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Opinion 88-34
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … the issues discussed in the opinion. VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Towns (manner of adoption of regulations, orders and rules) -- Villages (manner of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-34Signal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing
… Purpose To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … section location has a logbook that Signal Maintainers use to record MIT information (e.g., work performed). When work …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/17/signal-maintenance-inspections-and-testingDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… the 2022-23 school year (SY). The rates were highest for high school students at 34.1%, 7.6 percentage points … behind. Reducing chronic absenteeism will be essential for turning around pandemic-era learning loss. School … miss at least 10% of days (typically 18) in a school year for any reason, excused, unexcused, or for disciplinary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Health: Fiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute … and consistent with contract requirements. Department of Health (DOH): Criminal History Background Checks of … areas that could use improvement. New York State Health Insurance Program: United HealthCare (UHC): Insurance Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… audits and examinations have been issued: Department of Health: Fiscal Oversight and Monitoring of AIDS Institute … and consistent with contract requirements. Department of Health (DOH): Criminal History Background Checks of … areas that could use improvement. New York State Health Insurance Program: United HealthCare (UHC): Insurance Company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… State income tax collections increased $88.2 million in July from a year earlier, helping lift the state’s total tax collections slightly above updated projections this … the first month in this fiscal year that personal income tax collections outpaced those from last year, which is a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportOpinion 88-19
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS -- Authority To Institute (by town to … -- Landfill (establishment of private landfill) TOWN LAW, §§64(8), 65(1), 90: A town may not institute a lawsuit … for towns to participate in litigation is found in Town Law, §65. Subdivision 1 of section 65 provides in part: "The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-19United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Long Island Bone and Joint, LLP
… The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering a range of services from inpatient … process and pay medical claims from health care providers for services provided to Empire Plan members. United … pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose to receive …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-long-island-bone-and-joint-llpOut-of-Service Death Benefit – Article 14 Benefits
… If you are a vested member with at least ten years of credited service, have not retired and you die more than one year after leaving public employment, 50 percent of the ordinary death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1644/out-service-death-benefitOpinion 90-22
… (necessity to pay interest on consumer deposits) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Deposits and Investments (of consumer deposits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-22Opinion 91-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. WORDS AND PHRASES -- "In the same manner and at the same time as town taxes" (as meaning ad valorem levies) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (tort … v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Village Green Realty v Glen Cove Com. Dev. , 95 AD2d 259, 466 NYS2d 26; Gewirtz v City of Long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-10Opinion 91-51
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … other things, such local law "[s]hall provide for the date or dates on which sewer rents shall become due and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-51DiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… as a result, the employment recovery tells a more troubled story. The city’s unemployment rate in December was 11.4 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-loomingElmont Public Library – Board Oversight and Professional Services (2014M-060)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to determine if the Board provided adequate … the use of a request for proposal (RFP) process only when the services or the individual who had been providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2014/07/11/elmont-public-library-board-oversight-and-professional-services-2014m-060Performance Based Bus Safety Program
… safety and compliance and establish a strong incentive for low-performing carriers to improve their operations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/17/performance-based-bus-safety-programCayuga County – County Bridge Maintenance (S9-13-4)
… bridges to ensure the safety of those who travel on them for the period January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2011. … in 2012. The County Highway Department is responsible for the maintenance and monitoring of bridges. This … The Department’s operating budget was $10.3 million for the 2012 fiscal year. The Department is responsible for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2013/07/19/cayuga-county-county-bridge-maintenance-s9-13-4Opinion 2000-15
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … volunteer on on-going basis) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§209-i, 462: A volunteer firefighter from an out-of-state fire … The commanding officer of a fire district fire department, when authorized by the board of the fire commissioners, is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-15State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… city excluded seasonal employees and new hires starting in June or after from the training. Albany County – Sexual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-2Accounts Payable Advisory No. 30
… and non-judicial settlement agreements, as well as tax and withholding guidance, please see the Guide to Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/30-claims-awards-judgments-and-settlement-agreementsCommunity College Safety Reporting (2015-MS-2)
… a daily crime log and must submit crime statistics to the United States Department of Education (DOE) annually. Key Findings …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/community-college/2015/08/28/community-college-safety-reporting-2015-ms-2