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Opinion 91-61
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Bail Moneys (1% fee to fund an … to incarceration service plan, should not be collected in a county not having such an approved plan. We have been … plan. It follows, therefore, that when a particular county does not have such an approved plan, the town and village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61Controls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… Purpose The objectives of our performance audit were to determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) is enforcing … initiator to collect a 5 cent deposit on containers of less than one gallon of many beverages sold in the State, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsAssertive Community Treatment Program
… are licensed by the Office and operate throughout the State to provide services for up to 5,000 recipients. ACT … every six months, develop treatment plans based on assessment outcomes, and track progress. The Office uses … with the remainder being funded directly by the State. Key Findings The Office is not effectively overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Endicott , Village of Hempstead , Town of Hoosick , Town of Lake Pleasant , Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … are reasonable. The district consistently appropriates fund balance that is not needed to fund operations. Two of … appropriations for payroll, health insurance, retirement, debt and utilities by $3.2 million. After the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Opinion 89-63
… housing authority is exempt from the payment of court filing fees. This is in reply to your inquiry asking whether … it is a litigant in Supreme Court, a County Court, the Civil Court of the City of New York or the City Courts … capacity. There is no statutory definition of the word "fee" for purposes of section 52 (see Public Housing Law, §2) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-63Opinion 89-13
… Bidding (purchase of used equipment from private entity) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(6): A municipality may purchase surplus or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-13DiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced that Alayne Bertolino pleaded guilty … father, Joseph Bertolino, was a detective with the Nassau County Police Department who retired in 1991. His pension checks were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksCollection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Collection of Petroleum Business … of fuel at a cents-per-gallon rate at different points in the distribution chain, depending on the product involved. … the PBT rate is 17.3 cents per gallon, up from 16.6 cents in 2021. Transactions exempt from PBT include sales to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… or provide documentation that competition was sought for 11 totaling $133,567. The district may have saved about … employees with cybersecurity training. They did not have a disaster recovery plan. In addition, officials did not … spending, the state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-2Oversight of Drug Disposal
… practice alternative, and further reinforced this policy in its updated 2017 Guidance for Proper Pharmaceutical … The disposal of unused and unwanted controlled substances in New York State is regulated at the federal level primarily … drugs. However, there are improvement opportunities in some of their pharmaceutical management practices. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposal2021 Fall Conference - Bureau of State Payroll Services
2021 Fall Conference Payroll Presentations and Information
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/2021-fall-conference-bureau-state-payroll-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 … impact growth.” Statewide, every region saw solid growth in sales tax collections during the third quarter compared to … City, the July-September period marked the fifth quarter in a row that county and city sales tax receipts met or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three … and energy security in the State. EO 88 is intended to accomplish broader State policy goals, such as reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-followImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up)
To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Improper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/improper-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-plan-enrollments-followXI.9 Intergovernmental Agreements – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… and submittal requirements in the Statewide Financial System (SFS) is provided for intergovernmental agreements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi9-intergovernmental-agreementsDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… New York City Health + Hospitals (H+H) spent $168 million … projected on temporary staff, despite hiring over 1,660 new nurses in city fiscal year (CFY) 2024, according to a new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1036
… The contents of this bulletin are obsolete as of February 2025 Purpose To inform agencies that a new form … in Payroll Bulletin No. 1015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is eliminating the option to purchase paper …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1036-new-us-treasury-securities-direct-deposit-form-ac-3245Town of Parma - Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration (2018M-223)
… 147 agricultural, non-profit and not-for-profit, senior citizen, veteran and other exemptions. The Assessor: Granted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2019/03/01/town-parma-real-property-tax-exemptions-administration-2018m-223Westmere Fire District – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2014M-12)
… 31, 2013. Background The Westmere Fire District is located in Albany County and is governed by the Board of Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/04/18/westmere-fire-district-internal-controls-over-financial-operations-2014m-12