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Opinion 97-15
… of county lighting district) COUNTY LAW, §250; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10: A county is not authorized to establish a … specifically enumerated in section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law (Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][i],[ii]). … intent to pre-empt need not be express, but may be implied from a declaration of State policy by the Legislature or from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-15Medicaid Program – Improper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans
… in these plans. The audit covered the period January 1, 2010 through January 31, 2015. Background Managed Long … 1, 2010 through January 31, 2015, Medicaid paid Plans $15 billion in capitation payments. The Department of Health … the 5,368 monthly capitation payments (totaling about $6.2 million). Additionally, the Office of the Medicaid …
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
… Purpose To inform agencies of new functionality in PayServ that allows for the selection of a 30% tax rate … M-1 or Q-1 visa Effective Date(s) Immediately Background In accordance with the 2010 IRS Instructions for Form 1042-S, … a specific Treaty ID value for each country code in PayServ. This value can be chosen in the Treaty ID field …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1014-withholding-rate-30-nonresident-alien-scholarship-recipientsDiNapoli: Audit Finds Inadequate Oversight of Student Grade Changes
… failing to passing, 36 (18 percent) increased a grade, 10 (5 percent) decreased a grade and 53 (27 percent) changed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-audit-finds-inadequate-oversight-student-grade-changesComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… (Cayuga County) The treasurer performs virtually all of the village’s financial operations without board … to safeguard IT assets. Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Inc. – Oversight of Financial Activities (Dutchess County) … the use of these funds. Town of New Albion – Justice Court Operations (Cattaraugus County) The prior town justice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… completed audits of the Village of Catskill , Town of East Fishkill , Hughsonville Fire District , Lumberland Fire … a multiyear financial plan or capital plan. Town of East Fishkill – Financial Condition (Dutchess County) Town … office completed audits of the Village of Catskill Town of East Fishkill Hughsonville Fire District Lumberland Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… still needed. Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV): Traffic Ticket Surcharges (Follow-Up) (2016-F-12) An initial audit … DMV consistently accounted for and reported all traffic ticket surcharge revenue. However, auditors identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Opinion 90-58
… 18 of the General Municipal Law, but may be subject to restrictions under a local code of ethics. You ask whether a … consulted to determine whether it contains any pertinent restrictions. We note that General Municipal Law, §806 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste
… report notes it is essential for DiNapoli’s auditors to have ready access to the MCOs’ financial and program data in … data from MCOs; and Apply financial penalties when MCOs do not comply with DOH requirements. See the complete report: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-wasteOpinion 90-5
… to increase the number of trustees and, if so, by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed. For purposes … authority to increase the number of trustees and if so by what procedure and for what term the new trustees would be appointed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-5Opinion 90-46
… retained by the county and not transmitted to the State for the period November, 1987 through November, 1989. Section … The Comptroller shall: * * * 15. Except where provisions for refund are otherwise specifically provided in any other … * * * Such refund shall be paid from moneys appropriated for such purpose or from revenues in the custody of said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-46Risk Management Planning Group
… effectively addressed the risk of Risk Management Planning Group (RMPG) serving in conflicting roles of insurance broker … North Shore and King Kullen up to a cumulative $14.1 million for workers’ compensation assessments, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/01/24/risk-management-planning-groupComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… announced his office completed audits of the Beacon City School District , Brookfield Central School District , Chenango Valley Central School District , Fabius-Pompey Central School District , … P DiNapoli announced completed audits of the Beacon City School District Brookfield Central School District CSD …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: Office of Children and Family Services Can Improve Efforts to Investigate Child Fatalities
… P. DiNapoli found the state’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), which oversees the locally … DiNapoli said. “New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) consistently finds flaws in child … oversight and monitoring. Audit Office of Children and Family Services: Oversight of Child Protective Services Track …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-office-children-and-family-services-can-improve-efforts-investigate-child-fatalitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… officials did not adequately seek competitive bids for purchases totaling $172,760 made from three vendors or comply with the district’s procedures for purchases from 16 vendors totaling $131,276 that were not … Officials also did not obtain the minimum number of quotes for nine claims totaling $18,628. Katonah-Lewisboro Union …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsComptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Arkport Central School District , Erie … , Jamesville – Dewitt Central School District and the Rye Neck Union Free School District . State Comptroller … ensure money is being spent appropriately and effectively. The Comptroller’s audits are designed to help schools improve …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0DiNapoli: School Districts Need to Improve Oversight of Technology Equipment
… audit period of July 1, 2019 to March 31, 2022, auditors selected 1,155 IT assets to confirm they were inventoried in school districts’ records and selected 945 of these to see if they could be located. More … and found nearly 4,400 had missing or duplicated serial numbers and approximately 4,800 were missing locations or the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-school-districts-need-improve-oversight-technology-equipmentDiNapoli: MTA Not Holding Paratransit Contractor Accountable
… to collect the penalties owed and beef up its monitoring of this contractor to ensure customers are being provided … who are unable to use public bus or subway service because of a disability – was not penalized for making nearly 16,000 … information and mistakes on dates, trip times, number of riders, addresses, cross street names, equipment codes, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-mta-not-holding-paratransit-contractor-accountableAvoiding a Rejected DRO – Divorce and Your Benefits
… NYSLRS, as a governmental plan, has discretion to reject a DRO. Orders that are vague, … Status — References to a qualified status, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Retirement Equity … and the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) that provide for pension distributions at the earliest eligibility age do not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/avoiding-rejected-droOpinion 89-10
… fees, all actual and necessary expenses of travel, meals and lodging and all necessary tuition fees incurred in … for estimated expenditures for registration fees, travel, meals, lodging and tuition fees. If an advance is provided, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10