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DiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… providers a total of $440,000 without using requests for proposals (RFP) or other required competitive processes; … contracts with eight professional service providers for services totaling $342,000, as required; and Financial … Adopt comprehensive time and attendance policies for senior executives; Enter into written contracts with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardOpinion 95-23
… NY 317; see also 1971 Opns St Comp No. 71-659, unreported; 26 Opns St Comp, 1970, p 209). Section 118(1) does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 94-5
Whether the report of a town authorized by Town Law 11613 may include articles written by individual town board members in which the board member discusses various issues facing the town board
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-5Opinion 88-38
… CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8022: Counties and other municipalities, including the City of New York, are not … our opinion on the question of whether counties and other municipalities, including the City of New York, are exempt … Divisions and the Court of Appeals. In our opinion, municipalities are not exempt from court filing fees unless …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-38Opinion 90-21
… §119; MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, §10(1)(ii)(a)(1): A town, by local law subject to mandatory referendum, may transfer to … may be prepared and presented to the town board for audit by the secretary to the supervisor and may be retained in the … further provides that when a claim has been audited by the town board, the town clerk must file the claim in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21State Agencies Bulletin No. 2296
… State Deferred Compensation Plan for the calendar year 2025 Background: Pursuant to IRS IR-2024-285, released on … for employees aged 50 and over remains at $7,500 for 2025 for a combined maximum contribution limit of $31,000 in 2025. Effective January 1, 2025, Section 109 of the Secure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2296-deferred-compensation-maximum-contributions-limits-calendar-year-2025State Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in … The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 2258
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of an automatic union dues increase for … Unit 31 (Deduction Code 483) will increase from $54.70 to $57.98. Effective Dates: Changes will be effective in … deduction for union dues (Deduction Code 483) from $54.70 to $57.98. Agency Actions: Agencies must notify affected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2258-police-benevolent-association-new-york-state-inc-pbanys-dues-increaseDiNapoli: Five Major Companies Adopt Pension Fund's Call for Transparency on Political Contributions
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that five major companies in the New York … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced that five major companies in the New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-five-major-companies-adopt-pension-funds-call-transparency-political-contributionsConsumer Protection: Testing of Retail Prices and Weighing and Measuring Devices (2024-MS-1)
… of weights and measures (Departments) adequately provided consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of … 10 County Departments did not always adequately provide consumer protections by helping to ensure the accuracy of … documentation to support 25 of 74 (34 percent) reported consumer complaints and the actions taken to address them. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/consumer-protection-testing-retail-prices-and-weighing-and-measuring-devices-2024DiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… today , State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli laid out the challenges and potential funding scenarios facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as it prepares to submit its 2025-2029 Capital Program. The MTA must find billions in new funds even as the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… without enough to eat. Data from the first three months of 2024 indicate some decreases in food insufficiency. FIGURE 2 … February 2023, when supplemental emergency SNAP allotments ended. Monthly expenditures through January 2024 are lower by … million or 25.9 percent since pandemic-era SNAP allotments ended in February 2023, but have also ticked up in recent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicMaximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program – Maximizing Drug Rebates Under the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (Report 2021-S-11 ). About the Program … each medical service provided to recipients. The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) reduces state and federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/20/maximizing-drug-rebates-under-federal-medicaid-drug-rebate-program-followState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.4
… Bulletin 2126.3 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental … York State will provide 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave to certain Executive Branch State employees to bond with a newly born, adopted, or fostered child. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21264-paid-parental-leave-fullImproper Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Payments for Recipients With Third-Party Health Insurance (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the eight … (FFS) payment method, DOH makes Medicaid payments directly to health care providers for services rendered to Medicaid recipients. Medicaid is the payer of last resort … To assess the extent of implementation of the eight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/18/improper-fee-service-pharmacy-payments-recipients-third-party-health-insurance-followReducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Follow-Up)
… Recipients Who Are Eligible for Medicare (Report 2021-S-16 ). About the Program DOH administers the State’s Medicaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/08/13/reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-who-are-eligible-medicare-followApproved State Contracts and Payments for August 2017
… million with College Association Inc. for food, campus store and other services. SUNY College of Technology at … more than $53.1 million. For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and … website was created by DiNapoli to promote transparency in government and provide taxpayers with better access to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/approved-state-contracts-and-payments-august-2017Comptroller DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions
… for state public authorities. He regularly reports on state spending and contracts and recently added daily … refunds, mostly to vehicle owners who returned license plates. (DMV refunds 50 percent of the registration fee for … visit http://www.openbooknewyork.com/ . The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/comptroller-dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actionsApproved State Contracts and Payments
… Department of Corrections $9.5 million with Westchester County Health Care Corporation for inpatient and outpatient … JV for bridge repairs on the Gowanus Expressway (I-278) in Kings County. $2.7 million to Skanska Koch Inc. for steel repairs on the Gowanus Expressway in Kings County. $2.6 million to Posillico Civil Inc. for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/1018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsTown of Sheridan – Shared Services Costs (2023M-74)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Sheridan (Town) was reimbursed equitably for shared … (IMA) and whether the Town Board (Board) conveyed land in a transparent and equitable manner. Key Findings The … manner. The Board and former Supervisor donated 6.2 acres of Town land to the County without conducting a cost-benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2023/12/22/town-sheridan-shared-services-costs-2023m-74