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DiNapoli: Former Halfmoon Supervisor Enters Guilty Plea to Two Felony Counts
… before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Gary L. Sharpe in federal court in Albany, announced by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli … Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of … before Chief US District Court Judge Gary L Sharpe in federal court in Albany announced by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-former-halfmoon-supervisor-enters-guilty-plea-two-felony-countsOpinion 96-20
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. POLICE AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Police Department (abolishment in village) REFERENDUM -- … Whether a village police department which was established by a resolution of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11-0Opinion 2002-11
… under a fire district service award program that provides points for participation in department responses, a volunteer firefighter must be credited with twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of calls of the … the General Municipal Law, and an additional twenty-five points for responding to the minimum number of fire company …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-11The Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
… Survivor’s Benefit Program. You are automatically covered for this benefit if you have ten years of full-time State … State service at age 62 or older. Who is my beneficiary for this benefit? For current Retirement System members, the beneficiary you …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesDiNapoli: 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 Finds Poor Financial Management by Central New York Regional Market Authority Board
… position has deteriorated, and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 to FY 2022-23, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller … financial position has deteriorated and the cash available to pay operating costs declined from fiscal year FY 202021 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-audit-finds-poor-financial-management-central-new-york-regional-market-authority-boardDiNapoli Releases Profile of New York's Small Business Owners
… and greater income potential were the primary reasons they started their business. Over 80% cited flexible hours, … the business community including the Business Mentor NY program that provides free business mentorship to … which New York business owners who serve in the National Guard or Reserve, along with honorably discharged former …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-releases-profile-new-yorks-small-business-ownersMTA's East Side Access Project 10 Years Late and $4.4 Billion Over Budget
… capital program.” East Side Access is the nation’s largest public transportation project and the first expansion of the … permit higher density office buildings proposed by Mayor Bloomberg, in combination with the completion of East Side …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/03/mtas-east-side-access-project-10-years-late-and-44-billion-over-budgetDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… Too many of New York school districts’ mental health teams are understaffed, with … and limited oversight of mental health education for students, an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas … prioritize mental health instruction and outreach among school districts so students and staff can recognize warning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… or arrange for completing the contract should the original contractor default. In the event of a contractor default and surety takeover of a contract, as … New York State Vendor File information for the defaulted contractor to route future payments under the contract to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… The State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing adult protective … the state. Referrals, which can come from anyone whether a family member, a neighbor or a bank employee, fell … The State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing adult protective …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsXII.7.B Voucher Denials – XII. Expenditures
… Process and Document Preparation: Payment rejections can occur for various reasons, including at the agency’s … via email to inform them of the rejection reason. Agencies can run the Agency Comments Report to access information on … is needed to reprocess the voucher. In addition, agencies can review rejected bulkloaded vouchers on the M161 extract. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7b-voucher-denialsVII.4 Appropriated Loan Receivables – VII. State Revenues and Appropriated Loan Receivables
… Appropriated Loan Receivables (ALRs) result when State money is … and revenue can be tracked via the NYAR0473 –Appropriated Loan Receivables report. To run the NYAR0473, navigate to Accounts Receivable > Report > Appropriated Loan Receivables. Agencies should review their enacted budget …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-vii/vii4-appropriated-loan-receivablesDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… Too often Medicaid pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, … New York State Medicaid program provides a wide range of medical services to many New Yorkers, including those with … Too often Medicaid pays medical bills that a thirdparty insurer should have covered …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionXIV.14.L Asset Retirement Obligations – XIV. Special Procedures
… pollution remediation that result from other-than-normal operation of a tangible capital asset The cost of a tangible … The occurrence of contamination resulting from normal operation of a tangible capital asset (in the case of … AROs) Placing a tangible capital asset into operation Placing a tangible capital asset into operation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/chapter-xiv/xiv14l-asset-retirement-obligationsDiNapoli: Port Authority Falling Short of Compliance With Americans With Disabilities Act
… auditors found four of 13 PATH stations (Christopher Street, 9th Street, 14th Street, and 23rd Street) were not accessible to persons in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-port-authority-falling-short-compliance-americans-disabilities-actDiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… latest round of scoring designated eight school districts in “significant fiscal stress,” 24 in “moderate fiscal stress” and 50 as “susceptible to fiscal … Wyandanch Union Free School District (Suffolk); West Seneca Central School District (Erie); Corinth Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Erie County Medical Center Paid Over $670,000 in Improper and Questionable Incentives and Bonuses
… Center Corp. (ECMCC) paid out approximately $673,000 in improper and questionable bonuses to physicians over a … administer its incentive and bonus programs, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments that should not have been paid or for which they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-erie-county-medical-center-paid-over-670000-improper-and-questionable-incentives-and-bonusesDiNapoli Proposes Reforms to Bolster State's Rainy Day Reserves
… its statutorily authorized maximum. DOB plans to add $428 million in March of 2020. The last deposit to TSRF was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/dinapoli-proposes-reforms-bolster-states-rainy-day-reserves