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Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… public transit services. TBTA’s total operating revenue for 2020 was approximately $1.669 billion. According to New … and Tunnel Authority at the regularly established places for collection of such tolls.” Cashless tolling is used at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit … Disability Assistance (OTDA) administers programs for the State’s low-income residents and provides support, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-center-followComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… district and charter school finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that … the district’s total unrestricted unappropriated fund balance has declined from $7.2 million in fiscal year 2010-11 … three years of operating deficits and low unassigned fund balance. Port Jefferson Union Free School District – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Finger Lakes Group Homes Overpaid for Food and Supplies, Wasting Taxpayer Money
… The state’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities’ Finger Lakes … Office (DDSO) skirted state procurement laws for more than 1,400 purchases worth more than $1 million, gave one vendor … with developmental disabilities living in 150 group homes across eight counties. Employees at each group home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-finger-lakes-group-homes-overpaid-food-and-supplies-wasting-taxpayer-moneyOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit … workforce development (WFD) programs and services that address current and emerging workforce needs. Additionally, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesOversight of Water Supply Emergency Plans
… oversight of the operation, design, and quality of public drinking water supplies. The Bureau also assists with … Nearly 95% of all New Yorkers receive water from public water supply systems in New York State. State Public … stating that the proposed Plan is available for review and comment by the public. Information that a Water System …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/27/oversight-water-supply-emergency-plansOpinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) … respect to fire district officers and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not … general authority with respect to these matters. General Municipal Law, §806 requires each county, city, town, village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Wage Theft Investigations
… Standards (Division) is committed to safeguarding New York State workers through vigorous enforcement of State Labor Laws, including the 2011 Wage Theft Prevention … the Division conducts wage theft investigations on behalf of workers who file wage dispute claims against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/06/wage-theft-investigationsTechnology Transfer Program and Royalty Payments (Follow-Up)
… As part of its duties, the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Research Foundation) supports the State University of New York’s (SUNY) technology transfer … as litigation proceeds. Our initial audit report, issued on January 17, 2020, sought to determine whether the Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/02/08/technology-transfer-program-and-royalty-payments-followMaximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
… The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) reduces state and federal expenditures for Medicaid prescription … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in exchange for state Medicaid coverage of the manufacturer’s drugs. On a quarterly basis, states are required to send rebate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/maximizing-drug-rebates-under-federal-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followOperational Advisory No. 29
… Expense, or SSP Checks Guidance : The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has updated the policies and … checks representing payment of one voucher issued from the State’s General Checking Account. Checks representing payment … stop payment requests for agencies while they work on assigning the required SFS role to agency staff. Agencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/29-gfo-updates-reissuing-or-cancelling-refund-vendor-employee-expense-or-sspOpinion 91-64
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … expended for several bus transportation contracts will be in excess of the monetary threshold for purchase contracts in General Municipal Law, §103, competitive bidding is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 91-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- … currently serves for a term of three years. You further state that the mayor nominates and appoints the city engineer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-11Opinion 94-14
… to finance projects located outside the municipality for whose benefit the agency was created); (development … for whose benefit the IDA was created. This prohibition does not apply, however, to projects for which an agency has … for whose benefit the IDA was created constitutes a mere modification of the earlier project and, therefore, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-14Accountability for Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up)
… Traffic Ticket Surcharges (2014-S-26). Background New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law authorizes cities that meet an … Violations Bureaus (TVBs) were established to run the State’s administrative adjudication program, which is … system and thereby free the courts to concentrate instead on the more serious cases. Our initial audit report, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/08/accountability-traffic-ticket-surcharges-followTrue North Rochester Preparatory Charter School – West Campus – Employee Fingerprinting (2013M-286)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to examine the School’s fingerprinting … Charter School – West Campus, located in the City of Rochester, is governed by the Board of Trustees (Board) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/charter-school/2014/01/17/true-north-rochester-preparatory-charter-school-west-campus-employeeOpinion 97-25
… by board member for applicant to the board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§805-a(1)(c), 806(1)(a): A code of ethics may require a member of a municipal agency to … installing signs for applicants to the board 1 . January 12, 1998 John C. Jilnicki, Esq., Deputy Town Attorney Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-25Public Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… 4.4 percent in 2021 after a 45.8 percent jump in 2020); Rape (up 10 percent after a 15.8 percent decrease in 2020); …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyVendor File Advisory No. 5
… Guidance: The following vendor forms have been updated and vendors are now required to use them. Please replace any old forms with the new ones and direct vendors to the new forms, where appropriate. AC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/vendor-file-advisory/5-updated-vendor-formsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 60
… Subject : Referencing an expired contract Reference : Guide to Financial Operations (GFO), Chapter XI, Section 2.E - Contract Amendments Subject to OSC Review Guidance : This is to remind agencies that they may not reference an expired …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/60-referencing-expired-contract