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Overpayments of Claims for Selected Professional Services (Follow-Up) (2013-F-14)
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report,
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13f14.pdfCollection of Medicaid Accounts Receivable (Follow-Up) (2013-F-2), 30-Day Response
We have followed up on the actions taken by officials of the Department of Health (Department) to implement the recommendations contained in our audit report, C
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2013-13f2-response.pdfAdministration and Collection of Real Estate Transfer Taxes (2017-S-88)
To determine if the Department of Taxation and Finance has adequate systems and practices in place to allow it to effectively collect Real Estate Transfer ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s88.pdfImproper Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Follow-Up)
… Payments for Recipients No Longer Enrolled in Managed Long Term Care Partial Capitation Plans (Report 2015-S-9 ). Background Enrollment in a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan is mandatory for Medicaid … are age 21 or older, and who need community-based long term care services for more than 120 days. The Partial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/06/improper-payments-recipients-no-longer-enrolled-managed-long-term-care-partial-capitationCity of Hornell – Business Improvement District (2018M-38)
Determine whether the City of Hornell (City) Common Council (Council) provided sufficient oversight of the Business Improvement District (BID) to ensure it operated in accordance with the BID Plan (Plan).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2022/pdf/hornell-2018-38.pdfPandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfAnnual Report on Local Governments for FYE 2021
This report provides a summary analysis of the financial state of the local governments outside of New York City for local fiscal years ending in 2021. Year two of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to present local officials with financial and operational challenges. In this report, we summarize these
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/annual-report-on-local-governments-for-fye-2021.pdfWhitesville Central School District – Information Technology (2021M-22)
… Establish a written agreement with the Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) to define …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/whitesville-central-school-district-information-technology-2021m-22DiNapoli Announces $114 Million of G.O. Bonds Awarded
… Clean Water/Clean Air (1996), Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation (2005) and Smart Schools (2014). The Series …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-announces-114-million-go-bonds-awardedEast Meredith Rural Fire District – Financial Activities (2021M-26)
… before payment. Maintain adequate supporting documentation for three disbursements totaling $11,478. Audit the … transactions were appropriate and properly accounted for, without proper controls, there is a risk that disbursements will not be made for proper purposes and money collected will not be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/05/28/east-meredith-rural-fire-district-financial-activities-2021m-26Livonia Joint Fire District – Fire Truck Funding and Purchase (2021M-97)
… more than $1.1 million in fund balance to purchase a fire truck costing more than $727,000, instead of establishing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2021/09/17/livonia-joint-fire-district-fire-truck-funding-and-purchase-2021m-97Federal Receipts – Federal Funding and New York
… the last significant portion of pandemic assistance in SFY 2026; as of the FY 2026 NYS Executive Budget Financial Plan, the State is … to receive almost $93.1 billion in federal funding in SFY 2026. Federal Receipts Received by New York State, SFYs 2005 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-receiptsState Agencies Bulletin No. 328
… for prioritizing the renamed queries. Once the prioritized lists of queries have been returned by the agencies, OSC will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/328-renaming-ps-queries-preparation-upgradeImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up) (2023-F-24) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Report 2019-S-72).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f24-response.pdfNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… Federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of … and lunch programs, and college loans. Other federal funds pay for essential capital projects and services. These … Orders issued by the President paused disbursement of funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesState Police Bulletin No. SP-179
… OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency shop fees for employees in Bargaining Units 07 and 17. The new rates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-179-police-benevolent-association-pba-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andState Police Bulletin No. SP-166
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fees. Affected Employees … 07 and 17 represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) … Paychecks dated May 4, 2016 OSC Actions At the request of the PBA, OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-166-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andState Police Bulletin No. SP-161
… Purpose To notify agencies of a change in dues and agency shop fees. Affected Employees … 07 and 17 represented by the Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc. Effective Date(s) … dated September 23, 2015 OSC Actions At the request of the PBA, OSC has implemented a change in dues and agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-161-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-troopers-inc-dues-andUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-68
… Purpose To explain a union-requested change in the description of Deduction Code 391. Affected Employees … To explain a unionrequested change in the description of Deduction Code 391 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-68-new-narrative-description-deduction-code-391Opinion 99-16
… Conditions (indemnification provision in custodial bank agreement) TOWNS -- Powers and Duties (authority to indemnify … MUNICIPAL LAW, §10: A town may enter into a custodial agreement under which the custodial bank will be indemnified … of an indemnification provision in a proposed custodial agreement. You indicate that the town intends to enter into a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-16