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Opinion 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 The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been … court and trust fund and which have been held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in Abandoned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
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Ganrormic, Inc. on its Consolidated … calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM). The audit covered the …
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
… the costs reported on Spotted Zebra’s CFR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 and certain costs reported on … special education services. During the 2013-14 school year, Spotted Zebra provided three SED-funded, rate-based …
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
… Purpose To determine whether the costs reported by Jowonio School (Jowonio) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) … To determine whether the costs reported by Jowonio School on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were properly …
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-feesAccountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges
… high-volume non-criminal cases from the court system and free the courts to concentrate instead on the more serious … Analyze system and source documentation (e.g., traffic tickets) for traffic stops that resulted in multiple traffic tickets subject to the surcharge cap to identify and correct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/10/accountability-traffic-ticket-surchargesState Agencies Bulletin No. 719
… of Corrections employees represented by NYSCOPBA (BU01) in the following titles: Correction Officer Correction … Increase for all arbitration eligible employees on 3/31/07 in the amount of $2,625 due to the movement of the Security … end date is blank. Salary Increase OSC will insert a row in the employee’s Job Data record using the Action/Reason …
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
… monitor, oversee, and manage the contract. These controls should include employing a performance measurement system … controls focus on the specific services that are provided (i.e., outputs) rather than on the results that are achieved … ESD officials reject the idea that advertising programs should be measured against the results achieved by the …
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 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-99-13Opinion 2001-6
… Particular Uses (purchase of personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use) INSURANCE … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, facsimile machine and refrigerator for fire department use. You ask … tax monies to purchase a personal computer, a facsimile machine and a refrigerator for department use. Sections 9104 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-6Village of Penn Yan – Water Treatment Plant Overtime (2025M-6)
… costs associated with pensionable overtime earnings. For the period June 1, 2021 through November 22, 2024, we … $1.1 million. The current Chief Water Operator accounted for the majority of the non-weekend overtime hours and 63 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/07/25/village-penn-yan-water-treatment-plant-overtime-2025m-6Village of Airmont – Claims Auditing (2024M-1)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Village of Airmont (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) audited claims to ensure they were … documentation to ensure they were appropriate. One member of the Village Board would not respond to our emails. We … Determine whether the Village of Airmont Village Board of Trustees Board audited claims to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/05/24/village-airmont-claims-auditing-2024m-1