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MWBE Waivers Granted

… with MWBE State contract goals. Waivers may be granted to offerors and contractors who certify that every Good Faith Effort has been taken to promote MWBE participation in accordance to the requirements set forth under the contract. Below are …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/resources/mwbe-waivers-granted

SUNY Bulletin No. SU-312

SUNY Bulletin No SU312

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-312-2021-restoration-contract-pay-and-additional-pay-suny-21p

State Agencies Bulletin No. 422.1

To notify agencies of the procedures and a new form AC 3197 to be used when requesting a stop payment or reversal of a direct deposit transaction

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/4221-direct-deposit-stop-payments-and-reversals

Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program (Follow-Up)

… made in our audit report, Improper Payments Related to the Medicare Buy-In Program ( 2010-S-76 ). Background The federal government established the Medicare buy-in program to assist certain low-income people pay out-of-pocket Medicare expenses. Under the buy-in program, Medicaid pays …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/11/18/improper-payments-related-medicare-buy-program-follow

New York City Construction Industry Booming

… of 30 percent, nearly twice as fast as job growth in the rest of the state’s private sector. Job growth was strong in … share of minority-owned firms (63 percent) than in the rest of the state (13 percent) and the nation (24 percent). … jobs in New York City in 2017, higher than in the rest of the state (20 percent) and the nation (25 percent). …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/new-york-city-construction-industry-booming

Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52) 180-Day Response

To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52-response.pdf

Economic Impact: Higher Education

Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdf

Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (2023-S-52)

To determine whether the Office of Renewable Energy Siting is fulfilling its obligations under State law to issue siting permits for major renewable energy projects within the required time frames.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s52.pdf

Public Authorities by the Numbers, December 2022

The scale of authority operations is enormous, with more than 1,000 State and local entities spending more than $78 billion per year, employing more than 166,000 full- and part-time staff.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/public-authorities-2022.pdf

Plattekill Public Library – Procurement and Investment of Funds (2020M-143)

… (Board) made purchases in compliance with its procurement policy and invested in accordance with statutory requirements and its adopted investment policy. Key Findings The Board did not always comply with its … for the purchase of security cameras. Adopt a procurement policy that included professional services. As a result, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2021/04/16/plattekill-public-library-procurement-and-investment-funds-2020m-143

Opinion 96-1

… district) FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (purchase of real property - need for State Comptroller approval in … State Comptroller approval in Adirondack fire district) REAL PROPERTY -- Purchase (need for State Comptroller … §6-g(13): If the moneys necessary to fund the purchase of real property by a fire district are to be provided from a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-1

DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Compliance with Jonathan's Law

… billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-compliance-jonathans-law

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2166

… allowing employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO. Affected Employees: All active employees of … address types, as well as make changes to their Payroll Options, which determine where pay statements and … allowing employees to update their addresses and payroll options in NYSPO …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2166-new-york-state-payroll-online-nyspo-employee-address-update

Procurement; Technical Cleanup Proposal

… (Peoples-Stokes) / S.5713-A (DeFrancisco) - The purpose of this proposed legislation is to increase the transparency, accountability, efficiency and flexibility of the procurement process and to make technical corrections … The purpose of this proposed legislation is to increase the transparency …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/procurement-technical-cleanup-proposal

Mission Statement and Performance Measures

… compare the actual project end date and cost with the latest formal projections, not the baseline figures … end date, to seven months early when compared to the latest projection. Key Recommendations Identify the causes in … include the baseline end date and budget, as well as the latest projected end date and budget. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/13/mission-statement-and-performance-measures

State Police Bulletin No. SP-230

… this bulletin may be directed to the Payroll Deduction mailbox. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-230-new-york-state-police-investigators-association-nyspia-dues-increase

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

… individual claims and supporting documentation, the board does not have enough information to determine whether the … of a water district, the district is not authorized to offer individual life insurance policies for its managerial … employees and board members by board resolution. For access to state and local government spending and 50,000 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits

Opinion 89-18

… courses of training required of assessors. A town is entitled to recover unauthorized payments made to an … an appointed or elected assessor or an assessor-elect is entitled to reimbursement from the State for his or her … to the welfare of its officers and employees. A town is also authorized to supersede any provision of the Town …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-18