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DiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… of its real estate holdings, and has sold several for as little as $1 with insufficient information about the economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments
… determine whether Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development are being maintained … the health and safety of residents, and whether funds at these developments are being used for intended purposes. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/09/30/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developmentsContact Update and Online Help for Local Officials
… a Muni Contact Manager account, please contact the LGSA Help Desk at 1-866-321-8503, option 1 or at … LGSA in OSC collects contact information for local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/resources/contact-update-and-online-helpDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an independent commission to review the state’s pandemic … all, and especially for the families of those who died in nursing homes, the time is overdue for a full analysis of the … One of the most glaring examples relates to nursing home deaths. The report cites figures based on Centers for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseState Agencies Bulletin No. 1189
… Implementation of the NYS EMPLID as EMPLID in PayServ is targeted to impact the Payrolls of 11/21/12 Administration … the SSN currently found in the Emplid field [Employee Id] in all PayServ tables. The Social Security number will … the test window will be provided in an upcoming bulletin. What is Changing with the SSN Decoupling Conversion? Agency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1189-osc-changing-emplid-payserv-primary-employee-identifier-ssn-basedMedicaid Program – Mainstream Managed Care Organizations: Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting
… The Department issues MMCOR instructions to guide MCOs on how to report administrative expenses. Of the $17.8 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/13/medicaid-program-mainstream-managed-care-organizations-administrative-costs-used-premiumState Agencies Bulletin No. 991
… Effective Date(s) Payments may be submitted beginning in Pay Period 4L (Institution), paychecks dated 6/3/10. Payments … Employees must have been on the payroll at the end of the pay period in which November 1st, 2009 fell. The Eligibility … requirements but were on an approved Leave Without Pay on the eligibility date, except for those on Military …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/991-2009-uniform-cleaning-and-maintenance-allowance-lifeguardsOpinion 91-35
… -- Police Chief (amount of salary increase pursuant to General Municipal Law, §207-m) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-m: … unit is entitled to a salary increase in at least the same dollar amount as that received by the highest ranking … police department shall be increased by at least the same dollar amount of the increase received by such next …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-35Opinion 91-16
… -- Fees (not based on agate measurement for publication of notice of unredeemed land) REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Redemption (publication of notice of unredeemed lands) -- Tax Sale (cost of publication of notice) CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, §8007; PUBLIC OFFICERS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-16United HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Orthopedic Associates of Long Island
… December 31, 2014. Background The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage … covering a range of services from inpatient hospital care to outpatient surgical procedures and physician office … Members pay a nominal co-payment to the participating provider for the services rendered. Members may also choose …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/05/05/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-orthopedic-associates-long-islandOpinion 90-2
… to town library) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (contract for library services with, or grant to town library) … is located and which is supported by town-wide taxes, for library services beyond those already available to all … of your letter asking whether a village may contract for library services with a town public library which was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonus Pool Reaches Record High of $47.5 Billion in 2024
… to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual estimate. The bonus pool for the city’s securities employees … generate the first significant bump in the average bonus estimate since 2021. Securities employment in 2024 reached … city’s securities industry bonuses. Based on DiNapoli’s estimate, tax revenue from the securities industry bonuses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-wall-street-bonus-pool-reaches-record-high-475-billion-2024DiNapoli Report Looks at New York City Metro Area's Import and Export Economies
… be negatively affected by new tariffs on goods traded with some of our biggest trading partners,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-report-looks-new-york-city-metro-areas-import-and-export-economiesOpinion 89-20
… and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent … by the town in its efforts to implement the town's code of ethics. It appears appropriate, however, to discuss …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20Opinion 94-6
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether a tenant member of a public housing authority would have a conflict of … a residential management corporation which contracts with the housing authority to operate a federallyfunded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-6The Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
Information about The Survivors Benefit Program which provides minimum death benefit to the survivors of New York State retired employees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesOpinion 93-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court … or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BONDS OR NOTES -- Variable Rate Obligations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-8Opinion 93-7
… $10,000, shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after public advertisement for sealed bids in the manner … of specialized expertise, the use of professional judgment or discretion, or a high degree of creativity in the … Business Law, article 8), and there is some exercise of judgment and discretion in locating parties and effectuating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-7DiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is currently balanced (including pre-payments) … increased by $3.9 billion in FY 2025, $3.5 billion in FY 2026, $2.1 billion in FY 2027, and $2.4 billion in FY 2028. … in new agency spending and council initiatives for FY 2026, outpacing city-fund revenues added over the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growDiNapoli: Audit Highlights Opportunities for Improvement of Apprenticeship Programs to Enhance Value and Reach
… provide thousands of people with paid, hands-on training in skilled, in-demand trades, ranging from information technology to … Roberta Reardon and her team for their efforts in promoting New York’s apprenticeship programs.” “We thank … provide thousands of people with paid handson training in skilled indemand trades ranging from information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-highlights-opportunities-for-improvement-of-apprenticeship-programs-to-enhance-value-and-reach