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DiNapoli Announces $1.2 Billion in New Commitments to State Pension Fund's Emerging Manager Program
… included an additional $500 million allocation to Artemis Real Estate Partners for real estate investments, an additional $300 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-12-billion-new-commitments-state-pension-funds-emerging-manager-programOpinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on … and procedure to establish service award program) VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Program (authority … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to a mandatory referendum of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57DiNapoli Releases Report on 30-Day State Budget Amendments
… bills that expire within two years or less may not be the best way to consider the merits.” The 30-day amendments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-releases-report-30-day-state-budget-amendmentsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments Involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers
… of benefits, such as one CIN under FFS enrollment and a different CIN under managed care enrollment. Only one CIN … recipients concurrently enrolled in FFS foster care under different CINs; $12.7 million in improper premiums for … of recipients concurrently enrolled in FFS under different CINs (in each case, one of the concurrent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/17/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-involving-fee-service-claims-recipientsDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… payment through its in-house customer service employees. Registration Suspension Program The Thruway can ask the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to suspend the registration of any in-state passenger vehicles that do not … with Massachusetts — its only such agreement — to request registration suspensions there. The Thruway halted the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesMotor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Program (2022-M-2) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) has complied with Article 36-A of the State Executive Law for revenues received by and expenditures made from the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Fund and from any other source for purposes of the Motor Vehicle
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22m2-response.pdfHousing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Housing Trust Fund Corporation: Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program (Report 2020-S-4).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f18-response.pdfDiNapoli: Former State Employee Arrested for Falsely Claiming She Never Received $4K Loan Check from New York State and Local Retirement System
… received the check, Brady signed it over to an unrelated third-party purportedly to satisfy a debt. Brady then called NYSLRS … was sent a new one, which she cashed. In the meantime, the third party had deposited the original check. Once the stop …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-former-state-employee-arrested-falsely-claiming-she-never-received-4k-loan-check-new-yorkAFR Modernization – Uploading Financial Data with Bulk Load
This webinar is one in a series preparing local officials for the new Annual Financial Report (AFR) currently being developed by our staff at the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC). In this session, attendees will learn how to upload Financial Statement data into the AFR using a newly developed b
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/afr-modernization-bulk-load-09-22-22.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… $29,918 of state aid owed to them. Hyde Park Fire and Water District – Procurement (Dutchess County) The board did … DOH’s Health Electronic Response Data System. Greenwood Lake Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (Orange County) The review assessed the Greenwood Lake Union Free School District’s progress, as of February …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Comptroller approved 1,361 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $4 billion and approved nearly 5.2 million payments worth more than $11 billion. The office rejected 116 contracts and related transactions valued at $950 million and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… services. $2.6 million with Future Star Kidz Inc. for universal pre-kindergarten programs. $1.1 million with HFT … for modernization of the light rail rapid transit system in Erie County. $8.2 million with Bove Industries Inc. … for maintenance of New York’s 511 Traveler Information System. State University of New York $2.8 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilOpinion 90-47
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Legal … superintendent of highways for legal expenses incurred in defending a lawsuit brought against the town and the superintendent in both his individual and official capacities. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-47State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… University. $1.5 million with Steris Corporation for maintenance and repair of sterilization equipment at Stony … Inc. for bridge rehabilitation on Cochecton Dam Road in Sullivan County. $3.3 million with Binghamton Road … resolution of disputes between subcontractors and prime contractors. Cumulatively through April for calendar year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilState Agencies Bulletin No. 747
… for payments not processed automatically. Eligibility Criteria To be eligible for the Merit Step payment, employees must satisfy all of the following criteria: One (1) complete year of service at the Job Rate of … All service counted toward the one (1) year at Job Rate criteria described above will also count toward the five (5) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/747-october-2007-merit-step-eligibility-information-employees-representedOpinion 2008-6
… results in an increased amount because the daily rate divisor and, therefore, hourly rate divisor used to make that calculation are changed, the … to the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement, is entitled to be paid upon retirement for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-6Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are … have been especially vulnerable to the changes, and now we are learning about the broad impacts on students as a … education curriculum. For a sample of 22 school districts we surveyed, all were able to describe the mental health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schoolsComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. and Village of Croton-on-Hudson Police Chief Russel H. Harper announced that Gerald Munson, a … Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police Officer who most recently served as the fire department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… Learning Center Inc., claimed nearly $1 million in expenses that did not qualify for reimbursement from … that were never paid to staff, liquor store purchases and holiday parties, according to an audit released today by New … ended June 30, 2013, DiNapoli’s auditors found $942,998 in reported costs that did not meet the state’s requirements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesPekin Fire Co. President Dipped Into Bell Jar
… now being held accountable for his actions.” Amacher was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, offering a … first degree, all felonies. He was issued an appearance ticket and will be arraigned at a later date. Since taking …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/pekin-fire-co-president-dipped-bell-jar