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Selected Aspects of Inactive Hazardous Waste Site Remediation Cost Recovery
… State costs related to site investigation and remediation, bill for and collect these costs from responsible parties in … billing process and the timeliness of billing. However, bill preparation is a very time-consuming process and billing … which delays recovery of some State costs until the next bill is prepared. We reviewed 21 bills for eight sites and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/22/selected-aspects-inactive-hazardous-waste-site-remediation-cost-recoveryPipeline Safety Oversight
… Program, Inspection Activity, Inspector Qualification, Leak Management, Enforcement, and Incident Investigation. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/08/pipeline-safety-oversightMedicaid Program – Ambulatory Patient Groups Payments for Duplicate Claims and Services in Excess of Medicaid Service Limits
… of Health (Department) adopted the APG methodology in an effort to pay providers more accurately for their … reimbursed based on patient condition and complexity of service. The Department phased in the APG methodology … Medicaid service limits. For example, Medicaid limits dental exams to two times per year, yet we found Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-ambulatory-patient-groups-payments-duplicate-claims-and-services-excessOpinion 2003-5
… law, suggests that the presumption is intended to apply only to accidental disability retirement, accidental death … also scheduled to expire on July 1, 2005 and applicable only to paid members of a fire department in a city with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-5Benefit Eligibility Assessment Process
… the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance's (OTDA) Fair Hearing process is used only as necessary. Background … resort, Clients deemed to be ineligible are entitled to a Fair Hearing administered by OTDA. OTDA's Fair Hearing Process costs taxpayers more than $32 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/28/benefit-eligibility-assessment-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 2346
… All agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2025 are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to … charges. Effective Dates: Administration paychecks dated July 2, 2025 and Institution paychecks dated July 10, 2025 … needed in SFS will need to be completed before June 18, 2025 in order for them to be used in PayServ for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2346-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsOpinion 2004-9
… the exception in General Municipal Law §103(8) applied only to purchases by "municipal hospitals". In the absence of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-9Opinion 2010-4
… that it is a fundamental principle that fire districts only have those powers expressly granted by statute or … private ambulance companies for prehospital treatment, but only if: (1) the fire district, as a part of a fire … as used in the General Municipal Law, to include only a county, town, city and village]). In contrast to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-4Opinion 88-41
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-41CUNY Bulletin No. CU-271
… retroactive adjustments Affected Employees CUNY employees in Bargaining Units T8, TC, GA and AJ Background Pursuant to … ( OVP ) set up in Additional Pay that has a Goal Amount and Goal Balance that are not equal, provided the OVP does not have an End Date. The system will recover the entire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-271-retroactive-salary-increases-employees-representedState Agencies Bulletin No. 1342
… the October 2014 CSEA LLS payment and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees … between the State of New York and the CSEA, provides for payment of the 2014-2015 Longevity Payment effective … Pay Period 14L). There is no direct deposit for this payment. Eligibility Criteria Employees in graded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1342-october-2014-civil-service-employees-association-csea-longevity-lumpState Agencies Bulletin No. 1203
… Purpose To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of new Hire transactions in PayServ as a result of SSN Decoupling Affected Employees Agencies entering new … To inform agencies of changes to the data entry and processing of new Hire transactions in PayServ as a result of SSN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1203-changes-online-hire-transaction-entry-payservCapital Planning and Maintenance
… Purpose To determine whether the Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority effectively plans and prioritizes … 2012 through December 23, 2015. Background The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority (Authority), created in 1961, … North Country: the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge (Bridge); the Ogdensburg International Airport …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/04/08/capital-planning-and-maintenanceOpinion 98-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMPANY -- Fire Police Squads (qualification for appointment to) FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Powers and Duties (establishment of … Whether a board of fire commissioners in its discretion may provide that … newlyappointed members not be immediately assigned to the fire police squad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-20Internal Control System Components
… January 1, 2013 through December 1, 2015. Background In 1987, the Legislature passed the New York State … control, and issuing the Standards for Internal Control in New York State Government (Standards). The Standards form the minimum expectations for internal control in State agencies and public authorities and provide guidance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/internal-control-system-componentsOversight of Homeless Shelters
… responsible for monitoring Local Districts’ oversight and inspection of uncertified shelters, and for ensuring they … oversight of uncertified shelters, to ensure that inspection violations are addressed properly and timely and … and dangerous risks to shelter residents’ health and safety. These included fire and safety violations, rodent and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/12/oversight-homeless-sheltersOpinion 98-8
… STATE FINANCE LAW, §162; CORRECTION LAW, §184: A political subdivision is required to procure microfilming services, … the form, function and utility required by the political subdivision, from a qualified and approved preferred source, … by the appropriate officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or district therein to the "lowest responsible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-8Opinion 98-24
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Firefighters' Benefit Law coverage for a firefighter of a bordering fire company providing on-going services) … Whether a fire district accepts the services of a member of a fire company in a bordering area is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-24Opinion 93-16
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-16Internal Control System Components
… Purpose To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s (Office) management of its … the New York State Governmental Accountability, Audit and Internal Control Act requiring each State agency to … its operations. The Division of the Budget’s Budget Policy and Reporting Manual Bulletin B-350 requires the head of each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/internal-control-system-components