373-judiciary-law-373-and-379-judiciary-lawState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Aloma D. Johnson Charter School , Center Moriches Union … and the Westmoreland Central School District . "In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, it's … recorded in the employee leave records and found that 12 of these employees' leave carryover amounts were overstated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsOpinion 93-16
… Work Periods" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §217[f]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §217(c),(f): Volunteer firefighters who also serve as … of a political subdivision. Pursuant to General Municipal Law, §217(f), such firefighters may not earn credit under a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Opinion 93-15
… books for audit to, the town board with respect to private source moneys held by the library. You state that the town … a treasurer of the library who holds only private source moneys of the library. Town Law, §123 provides that, … fund, the library board would have custody of private source moneys of the library (1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-76, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-15Capital Planning and Maintenance
… the Ogdensburg International Airport (Airport); the Port of Ogdensburg (Port); the New York and Ogdensburg Railway; … sound economic business development through the promotion of buildings and river, road, rail, and air transportation. … the Authority relies on federal, State, and other sources of funding. During each of the fiscal years 2012-13, 2013-14, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 97-20
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Particular Uses (remodeling and purchasing appliances for firehouse kitchen) INSURANCE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Opinion 91-57
… rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … 81-341, p 373; 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-291, unreported). We have also recommended generally that bank accounts be … subsection 2.0020). Therefore, since section 259 does not expressly require separate bank accounts ( cf . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57Opinion 96-1
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- … notes or budget notes unless the State Comptroller, on behalf of the State, consents thereto. There is no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1Opinion 2000-19
… foreign fire insurance tax monies are used exclusively for the purposes set forth in the special act governing the … to making the elevator handicapped accessible may be paid for with foreign fire insurance tax monies. You ask whether a … may expend foreign fire insurance tax monies to pay for installation of an elevator in a building owned by the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19Selected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… MTA-New York City Transit’s Paratransit Call Center was in compliance with the terms of its contract, and if not, … benefit corporation that provides transportation services in and around the New York City metropolitan area. One of the … The contract was signed on December 18, 2012 and remains in effect for five years at an estimated cost of $152.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… York State's Medicaid system made as much as $12.1 million in inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million … were recovered. "My auditors continue to find glitches in the Department of Health's payment control systems that … should be recovered because of errors, abuse or fraud. In 2015, DiNapoli's auditors questioned $223 million in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsComptroller 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 … betrayed the public trust by stealing tens of thousands for himself – and he'll now pay the price," said Attorney … Wills used public matching funds from his 2009 campaign for City Council to pay $11,500 to Micro Targeting, a shell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … needed. State Education Department (SED): Spotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable Cost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… to Managed Care Organizations and Hospitals for Low Birth Weight Newborns (Follow-Up) (2016-F-8) < An audit issued in … potentially inappropriate Medicaid payments for low birth weight infants that did not meet billing requirements as well …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of Ronald Foust and Jeffrey …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-rensselaer-dpw-employees-who-stole-scrapOpinion 91-19
… In Re Szabo's Estate , 10 NY2d 94, 217 NYS2d 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an … Saunders v Regeer , 50 Misc 2d 850, 271 NYS2d 788; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §§56, 57). Accordingly, once the … VIII, §1. Therefore, there is no express constitutional bar to a fire district making a gift to a fire company. Even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19