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New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Win at SEC
… proposal from a shareholders' vote at its annual meeting. Today, the SEC rejected that request. “This is a … our proposal to fellow shareholders at ExxonMobil’s annual meeting.” Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment for the Church Commissioners, said: "We are delighted that shareholders will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/new-york-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-win-secState Police Bulletin No. SP-251
… retroactively to April 2023, 2024, and 2025 for Troopers in Bargaining Unit 07 and Commissioned/Non-Commissioned Officers in Bargaining Unit 17. Effective Dates: The retroactive … employee’s taxable gross, and reported on the employee’s Form W-2. The adjustments (Earnings Codes AJR and ARO) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-251-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityState Police Bulletin No. SP-256
… counties) $2,461 (Bronx (03), Kings (24), Queens (41), Richmond (43), NYC (31), Rockland (44), Westchester (60), … Compensation) (Bronx (03), Kings (24), Queens (41), Richmond (43), NYC (31), Rockland (44), Westchester (60), … Compensation at the Current Amount (determined by the number of years worked times the negotiated 2022 amount per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-256-april-2023-2024-and-2025-retroactive-increases-location-pay-longevityOpinion 96-8
… toll collection regulations evidenced by photo-monitoring) VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC REGULATIONS -- Toll Collection Provisions … Law, §99-l[1][a]) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §99-l(1)(a); VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, §§155, 1630; PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, … 354[8]), to impose monetary liability on the owner of a vehicle for failure to comply with toll collection …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-8Virtual Currency Licensing (Follow-Up)
… According to Part 200, virtual currency is “any type of digital unit that is used as a medium of exchange or a form … Virtual currency shall be broadly construed to include digital units of exchange that have a centralized repository …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/12/04/virtual-currency-licensing-followMedicaid Drug Rebate Program Under Managed Care (Follow-Up)
… drugs. We issued our initial audit report on February 18, 2015. The audit objective was to determine … took appropriate steps to maximize rebate collections on drugs dispensed to individuals enrolled in Medicaid … not take sufficient steps to maximize rebate collections on drugs dispensed to individuals enrolled in managed care. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/30/medicaid-drug-rebate-program-under-managed-care-followUnitedHealthcare – Improper Payments for Medical Services Designated By Modifier Code 59
… To determine whether UnitedHealthcare improperly paid for medical services designated with modifier code 59 that were … with UnitedHealthcare (United) to process and pay medical and surgical claims for services provided to Empire Plan members. United’s payments to medical providers are based, in part, on procedure codes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/08/unitedhealthcare-improper-payments-medical-services-designated-modifier-code-59Continuity of Operations Planning
… the adequacy of State agencies’ continuity of operations planning for major unexpected events. Our audit scope … is responsible for coordinating emergency management planning efforts in New York State. The Division encourages … a series of guidance documents intended to aid agency planning teams when they prepare COOPs. A COOP can help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/21/continuity-operations-planningNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by UnitedHealthcare for Medical/Surgical Services for Ineligible Members (Follow-Up)
… with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New York (United) to administer the Empire Plan’s medical/surgical … (HBA) as well as by Civil Service. Civil Service provides United with a daily update file of NYBEAS changes, and United also has access to NYBEAS to confirm eligibility …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/18/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-unitedhealthcare-medicalsurgical-servicesOpinion 97-11
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. CITIES -- Powers and Duties (authority to establish financial disclosure … §§800(4), (5), 810(1), (3), 811(1); Public Housing Law, §36: Article 18 of the General Municipal Law does not … created (see Public Housing Law, §3[2]; see also 1988 Opns St Comp No. 88-64, p 126). Therefore, it has been our opinion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-11State Agencies Bulletin No. 2398
… contribution limits for employees enrolled in SRA and TDA plans and provide instructions for entering updates to these plans. Background: Pursuant to IRS Regulations, Section … date, labeled as the Deduction Begin Date on the Savings Plans panel, should always be the first day of the current, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2398-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaOversight of Complaint Activity
… marketing practices, billing issues, and items related to life support equipment. Key Findings The Department … by tracking and documenting broader complaints about more global issues, such as inadequate infrastructure or poor … Key Recommendations Develop a process to track global complaints that ensures accountability for Department …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/02/01/oversight-complaint-activityNursing Home Surveillance
… State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including the … Complaint surveys investigate issues, and nursing home-reported incidents, that may involve non-compliance with … for severity and urgency to assess whether a nursing home has violated a federal or State regulation. If any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/19/nursing-home-surveillanceState Agencies Bulletin No. 1845
… Employees with the following criteria are affected: Home Address is not in New York City but Local Tax Data … Indicates New York City Residence or Additional Amount. Home Address is in New York City but Local Tax Data Does Not Reflect New York City Residence. Home Address is a P.O. Box. Background New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1845-correction-employee-addresses-and-local-tax-dataFarmland Protection Program
… protection plans Land Trust Planning Grants (LTGs) – award State assistance to land trusts for activities that … of farmland, involving almost 400 farms between 2005 and 2023. While AGM effectively fulfills its responsibility in … funds equally across regions, without considering these regional factors, may contribute to delays in awarding grant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/02/farmland-protection-programDiNapoli: Metro North and LIRR Lax in Monitoring Overtime Paid For With Federal Stimulus Funds
… overtime. For example, on Sept. 12, 2010, a track foreman claimed 24 consecutive overtime hours, an assistant track supervisor claimed 20.5 consecutive overtime hours while another track foreman claimed 18.5 consecutive hours on the same day. This was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-metro-north-and-lirr-lax-monitoring-overtime-paid-federal-stimulus-fundsOpinion 90-57
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award program) FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION -- Contracts (cost of service … award program for the volunteer firefighters of a village fire department is subject to mandatory referendum in one or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57DiNapoli: New Yorkers’ Debt on the Rise
… Yorkers trail the national average debt burden ($55,810), student loan and credit card debt per capita were well above the national average, with student loan balances 335% higher than they were in 2003, … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-new-yorkers-debt-riseTown of Chester – Property Tax Exemptions (2016M-325)
… was to review the Town’s property tax exemption process for the period January 1, 2015 through August 2, 2016. … Supervisor and four Board members. Budgeted appropriations for 2016 total approximately $11.4 million. Key Findings The … have the proper documentation to support the exemptions for some properties. The Board did not establish, by local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2016/12/23/town-chester-property-tax-exemptions-2016m-325Town of Franklin – Financial Operations (2014M-32)
… Town Board and has a population of approximately 2,400 residents. Budgeted appropriations for 2013 totaled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2014/05/09/town-franklin-financial-operations-2014m-32