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State Agencies Bulletin No. 1092
… Purpose To advise agencies of the creation of a new union, Police Benevolent Association of … State, Inc. (PBANYS), that will be representing employees in Bargaining Unit 31. Affected Employees All employees in … dated November 9, 2011 Background On May 6, 2011, the Police Benevolent Association of New York State, Inc. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1092-new-union-bargaining-unit-31State Agencies Bulletin No. 1201
… Concurrent Hire, and Transfer transactions in PayServ as a result of SSN Decoupling Affected Employees Agencies entering … Concurrent Hire and Transfer transactions in PayServ as a result of SSN Decoupling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1201-changes-entering-rehires-concurrent-hires-and-transfers-payservDiNapoli: Strong Growth for Local Sales Tax Collections Halfway Into 2018
… Local sales tax collections across New York grew 6 percent in the first six months of 2018, according to a report … period last year. This is the highest half-year increase in the state since 2010 and the fourth consecutive period of … Outside of New York City, the highest regional increases in the state were in the Southern Tier (5.8 percent), Mohawk …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-strong-growth-local-sales-tax-collections-halfway-2018Contract Advisory No. 7
… The only special characters which should be used in a Contract ID on the Statewide Financial System (SFS) are the two hyphens (-) that separate the Business Unit, Contract Number, and Department ID values. Stand alone … should not contain any special characters. Guidance: The Contract ID for all new contracts including but not limited …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/7-special-characters-should-not-be-used-contract-and-stand-alone-purchase-orderSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… Purpose To determine whether the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Institute) is properly safeguarding its … March 6, 2015. Background The Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research complex located in Buffalo, New … To determine whether the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Institute is properly safeguarding its ePHI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationOpinion 2004-1
… of fees in General Municipal Law §209-b(4) applies to all emergency rescue services provided by an emergency … General Municipal Law §209-b authorizes fire districts to organize within their fire departments and fire companies … or company (General Municipal Law §209-b[1][a]). Pursuant to section 209-b(1), the squad is authorized to render …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-1City of Long Beach – Budget Review (B7-14-12)
… deficit in the City’s general, water, sewer and risk retention funds as of June 30, 2012. Local Finance Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2014/05/14/city-long-beach-budget-review-b7-14-12DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2014
… their money. The independent audits ensure payments are free from fraud, waste and improprieties. The Comptroller’s … 58 State Fair revenue contracts including sponsorships and food/beverage concessions. Department of Labor $3.7 million … Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation $37,800 with National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation to extend the natural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2014Upstate New York Company Delivers $450,000 Investment Gain To The State Pension Fund
… The New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in Canandaigua-based ClearMomentum has generated a $450,000 investment gain, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … the Fund invests in through its In-State Private Equity Investment Program. Since its inception, the program has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/upstate-new-york-company-delivers-450000-investment-gain-state-pension-fundState Police Bulletin No. SP-78
… of the Division of State Police, 1995-1999, allows for the payment of overtime in certain instances to Senior …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-78-new-earnings-code-eos-extraordinary-overtime-senior-investigatorsOpinion 2002-5
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5Opinion 2006-10
… to sell or lease their real property to another municipal corporation, school district, BOCES, fire district, the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-10Low-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… December 11, 2013. Background The Housing Trust Fund Corporation's (Corporation) mission is to create decent affordable housing … housing or the construction of new housing. One way the Corporation accomplishes this mission is through the Program. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… the New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) participates in the Statewide Offset Program (SWOP), and (ii) the amount … to offset State payments to recover outstanding debt. In May 2015, we recommended NYSIF participate in SWOP as a means to recover outstanding premium. Key …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsLicensing and Monitoring of Proprietary Schools (Follow-Up)
… monitoring schools and utilizing its database to look for warning flags of future closings. Overall, we found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/21/licensing-and-monitoring-proprietary-schools-followImproper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Improper Medicaid Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Report 2020-S-8 ). About the Program The … and discharges are different, often resulting in lower payments for transfers. We issued our initial audit report on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/improper-medicaid-payments-misclassified-patient-discharges-followOpinion 89-60
… prepare, authorize or approve the contract or approve payments thereunder; (b) audit bills or claims under the … Board of the Town of Tuxedo , 69 AD2d 320, 418 NYS2d 638; Conrad v Hinman , 122 Misc 2d 531, 471 NYS2d 521). Thus, even …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-60DiNapoli: Local Communities Reducing Number of Homeless Veterans
… The number of homeless veterans in New York has dropped … years, has also been one of the fastest growing, with the number of homeless individuals rising by more than a third … an easy road, but we're turning a corner on reducing the number of veterans living on the streets," DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/dinapoli-local-communities-reducing-number-homeless-veteransInspecting Highway Bridges and Repairing Defects
… presenting a clear and present danger to vehicle or pedestrian traffic, but there is no danger of structural … January 2008 and December 2012, 1,137 flags were issued on these highway bridges. The Authority does not use the term … Management and Oversight of Structural Defects on Highway Bridges (2012-F-18) Thruway Authority: Inspecting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/05/19/inspecting-highway-bridges-and-repairing-defectsDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for February 2016
… office approved 1,739 contracts valued at $3.25 billion and approved 4.3 million payments worth $10.4 billion in February. His office also rejected 232 contracts and related transactions valued at $2.65 billion and approximately 6,500 payments valued at $11.9 million due …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-february-2016