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Claims for Deceased Owners and Estates
… Testamentary In limited circumstances, an heir or payer of funeral expenses can submit a claim if there is no … information. No Court-Appointed Representative – Payer of Funeral Expenses If there is no court-appointed … a copy of the death certificate by contacting: the funeral home that provided the services, or the Health Department in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/claimants/claims-deceased-owners-and-estatesOpinion 92-47
… systems. Section 307 of the County Law provides that: All surcharge monies remitted to the municipality by a service supplier and all other monies dedicated to the payment of surcharge costs … adequate books and records of the amount and source of all such revenues and of the amount and object or purpose of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-47DiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… state paid more than $100 million in duplicate payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) for premiums over a more than four year period, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … long time,“ DiNapoli said. “The Department of Health needs to do a better job coordinating with all stakeholders in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… There are 25 local governments in fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … towns and one village. Ten of those municipalities are in the highest ranking designation of “significant fiscal stress.” “Nearly six million New Yorkers are living in a community struggling with fiscal stress. My Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… totaling more than $3,360. Department of State (DOS): Monitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemetery Corporations for … Facility Maintenance (2016-S-79) As of Sept. 30, 2016, DOS records indicate 642 cemeteries (37 percent) had overdue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… of Health (DOH): Medicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services (Follow-Up) … of Taxation and Finance (Tax and Finance): New York Youth Jobs Program (Follow-Up) (2020-F-7) A report issued in … required time frame, the office appointed a qualified data coordinator responsible for EO 95 compliance. However, it did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: Audit Finds False Elevator Inspections, Safety Hazards Overlooked
… Private elevator inspectors in New York City are missing hazardous violations and allowing unsafe conditions … an expired extinguisher in an elevator machine room, and missing maintenance schedules and records. In some cases, the … Private elevator inspectors in New York City are missing hazardous violations and allowing unsafe conditions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-false-elevator-inspections-safety-hazards-overlookedState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… and plans to contribute toward EO 88 and complied with the guidelines. However, auditors found OGS had relied on one … Controls (2018-N-6) The department monitored traffic flow at intersections, but did not address the concerns of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… for contracts with six of them totaling $352,000. As a result, the district may have paid more than it needed to for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Audit Finds More Than $16 Million in Medicaid Cost Savings
… an additional $13.6 million in total net payments for 781 recipients eligible for Medicare identified in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-more-16-million-medicaid-cost-savingsDiNapoli: External Risks Threaten NYC Budget
… risks, it has record reserves to use if needed and Mayor de Blasio plans to expand the citywide savings program to … Trust, which now has a balance of $4 billion. Mayor de Blasio has indicated that the city will continue to expand … report , or go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt11-2017.pdf …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-external-risks-threaten-nyc-budgetDiNapoli Proposes Option to Help State & Local Governments Pay for Retiree Health Care
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and local governments fund retiree health insurance and other post employment benefits (OPEB). … Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced legislation to create an optional investment pool to help the state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-proposes-option-help-state-local-governments-pay-retiree-health-careHoltsville Fire District – Financial Management (2025M-4)
… district (district) board of fire commissioners (board) is responsible for managing the district’s fiscal activities … tax levy. Accurate estimates help ensure that the tax levy is not greater than necessary. Reserve funds are established …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/09/19/holtsville-fire-district-financial-management-2025m-4State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… years 2014, 2015, and 2016. The employee's official station was New York City, and all of his assignments were within 35 miles of his official station. According to state regulations, employees are not in travel status when their work locations are within 35 miles of their official station. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… the future," DiNapoli said. “In addition to the Tappan Zee bridge replacement, many of the Thruway Authority’s aging … areas where the Thruway could increase revenues, such as collecting delinquent tolls and evaluating additional means … to cover certain costs related to replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge and other costs. Still, significant financial concerns …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… and used the town’s general fund to pay for the Garrison Landing Water District’s (GLWD’s) operation and maintenance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. … City School District – Reserve Funds (Cattaraugus County) The board and district officials properly established the … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 1575
… IRS Definitions “Supplemental wages are all wages paid by an employer that are not regular wages. They include, but …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1575-supplemental-wagesDiNapoli Urges Focus on Addressing Rural Challenges
… residents, a shrinking labor force, as well as challenges with housing availability and access to health care, food and … County has the most acute shortage of the rural counties, with a population to health professional ratio of 30,188 to 1 … of addresses in the 10 rural counties remain unserved, with rates as high as 28.4% in Hamilton and 26.6% in Lewis. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-urges-focus-addressing-rural-challengesOpinion 2000-11
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Removal (of … of deputy appointed by town board) TOWN LAW §32(2): A deputy town superintendent of highways, whether appointed … town board, serves at the pleasure of the superintendent. You ask whether a deputy town highway superintendent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-11