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Financial Toolkit for Local Officials
… … Local government and school district leaders are faced with unprecedented challenges in the wake of the pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/financial-toolkitState Agencies Bulletin No. 1728
… request agency action and explain the use of the New York Retiree Indicator Affected Employees New York State employees … of State Payroll Services has activated the New York Retiree Indicator to identify retirees of a NYS public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1728-new-york-retiree-indicatorOpinion 91-16
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of … to the additional per line charge allowed by statute. You ask whether the charge for a notice of unredeemed lands …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16Opinion 95-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … and speed limits in suburban town) -- Distribution by State Comptroller (fines and penalties for speeding violations in suburban town); (fines and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6DiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… in FY 2018. Congress is also considering changes in health care and Medicaid funding to the states. The city now … 1.8 percent, with non-property taxes declining for the first time since FY 2010. Job creation has also slowed as the … serious financial challenges and changes in federal health care policies would further complicate its financial outlook. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $4,000 From Town of Lincoln
… York State Police today announced the plea and sentence of Amy Becker, former Clerk for the Town of Lincoln, for … act in taxpayers’ interests, not line their own pockets. I thank District Attorney Ferrarese and the New York State … as a public servant to profit at the expense of taxpayers. I commend our State Police investigators for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-stealing-nearly-4000-town-lincolnMedicaid Program – Errors in Identification of 340B Providers in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) accurately excluded 340B drugs from the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and sought appropriate rebates. The audit covered the period April 1, 2010 through June 30, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-program-errors-identification-340b-providers-medicaid-drug-rebate-programDiNapoli: Improved Planning Needed for New York To Achieve Its Clean Energy Goals
… (NYSERDA) have taken considerable steps in planning for New York State’s transition to renewable energy but must … cooling and heating. PSC also did not fully account for other potential risks, and did not consider certain … a detailed analysis of cost estimates and periodically report results to the public, and assess the extent to which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-improved-planning-needed-new-york-achieve-its-clean-energy-goalsLabor Investigations in New York City
… is adequately conducting labor violation investigations in New York City. The audit covered the period from January 2019 through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/31/labor-investigations-new-york-cityOutstanding Violations (Follow-Up)
… We concluded that these delays placed the public at risk. We further found that when inspections did take …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/10/15/outstanding-violations-followMonitoring and Administration of Public Protection Grant Programs (2019-S-21), 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services is adequately administering and monitoring selected public protection grant programs ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s21-response.pdfNew York Public Employee Retirement System Special Durable Power of Attorney (RS6450)
The special power of attorney form is used to name an agent to act on your behalf with respect to your retirement benefit transactions.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs6450.pdfState, Public Authority, and Localities Debt for Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017
Debt service for general obligation bonds and notes of the State of New York
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/debt-spreadsheet.pdfTown of Cohocton – Procurement (2025M-13)
… the Program Generally, municipal purchases should be made in the best interest of the taxpayers. One of the best … manner is to seek competition that is often required by New York State law or by locally adopted policy. One of the goals of seeking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/03/town-cohocton-procurement-2025m-13DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… and 5,036 payments valued at more than $7.9 million due to fraud, waste or improprieties. As the state’s chief … and improprieties. The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 days for contract reviews and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli began releasing this monthly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014Town of Stratford – Supervisor’s Records (2013M-11)
… had solicited the professional services of an independent public accountant to perform an audit of the records. Key … the following year, or engage the services of a certified public accountant or public accountant to conduct the audit. … Town of Stratford …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/03/15/town-stratford-supervisors-records-2013m-11Opinion 97-19
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance Transactions (fire district treasurer as officer and stockholder of insurance … MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(3), 801, 803; TOWN LAW, §177: A fire district treasurer who is an officer and stockholder of an insurance agency with which the fire district contracts has an interest in the contract. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-19DiNapoli: NYC Contract Spending Rises $7 Billion Since FY 2019
… FY 2023, contract expenditures at the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene increased at an annual rate of 6.9%, with the largest drivers being mental health and disease control programs, which comprised nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-nyc-contract-spending-rises-7-billion-fy-2019DiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… new recurring spending without identifying resources to pay for it. Reserves Grew But Remain Below Pandemic Levels …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingState Comptroller DiNapoli Calls on Corporations to Disclose Political Spending
… Group, Penn Entertainment, SoFi Technologies, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., Zillow Group, and Zoom Video Communications , …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-calls-corporations-disclose-political-spending