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Copiague Fire District – Procurement (2020M-114)
Determine whether Copiague Fire District (District) officials used a competitive process to procure goods, services and professional service providers and ensured that no conflict of interest existed in the procurement process.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/copiague-district-2020-114.pdfImproper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Long-Term Care Plans (Follow-Up) (2021-F-4)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Fee-for-Service Payments for Services Covered by Managed Long-Term Care Plans (Report 2018-S-65).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f4.pdfEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up) (2021-F-15) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the eight recommendations included in our initial audit report, Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using Images and Law Firms (Report 2017-S-70).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21f15-response.pdfEconomic Impact: Higher Education
Higher education is an important contributor to New York’s economy. New York’s 290 degree-granting postsecondary institutions employed more than 296,000 people with total wages of around $27 billion in 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/higher-education-economic-impact.pdfSummary Page How-To Guide
This guide shows you (as an employer reporting contact) how to report non-overtime and overtime earnings on the Summary Page in Retirement Online using either Manual Reporting or a File Upload.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/employers/pdf/summary-page-how-to-guide.pdfServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up) (2024-F-22)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Report 2022-S-11).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f22.pdfImproper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up) (2024-F-26)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our audit report, Medicaid Program: Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Report 2022-S-16).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f26.pdfAdministration of the Contract With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (Follow-Up) (2019-F-51) 30-Day Response
To determine the extent of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Administration of the Contract with With the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health (2015-S-88).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f51-response.pdfServices to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Follow-Up) (2024-F-22)
To assess the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Services to Workers Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (Report 2022-S-11).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-24f22-response.pdfMedicaid Cap Legislation
A new law was enacted (Chapter 58 of the Laws of 2005) to “cap” county Medicaid costs at calendar 2005 levels and limit growth rates to 3.5 percent in 2006 and
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/medicaidcap_1.pdfDiNapoli Audit Finds Amsterdam's Finances Hampered by Poor Record Keeping
… plan. The Comptroller’s recommendations also call on city officials to: Ensure the city’s accounting records …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-audit-finds-amsterdams-finances-hampered-poor-record-keepingDiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… real property tax a local government can raise in a single year. In 2012, only seven municipalities had used 80 percent … The Property Tax Cap, which is more commonly known, limits year-over-year growth in levy and can be overridden. The CTL limits the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsMany New Yorkers Struggle to Pay for Housing
… New Yorkers are burdened by high housing costs, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … breakdown of housing costs and income. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/many-new-yorkers-struggle-pay-housingDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $210.2 Billion
… according to Pew Charitable Trusts. The New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) provides retirement security to more than one million active state and local government employees, retirees and their beneficiaries. … Equities 3.03% 5.3% TIPS* 2.76% 4.0% Absolute Return Strategies 2.07% 2.5% Non-Core Fixed Income 3.92% 2.0% Cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2102-billionDiNapoli: New York on Better Financial Footing
… our debt burden." DiNapoli estimates that projected out-year gaps for the fiscal years ending in 2016 through 2018 … could lead to an operating surplus by State Fiscal Year 2015-16. New York state ended fiscal year 2013-14 with General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-new-york-better-financial-footingDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… Instead, it counted the number of trash bags it filled with litter at the stations every day. DiNapoli's audit notes … and then decide whether to continue it. The MTA disagreed with the audit's findings and stated its belief that the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Additional Steps to Reduce Student Absenteeism
… often disengaged, falling behind academically and at risk for dropping out of school entirely," said DiNapoli "The … as missing at least 10 percent of enrolled school days in a year for any reason – excused or unexcused. SED figures … spending, the state's 150,000 contracts, billions in state payments, and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-audit-recommends-additional-steps-reduce-student-absenteeismInvestors Ask SEC to Reject Exxon's Attempt to Silence Questions on Climate Change
… instruments. It has consistently been ranked as one of the best managed and best funded plans in the nation. The Fund’s fiscal year ends … including equities, real estate and alternative investment strategies. The Commissioners' work supports the Church of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/investors-ask-sec-reject-exxons-attempt-silence-questions-climate-changeDiNapoli Releases Year-End State Cash Report
… State tax collections totaled $74.4 billion in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2016-17, a decline of $300.1 … the latest projections released with the Executive Budget in February, primarily due to lower than anticipated business tax collections in March. "While personal income tax and consumption tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-releases-year-end-state-cash-reportOpinion 91-56
… You ask whether the term "liabilities", as used in section 2828 of the Public Authorities Law relative to … law, the provisions of title 30 shall be controlling. Section 2828 of the Public Authorities Law provides as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-56