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DiNapoli: Statewide Foreclosure Activity Still Well Above Prerecession levels
… continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new foreclosure filings remaining significantly higher … cases that have become stalled, to monitor properties with delinquent mortgages and to return vacant abandoned … continues to have high levels of foreclosure activity with new foreclosure filings remaining significantly higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-statewide-foreclosure-activity-still-well-above-prerecession-levelsXI.18.B Procurement Lobbying Act – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts to OSC for its approval. OSC has developed the form "Governmental Entity Representation Concerning … in numbers 1 through 6 below. The completed and signed form shall be included in the procurement record submitted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18b-procurement-lobbying-actXI.16 Vendor Responsibility – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… with respect to determining the responsibility of a business entity (vendor, contractor or offerer) to which a contract … being spent appropriately with responsible contractors; and The procurement record on file with the Office of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi16-vendor-responsibilityDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 3.9 Percent for First Quarter of 2021
… in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … 2020. “Although collections remain down compared to last year, there are signs of improvement as the state continues … in a row that overall collections have dropped statewide year-over-year. From April 2020 through March 2021, statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-3-point-9-percent-first-quarter-2021DiNapoli: Sandy Damage Delayed MTA Electronic Security Program Another Three Years
… Transportation Authority's (MTA) already overdue and over budget post-9/11 security program, according to a … security program — safeguarding the most vulnerable and busiest stations, bridges and tunnels — by June 2014. … capability and the other two are receiving important benefits from the portions of the program that have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-sandy-damage-delayed-mta-electronic-security-program-another-three-yearsXIII.11 Submitting Travel and Expense Reimbursement Requests for Inactive Employees – XIII. Employee Expense Reimbursement
… SECTION OVERVIEW AND POLICIES The purpose of this section is to provide guidance to agencies on submitting Travel and … the expense report, approve the expense report and have it audited and approved at OSC before the next PayServ load …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiii/xiii11-submitting-travel-and-expense-reimbursement-requests-inactive-employeesTupper Lake Central School District – Records and Reports (2021M-14)
… reviewed. Also, officials did not record journal entries in a timely manner. Only four of the 349 journal entries for … close completed capital projects. As a result, $359,427 in unexpended funds were not used to pay related debt, which … could have reduced the District’s tax levies, and $480,853 in project expenditures were not submitted for timely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/25/tupper-lake-central-school-district-records-and-reports-2021m-14Personal Income Tax and Property Tax
… of our examination was to determine whether personal income tax refunds (refunds) and property tax credits (i.e., School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/30/personal-income-tax-and-property-taxMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Individuals Receiving Hospice Services Covered by Medicare
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid made improper payments to … in actual and potential overpayments for services that are not allowed in conjunction with hospice (such as Assisted … equipment and supplies (totaling $4.1 million) that may have been eligible to be covered by the Medicare hospice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/28/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-individuals-receiving-hospice-services-coveredDiNapoli: Erie Community College Audit Reveals Lax Oversight by Board
… providers a total of $440,000 without using requests for proposals (RFP) or other required competitive processes; … contracts with eight professional service providers for services totaling $342,000, as required; and Financial … 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/2016/01/dinapoli-erie-community-college-audit-reveals-lax-oversight-boardOpinion 90-58
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Insurance … policy by a village trustee to a village employee in the employee's private capacity is not a "contract" with … of article 18 includes only any express or implied claim, account or demand against or agreement with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-58Opinion 90-31
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC MEETINGS AND … a local law which is inconsistent with section 41. In our opinion, a local law which purports to authorize a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-31Opinion 93-2
… that former subdivision four was to be superseded by the new provisions (see McKinney's Sessions Laws of 1977, p 578). …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-2Opinion 89-36
… There are no permissive referendum requirements either to establish a capital reserve fund for a specific capital improvement or to expend moneys from a capital reserve fund established for … for a specific improvement, where the authority to issue obligations for the capital improvement would be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-36Opinion 90-21
… and duties of its officers and employees. In addition, section 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) authorizes towns to supersede any … St Comp No. 85-46, p 62). One of the exceptions stated in section 10(1)(ii)(d)(3) prohibits a town from superseding the … the Town Law relating to town finances. Article 8 includes section 119 which, as noted above, requires the town clerk to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-21Opinion 89-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … to rent a room in which to meet, if the meetings are for the purpose of providing care and relief to disabled or … tax moneys of a fire department consisting of a single company must be used for the benefit of the department, as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Prohibits Campaign Contributions During an Active Procurement
… that receives such contributions to return or refund the contributions forthwith; requires procurement contracts to contain a statement that the vendor awarded the contract has not made any such contributions. Memo Bill …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/prohibits-campaign-contributions-during-active-procurementCity of Rensselaer – Accounting Records and Reports (2023M-26)
… accurate and timely accounting records and reports to allow the Common Council (Council) to effectively manage financial operations and capital … the reports the Council received were not sufficient to allow the Council to effectively manage the City’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/08/02/city-rensselaer-accounting-records-and-reports-2023m-26State Agencies Bulletin No. 2295
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of the maximum contribution limits for employees enrolled in SRA and TDA plans and provide … 403(b): The regular annual contribution amount will increase to $23,500 for calendar year 2025. An additional …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2295-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaDiNapoli: Wall Street Bonus Pool Reaches Record High of $47.5 Billion in 2024
… industry for 2024 reached $244,700, up 31.5% from last year, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … broader finance and insurance sector would increase by 16.4% in SFY 2024-25, while the city’s FY 2025 financial plan assumed an increase of 16.5% in the city’s securities industry bonuses. Based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonus-pool-reaches-record-high-475-billion-2024