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Opinion 2002-14
… and Settlement (incurrence of reasonable expenses to evaluate appropriateness of settlement) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW … for the primary purpose of conducting an investigation to evaluate the appropriateness of pursuing a settlement of a … incidentally may benefit a private party. This is in reply to your inquiry concerning a village project to reconstruct a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-14East Ramapo Central School District – Budget Review (B25-5-2)
… Board of Education (Board) to adopt a budget providing for an additional 4.38 percent increase, or $6.8 million, to … in November 2024, the District’s financial statement audit for the 2023-24 fiscal year revealed $31.3 million in … we conducted a review of the District’s adopted budget for the current 2024-25 fiscal year. Key Findings The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/04/03/east-ramapo-central-school-district-budget-review-b25-5-2XI-A.1.B Category Codes – XI-A. Purchasing
… value from the UNSPSC code set. Please refer to SFSSecure for the complete list of valid category codes. Bulkload … should include the category code on the transaction lines for contracts and purchase orders when the agency bulkloads a file into the SFS. Please refer to SFSSecure for the complete list of valid category codes. All Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xia/xi-a1b-category-codesImproper Medicaid Payments to Eye Care Providers (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments to … into the Medicaid program and meet certain requirements in order to provide services to Medicaid recipients. In addition, Medicaid providers must revalidate their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/27/improper-medicaid-payments-eye-care-providers-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … District , Mineola Union Free School District and the Penn Yan Central School District . “In an era of limited … eligible for payments totaling $111,336. For access to state and local government spending, public authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1Selected Employee Travel Expenses
… money by selected government employees was appropriate, we audited travel expenses for the highest cost travelers in … as well as other outliers. As a result of our analysis, we examined the travel expenses of three State Education … with outliers in the areas of train fare and fuel expense. We also reviewed and considered the possible tax implications …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expenses-0Opinion 94-21
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. TOWN BOARDS -- Powers and Duties (purchase order system) TOWN LAW, §110: The town board, in its discretion, may require multiple signatures for all, … two signatures be obtained to authorize purchase orders in excess of $5,000 in towns. There is no State statute which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-21Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… District and the Valhalla Union Free School District . “In an era of limited resources and increased accountability, … four consecutive fiscal years and underestimated revenues in two of the four fiscal years, creating cumulative … for their established purposes since being established in 2011. For access to state and local government spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-2Windows Domain Administration and Management
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Information Technology Services has security controls in place to ensure appropriate management and monitoring of its Active … To determine whether ITS has security controls in place to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/31/windows-domain-administration-and-managementUse of Federal Funding for Election Technology and Security (Follow-Up)
… BOE has made significant progress addressing the issues we identified, having implemented the one recommendation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/22/use-federal-funding-election-technology-and-security-followChild Care Licensing and Inspection
… are in compliance with applicable laws and are safe for children. Our audit covered the period January 1, 2012 … Division of Child Care Services (Division) is responsible for overseeing child care services in the State, with the … and Office regulations. In New York State, persons caring for fewer than three children within home settings are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/14/child-care-licensing-and-inspectionPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… of the four violent crime categories declined (Murder and Rape) while instances of Robbery and Aggravated Assault rose. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyOpinion 89-1
… department employees which, among other things, provides for the employees to receive a certain number of sick, … or by necessary implication, or which are provided for in a collective bargaining agreement (see 1987 Opns St … governing board or mayor may also in like manner provide for cash payment of the monetary value of accumulated and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1Opinion 88-1
… the opinion. PARKING FACILITIES -- Conveyance of (to U.S. Postal Service); (necessity of special act authorizing) REAL … GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §72-h: The U.S. Postal Service is an agency of the federal government for purposes of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-1Mandatory vs. Optional Membership
… two types of membership in ERS, mandatory and optional. If you are a permanent, full-time employee of an employer that … from July 27, 1976, to the present is optional if: You are appointed to a temporary or provisional position … If you are a permanent fulltime employee of a participating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/mandatory-vs-optional-membershipRetirement Estimates – Divorce and Your Benefits
… The court may ask for the present or accrued value of the benefits due to a … State Street Mail Drop 6-2 Albany, NY 12244-0001 Estimates for members considering retirement will include equitable … estimates which are highly speculative in nature (for example, those which project benefits to some future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/retirement-estimatesDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… to the pandemic, major crimes in Brooklyn (i.e., murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2015
… than 1.3 million payments worth more than $5.7 billion in April. His office also rejected 99 contracts and related … office averaged six days for contract reviews in April and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli releases … Approved Department of Agriculture & Markets $8.9 million in Agriculture and Farmland Protection Grants including $2.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2015Medicaid Program – Optimizing Medicaid Drug Rebates
… Rebate Program to reduce state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription costs. Since January 1991, the … each medication by its drug manufacturer and is the basis for the Department’s manufacturer rebate requests. The … information in eMedNY to identify drugs that are eligible for rebates. The Department then calculates quarterly rebates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/01/07/medicaid-program-optimizing-medicaid-drug-rebatesXVII.3 Lapsing Transaction Deadlines – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Accounting Section representative by the published deadline. See Section 2.A. - NYKK0004 Appropriations Due To … completed by the Agency Financial Officer by the published deadline. Payment dates on ‘lapsing’ vouchers must be the … process should be transferred to SFS by the published deadline to ensure they are loaded into SFS prior to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii3-lapsing-transaction-deadlines