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Office of Children and Family Services - Financial Oversight of the Advantage After School Program (2016-S-39)
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) has adequate controls in place to ensure that money provided to selected community...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16s39.pdfOther Bulletin No. 83
… The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the State University Construction Fund instructions for processing the … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the State University Construction Fund instructions for processing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/suny-construction-fund/other-83-april-2025-state-university-construction-fund-scfDiNapoli Announces Latest Fiscal Stress Scores
… (Putnam) and Schroeppel (Oswego), and the City of Poughkeepsie (Dutchess), which were designated as … cities, 6.8% were designated in some level of stress, down from 11.1% in 2022. Just 1.4% of villages were designated in stress, slightly up from 1.1% in 2022. DiNapoli’s report found that the number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-announces-latest-fiscal-stress-scoresOpinion 94-24
… for when town purchases real property and constructs town hall) TOWN LAW, §220; LOCAL FINANCE LAW, §35.00: If a town … adopts separate resolutions to purchase land for a town hall with current year tax revenues and to construct the town hall using such revenues, each resolution would be subject to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-24Opinion 92-49
… constituted public parks or playgrounds within the meaning of sections 81 and 220 of the Town Law (see Rivet v … proposed trail would constitute a "public park" within the meaning of Town Law, §§81 and 220. With respect to the … sections 81 and 220 is an acquisition of land within the meaning of those sections and is subject to the referendum …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-49Comptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by New Jersey Man Resolving Allegations of Theft of Over $78,000 in New York State Pension Benefits
… Terence Fitzpatrick, 53, of Monmouth County, New Jersey, to the crime of Attempted Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, … Court. Fitzpatrick faces a maximum penalty of 2 and 1/3 to 7 years in prison. Fitzpatrick was originally charged for … York State and Local Employees Retirement System issued to his deceased godfather, Thomas Sullivan. Sullivan was a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-new-jersey-man-resolving-allegations-theftDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… were being collected in various funds but not being spent on the intended purposes in a timely manner. The report … choices for making charitable donations through check-offs on their state PIT returns continue to grow. At the end of … of contributions, with more than 16,000, while Breast Cancer Research received the largest amount of donations, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: Lack of Oversight Hinders Home Meal Delivery Program for Vulnerable Seniors
… New York City’s Department for the Aging (DFTA) needs to do more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound seniors are prepared in … New York Citys Department for the Aging DFTA needs to do more to ensure the meals it provides to homebound …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-lack-oversight-hinders-home-meal-delivery-program-vulnerable-seniorsOpinion 88-42
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SALES TAX -- Distribution of (adjustment by county of erroneous payments to other municipalities) … Concerning a situation where a county distributed sales tax revenues to towns and villages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-42New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Subscribe for Latest Updates The State Comptroller’s office is committed to … in a Time of Crisis Subscribe for Latest News and Updates …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020DiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined … Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also noted that the counties’ average tax levy increase has remained at or below 2 percent in each of the past four years. “Counties are holding the line on property taxes,” said …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… Recovery: Youth Labor Force Struggling Related Reports Restaurant Sector Dashboard Retail Sector Dashboard Tourism …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentOpinion 92-13
… law, Municipal Home Rule Law, §20(3) must be complied with. Municipal Home Rule Law, §20(3) provides that "[e]very … be expected to be found in the statute. Applying this test, the Court upheld an amendment to the New York City … of legislative seats. The Appellate Division applied as a test for determining whether the local law violated the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-13Opinion 89-2
… in the opinion. HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES - Municipal Nursing Homes (participation in group purchasing programs) … - Contracts Not Requiring Bidding (purchases by municipal nursing homes pursuant to a group purchasing program) PUBLIC … LAW, §2803-a; GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103(8): A municipal nursing home may participate in group purchasing programs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-2DiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… Empire State Development (ESD), New York state's chief economic development agency, … these programs." Under various state laws and regulations, ESD is mandated to report on the outcomes of many of the … legislation that established each program. Auditors found: ESD failed to produce many of the statutorily-required …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsOpinion 97-3
… Interest and Penalties (authority to waive) REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, §1182; L 1993, ch 602, §8, as amended: Section 1182 of the Real Property Tax Law does not authorize a village to waive interest and … to former sections 1092 and 1094 of the Real Property Tax Law may compromise or waive interest and penalties on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-3State Agencies Bulletin No. 2073
… Uniform Maintenance Allowance Employees in Bargaining Unit 04 on 10/01/2022 are eligible to receive the 2022 CSEA ISU … Clothing Allowance Employees in Bargaining Unit 04 on 10/01/2022 are eligible to receive the 2022 CSEA ISU … Method If an employee provides purchase receipts dated 04/01/2022 through 03/31/2023 for the 2022 CSEA ISU …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2073-2022-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2021-uniform-maintenanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 2175
… of New York and CSEA and the Office of Employee Relations (OER) memorandum dated 10/26/2023 provide for a Uniform … and Works in a food service or direct care title (see OER memorandum for a list of eligible titles) and is required … 2023-2024. Works in an eligible title as listed in the OER memorandum dated 10/26/2023. In addition, part-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2175-2023-csea-work-related-clothing-allowance-and-2023-uniform-maintenanceUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-353
… is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the April 2025 UCS Security and Law Enforcement Differential Payment (SLED). Affected Employees: Employees in the … is to provide agencies with instructions for manual payment of the April 2025 UCS Security and Law Enforcement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-353-april-2025-unified-court-system-ucs-security-and-lawNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members (Report 2020-S-17 ). … and their dependents. Civil Service contracts with CVS Health (CVS) to administer the Empire Plan’s pharmacy … included in our initial audit report Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/04/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligible