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DiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… wider if various budget risks that the MTA has identified come to pass. “A year ago, the MTA was looking forward to a … risks noted in the MTA’s plan and the Comptroller’s report come to pass — such as an economic slowdown that damages …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… (i.e., permanent removal from service) of a tangible capital asset. A government that has legal obligations to … future asset retirement activities related to its tangible capital assets should recognize a liability based on GASBS 83. Assets …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsXI.3 Submission of Agency Purchase Orders – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… requirements for purchase order submittals subject to OSC approval. Purchase orders created by State agencies … purchases that exceed the OSC approval thresholds and do not require a formal contract document beyond the standard … field. Process for Host/Hosted Agencies: Agencies that have been authorized by another agency to act as a Host …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi3-overviewOpinion 92-43
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Policies and Procedures … and Duties (authority to require prior board approval in procurement policies and procedures) HIGHWAY LAW, §§140, … Municipal Law, §104-b. The town board may not, however, in these policies and procedures supersede any other …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-43DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improved Oversight of Nurse Licensing by State Education Department
… process to investigate serious complaints against nurses and more actively monitor professional misconduct, according … 2017. "The State Education Department has clear policies and procedures for vetting potential nurses and monitoring and investigating those on the job, but my …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improved-oversight-nurse-licensing-state-education-departmentDiNapoli: New York on Better Financial Footing
… a stronger financial position, reflecting better budgeting and financial practices and an improved economy, according to … on utilities, the use of reserves, and transfers from two public authorities. These temporary resources are partly … cited the strong, well-funded state pension system as one of the reasons for the upgrade. DiNapoli’s report also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-better-financial-footingDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Declined in 2010
… by nearly 8 percent to $20.8 billion in 2010, about one third less than paid out in 2007 before the financial … reforms, such as a shift toward deferred compensation and higher base salaries. Wall Street profits totaled $27.6 … Wall Street profitability, totaled $27.6 billion in 2010, making 2010 the second most profitable year on record after …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2011/02/dinapoli-wall-street-bonuses-declined-2010DiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… reoffending. “There’s a reason New York keeps an eye on convicted sex offenders who are released from prison,” … but only 38 percent of 113 required updates were done on time while 15 percent were more than a month late. At the … spending, public authority financial data and information on 50,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for April 2014
… The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 days for contract reviews and two days to audit payments. DiNapoli … Contracts Approved Department of Transportation Highway Construction Approved a $126.2 million contract with Tully … of Homeland Security Grants Approved a $10.4 million award to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-april-2014Opinion 92-46
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … $10,000 over the course of a fiscal year (1991 Opns St Comp No. 91-64, p 169; 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-35, p 80; 1987 Opns St Comp No. 87-4, p 6; 23 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-46State Agencies Bulletin No. 601
… PayServ, PS Query and Control-D There are several time-out windows that users may encounter when using these … directly back to the OSC e-Government Web site sign-on screen (shown below). PayServ PayServ will time out after … liaison. Agency query liaisons may email queryhelp@osc.state.ny.us or contact Dan Crowe at 518-474-1530 for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/601-managing-osc-e-government-sessionsDiNapoli: Majority of Contracts with Not-For-Profit Organizations Still Approved Late
… State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit … the Education Department, the Department for Economic Development and the Office of People with Developmental … of its residents,” said Michelle Jackson, Associate Director and General Counsel, Human Services Council of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-majority-contracts-not-profit-organizations-still-approved-lateContract Participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises
… involving federal money, including the current New NY Bridge project (the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement), the … DBEs so that its DBE utilization rate can be calculated. From January 2013 through December 2014, the Authority … is not subject to MWBE requirements. If eligible payments from that project were to be included, the utilization rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/contract-participation-disadvantaged-business-enterprises-and-minority-and-women-ownedCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… information, including an application that collects data on the conditions at DOE buildings, a system that tracks the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightOpinion 91-3
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those … including those used by a superintendent of highways, to display a decal identifying the vehicle as town property. … we have stated that, since Highway Law, §142(2) is a more specific statute with respect to highway equipment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-3University at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… leave request that he intended to take leave "with full pay leading to retirement." SUNY has not implemented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveOpinion 93-3
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. … services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within … contract (see People ex rel. Smith , supra ; Trane Co. v County of Broome , 76 AD2d 1015, 429 NYS2d 487; Hurd v Erie …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-3DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… of General Services: approved a $535,000 contract for the sale of 77 Halstead St. in Rochester to Damani Properties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014Wall Street Bonuses Went Up In 2013
… The average bonus paid to securities industry employees in New York City grew by 15 percent to $164,530 in 2013, which is the largest average bonus since the 2008 … some rough patches last year and had a profitable year in 2013. Securities industry employees took home …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/wall-street-bonuses-went-2013DiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… state regulations and the providers are entered into the NYS Provider and Health Plan Look-up website. DOH also uses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-program