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Capital Planning and Maintenance
… five key transportation and commerce facilities in the State’s North Country: the Ogdensburg-Prescott International … Airport (Airport); the Port of Ogdensburg (Port); the New York and Ogdensburg Railway; and the Commerce and Heavy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 97-20
… or purposes contrary to public policy (see e.g., 1989 Opns St Comp No. 89-16, p 34; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-88, p 130; 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-10, p 12; … St Comp No. 81-146, p 151; 1979 Opns St Comp No. 79-627, p 120). We have also concluded that the treasurer having …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-20Selected Aspects of the Paratransit Call Center Operations
… Purpose To determine whether the contractor operating the MTA-New … $395,925 as of May 2015. Also, Paratransit did not calculate the costs incurred to provide the AAR customers … appropriate documentation for such changes. Document how each person met the qualifications for the position, if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/11/03/selected-aspects-paratransit-call-center-operationsOpinion 2000-19
… Firemen's Benevolent Association (use of tax monies to install an elevator accessible to disabled members of association) INSURANCE LAW §§9104, … association may use foreign fire insurance tax monies to facilitate access to its meeting room and offices by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-19State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the … are still needed. Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY): Monitoring of Prevailing Wage Compliance on … for reimbursement. State Education Department: North Country Kids Inc., Compliance with the Reimbursable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Town of Crawford – Town Clerk (Orange County) The former clerk did … the Comptroller’s Office as abandoned property, as well as unclaimed funds from two actions totaling $20,050 that were … Cayuga County – Security of Electronic Public Health Department Personal, Private and Sensitive Information (PPSI) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… their claims. DiNapoli's office audits Medicaid payments on a routine basis to make sure claims are being paid … Medicaid overpaid 4,892 claims totaling $2,282,626 on behalf of 966 enrolled recipients. At the end of our …
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
… to benefit the community he was sworn to serve. Thanks to my investigators and auditors working with Attorney General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-scheneiderman-announce-2-6-year-prison-sentence-former-councilman-rubenOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… A Program’s eligibility for certification is contingent on the results of an OASAS inspection of the Program’s … all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Depending on their compliance rating, Programs may be certified to … next recertification review is due. OASAS suspended all on-site recertification reviews due to the COVID-19 disaster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-018
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the purpose and functionality of the … current plan year, are impacted: New York State Employees’ Retirement System (NYSERS) New York State Police and Fire … maximum limit for the V Code, the system will no longer take contributions from those earnings. The V Codes and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-018-new-additional-pay-earns-codes-v-codes-payservState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Department of Health (DOH): Patient Safety Center Activities and … Construction did not always follow proper procedures when monitoring and evaluating contractor and consultant … did not always provide records to qualified persons when requested or did not provide them within 21 days of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… is not a solution to address these problems. The state should identify realistic solutions to both its current-year … 10 percent of General Fund revenues within ten years. DOB should be required to develop a multi-year plan that would … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reservesDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… Too many of New York school districts’ mental health teams are understaffed, with too few available … that were far short of nationally recommended staff-to-student ratios: 19 school districts reported having no mental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsCUNY Bulletin No. CU-690
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the processing of the 2020 Prepaid … Units CC, CD, SF, SJ, T9, TG, TH, TJ, TK, TL, TM, TO, TP, TR, TU, TX, U3, or U6 who reside within the following … of the application of the prepaid legal benefit, will not have their Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement) wages (Federal, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-690-prepaid-legal-service-benefit-cuny-employeesOpinion 91-57
… village public library and presently maintains a separate bank account for those moneys. You indicate that the village … moneys were deposited in and disbursed from the same bank account as village moneys. The treasurer would maintain … This Office has expressed the opinion that, where separate bank accounts are not specifically required by State or local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-57Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing for Rensselaer DPW Employees Who Stole Scrap Metal Proceeds
… encourages the public to help fight fraud and abuse. New Yorkers can report allegations of fraud involving …
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 an arson case as part of a plea bargaining arrangement. You informed us that the gift was given to the district … and prevention of fires. Although section 176 does not expressly authorize a fire district to accept gifts … 593; 62 NY Jur 2d, Gifts, §13). It is a general rule that once an unconditional gift is validly executed, it is not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-19Opinion 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 2002-7
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Appropriations and Expenditures (necessity for … (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required to expend monies from reserve fund) … of the Education Law provides, with respect to public libraries, that monies received from taxes and other public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 94-17
… solid waste services fees with) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§120-w, 120-cc; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(9-a): A … Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][9-a]; see 1992 Opns St Comp No. 92-18, p 3; 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-2, p 3; 1986 Opns St Comp No. 86-88, p 135; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-17