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Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load Overweight Permit Fees
… of Transportation (Department) charged and collected the correct fees for special hauling and divisible load … the Department accurately charged and collected the correct fee for each transaction we tested, we found … that all permits are appropriately recorded and the correct fees are collected and deposited. These deficiencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/collection-special-hauling-and-divisible-load-overweight-permit-feesMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity April 1, 2014 Through September 30, 2014
… including one which officials estimate will result in an annual savings to the Medicaid program of $2.4 million. The … Medicare Part A information will result in an additional annual savings of about $2.4 million; $555,103 in improper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/06/29/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-april-1-2014-through-september-30-2014Opinion 91-23
… Membership (right to be member of more than one company) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Eligibility (membership in more … TOWN LAW, §176-b(10); VILLAGE LAW, §10-1006(10): A volunteer firefighter may not simultaneously be a member of two fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-23Opinion 90-38
… to remove snow and ice from, and maintain the highway if, after the highway has been so designated, one or more … buildings on the town highway in question become occupied after the highway has been designated as a seasonal limited … to remove snow and ice from and maintain the highway if after the highway has been so designated one or more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-38Opinion 89-14
… the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (collecting officer may not … may request that persons paying their taxes by mail and desiring a tax receipt include a self-addressed stamped … 19, 1989 Cathryn C. Thomas, Receiver of Taxes Town of Webster … Whether a tax collecting officer may request that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-14Opinion 90-33
… by other than the expiration of the term of office). Section 4-400(1)(c) also authorizes the mayor to delegate the … officers and employees. Paragraph h of subdivision 1 of section 4-400 makes it the responsibility of the mayor to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-33Area #12 – Information Technology Contingency Planning – Information Technology Governance
… relating to IT contingency planning include: Assembling a team responsible for drafting the plan, Identifying and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-governance/area-12-information-technology-contingency-planningCity of Long Beach – Budget Review (B21-7-6)
… budget review issued in May 2020. Background The City of Long Beach, located in Nassau County, has been authorized to issue … expenditures. The continued reliance on proceeds of long-term debt to finance recurring operating expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/12/city-long-beach-budget-review-b21-7-6Controls Over Federally Funded Programs and Maximization of Federal Funding
… HHS between October 1, 2016 and December 31, 2020. WAP funds were used to weatherize 18,418 units occupied by 38,110 … reimbursements on time and in a manner that recovers all funds. However, the Division lost $120,475 in federal funding … take steps to mitigate potential future losses of federal funds caused by unexpected events. Ensure all remaining funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/08/18/controls-over-federally-funded-programs-and-maximization-federal-fundingCity of Amsterdam – Budget Review (B20-5-8)
… debt service and appropriations for health insurance and Social Security and Medicare taxes that may not be sufficient. The … minimal funding for equipment and capital outlay and does not appropriate enough money for contingencies in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2020/09/25/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b20-5-8Oversight of Transportation Services and Expenses (Follow-Up)
To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Transportation Services and Expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/31/oversight-transportation-services-and-expenses-followOpinion 2001-12
… LIBRARIES -- Library Trustees (authority to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) -- … of library board and governing board of sponsor to provide for defense and indemnification of library employees) PUBLIC … PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW §18: There are two alternatives for conferring the benefits of section 18 of the Public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-12Opinion 2000-5
… c. To a capital reserve fund established pursuant to section six-c, to a repair reserve fund established pursuant to section six-d or to a tax stabilization reserve fund established pursuant to section six-e of [article 2 of the General Municipal Law]. 1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-5Opinion 2004-4
… who is engaged by the school district as its attorney, is not mixed with other revenues of the partnership, and if the … monies paid by the district, then the board member would not have an interest in the contract between the district and … to the school district's attorney for his services are not mixed with funds of the law firm and the board member …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-4Opinion 2006-8
… -- Employee Benefit Accrued Liability Reserve Fund (use of for lump sum “retirement awards”) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND … (use of employee benefit accrued liability reserve fund for lump sum “retirement awards”) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §6-p: … July 11, 1996, regarding A. 9040; see also Budget Report on S. 6278 of 1996). There is nothing in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-8Opinion 89-53
… of the fire department or, if the fire department does not have a treasurer or other fiscal officer, to the fiscal … a fire company in a multi-company fire department is not precluded from paying all or a part of the tax moneys to … Insurance Law, §§9104 and 9105, however, do not specify the basis on which the initial recipient of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-53Opinion 89-41
… but in either case, the board of fire commissioners is not required to hold a public hearing before the … In the case of a fire district, the appropriation is not subject to the district's spending limitation (see Town … we note that General Municipal Law, Article 11-A does not prescribe any procedures for conducting the referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-41Opinion 2005-8
… (for ambulance service) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §122-b: A city may not set fees for the provision of emergency medical … of the cost of providing such services. You ask whether a city may set fees for the provision of “emergency medical transport” services by a paid city fire department, in an amount that is designed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-8SUNY Bulletin No. SU-225
… and CYF Background In any fiscal year in which February 29th falls, the biweekly salary calculation is changed to … an employee on the payroll (Hire, Rehire, Reinstatement from Leave without Pay) prior to 09/01/15, the agency must … calculation and the Leap Year calculation for the 5 days from 08/27/15-08/31/15. After the leap year calculation has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-225-leap-year-salary-calculation-fiscal-year-2015-16-suny-calMedicaid Program – Improper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance
… (e.g., employer-based coverage, Medicare Part D). Medicaid is considered the payer of last resort and, as such, FFS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/11/medicaid-program-improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-health