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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… County) Auditors found the board did not always conduct a thorough audit of individual claims for non-payroll … the 2023 and 2024 Foreign Fire Insurance tax proceeds in accordance with state law and relevant case law. The … appropriations rather than the number of active members in the fire companies. Auditors determined that the fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… with Advisory Opinion No. 08-04 issued by the former New York State Commission on Public Integrity, now succeeded by … select the PCard supplier’s Supplier ID: 1000009372 for Citibank or 1100273879 for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesDiNapoli: Audit Uncovers $425 Million in Missed Medicaid Drug Rebates
… The state Department of Health (DOH) billed drug companies for $425.9 million in … is being collected," DiNapoli said. "Thanks to the work of my auditors, the department promptly updated its … it has previously missed and was able to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars. Another $1.2 million in rebates could …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-uncovers-425-million-missed-medicaid-drug-rebatesOpinion 91-16
… -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption (publication of notice of unredeemed lands) -- Tax Sale (cost of publication of notice) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 90-45
… to standardize on a particular make and size of loader tires. The reasons recited in the proposed resolution to … are that it is desirous "to maintain a match of all tires on [the] loaders"; that the particular make of "tires are a standard in the industry and are an option on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-45Opinion 96-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- … Whether a village police department which was established by a resolution of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 2002-11
… for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for … in department responses, must credit a volunteer firefighter with twenty-five points for responding to the … establishment of the program in which an active volunteer firefighter accumulates a least fifty points". Subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… Service Award Programs (point accumulation for responding to both fire and ambulance calls) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW … must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the emergency rescue and … Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company calls other than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11Opinion 93-7
… Lynd v Heffernan , 286 AD 597, 146 NYS2d 113 mot for lv to app granted 1 NY2d 641, mot to withdraw app granted 1 NY2d 919, 154 NYS2d 976). The primary rationale …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7IX.9.C Transfer Procedure – IX. Federal Grants
… and needed, agencies must submit a written request to the Division of the Budget (DOB) to approve the transfer of federal grant funds to a state fund. The following information must be provided … provided and needed agencies must submit a written request to the Division of the Budget DOB to approve the transfer of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix9c-transfer-procedureXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… rejections can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s request. The Bureau has established codes for … Payment rejections can occur for various reasons including at the agencys request …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsProtection of Child Performers
… the legal requirements that help protect the welfare of child performers. The audit covers the period April 1, 2014 … Unit (Unit) is responsible for monitoring compliance with all parts of the Law and NYCRR. The Law and NYCRR establish … performers. The Department has used its Child Performers Registration System database (System) to maintain permit and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/27/protection-child-performersCapital Planning and Maintenance
… capital maintenance and improvement projects; whether or not it has developed reasonable long-term capital plans; and … capital plans as required, the plans are incomplete and do not identify all of the Authority’s needs – in particular, … capital maintenance and improvement projects whether or not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOversight of Chemical Dependence Residential Services
… Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) properly monitored residential services to ensure conditions are safe and secure … and recovery. OASAS oversees Chemical Dependence Residential Services delivered by certified providers, including Community Residential (CR) and Supportive Living (SL) services. A CR …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/03/oversight-chemical-dependence-residential-servicesLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools
… Education Department’s (Department) Bureau of Proprietary School Supervision (Bureau) is verifying that schools have … Data Survey (OEDS). The OEDS is included in each school’s catalog, which is provided to prospective students … also requires the Bureau to conduct an inspection of each school, including records they are required to maintain on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/01/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schoolsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-139
… Renewal of OSC’s automatic processing of the April 2025 increases to Location Pay and to provide instructions … and DC37, provides for increases to Location Pay for April 2025. Effective Dates: The increases to Location Pay and … effective date and check date: Pay Cycle/Pay Period Type 2025 Effective Dates Check Dates Administration 1 Lag …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-139-april-2025-increases-location-pay-eligible-employeesTown of Cohocton – Oversight of Ambulance Service (2025M-49)
… service. The Board’s general lack of oversight of and policy development for the District resulted in excessive … service The Boards general lack of oversight of and policy development for the District resulted in excessive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/09/26/town-cohocton-oversight-ambulance-service-2025m-49DiNapoli Releases Dashboard Tracking Federal Covid Funding and State Relief Programs
… and COVID-19 relief programs in the state, including funds for excluded workers, childcare providers, emergency rental … stabilize state and local government finances and allowed for greater investments in programs to assist New Yorkers in … “We thank State Comptroller DiNapoli and his staff for creating this new federal aid tracker,” said Rachael …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-releases-dashboard-tracking-federal-covid-funding-and-state-relief-programsDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… granted were much higher downstate, with IDAs in New York City, Long Island and the Mid-Hudson regions together … net tax exemptions. On a per capita basis, the New York City IDA provides the lowest net tax exemptions per capita … is constructing Two Manhattan West, a commercial office tower that is part of the Hudson Yards development. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… agency (ESD) has not been meeting statutory requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate … about the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “ESD has to be more transparent about the real estate transactions it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-below