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Opinion 2006-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Leave Time Generally (authority to provide leave of absence to elected official) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-6Town of Windsor – Capital Project (2025M-52)
… – October 24, 2024. We extended our audit period forward to December 31, 2024 to document the change in Town Supervisors (Supervisor). … possible and without favoritism. When Town officials do not seek or properly document competition, taxpayers have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/29/town-windsor-capital-project-2025m-52Other Bulletin No. 81
… 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/suny-construction-fund/other-81-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scf-civilOpinion 88-11
… 833, 498 NYS2d 364; Brooklyn Park Comr's v Armstrong , 45 NY 234; Gewirtz v City of Long Beach , 69 Misc 2d 763, 330 … Fire Dept. , 259 App Div 286, 18 NYS2d 923, affd 285 NY 535). However, since you state that it is your … the donor's intent ( St. Joseph's Hosp. v Bennett , 281 NY 115, 123; see also Matter of Neher , 279 NY 370). Thus, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-11Medicaid Program – Medicaid Overpayments for Medicare Part B Services Billed Directly to eMedNY
… the claims bypass the payment controls enforced by the crossover system. Key Findings Auditors identified up … limits. Key Recommendations Review the payments identified by the audit and recover overpayments, as appropriate. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-medicaid-overpayments-medicare-part-b-services-billed-directly-emednyDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… go unchecked, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found … far better than the unacceptable conditions we found in these shelters. We appreciate the state’s renewed effort … houses, specifically designed housing units, and roadside motels. There are 157 State-certified shelters in New York, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… year, at a record cost of $716 million,” DiNapoli said. “New York’s state agencies need to ensure that overtime use is … to 156,986 last year, excluding the State University of New York and City University of New York. These numbers are based on the agency “count,” or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearTown of Porter – Sewer Billings to Fort Niagara State Park (2017M-162)
… Park are also located in the Town. The Town is governed by an elected five-member Town Board. The Town’s 2016 adopted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2017/12/01/town-porter-sewer-billings-fort-niagara-state-park-2017m-162DiNapoli: SUNY Downstate Failed to Get Its Money's Worth From Cost-Cutting Consultant
… Downstate Medical Center paid a consultant $34 million for a plan to help the hospital out of financial trouble, but … found questionable travel and excessive lodging expenses for the contractor, Pitts Management Associates (PMA), which … delineate its responsibilities, nor did it include "claw back" cost recovery provisions for nonperformance. As a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-suny-downstate-failed-get-its-moneys-worth-cost-cutting-consultantDiNapoli: Investment in Rochester Company Returns $6.7 Million to State Pension Fund
… an approximated 21 percent internal rate of return for the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), New York State … partner for Trillium Group. 5LINX has operations in the United States and Canada. The company provides a range of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-investment-rochester-company-returns-67-million-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: New York Sends More Money to Washington Than It Gets Back
… and Connecticut fared worse while New Mexico fared the best. "New York gives more than it gets back from Washington …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-new-york-sends-more-money-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: Remember to Read Fine Print on Gift Cards This Holiday Season
… turned over to the State Comptroller's office as abandoned property after five years of dormancy. In State Fiscal Year … from gift cards was turned over to the state's Abandoned Property Fund. "Although gift cards are a popular purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-remember-read-fine-print-gift-cards-holiday-seasonDiNapoli Presses Worst Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Meet Paris Climate Agreement Goals
… globally. As a long-term investor, we want the companies in our portfolio to demonstrate a commitment to … by the Paris Climate Agreement , and issue a report in 2018 on any plans to achieve these targets. Corporate … Disclosure Project) identified the largest GHG emitters in the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund already has ongoing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-presses-worst-greenhouse-gas-emitters-meet-paris-climate-agreement-goalsDiNapoli: Energy Companies Agree to Report on Impact of Paris Agreement Goals
… It has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund's fiscal year ended …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-energy-companies-agree-report-impact-paris-agreement-goalsDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… to use the credit card for his own personal purchases at Home Depot, in exchange for kickbacks to Gregg of cash and … trust by using taxpayer dollars to fund his personal home improvement projects. Such corruption must not be … accountable for stealing taxpayer money.” The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Long Island Criminal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudOffice of Temporary and Disability Assistance SSP Payments Made to State Employees
… eligible to receive payments. OTDA obtains information about recipients’ income from a variety of sources including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-state-employeesOffice of Temporary and Disability Assistance - SSP Payments Made to Deceased Individuals
… other qualifying New York State residents. To be eligible for SSP, individuals must be at least 65 years old, blind or … who OTDA claims are alive are indeed alive. Recover any funds inappropriately paid to deceased recipients. Establish … payments to deceased individuals. Work with the Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) to recover any funds incorrectly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/09/office-temporary-and-disability-assistance-ssp-payments-made-deceased-individualsState Audit Recommends Improvements to NYC's Oversight of Agencies Placing Foster Children
… New York City's Administration for Children's Services (ACS) should improve oversight to ensure that non-profit … closely looked after by city officials," DiNapoli said. "ACS can step up its oversight to make sure these children are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-audit-recommends-improvements-nycs-oversight-agencies-placing-foster-childrenBuffalo Business Delivers $9 Million Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… the In-State Private Equity Program is a win for the state pension fund and our local economies,” said DiNapoli. “Our … have returned hundreds of millions of dollars to the state pension fund and created jobs for local residents. Businesses … United States, the Dominican Republic and Asia. The state pension fund invested a total of $9 million in AccuMED …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/buffalo-business-delivers-9-million-investment-gain-state-pension-fundLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3% in July compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Overall, local … distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities by the state Department of Taxation and Finance, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-year