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State Contract and Payment Actions in September
… associated with the rehabilitation of bridge decks on the Hudson service line in Columbia and Dutchess counties. $6.6 … in Orange County. $1 million to the Village of Croton-on-Hudson for the Croton-Harmon parking facility. Major Payments … Corporation (Amtrak) for design and construction of the Hudson Line Positive Train Control System. Payment Rejections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/state-contract-and-payment-actions-septemberDiNapoli: Special Education Providers Shortchanging Special Needs Children
… services in New York are predominantly provided by for-profit and not-for-profit private contractors rather than the … was no evidence that they worked for MDS; $198,888 in executive compensation that was improperly allocated to MDS; … from 3 to 21 years old, spent nearly $2 million on non-competitive contracts with companies that had ties to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-special-education-providers-shortchanging-special-needs-childrenState Contract and Payment Actions in October
… Comptroller approved 1,469 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $44.7 billion and approved nearly 12.4 million payments worth nearly $12.4 billion. The office rejected 112 contracts and related transactions valued at $2.2 billion and nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-octoberNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York State’s Unemployment Rate Below 10% New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the … Shrinking Labor Force Drives New York States Unemployment Rate Below 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-28-2020State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… been issued. Metropolitan Transportation Authority: Long Island Rail Road – Non-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail … The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Engineering Department is responsible … Initiative): UCPA of Cayuga County d.b.a. E. John Gavras Center – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsChild Care in NY Challenged by Staff Shortages, High Prices and Too Few Slots
… said. “Prices in New York are among the highest in the nation, while child care workers earn wages well below the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/child-care-ny-challenged-staff-shortages-high-prices-and-too-few-slotsIV.3.A Taxes – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions
… State and certain local taxes are administered by the State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF). As State tax returns are received and processed by DTF, the taxpayer remittances are deposited … State and certain local taxes are administered by the State Department of Taxation and Finance DTF …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv3a-taxesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… 2017-18 through 2021-22 (excluding 2018-19) by an average of $4.1 million, totaling $16.5 million. In addition, the … million and determined officials did not seek competition when procuring any of these vendors. Two of these vendors … and procedures to ensure overtime was incurred only when necessary and unavoidable. They also did not ensure all …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1878
… and to provide instructions for reporting transactions in Administration Pay Period 19C. Affected Employees Members … NYS Legislature who are paid using the LEG Pay Basis Code in the following departments are affected: 04210 NYS Senate … based on the number of calendar days actually served in the calendar year. In addition, if a Member on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1878-2020-year-end-adjustment-members-nys-legislatureOpinion 90-57
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … Corporation Law, §1402[e][1]; see also 1990 Opns St Comp No. 90-19, p 42), a service award program for the volunteer … in connection with the contract (see 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-347, p 380; but cf . Volunteer Firefighters' Benefit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Opinion 89-25
… SYSTEMS -- Contracts (for use of excess capacity of sewage treatment plant) -- Financing of (permissible means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts) VILLAGES -- … means of financing expansion of village sewage treatment plant for use by town sewer districts); (authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-25Opinion 92-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- … guaranteed by the United States, (2) bonds or notes of the State of New York, or (3) bonds of any political subdivision …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (2019-S-72) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Department of Health (Department) made improper payments for claims in violation of federal and State requirements related to ordering, prescribing, referring, or attending (OPRA) providers who were no longer participating in the Medicaid program.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-19s72-response.pdfNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… that face significant climate risk. With today’s announcement, the Fund will be divesting its corporate bonds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investImproper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations included in our initial audit report, … or Attending Providers No Longer Participating in the Medicaid Program (Report 2019-S-72 ). About the Program … To assess the extent of implementation of the six recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… The State’s Empire State Development agency (ESD) has not been meeting … the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State … disclosure explaining the economic benefits to New York’s taxpayers for sales of properties below their fair market …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… and supplies, and whether controls are in place to prevent abuse and misuse of these products. The audit covered the … have had diagnoses of BPH or PAH – elevating the risk of abuse and diversion associated with these drugs. We found …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andOpinion 88-29
Whether a prohibited conflict of interest would arise if the mayor of a village in his private capacity purchases a parcel of land from the village industrial development agency IDA
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29State Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… that many of the companies participating in the Excelsior Jobs Program met their obligations or even justify giving the … companies did not meet expectations to not verifying if jobs were full-time or part-time. ESD also could not produce evidence that several companies actually created jobs and did not simply shift jobs. “New York state gives …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programOpinion 97-18
… opinion. COUNTIES -- Improvement Districts (sale of real property of a county sewer district) -- Real Property (sale of real property of county sewer district) IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS -- … Whether the sale of the real property used for a county sewer district must be approved by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-18