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Opinion 2000-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … legal fees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §50-j; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10; STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE VIII, §1; PUBLIC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-1Opinion 2000-4
… Termination Pay (installment payments of) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Retirement Benefits (installment payment of termination pay) -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-4Opinion 90-53
… any "latitude of choice" (see Filmways Communications of Syracuse Inc . v Douglas , 106 AD2d 185, 186, 484 NYS2d 738, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-53DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… municipal finances and operations, my office continues to provide taxpayers the assurance that their money is being … for Goods and Services (Genesee County) The city did not properly award all contracts and has not annually … procurement policy. In addition, village officials have not established sufficient internal controls over key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … respectively. While the agency has taken some steps to address this issue, staff vacancies and new responsibilities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOversight of Information Technology Consultants and Contract Staffing
To determine if the Office of Information Technology Services is adequately monitoring information technology services procured from consultants and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/09/16/oversight-information-technology-consultants-and-contract-staffingNew York Youth Jobs Program
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Labor (Labor) is ensuring that employers meet New York … the Program. This audit also determined if the Department of Taxation and Finance (Tax and Finance) is ensuring that … Program, which was established in 2011 under section 25-a of the New York State Labor Law (Law) and known formerly as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/new-york-youth-jobs-programComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … and a budget review of the City of Yonkers . "In today’s fiscal climate, budget transparency and accountability for … if realized, would have resulted in unrestricted fund balance deficits. Woodgate Volunteer Fire Department – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it a priority to audit school district, BOCES and charter school finances and operations to ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. … and procedures are in place to protect taxpayer dollars from waste, fraud and abuse. New York’s school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Growth Slows During First Half of 2019
… Local sales tax collections for the first two quarters of 2019 grew at a moderate pace compared to the stronger early quarters of 2018, according to a report released today by State … and 7.2 percent over the same periods in 2017. Most of the economic factors that typically explain overall sales …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-growth-slows-during-first-half-2019DiNapoli: Health Care Jobs Grow Across New York
… New York state's health care jobs exceeded 1.2 million in 2017, according to a report released today by State … than double the pace of overall employment growth. "Year in and year out, health care has been a growth sector for jobs in New York over the past decade," DiNapoli said. "Across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-health-care-jobs-grow-across-new-yorkDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Cash, Drugs, Weapons Missing from Police Custody
… did not properly safeguard seized property, including cash, drugs, firearms and vehicles, according to an audit … were unable to account for included biohazard materials, cash, drugs, electronics, firearms, jewelry and vehicles. For … in Newburgh, auditors identified more than $63,000 in cash that was documented as being held in current inventory, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-cash-drugs-weapons-missing-police-custodyState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Department of Health: Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims (Follow-Up) (2016-F-18) An initial … audit report released in January 2015 identified 5,571 Medicare Part C claims that either had unreasonably high … recovering overpayments and instructing providers to bill Medicare Part C claims in accordance with the existing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Medicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations: Payments to Ineligible Providers
… providers, including (but not limited to): Notifying all MCOs of all ineligible providers identified by the Sanction Provider … audits of encounter claims that include matches against all available federal and State databases to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-payments-ineligible-providersMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… Purpose To determine whether the Medicaid program made inappropriate capitation payments to Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation plans for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/30/medicaid-program-improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-careState Agencies Bulletin No. 1014
… agencies of new functionality in PayServ that allows for the selection of a 30% tax rate for nonresident aliens that are income code 15. Affected … Background In accordance with the 2010 IRS Instructions for Form 1042-S, nonresident alien scholarship recipients …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1014-withholding-rate-30-nonresident-alien-scholarship-recipientsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Village of Aurora , Clinton Volunteer Fire Department , Germantown … 50,000 state contracts, visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… according to an audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined the … Williamsville, does not detail or track the history of grade changes. “When proper controls are not in place, … For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… billing and collection process. In addition, the board does not properly monitor water loss. Town of Moreau – … of Spencer – Board Oversight (Tioga County) The board does not periodically review bank statements, bank … or any other supporting records. Additionally, the board does not perform the required annual audit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Rochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… Diane M. Cecero, age 64, of Pittsford, New York, admitted … prior cases at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations … Diane M Cecero age 64 of Pittsford New York admitted today to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefits