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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Program (2016-S-39) OCFS has some appropriate controls to limit program contract spending, including a maximum cost … by the $1,375 maximum per child. OCFS reimbursements to program providers did not exceed the maximum contract … control weaknesses that CUNY and BMCC officials needed to improve related to the use of bank accounts. In a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 2000-18
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18I.4 Supplemental Information – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
… on statewide accounting procedures and policies: Division of the Budget (DOB) Policies Statewide Vendor File Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i4-supplemental-informationOpinion 89-4
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST -- Banking Transactions … who is a director of a bank has a prohibited interest in the designation of the bank as a town depository unless the exception in General Municipal Law, §802(1)(a) applies. The exception …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-4Medicaid Program – Managed Care Organizations’ Readiness for the Encounter Intake System
… Portability and Accountability Act-compliant transaction sets (one each for professional, institutional, dental, and … testing for the new system, including all four transaction sets. An additional 21 MCOs had successfully completed testing of at least one of the four transaction sets. The remaining 21 MCOs either had started but had not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/29/medicaid-program-managed-care-organizations-readiness-encounter-intake-systemOpinion 94-1
… ask whether a portion of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of … Whether a portion of the salaries of county employees who perform services for the administration and operation of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-1Opinion 90-23
… BONDS AND NOTES -- Debt Limit (exclusion from - cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse) STATE CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE … VIII, §§6, 12; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §105.00: The cities of Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse may exclude from their … such purpose, does not exceed $10,000,000 in the case of Buffalo and Rochester and $5,000,000 in the case of Syracuse. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-23Opinion 96-23
… §8017: Section 8017 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules does not grant a broad exemption to towns, or other … used in the act, considering its most natural and obvious sense and that words of ordinary import are to be construed … name of the town . [emphasis added] Again, this provision does not support the town's position that all actions or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-23Homeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… Plans are completed timely and if clients are receiving services needed to transition to permanent housing. The audit … Program Homeless shelters across the State provide various services to individuals and families, including the … mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare services, and assistance with finding permanent housing. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentState 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. … calculated or unauthorized payments or credits will be made. Olean City School District – Financial Management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsReporting Resources
… Resources for holders of unclaimed funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/reporting-resourcesOpinion 90-31
… Procedures (authority to allow act by majority of quorum) LOCAL LAWS -- Voting Requirements (authority to allow act by … LAW, §353-a; GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, §41; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1): A committee formed by seven towns to … or more members who are public officers (see Town Law, §20[1][a],[b]; Public Officers Law, §2; see also 1988 Opns St …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Oversight of Pupil Transportation Services
… Department sets qualification requirements for school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants; and it has established … Program, through which instructors provide school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants with required initial and … that it does not have assurance that school bus drivers, monitors, and attendants across the State are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/14/oversight-pupil-transportation-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… needed to process SNAP applications correctly and in a timely manner. Department officials also did not have … (28%) nor did they process nine approved SNAP cases (20%) in a timely manner. These cases were approved between one and … a valid and legal town purpose. City of Cohoes - Physical Accessibility to Programs and Services (Albany County) Of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… year-end commitments related to unperformed contracts for goods and services totaling was $3.3 million during the audit period and $3.2 million was unsupported or for unbudgeted purchases. In effect, officials improperly … The claims that auditors reviewed were supported and for appropriate BOCES purposes. However, all claims were not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsXI.17 Protest Procedures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… that may be filed with the State Comptroller: (1) an appeal of a protest decision made by the public contracting … Comptroller 110 State Street, 11th Floor Albany, NY 12236. Appeal of Public Contracting Entity Protest Determination … contracting entity, any interested party may file an appeal of the public contracting entity’s determination with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi17-protest-proceduresService Retirement Benefit – Regional State Park Police Plan
… retire at any age after completing 25 years of regional state park or New York State police officer service. Or, you … reach age 60 before having served 25 years as a regional state park police officer. The Benefit With 25 years of … 25 years, including service other than as a regional state park police officer, you will receive an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1867/service-retirement-benefitLapsing Information for State Agencies
… State Agencies Home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/guidance/lapsing-information-state-agenciesCollege Readiness
… 2022 and included students who were expected to graduate high school by August 2019. About the Program According to … the fastest-growing occupations require education beyond a high school diploma – a college degree or advanced … However, nearly half of all students who do complete high school and go to college require remedial courses and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/10/04/college-readinessOpinion 90-52
… MUNICIPAL LAW, §35: Although the town clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of … board who is present, the clerk is under no statutory duty to record the names of other persons attending the meeting. A decision to publish the minutes of a town board meeting must be made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52