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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Medicaid payments, including $4.58 million in overpayments for long-stay inpatient claims that were billed at higher … care than what was allowed; $2.9 million in overpayments for Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program claims that … of permitted limits; and $1.4 million in overpayments for claims that were billed with incorrect information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… today the following audits have been issued. Office of General Services (OGS): Compliance with Executive Order 88 … identified in the initial audit, and significant action is still required to prevent future Medicaid overpayments. … Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Plans (2018-S-33) There is room for improvement in how the MTA’s three self-insured …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… State Supportive Housing Initiative’s (ESSHI) goal is to develop 20,000 units of supportive housing over the … the lead procurement agency for ESSHI, which provides up to $25,000 annually per individual or unit toward supportive … manner and did not have performance measures in place to effectively monitor lengthy investigations, weaknesses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsFocus on Facts
… on Broadband Affordability (May 2023) New Federal Dollars for Broadband Deployment (July 2023) Rural New York: … 2022) “Nation’s Report Card” Underscores New York’s Need for Academic Recovery (March 2023) NYC DOE School Safety … (April 2024) Application Review and Site Permitting for Major Renewable Energy Projects (April 2024) PSC/NYSERDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/focus-onNew York’s Paid Family Leave Program
… began providing 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for certain State employees to bond with a newborn, adopted … enacted in 2016 that greatly expanded paid family leave for employees statewide and increased the share of private workers eligible for the benefit in New York to at least 88 percent in 2021 — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yorks-paid-family-leave-programTown of Stanford – Former Comptroller’s Records and Reports (2022M-33)
… the financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. Key Findings The Comptroller did not … the financial recordkeeping and reporting duties required of this position. We identified the following inaccuracies: … general fund and paid from the general fund bank account of which $214,871 were highway fund expenditures. $1,441,751 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2022/05/20/town-stanford-former-comptrollers-records-and-reports-2022m-33Cazenovia Central School District – Financial Condition (2015M-327)
… audit was to evaluate the District’s financial condition for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Background … seven-member Board of Education. Budgeted appropriations for the 2015-16 fiscal year total $26.9 million. Key Finding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/02/19/cazenovia-central-school-district-financial-condition-2015m-327Contract Advisory No. 19
… Subject: Go-Live Guidance for Contracts Requiring OSC Review Guidance: In preparation for the EE1 Upgrade to the State Financial System (SFS), all … Remember that in order to submit a purchase order to OSC for review, a contract transaction with an OP prefix must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/19-go-live-guidance-contracts-requiring-osc-reviewOpinion 89-24
… officers (see General Municipal Law, §800[4],[5]). For this purpose, a "contract" includes any express or … an interest in any contract between the school district for which he serves as a board member and his counselling and … the individual's position as president of, and negotiator for, a local teacher's association in another school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-24State Agencies Bulletin No. 2140
… regular position and/or in a title allocated to the same salary grade of his/her regular position. Effective Date(s): … calculate the hourly rate based on the regular annual salary effective on the Earns End Date divided by the number … Number of Hours in the Facility Contract (divide annual salary by this number for the hourly rate) 203 203 days X …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2140-procedures-processing-2023-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2022 Financial Condition Report
… Protection Agency’s State Average Annual Emissions Trend report showed estimated total emissions in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureState Agencies Bulletin No. 2242
… Summer Session Payments. Affected Employees: Teachers in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Unit in BU05 or designated Management or Confidential in BU06 who … Eligibility Status: Contracts for 21P teachers will end on the last day of the academic year as reported in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2242-procedures-processing-2024-summer-session-payments-institution-teachersDiNapoli: Governor Cuomo's Proposed Budget Continues Fiscal Progress
… out that details are lacking on spending changes required for balance in the coming years. “New York state is in its … and Governor Cuomo and the Legislature deserve credit for putting us on the right path. The Executive Budget holds … tax receipts and is expected to grow by 5.7 percent; Increases All Funds disbursements by 0.9 percent to $142.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-governor-cuomos-proposed-budget-continues-fiscal-progressDiNapoli: New York City's Finances on Solid Footing
… New York City projects a balanced budget for fiscal year 2015 and manageable out-year budget gaps … accepted the UFT pattern to nearly 60 percent. To help pay for the new labor agreements, the city and the unions have … is strong today, the possibility of an economic setback increases with each year. The national economic recovery has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-citys-finances-solid-footingDiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… enactment of the 2011 tax cap law, which limits tax levy increases to the lesser of 2 percent or the rate of … maintenance and capital purchases or cut public services. For example, between FYE 2009 and 2013, counties reduced … which reimburses qualifying homeowners for property tax increases in communities that don’t exceed their tax cap, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… agricultural building exemptions that were granted for the construction of two buildings were not supported and … the city council has not yet authorized the budgeted increases in rates that are needed to realize these revenues. … includes appropriations of $1.9 million in termination salary payments, yet expenditures have averaged $2.2 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-0State Agencies Bulletin No. 897
… procedures to process Longevity Payments and adjustments for overtime payments. Affected Employees Certain seasonal … Units 02, 03 , 04 and 05 represented by CSEA and PEF Background Chapter 10 and Chapter 114 of the Laws of 2008 provide for $500.00 Longevity Payments for long-term seasonal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/897-april-2009-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 976
… Affected Employees Certain seasonal hourly employees in the Department of Environmental Conservation (09180) and … (49xxx) who meet the eligibility criteria and are in Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04 and 05 represented by CSEA and … period of the fiscal year. If the employee is not Active in the first pay period of the fiscal year, the Longevity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/976-april-2010-50000-longevity-payments-long-term-seasonal-employeesMTA Makes Progress Funding Capital Programs But Faces Risks From Federal Actions
… start beginning in January, to bring in $15 billion for the MTA’s 2020-2024 capital program. The MTA also anticipated $14 billion in federal funds for its 2025-2029 capital program. Ongoing efforts by the … difficult choices such as service cuts or fare and toll increases beyond what is already planned. For example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/mta-makes-progress-funding-capital-programs-faces-risks-federal-actionsBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… To determine whether the costs and revenues reported by Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. (Center) on its … … To determine whether the costs and revenues reported by Buffalo Hearing Speech Center Inc on its Consolidated Fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/buffalo-hearing-speech-center-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manual