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DiNapoli: Get Your Money Back!
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF) now returns, on average, over $2 … OUF began mailing checks for newly reported accounts of $250 or less to eligible individuals. To further assist … online claiming system or by calling 1-800-221-9311. A map of unclaimed funds owed to New Yorkers by county and region …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-get-your-money-backOpinion 92-19
… traffic in residential subdivision) TOWN LAW, §278; VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§1100, 1660, 1660-a, 1662-a: A town may not, pursuant to Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1660, regulate traffic on private … 50,000, however, may, within the limitations expressed in Vehicle and Traffic Law, §1662-a, establish town speed limits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-19DiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for 17 Cities
… Batavia, Buffalo, Corning, Hornell, Lackawanna, Long Beach, Olean, Rochester, Salamanca, Syracuse, Utica, … year and could not be issued a score. The cities of Long Beach and Utica improved their scores and moved out of a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-17-citiesOpinion 94-33
… FIREFIGHTERS -- Service Award Programs (participation by retired members of fire department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§215(1), 217(a): "Retired" members of a fire department may not participate in … and regulations. We have been asked whether "active life retired members" and "life retired members" of a fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-33Opinion 95-18
… provision for a one-time maintenance fee (see 29 Opns St Comp, 1973, p 167; 2 Opns St Comp, 1946, p 714). Accordingly, there is no authority … of local government ... charges, rates or fees ..." Opns St Comp, No. 95-18 (Municipal Home Rule Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-18DiNapoli 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 years ending … In September, DiNapoli will release the updated fiscal scores for all counties, towns and the majority of cities in … State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli issued fiscal stress scores today for the 17 cities in New York that have fiscal …
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
… spent,” DiNapoli said. “This tool will help the public, advocates, and researchers, as well as subcontractors, MWBEs, …
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
… in Chautauqua County, is engaged in an every-day battle to service its residents with precious little money. Every … and the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. The charges against the defendant are merely accusations and the … the toll-free Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] or by mailing a …
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
… how to process adjustments to an employee’s taxable income for prior tax years in order to comply with Internal Revenue … need to make adjustments to an employee’s taxable wages for prior tax years. This may occur if a Business Unit did … value, resulting in an inaccurate calculation or reporting for the tax year of payment. Process and Document Preparation …
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
… a check from a Business Unit’s sole custody account, the advance must be reconciled outside of SFS. The Business Unit must maintain documentation to support the advance to the employee and must make that available to the …
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
… section provides Online Agencies with information related to refunds owed to the State by an employee using the Due to State Offset functionality in the SFS. Process and Transaction Preparation: Online Agencies … section provides Online Agencies with information related to refunds owed to the State by an employee using the Due to …
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
… are responsible for retaining backup documentation outside SFS, even though backup is included in SFS as an attachment to the Direct Deposit or Adjustment … are responsible for retaining backup documentation outside SFS even though backup is included in SFS as an attachment 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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the … $6.5 billion — if not more — in federal relief, which the New York delegation is working towards, this could result in … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 180,000 …
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)
… Controls using the Project Guide JAA-PPM101-043 Update Locations using the Project Guide JAA-PPM101-044 Update …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix2d-update-project-using-project-guideFarmland Protection Program
… administering and promoting the Farmland Protection Program to protect agriculturally viable farmland in the … preserved acre data going back to April 2005. About the Program Some of the most productive, resilient, and versatile … acres of farmland and 2,800 farms. The Farmland Protection Program (Program), established in 1996, provides eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programManagement of the Student-School Matching Algorithm
… MySchools randomly generates and assigns each student a lottery number. The lottery number as well as how the applicant ranks the school … the number of available seats based on their order (e.g., lottery number) and priority. Every student who is not …
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)
… Objective To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in our initial audit … (Report 2022-S-8 ). About the Program The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) provides … To determine the extent of implementation of the seven recommendations included in …
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-recipient