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Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52-response.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfApplication Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52)
To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52.pdfPublic Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022
The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - Upcoming Non-Calendar Year Filers' Release Webinar Presentation
Print out presentation to follow along with the webinar where there will be a general overview of the Fiscal Stress Monitoring System, along with strategies to prepare for the upcoming release.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/fsms-non-calendar-filers-04-05-2022.pdfLake Pleasant Central School District – Claims Auditing (2021M-202)
Determine whether the Lake Pleasant Central School District (District) Board of Education (Board) ensured claims were supported by adequate documentation, for appropriate purposes and properly audited and approved before payment.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/lake-pleasant-2021-202.pdfInternal Controls Over Selected Financial Operations (2018-S-66) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) has adequate controls over selected financial operations to provide reasonable assurance that State assets are appropriately managed and safeguarded.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-18s66-response1.pdfPompey Hill Fire District – Financial Management (2021M-136)
Determine whether the Pompey Hill Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) properly established and managed capital reserve funds, ensured records were audited and annual reports were filed timely.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/pompey-hill-district-2021-136.pdfCopiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
Determine whether Copiague Fire District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/copiague-district-2020-114.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11-response.pdfEye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Follow-Up) (2017-F-11)
To determine the implementation status of the eight recommendations in our initial audit report, Eye Care Provider and Family Inappropriately Enroll as Recipients and Overcharge for Vision Services (Report 2013-S-1) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f11.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Decline by 10 Percent in 2020, With Major Shifts in Consumer Spending
New York State local sales tax collections declined by 10 percent (or $1.8 billion) in 2020 compared to 2019, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-decline-by-10-percent-in-2020.pdfNY-Sun Incentive Program
… Purpose To determine whether the New York State Energy Research and … In 2014, NY-Sun received a commitment of $1 billion to stimulate the marketplace for solar energy in New York. NY-Sun aims to add more than three gigawatts (3 billion watts) of solar … To determine whether the New York State Energy Research and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/02/ny-sun-incentive-programOmnibus Technical Corrections
… Signed into law on September 29, 2016 as Chapter 337 of the laws of 2016 – A.7292-A (Farrell) / S.5601-A (Golden) – Makes … for new payment technologies; and eliminating the filing of an annual report regarding certain expenditures for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-technical-correctionsOmnibus Technical Procurement Amendments
… (Rules-Peoples-Stokes) / S.7893 (DeFrancisco) – Relates to participation by state agencies in a system used by the comptroller to compile vendor responsibility information; defining … Relates to participation by state agencies in a system used by the comptroller to compile vendor responsibility information defining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/omnibus-technical-procurement-amendmentsDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. “This was a shameful crime of someone sworn to protect the public,” DiNapoli said. “It … helping us recoup the stolen funds.” Michael Denardo, 39, of Wallkill, was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison and … in the third degree, a class D felony, and three counts of criminal tax fraud in the fifth degree, a misdemeanor. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftPerformance Incentive Program
… its employees for meeting performance goals. A series of legal opinions and directives issued by various State … 2011-12 through 2013-14, the Authority distributed a total of $1.8 million in awards. Key Findings The Program, by design, directed the bulk of incentive awards to upper management. Upper management …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/27/performance-incentive-programState Agencies Bulletin No. 343
… or Bargaining Unit 61, Council 82 Security Services Unit: Environmental Conservation Investigator 1 Environmental Conservation Investigator 2 Environmental … Trainee 2 Sp L Forest Ranger 1 Forest Ranger 2 Park Patrol Officer Park Patrol Officer Sp L Park Patrol Officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/343-new-bargaining-unit-31-council-82-agency-law-enforcement-services-unitUpstate Medical University's Billing Practices
… medical center, specializes in research and treatment of the most prevalent human diseases, such as cancer, … disease. Its overarching mission is to improve the health of the communities it serves through education, biomedical … Insurance carriers may deny payment for a variety of reasons (e.g., service deemed not a medical necessity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/17/upstate-medical-universitys-billing-practicesOpinion 97-7
… set forth in section 600 of the Abandoned Property Law. Your particular concern involves a provision, found in many … funds from the county treasurer to the State Comptroller does not make the State the owner of such funds but rather … Abandoned Property Law authorizes the county treasurer to deduct the fee to which he or she is entitled pursuant to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7