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Opinion 93-8
… provision must clearly define what events will cause the municipality to pay the higher rates and what procedures or … note. Section 54.90 of the Local Finance Law authorizes a municipality to issue bonds or notes, on or before June 30, … outstanding variable rate debt subject to this limit, the municipality may exclude variable rate debt which bears …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Social Adult Day Services
… Purpose To determine whether State agencies, particularly the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and the Department of Health (DOH), are effectively overseeing Social Adult Day Services (SADS) programs to ensure that providers comply … Determine whether State agencies particularly the Office for the Aging and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/12/02/social-adult-day-servicesDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… the problems we have uncovered. It should recover up to $10 million that should not have been spent." New York's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly (RESTORE) Program (Follow-Up) (2022-F-18) From 2017 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Central New York Economy Slowly Improving
… The Central New York economy is starting to rebound from the Great … according to a profile of the region released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report, … average and the loss of some large employers. “Central New York’s post-recession economy is in transition,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-central-new-york-economy-slowly-improvingDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… and other aid, including expected revenue from congestion pricing, give the Metropolitan Transportation Authority an … budget through 2026 — and federal approval for congestion pricing — are positive signs that the MTA can gain greater … debt, which will be primarily funded with congestion pricing revenue and kept outside of the operating budget to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsXI.2.K Authorized Signatures – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… in a department, for personal services, maintenance and operation, for submission to the comptroller for audit, … of an agency where the State of New York is a party, and Vendor responsibility determinations for the agency’s … for correctional facilities, the Superintendent; and for mental hygiene facilities, the Director. OSC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2k-authorized-signaturesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the initial audit report. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsHeat and Hot Water Complaints
… and Development (HPD) addresses heat and hot water complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and seeks the … as appropriate. Our audit covered heat and hot water complaints received during NYC Fiscal Years (FY) 2018 and … that it received approximately 447,000 heat and hot water complaints citywide. However, many complaints are often …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… County Medical Center did not properly administer its incentive and bonus programs, resulting in hundreds of … (MC) employees. During the audit period, ECMCC offered two incentive programs to certain MC physicians — the Performance Incentive Program and the Productivity Incentive Program — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. City of Salamanca – Collections (Cattaraugus County) The city … 29 deposits totaling nearly $2 million that consisted of 1,835 entries made during the audit period and determined: … approximately $50,000 did not have the correct form of payment (cash or check) listed in the collection records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1State Agencies Bulletin No. 2214
… chart field strings will be charged for the fiscal year 20242025 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2214-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2024-2025DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… found that a lack of oversight by the state Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General … claims that Medicaid never tried to recover from patients’ insurance providers. “Medicaid is essential for millions of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… that the unemployment insurance and repair reserves, with balances totaling $2.9 million, were reasonably funded. … The board and district officials did not always comply with the district’s procurement policies or state law which … and did not ensure district officials complied with the procurement policies and state law. Village of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2342
… is to inform agencies of the procedures for reporting Line Number changes and to explain how chart field strings … fiscal year 2025-2026. Affected Employees: Employees with Line Number changes reported in the New York State Electronic … Check Dated: 05/01/2025. Agency Actions: Reporting Line Number Changes Line Number changes must be reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2342-reporting-line-number-and-budget-year-changes-fiscal-year-2025-2026DiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… its analysis to be accurate and complete. The Olson report often relied on flawed or unvalidated data, and at times data … state Department of Health’s data, which the Olson Group should have had access to, showed that the actual number of … and plans can be improved to make us better prepared? How can we best protect the most vulnerable among us? The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… at $211 million this year and increase to $652 million in 2028, according to a new report from State Comptroller … its expectations for farebox revenue. While paid ridership in June 2024 was at about 70% of pre-pandemic numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and August. MTA’s consultant, McKinsey, has predicted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnXIX.1.C PCIP Changes to Federal Grants – XIX. Project Costing (PCIP)
… projects will no longer be established under the NYS01 Project Costing Business Unit (PCBU). Rather, federally … with the Owner Agency’s Business Unit (e.g., OGS01). The Project ID will no longer represent the grant award number, … (and Federal Grant Award) is then associated to the Project ID in SFS. Individual Project IDs and Activity IDs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xix/xix1c-pcip-changes-federal-grantsSUNY Bulletin No. SU-376
… inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the July 2025 Increase to Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay and provide instructions for payments not processed automatically. Affected Employees: … between the State of New York and UUP, provides for a July 2025 increase in Location Pay and Location Mid-Hudson Pay. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-376-july-2025-increase-location-pay-and-location-mid-hudsonDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) inappropriately paid more … nearly $1 million over a 27-month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits were already covered by … The state Department of Health inappropriately paid more than 29000 pharmacy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-program