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Opinion 93-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … your letter asking whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for mileage from … Whether commissioners of the Rushford Lake Recreation District may be reimbursed for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-31Patient Safety Center Activities and Handling of Revenues (Follow-Up)
… a 30-year-old woman who died in 1997 as a result of a medical error introduced during surgery by a physician with a … for the purpose of maximizing patient safety, reducing medical errors, and improving overall quality of health care. … resolution process, which may culminate in stipulated settlement agreements with violators, including penalty …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/patient-safety-center-activities-and-handling-revenues-followOversight of Telemental Health Services (Follow-Up)
… Program The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is responsible for developing regulations and providing guidance to assist … including the use of telemental health (TMH). TMH is a voluntary treatment method that makes use of two-way, … support mental health services and psychiatric care from a remote location. In 2015, OMH established a formal set of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/06/oversight-telemental-health-services-followCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B22-5-3)
… to submit to the State Comptroller each year, starting with the fiscal year during which the municipality is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2022/04/27/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b22-5-3Northside Center for Child Development – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… July 1, 2012 to operate full-day Preschool Special Class (SC) and full-day Preschool Special Class in an Integrated … of documentation regarding the allocations charged to the SC and SCIS programs. We also disallowed the Child Care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/11/northside-center-child-development-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualMaintenance, Inspection, and Testing of the Event Recorder System
… maintenance for the railroad is considered effective if 90 percent of the recorders on locomotives inbound for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/11/07/maintenance-inspection-and-testing-event-recorder-systemMedicaid Program – Overpayments for Medicare Part C Claims
To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments on Medicare Part C claims for recipients covered by Medicare Advantage Plans
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/04/medicaid-program-overpayments-medicare-part-c-claimsPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations (Follow-Up)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit … Care for Vulnerable Populations (Report 2021-S-9 ). About the Program The Office for People with Developmental … To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populations-followCity of Amsterdam - Budget Review (B21-5-5)
The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the Citys proposed budget for 202122
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2021/05/07/city-amsterdam-budget-review-b21-5-5Opinion 88-29
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … of a village, in his private capacity, purchases a parcel of land from the village industrial development agency … Whether a prohibited conflict of interest would arise if the mayor of a village in his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 90-56
… 245 [repealed and reenacted as section 242, L 1953, ch 420] of the Military Law may be denied or diminished" ( … of ... sections 245 or 246 [now §§242, 243, L 1953, ch 420] of the Military Law"). Section 92, therefore, vests in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56Opinion 90-41
… entire cost against benefited properties) VILLAGE LAW, §§14-1400, 14-1416, 14-1428: A village board of trustees may … petition of property owners pursuant to the provisions of section 264 of the former Village Law (Village Law of 1909). Section 264 provided for the entire cost of constructing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-41Opinion 2010-1
… Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND … park trust moneys to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE LAW § 7-730 (4): If a village purchases a parcel of property, a portion of which is to be used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1-0Opinion 2010-1
… Park Land (use of to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) ZONING AND … park trust moneys to fund the purchase of a portion of a parcel to be dedicated for park or recreation use) VILLAGE LAW § 7-730 (4): If a village purchases a parcel of property, a portion of which is to be used for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2010-1Opinion 92-6
… repair of town highway equipment to the clerk's husband who owns a repair shop. The clerk's duties include keeping … the repair of town highway equipment to the clerks husband who owns a repair shop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-6Opinion 95-26
… pay accountant or attorney); (use of tax moneys to obtain storage space for records); (use of tax moneys to pay for … are inadequate. If the Association does not have adequate storage capacity for the retention of necessary records … insurance tax moneys for the reasonable cost of obtaining storage space. If issues arise which directly relate to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-26Opinion 93-23
… issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Electrical Services (chair of planning board who performs … (chair of planning board in contract with town for electrical services) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (electrical contractor as chair of board) GENERAL MUNICIPAL …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23Opinion 98-5
… interest in a contract if he or she submitted a bill to the county department of social services for payment of … recipient. 10 Opns St Comp 1954, p 217 superseded to the extent inconsistent with this opinion. You ask whether … or employee has an "interest" in any contract with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct or indirect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 94-29
… have asked whether an exemption from the fee imposed by section 8022(b) would be justified in view of the fact that … represented in a support proceeding is usually indigent. Section 8022 provides: Fee on civil appeal (a) A county … as civil matters and are subject to the fees imposed by section 8022 on civil appeals. With regard to the imposition …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29Opinion 91-10
… indebtedness in its own name (L 1924, ch 574, §§6, 7; McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §§1483, 1484). … is created as a body corporate. Sections 6 and 7 of chapter 574 (McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, … debt (see NY Const, art VIII, §§2, 3; Local Finance Law, §100.00; McKinney's Unconsolidated Laws of NY, §1483). With …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10