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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act requires the screening of children within the child welfare system for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 99-9
… legal education tuition for city attorney) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (miscellaneous …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-9State Agencies Bulletin No. 306
… Agency PaySR users with access to create and/or run PS Queries. Effective Date Immediately Background Information … queries and added them to the public query section of PS Query. Generic public queries make it easier for PS Query users to retrieve information needed for frequently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/306-new-generic-public-queries-ps-query-databaseOpinion 93-30
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … COUNTIES -- Powers and Duties (liability for the cost of transportation to county jail) COUNTY SHERIFF -- Powers … court and committed by the village justice to the custody of the county sheriff is a charge of the village or the county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… following local government audits have been issued. Town of Bath – Real Property Tax Exemptions Administration … in town-exempted assessed value lacked one or more pieces of supporting documentation to determine eligibility or verify the accuracy of the exemption calculation. Auditors also found five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0DiNapoli: Medicaid Billing Errors Cost State More Than $1.5 Billion
… Identifiers (NPIs) to be included on Medicaid claims. This screening and provider enrollment process improves the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-medicaid-billing-errors-cost-state-more-15-billionSelected Aspects of Discretionary Spending
… support overall objectives. The audit identified a total of $543,400 of Authority spending that was discretionary in nature. Each … have formal policies and procedures specifying which types of discretionary spending are appropriate and the dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/29/selected-aspects-discretionary-spending-1Food Metrics Implementation
… To determine if the Office of General Services (OGS) is properly tracking and reporting New York State food purchases in compliance with the State Finance Law. This audit covers the period of … additional purchases of local foods. The intent of the Law is to assist State agencies with the procurement of New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/18/food-metrics-implementationOpinion 90-43
… LAW, §208-f: The special accidental death benefit which is payable under §208-f may be paid to a deceased member's … of the General Municipal Law. This provision provides for a special accidental death benefit to be paid by … a result of injuries incurred in the performance of their official duties. You ask the following questions: (i) are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… 31, 2017 (2016-S-66) Auditors identified approximately $12.4 million in improper Medicaid payments, including $4.58 million in overpayments for long-stay inpatient claims … with disabilities who are between three and five years of age. For the two fiscal years ended June 30, 2014 and 2015, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 88-14
… 2222, 2223, 2224: Unclaimed property held by a sheriff for a county prisoner should be placed in the county's trust … in the following respects. Initially, we note that there is no statutory provision which specifically pertains to the … 245). In addition, where the estate representative is an official of the county (see SCPA, §1219) who has neglected to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-14Opinion 2001-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … municipal purposes) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§94, 453; STATE CONSTITUTION, article IX, §1(f): A village may not fix … value of property used and useful in its operation of a gas, electric or water public utility service, or from using …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-3Opinion 91-51
… a county chief fiscal officer may temporarily utilize for general county purposes moneys collected as user fees and … parcel of land at the time and in the manner ..." provided for the levy of county taxes (County Law, §271[1]). Section … in the same manner and at the same time as taxes levied for general county purposes. The county treasurer, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51Economic Trends in New York State, April 2011
The economic recovery took hold in New York in 2010, but it has been slow, and not all regions of the State have benefited equally.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-trends-nys-2011.pdfDiNapoli: New York City Job Growth Continues to Set Records
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s unemployment rate is at a historic low and job growth over the past decade has … income and sales tax collections, making it easier for the city to afford new services and to balance the … job growth was concentrated in three employment sectors with health care accounting for 35,300, or 40 percent, of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-new-york-city-job-growth-continues-set-recordsDiNapoli: Investors Expand Corporate Disclosure of Political Spending
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the results of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s successful efforts to expand disclosure of corporate political spending by its portfolio companies. … disclosure from 29 companies in which it has investments of more than $2.73 billion. "We reached new milestones this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-investors-expand-corporate-disclosure-political-spendingRocky Point Union Free School District – Financial Condition (2015M-170)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the … officials have not established a formal plan stating how much would be set aside in each reserve fund, how each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2015/11/13/rocky-point-union-free-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-170Opinion 94-31
… (annual cash payment in lieu of) CIVIL SERVICE LAW, §200, et seq.; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92: It is permissible to provide in a collective bargaining … bargaining between public employers and employees is authorized by article 14 of the Civil Service Law (§200, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporate America To Address Lack of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
… the public outcry over the killings of other Black men and women, many publicly traded corporations spoke out against … but over time, by comparing how representation of Black women, for example, has changed in a given job category from … standing for re-election at companies that have no women on their boards. In situations where a company has just …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporate-america-address-lack-diversity-equity-inclusionOversight of Provider Consolidated Fiscal Reports – Independent Living, Inc.
… (OMH) ensures that the costs reported by providers such as Independent Living, Inc. (ILI) on their Consolidated Fiscal … OMH ensures that the costs reported by providers such as Independent Living Inc on their Consolidated Fiscal Reports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/02/oversight-provider-consolidated-fiscal-reports-independent-living-inc