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Opinion 2008-2
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-2Opinion 94-25
… §712(a) authorizes the board of directors to designate from among its members an "executive committee", consisting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-25Opinion 2000-22
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Exceptions … town attorney would not have a prohibited interest in a pre-existing contract between the town and his or her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-22Medicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… whether the Department of Health (Department) made Medicaid mainstream managed care premium payments on behalf … 2017. Background The Medicaid program is a federal, state, and locally funded program that provides a wide range of … The Department administers the State’s Medicaid program. For the State fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… care needs. As of the close of the State’s fiscal year on March 31, 2022, New York’s Medicaid program had served … A review of the $292 million in Medicaid payments made on behalf of recipients with TPHI identified by the audit to … However, officials acknowledged that they are working on enhancements to the entire recovery process, which will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… of the state Department of Health’s (DOH) oversight of the Medicaid program. The audits identified approximately $790 … million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and collecting rebates from drug makers. “New York state faces a projected budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueOpinion 96-20
… in the village. That section further provided as follows with respect to the abolishment of a police department: The … Although section 8-800 differs from former section 188-a with respect to the type of enactment and referendum … are substantially the same, in substance and effect, with respect to establishment of a police department. In our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 88-49
… Determining Public Office (description of) -- Removal (of officer or employee appointed for fixed term) LOCAL LAWS -- … that the village mayor has made appointments to the commission. You ask whether the mayor may dismiss a member of … process clause of the Constitution (NY Const, art 1, §6; US Const, 14th Amendment). In this regard, the courts have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-49State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of the Town of Berkshire , Bethlehem Public Library , Town of Cherry Valley , City of Cohoes , Town of … Agency , Town of Laurens , Volunteer Firemen’s Benevolent Association of North Tonawanda , Town of Ogden , Town of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-39
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FEES -- Imposition of (by town on behalf of … behalf of a fire district on properties which are exempt from fire district taxes to defray the cost of specialized … a "special tax" on various properties which are exempt from fire district taxes to defray the cost of specialized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-39Opinion 2000-15
… as if he or she were a member of the fire department. For purposes of section 209-i, a volunteer firefighter means … under or subject to the provisions of the "Not-For-Profit Corporation Law"; and certain fire corporations … Firefighters' Benefit Law §21[2], relative to calls for assistance by volunteer firefighters of fire departments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15Fire Island Union Free School District - Claims Auditing (2023-114)
Determine whether the Fire Island Union Free School District (District) claims auditor properly audited and approved claims prior to payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2023/pdf/fire-island-union-free-school-district-2023-114.pdfVillage of Hagaman – Claims Auditing (2022M-11)
Determine whether the Village of Hagaman (Village) Board of Trustees (Board) ensured claims were properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/hagaman-2022-11.pdfJamesville-Dewitt Central School District – Claims Auditing (2022M-149)
Determine whether the Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District (District) claims were adequately supported, for appropriate purposes and approved prior to payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/jamesville-dewitt-central-school-district-2022-149.pdfUnemployment Insurance – Final Report
We examined high risk payments and payment requests DOL approved during the calendar year January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/bse-2019-09-16.pdfOpinion 88-48
… bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling program by the Western Finger Lakes Solid Waste … to purchase equipment to be used in connection with a recycling program. With respect to whether such equipment … bins and containers to be used in connection with a recycling program by the Western Finger Lakes Solid Waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-48Unified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-339
… processed automatically. Affected Employees: Employees in the following bargaining units who meet the eligibility … 1L or in the Pay Period in which the employee returns from leave. Earnings Code: JLP Effective Date: 03/28/2024 or date of return from leave OT Effective Date: 03/28/2024 or date of return …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-339-april-2024-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-352
… in the calculation of overtime compensation (refer to the Online Payroll Manual accessed from the PayServ Bulletin …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-352-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-judicial-longevity-paymentOpinion 88-9
… to cause a map and plan of the proposed improvement, together with an estimate of the cost, to be prepared by a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-9Opinion 99-8
… on Open Government concluded that a city would not be bound by the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8