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Opinion 90-50
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- Improvements … (municipal highway construction performed by State in connection with State project) STATE COMPTROLLER -- … Transportation to perform municipal highway construction in connection with State highway projects, the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-50DiNapoli: MTA Budget Outlook Improves
… resources to improve service and maintenance, reduce the size of projected budget gaps and help fund the … next phase of the Second Avenue Subway. In an effort to reduce the impact of borrowing on the operating budget, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/09/dinapoli-mta-budget-outlook-improvesOpinion 95-10
… (duty of town to erect fences around certain cemeteries and burial grounds) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (erection … cemetery) WORDS AND PHRASES -- "Around" (meaning of for purposes of Town Law, §291) TOWN LAW, §291: Town Law, … vested in the town by virtue of its use by town residents for fourteen years. In the case of a cemetery in the second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-10Opinion 94-25
… meetings of groups within a fire department or fire company) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §217(c)(v): Section 217(c)(v) … a fire police squad or the "executive board" of a fire company. You ask whether General Municipal Law, §217(c)(v) … of groups formed within a fire department or fire company, such as an emergency rescue and first aid squad, a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25DiNapoli Releases April Cash Report
… DiNapoli has created several tools to allow the public to better track government spending, contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/dinapoli-releases-april-cash-reportPublic Safety – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Reported Crimes Rose in 2022 According to data published by the State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), … and Aggravated Assault rose. Despite the increase in 2022, total Index Crimes are 3.2 percent lower than they were in … City correctional facilities. Over the last 10 years, the total incarcerated population declined by 33,870 (42 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/public-safetyDiNapoli: Audit Exposes Significant Management Issues With Tonawanda Housing Authority
… review of the THA’s information technology (IT) assets, auditors found major deficiencies in the authority’s … activities when using authority computers and other IT assets; and Provide IT security awareness training to all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-audit-exposes-significant-management-issues-tonawanda-housing-authorityImproper Medicaid Payments for Claims Not in Compliance With Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, and Attending Requirements (Follow-Up)
… appropriate NPI in the OPRA fields. We determined Medicaid made over $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments … required or where the OPRA NPI was not properly validated by the Department at the time of payment, and $19.4 million … due to past misconduct. Key Findings Department officials made limited progress in addressing the problems we …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/09/13/improper-medicaid-payments-claims-not-compliance-ordering-prescribing-referring-andState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on the Death of Maya Angelou
… and influenced many from all walks of life, both here and abroad. While she is no longer with us, her personal memoirs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-death-maya-angelouAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… of administering the Acts and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of … for the three State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2021. On average, $23.7 million in expenses were incurred to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleXIV.14.E Recording General Capital Assets – XIV. Special Procedures
… General capital assets should be classified in the appropriate … code to indicate the type of fixed asset owned. General capital assets should be classified by type within the … previously exist. Renovations will be recorded within the capital asset system as a capital asset addition if they meet …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv14e-recording-general-capital-assetsTown of Wappinger – Recreation Department Cash Receipts (2020M-130)
… (composed of cash and checks) within 10 days, as required. For example, in July 2019, one deposit (composed of $3,085 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2021/03/05/town-wappinger-recreation-department-cash-receipts-2020m-130Selected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Department, Aviation, World Trade Center, and Leasing of Properties
… determine whether the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) collected all revenues due and identified … private enterprise or attempted by either New York or New Jersey alone. PANYNJ conceives, builds, operates, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/04/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-department-aviation-world-trade-center-andMessage from the Comptroller – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… what will be multiple years affected by COVID-19. My hope is that it will inform all New Yorkers as well as the ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/message-comptrollerOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities
… Objectives The objectives of this audit were to determine if the Department of Health (Department) is … the Program When handled correctly, radioactive materials have many beneficial medical, industrial, and academic uses. … quality of the Department’s licensing program, which can have a direct bearing on public health and safety, as well as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/23/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andIX.12.C State Responsibility – IX. Federal Grants
… programs have designated CMIA contacts, usually located in the budget or finance office, who are regarded as the … the state’s response, possibly including participation in negotiations with Treasury Department or other federal … cash management practices and reduce such liabilities. In those instances, CMIA contacts for the affected lead state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12c-state-responsibilityDiNapoli: Bombay Clerk Sentenced for Pocketing Justice Court Fees
A North Country court clerk was sentenced yesterday for stealing more than $5680 from Bombay Justice Court while the other court clerk his mother was on sick leave according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-bombay-clerk-sentenced-pocketing-justice-court-feesWindsor Central School District – Fuel Controls (2022M-133)
… over fuel credit card purchases and fuel inventory to help ensure fuel was used for District purposes and … Officials did not confirm the District received the fuel it purchased when it was delivered. Officials did not … over fuel, the District’s risk of loss, theft and leaks is increased and could go undetected. Key Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/11/23/windsor-central-school-district-fuel-controls-2022m-133Public Safety – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Number of Crimes and Crime Rates Leveled Off in 2021 According to preliminary data, the number of crimes in seven major categories used by the State Division of … of overall crime trends (Index Crimes) leveled off in 2021, following the first increase in eight years in 2020. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/public-safetyIV.4.B Department Operations – Non-Personal Service – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… services do not involve consumable goods and no transfer of an asset (to the State) occurs when services are provided … services such as bond counsel, agency representation in court/hearings, review of documents, etc. 55174 Attorney for … reimbursement of travel expenses of non-salaried public officers who are members of boards, commissions, advisory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4b-department-operations-non-personal-service