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DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal … Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers. “Fiscal stress scores have improved in several of these cities, but not … fiscally stressed. Local officials should use their scores to address areas of concern as they prepare their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesOpinion 94-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award … "Retired" members of a fire department may not participate in a service award program unless they are subject to being … service award program has been established may participate in the program. Article 11-A of the General Municipal Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33Opinion 95-18
… maintenance fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot in a village-owned cemetery in lieu of the yearly … maintenance fee to be paid at the time of purchase of each burial lot. Article 15 of the Village Law (§§15-1500 through … Section 15-1502 prescribes the procedure for the sale of burial lots but is silent with respect to the imposition of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… P. DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal years ending between … to fiscal stress” or has “no designation.” The cities of Yonkers and Long Beach were both found to be in … stress.” The designations announced today covered 17 cities with fiscal year ends ranging from March 31, 2014 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesDiNapoli Launches New Search Tool During Sunshine Week that Allows Users to Take a Deeper Dive on State Contracts
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced Contracts by the Numbers , a new web page with a dashboard that expands the procurement search tools provided in Open Book New York . … public authority contracts, including identifying who has the biggest and most contracts with New York state. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-launches-new-search-tool-during-sunshine-week-allows-users-take-deeper-dive-state-contractsIX.12 Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA) – IX. Federal Grants
… (CMIA) to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and equity in the exchange of funds between the Federal Government and … of 1990 CMIA to ensure efficiency effectiveness and equity in the exchange of funds between the Federal Government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix12-cash-management-improvement-act-cmiaDiNapoli: Former Village of Sherman Treasurer Arrested for Alleged Theft of $20,000
… felony charges for the alleged theft of more than $20,000 in cash paid by residents from 2012 to 2016 for village … County Sheriff’s Office. Gilbert, 54, who now resides in Florida, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree. “Ms. Gilbert allegedly betrayed her …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-former-village-sherman-treasurer-arrested-alleged-theft-20000XIII.12 Procedure for Reporting Taxable Employee Expense Reimbursements for Prior Open Tax Years – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES This section discusses how to process adjustments to an employee’s … can be found in the following sections of this Chapter: Section 4.C - Travel Mileage Rates Section 6 - Potential Tax … This section discusses how to process adjustments to an employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii12-procedure-reporting-taxable-employee-expense-reimbursements-prior-open-tax-yearsXIII.10.D Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - To Agency Sole Custody Account – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… This section provides Online Agencies with information related to refunds owed to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10d-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-due-state-offsetXIII.10.B Refunds Owed to the State by an Employee - Using a Due to State Offset – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… by an employee using the Due to State Offset functionality in the SFS. Process and Transaction Preparation: Online … procedure when an expense report was created that resulted in an amount owed to the State by an employee (i.e., Due to … frequently can use the Due to State Offset functionality in SFS to apply the Due to State Offset amount to future …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii10b-refunds-owed-state-employee-using-employee-checkXI.15 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as a separate step in advance of submission of the contract(s). This process is … to the Office of the State Comptroller as a separate step in advance of submission of the contracts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi15-overviewVII.5 Document Retention Requirements – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… in Chapter XIV, Section 9 – Statewide Financial System Imaging and Attachment Guidance of this Guide. Guide to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii5-document-retention-requirementsNew York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on MTA's Budget
… Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s … and expectations of additional federal aid. “Improvements in fare, toll and tax collections have put MTA’s short-term … MTA can avoid recovery-damaging service cuts or layoffs in 2022. “Combined with a potential $6.5 billion — if not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/new-york-state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-mtas-budgetXIX.2.D Update a Project using the Project Guide – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… at any time by that agency through the use of the Project Guide in SFS. SFS navigation is as follows: Project Costing > Utilities > Project Guide. The following SFS Coach Training Material is available … Adding an Activity to a Contract Line using the Project Guide JAA-PPM101-040 Update Status using the Project Guide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2d-update-project-using-project-guideFarmland Protection Program
… also referred to as grants) account for over 98% of all funds awarded through the Program and provide financial … 10 geographic regions to allocate funding, distributing funds equally among them. Key Findings Grants awarded by AGM … its responsibility in awarding and distributing Program funds via Farmland Protection Implementation Grants, LTGs, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… public schools (excluding charter schools). New York City (NYC) students apply to NYCPS’ high school programs across NYC … the algorithm, student preferences come directly from the order in which students list their school program selections … How students are prioritized among each other impacts the order in which students are placed in the limited number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/24/management-student-school-matching-algorithmControls Over Tablet and Kiosk Usage by Incarcerated Individuals (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Tablet and Kiosk … JPay Inc. (Provider). Tablets are loaned to Individuals in the general population and can be used by Individuals to … website. The objectives of our initial audit, issued in May 2023, were to determine if DOCCS provided sufficient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/05/controls-over-tablet-and-kiosk-usage-incarcerated-individuals-followMedicaid Program – Managed Care Payments for Services Not Coordinated Through Recipient Restriction Program Providers
… Health (DOH) provided adequate oversight to ensure managed care recipients in the Recipient Restriction Program received … recipients in the Restriction Program must receive certain care through only their designated health care providers or via referral from those providers. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/26/medicaid-program-managed-care-payments-services-not-coordinated-through-recipientTransforming the Procurement Function
… (MTA) took action to comply with the MTA Board-approved Transformation Plan, resulting in improved service levels for … and complete a personnel and reorganization plan” (Transformation) by June 30, 2019. The MTA Board approved the Transformation plan on July 24, 2019. The plan called for all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionNew York State Artificial Intelligence Governance
… AI to ensure that its use is transparent and accurate and does not generate harmful, unintended consequences. New York … by State Entities (e.g., State Agencies). Key Findings NYS does not have an effective AI governance framework. While the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/03/new-york-state-artificial-intelligence-governance