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Total Spending – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $22.8 billion (12.2 percent) to $209 billion in 2022. Since 2018, the growth in State spending (27.8 … 2022, State spending was $10,553 per person. Spending on public health and education represents 67.5 percent of total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/total-spendingOpinion 95-20
… to commence a proceeding for an accounting (subd. 4, para [a]). The fee schedule for each type of petition is set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-20Opinion 90-55
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability … its police department remains obligated to pay benefits in accordance with General Municipal Law, §207-c to police officers injured in the line of duty prior to the abolition of the department. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55Opinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on … and procedure to establish service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (authority … the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to a mandatory referendum of the eligible voters …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 88-37
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS AND NOTES -- Periods of Probable Usefulness (purchase of … Prior opinions, including 11 Opns St Comp, 1955, p 388 and 4 Opns St Comp, 1948, p 351, are hereby superseded to the … superseded to the extent inconsistent. August 12, 1988 Gay H. Williams, Esq., City Attorney City of Oswego …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-37Area #7 – Access Controls – Information Technology Governance
… a valid business need for such access; and IT users are restricted from performing incompatible functions or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-7-access-controlsConferences — Actual and Necessary Expenses – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… officer or an administrative board. As a general rule, in order for conference expenses to be considered "actual and … that are necessary and therefore not an appropriate use of public funds. Each local government and school district should provide guidance in its travel policy and procedures regarding reasonable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/conferences-actual-and-necessary-expensesResponsiveness to Noise Complaints Related to Construction Projects
… Purpose To determine whether the New York City Department of … Code) and adequately addressed noise complaints related to construction in New York City. Our audit period was … of 90,861 construction noise complaints were called in to New York City’s 311 system. According to the World Health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/08/31/responsiveness-noise-complaints-related-construction-projectsMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… Congress created the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in 1990. The program requires drug manufacturers to pay … Congress also created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992. The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to … These errors, if left undetected, could have resulted in $10.7 million in uncollected rebates. In response to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programLeague Treatment Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… fiscal years ended June 30, 2014. About the Program LTC is a New York City-based not-for-profit organization authorized … LTC operated preschool special education full-day Special Class and full-day Special Class in an Integrated Setting programs. For the purposes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/16/league-treatment-center-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDivision of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-105
… the higher grade or will receive a percentage increase in base pay determined as indicated below, whichever results in a higher salary. For the purpose of this section, “base pay” shall now include any Longevity Lump Sum (LLS) … with the employee’s salary. The result is the employee’s base pay for promotion purposes. Apply the appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-105-calculating-base-salary-employees-district-council-37Retirement System Membership – State Police Plan
… police officers and paid firefighters working for New York State or any municipal employer in the State, membership in the New York State Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) is mandatory. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/retirement-system-membershipOpinion 90-58
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (village board members selling to … MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), 806: The sale of an individual insurance policy by a village trustee to a village employee … ethics. You ask whether a village trustee who is also an insurance salesman would have a conflict of interest if he or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… capitation payments. The Department of Health (Department) can recover inappropriate capitation payments made to Plans. … payments for retroactively disenrolled recipients can remain outstanding for several years. If the Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/30/medicaid-program-improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-careReporting on Foreclosure of Real Property Funds – Kings County
… on the appointed date and time and sells the property at auction, closes the sale, distributes the proceeds of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/12/reporting-foreclosure-real-property-funds-kings-countyMotor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2)
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2.pdfMonitoring of Homeless Data (2023-S-38)
To determine if the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) monitors data on the State’s homeless population to better understand the nature and scope of homelessness across the State; and to determine if OTDA’s programs are using all available data to best address the needs of ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s38-response.pdfEconomic and Policy Insight: New York State’s Clean Energy Fund
Between 2016 and 2032, the CEF is approved to collect $7.5 billion. Review of CEF-supported programs indicates some have exceeded the goals set out by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC), while others appear not to be on track to reach their 2025 targets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/clean-energy-fund.pdfThe Economic Impact of the Great Outdoors
Outdoor recreation in New York provided $21.1 billion in economic activity in 2020 and supported over 241,000 jobs. While New York ranks fourth in the nation on GDP generated by outdoor recreation, outdoor recreation represents a more significant part of the economy in nearly every other state.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/economic-impact-great-outdoors.pdfLocal Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdf