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Accounts Payable Advisory No. 9
… Subject: Making Payments to National Grid Guidance: This advisory has been updated to … entering a unique invoice number on vouchers payable to National Grid, as discussed below. Consistent with the Guide … to vendors. Improper preparation of vouchers payable to National Grid may delay payment crediting and Business Units …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/9-complex-entity-national-gridState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… were awarded for authorized purposes and in compliance with requirements. Auditors found that although most of the fellowship recipients reviewed complied with CUNY policy, improvements were needed. In a follow-up … Bank Accounts (2015-S-93) CUNY officials provided auditors with a list of 23 bank accounts that they were aware of at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0Halfmoon Town Supervisor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison
… to identify and hold accountable officials who commit such crimes.” “Ms. Wormuth exploited her position and the faith of … in our leaders. The FBI stands determined with our law enforcement partners to investigate those who would … “This case shows that when elected officials break the law, they will be held accountable. I’m proud to have worked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/halfmoon-town-supervisor-sentenced-12-months-prisonDiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation
… Agency (NYCIDA) approved tax breaks and other incentives for businesses even though it lacked required financial … information and financial feasibility analyses, according to a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. … selection and monitoring, there’s little accounting for the benefits the public gets from these tax breaks and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-nyc-ida-needs-improve-its-administration-business-tax-breaks-and-monitoring-job-creationVI.3.A Overview – VI. Budgets
… passed in a particular legislative session, authority can only be moved between appropriations that were originally …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vi/vi3a-overviewContracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Contracts for Personal and Miscellaneous Services ( 2008-S-158 ). … have a requirement to periodically assess whether existing personal and miscellaneous service contracts were still … necessary goods or services. We estimated that by reducing personal and miscellaneous service contract costs by 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/06/contracts-personal-and-miscellaneous-services-followDiNapoli Releases Upper Manhattan Economic Snapshot
… in the creation of new jobs and opportunities. The Upper Manhattan economy is rooted in a long history of … here,” said New York State Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr. “I hope that, having made their homes here, local … of disruption and displacement,” said George Fernandez, Jr., chairman of Manhattan’s Community Board 12. DiNapoli’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-upper-manhattan-economic-snapshotAccounts Payable Advisory No. 4
… day, then two-digit year – NO SPACES. For example, to pay a regular Verizon bill for the phone number (518) 474-1212 associated with the … day, then two-digit year – NO SPACES. For example, to pay a Verizon summary bill with the 10-digit bill number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/4-complex-entity-verizon-landline-servicesXII.6.E Making an Emergency Payment – XII. Expenditures
… a waiver from advertising in the New York State Contract Reporter, OSC must approve the exemption. See Chapter XI, … exemption from advertising in the New York State Contract Reporter. Create a single payment voucher using the emergency …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6e-making-emergency-paymentLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3% in July … $53.3 million compared to the same time last year. “Local sales tax growth in July continued at a moderate pace, … County had the largest decline at 12.1%. These monthly sales tax collections are from the cash distributions made to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-yearNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… An audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found the NYC … and ensure this law is properly implemented throughout New York State. All students deserve the same opportunity to … DiNapoli and other government leaders monitoring New York state schools’ compliance with the DASA.” “Education …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentDiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… County did not receive a score for SY 2020-21 because it only has two years of data, not the three years of data …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… initial audit report, Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Report 2018-N-3 ). About the … initial audit report Controls Over Capital Improvements at CityOwned Homeless Shelters Report 2018N3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/03/22/controls-over-capital-improvements-city-owned-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli: Regional Land Banks Fighting Urban Blight
… by financial settlements with large banks involved in the mortgage crisis. To date, a total of approximately $33 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-regional-land-banks-fighting-urban-blightAvailability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… mile” broadband services. More troubling is that more than 1 million New York households do not have access or a … by the 2009 federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand availability and adoption of broadband. … In December 2020, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which included the $900 billion COVID-19 relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Audit Finds NYC Needs to Improve Income Verification and Enforcement at Mitchell-Lama Housing
… Some residents of Mitchell-Lama apartments in New York City make far more than the program’s … of affordable housing in New York demands that subsidized apartments go to the families who need them,” DiNapoli said. … isn’t the case. HPD needs do a better job of ensuring that apartments are occupied by qualified residents and protect …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-audit-finds-nyc-needs-improve-income-verification-and-enforcement-mitchell-lama-housingMember Contributions
… of their earnings from 1 to 10 percent. They can only start, change or stop voluntary contributions once …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/member-contributionsImproper Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Medicaid Program: Improper … Medicaid Payments During Permissible Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Coverage (Report 2022-S-35 ). About the … between Medicaid and the Essential Plan, resulting in DOH-authorized periods of overlapping coverage. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/04/improper-medicaid-payments-during-permissible-overlapping-medicaid-and-essential-planReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse (Follow-Up)
… in our initial audit report, Reimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse … including those that serve the homeless. OTDA’s funding of shelter services is administered through the Local Districts, … in Onondaga County with a 192-bed capacity for emergency shelter services. In order to effectively evaluate whether …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/26/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-rescue-mission-alliance-syracuse-followSpencerport Central School District – Employee Benefits (2025M-65)
… employees for a retirement incentive or all or a portion of their earned but unused leave time when the employee … Some employees are also eligible for periodic payments of unused leave. These payments are an employment benefit … or non-unit benefit agreements authorized by a board of education (board) and can represent significant district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/09/19/spencerport-central-school-district-employee-benefits-2025m-65