Search
Legislative and Executive Retirement Plan For Tier 1 and 2 Members (Section 80-a)
… Active service for this benefit means: You are paid on the payroll; You are on a leave of absence with pay; You are on … or within 90 days from the date you: Are last paid on the payroll; or Are last on an authorized medical leave for up to … service" is defined as while you are: Being paid on the payroll; or On an authorized medical leave of absence for up …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/legislative-and-executive-retirement-plan-tier-1-and-2-members-section-80DiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… and major construction projects, like the Resorts World Casino expansion, begin. I envision an even brighter future … Queens Chamber of Commerce . “Thomas P. DiNapoli is the best NYS Comptroller I have seen in the last 20 years,” said … Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… promptly and completely. Claims are charged to your account and could increase your tax rate in future years if … all wages were reported properly. Check your DOL Employer Account Balance and then calculate the balance yourself: Take the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsMedicaid Program – Managed Care Premium Payments for Recipients With Comprehensive Third-Party Insurance
… made Medicaid mainstream managed care premium payments on behalf of individuals who had comprehensive third-party … to those who are economically disadvantaged and/or have special health care needs. The Department administers … comprehensive TPHI coverage after the coverage has taken effect. Our audit determined Medicaid paid over $691 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/06/13/medicaid-program-managed-care-premium-payments-recipients-comprehensive-third-partyComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Pleads Guilty in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… that Gerald Munson, a former Croton-On-Hudson Fire Department Chief and a former Croton-On-Hudson Police Officer … Department’s debit card as if it were his own. Further investigation and analysis conducted jointly by the New York … Department for working with my office to bring him to justice." "Stealing public money is a crime against all of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireOversight of Nurse Hiring and Retention
… of 1969. Health and Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the nation, is a network of 22 facilities, including 11 acute care hospitals, 6 diagnostics and treatment centers, and 5 … – Bellevue, Kings County, Lincoln, Gouverneur, and the Home Health Agency – to verify that these nurses were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/16/oversight-nurse-hiring-and-retentionDiNapoli: NYC Finances Strong But Slowing Economy Presents Risks
… economy given current developments. To their credit, Mayor de Blasio and the City Council have prudently increased the city’s reserves in recent years.” In January, Mayor de Blasio released his preliminary executive budget for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-nyc-finances-strong-slowing-economy-presents-risksOperational Training and Medical Assessments of Train Crews
… practical) are to be retained in the employee’s training files for future reference. Once on the job, Train Operators … and/or tests and quizzes missing from their training files. Train Operators and Conductors are not always meeting … Refresher Training requirements. Our review of training files for 45 employees showed that only 16 employees (35 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/01/operational-training-and-medical-assessments-train-crewsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… fund owed the general fund $340,000. The water and sewer funds do not pay administrative costs for services they … a fund balance policy that allowed for unexpended surplus funds of up to 70 percent of annual expenditures. The policy, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Releases Report on Tax Check-Off Donations
… to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at speeding up the process was enacted in 2015, according to … In 2014, DiNapoli's office released a report looking at the history of the check-off programs and identified a … by DiNapoli's office was enacted to improve the pace at which tax check-off contributions are put to use, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/dinapoli-releases-report-tax-check-off-donationsDiNapoli: Special Education Pre-K Provider Claimed Nearly $1 Million in Ineligible Expenses
… and the recovery of more than $5 million in stolen public funds. For access to state and local government spending and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-special-education-pre-k-provider-claimed-nearly-1-million-ineligible-expensesDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… needs to develop a better strategy and a clear roadmap for its infrastructure investments.” The State Fiscal Year … Major expenditures by category include $25.7 billion for transportation, $9.9 billion for health, mental hygiene and social welfare, and $9 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli and James Announce Guilty Plea of Former New York City Council Candidate in Straw Donation Scheme
… with Attorney General Letitia James and the New York City Department of Investigations, his scheme was exposed and he … never acceptable, and offenders will always be brought to justice for their misdeeds,” said Attorney General Letitia … this straw donor scheme,” said New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett . “With today’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-and-james-announce-guilty-plea-former-new-york-city-council-candidate-straw-donation-schemeHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… responsibility of not only the MTA, but also Amtrak and NJ Transit. MTA’s contract with BRC at this station is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkDiNapoli: NYC Experiencing Record Job Growth
… force behind employment growth in the state, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the gains since 2009. While job … than in 2009. The leisure and hospitality sector accounted for one-fifth of the gains between 2009 and 2017 (139,400 … in the past two years, the retail sector still accounted for 8 percent of the gains since 2009. The report noted that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-nyc-experiencing-record-job-growthMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… Administration-approved use and the recipient's treatment is for that other use. To protect public safety, State laws … ED drugs approved to also treat BPH or PAH may not have had diagnoses of BPH or PAH – elevating the risk of … services to treat ED, if an MCO finds out the recipient is a registered sex offender, the MCO merely does not pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… use records. Auditors compared the 2015-16 leave balances for all 62 employees to the 2016-17 beginning leave balances … County) The district did not claim $117,670 in costs for individual education plan-related services provided to … or service providers did not meet certain qualifications for reimbursement or did not provide the proper documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… revenues in the general fund for the 2020 through 2022 fiscal years; did not provide budget status reports, or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Housing for Seniors
… senior citizens, including the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments Program (SARA Program), federal Section 202 … Take appropriate actions, including periodically reviewing rent rolls/vacancy reports and coordinating with managing … on their loans and ensuring that outstanding violations are resolved. To HDC: Review waiting lists and increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/07/05/housing-seniorsDiNapoli 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 … enough is being done to make sure Medicaid recovers that money, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-million