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Opinion 88-65
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. REAL PROPERTY TAXES … for the purpose of payment of real property taxes on such property, shall at least annually provide to the … fee. However, you may wish to contact the Committee on Open Government, which is expressly authorized to render …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-65Mount Vernon City School District – Procurement of Natural Gas (2019M-91)
… officials did not procure natural gas in accordance with New York State General Municipal Law (GML), at the most favorable … average two times the benchmark rates. May have been able to reduce its natural gas costs by 40 percent or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2022/04/15/mount-vernon-city-school-district-procurement-natural-gas-2019m-91Overtime Limits for Tier 5
… Overview For members of Tier 5, New York State Retirement and Social … pay above the limit. Overtime limits differ for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and the Police and Fire … (regular earnings, shift differential pay, location pay, longevity payments and top of pay grade bonus) from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/overtime-limits-tier-5Opinion 95-3
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution (calculation of amount set aside for … purposes when cities and county levy the same tax) -- Pre-emption (where cities and county levy the same tax) TAX LAW, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-3Madison County Probation Department – Restitution Payments and Revenues (2014M-093)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if restitution payments were adequately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2014/06/06/madison-county-probation-department-restitution-payments-and-revenues-2014m-093Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Program Implementation
… that the Office of General Services (OGS) has made in implementing the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business … Veteran-Owned Business Act (Act) was signed into law on May 12, 2014. The Act established a 6 percent goal for SDVOB participation in State contracts. The Act also created the Division of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/07/service-disabled-veteran-owned-business-program-implementationMedicaid Program – Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Follow-Up)
… extent of implementation of the five recommendations made in our audit report, Overpayments of Ambulatory Patient Group Claims (Report 2011-S-43). Background In 2008, changes to the State’s Public Health Law required a new Medicaid outpatient payment methodology …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/28/medicaid-program-overpayments-ambulatory-patient-group-claims-followRockland County – Budget Review (B23-6-8)
… and expenditure projections in the County of Rockland’s (County) proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year are reasonable. Background The County, … million to liquidate the accumulated deficit in the County’s general fund as of December 31, 2012. Additionally, Chapter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2023/11/10/rockland-county-budget-review-b23-6-8Tuition Assistance Program – LaGuardia Community College
… City University of New York. LaGuardia offers more than 50 associate degree programs in many fields, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/12/04/tuition-assistance-program-laguardia-community-collegeTuition Assistance Program – College of Westchester
… determine whether College of Westchester complied with the Education Law and the Commissioner of Education’s Rules and … prior to completion of this audit. Key Recommendations The Higher Education Services Corporation should recover $11,340 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/tuition-assistance-program-college-westchesterOpinion 89-39
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICT OF INTEREST … because you state that the board member will not vote on, or participate in discussions pertaining to the insurance … held public officials to a high standard of conduct and, on occasion, have negated certain actions which, although not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-39Opinion 2003-4
… from towns' express authority to establish "publicity funds" for, among other purposes, "promot[ing] the general, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2003-4Opinion 2001-5
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … p 55). In furtherance of these purposes, fire districts have only those powers expressly granted by statute or … or misdemeanor. The provisions of section 91(1), however, do not apply to fire districts (see General Municipal Law §2; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Underwood Announce Guilty Plea of Queens Pharmacy Owner for $1.5 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme
… Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in Lynbrook, NY — entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court, Queens County admitting to defrauding the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-underwood-announce-guilty-plea-queens-pharmacy-owner-15-million-medicaidOpinion 96 - 14
… Interest (purchases from hardware store owned by college trustee) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Approval of Contracts … of a county (see General Municipal Law, §800[4], [5]). For this purpose, officers and employees of a county … with his or her municipality if he or she receives a direct or indirect pecuniary or material benefit as a result …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-14Examination of Procurement Card Payments
… when purchasing $1.6 million in goods and services from 12 vendors during the period January 1, 2016 through December … Additionally, DDSOO staff inappropriately used PCards to pay for purchases valued at $809,761 from five vendors with … contracts. Key Recommendations Ensure DDSOO staff (i) adhere to the State Finance Law requirements for OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/09/examination-procurement-card-paymentsDiNapoli: As Share of New Yorkers Without Health Insurance Reached New Low, Disparities Persisted Among Black, Asian, and Latino Populations
… From 2010 through 2021, the percentage of New Yorkers without health insurance … Rates of New Yorkers enrolled in Medicaid increased from 20.2% in 2010 to 27.7% in 2021 and surpassed national … If enrollment exceeds projections, the Financial Plan may incur significant additional unbudgeted costs. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-share-new-yorkers-without-health-insurance-reached-new-low-disparities-persisted-among-blackDiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… initially supported by federal pandemic relief and state funding, and each accounted for nearly $520 million of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019Division of Housing and Community Renewal Bulletin No. DH-17
… Laws of 2005, which implements the agreement between the State of New York and the Rent Regulation Services Unit, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/housing-and-community-renewal/dh-17-lump-sum-bonus-payments-rent-regulation-services-unitOpinion 94 - 23
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-23