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Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Follow-Up) (2022-F-1)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With the Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act and Monitoring and Enforcement of State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements (Report 2019-S-54).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f1.pdfLocal Sales Taxes in July-September 2021 Up 20 Percent Compared to Same Quarter in 2020 - New York City Collections Near 2019 Pre-Pandemic Levels
Local government sales tax collections totaled nearly $5.2 billion in the third quarter of 2021, up $861 million (20 percent) compared to the same period last year. Every region in the State, including New York City, experienced robust growth in sales tax revenue.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-up-20-percent-in-july-september-2021.pdfImproper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders (2018-S-16) 90-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid recipients, including sex offenders, inappropriately received Medicaid-funded sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-18s16-response.pdfAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017 (2017-S-64) 90-Day Response
To assess the accuracy of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s reported assessable expenses and compliance with relevant statutes related to...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2019-17s64-response.pdfImproper 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 … audit report, Improper Payments for Services Related to Ordering, Prescribing, Referring, or Attending Providers … To assess the extent of implementation of the six …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/03/improper-payments-services-related-ordering-prescribing-referring-or-attending-providers-noMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction Drugs, Procedures, and Supplies Provided to Medicaid Recipients, Including Sex Offenders
… Objective To determine whether Medicaid recipients, including sex … and supplies, and whether controls are in place to prevent abuse and misuse of these products. The audit covered the period from April 1, 2012 to July 1, 2018. About the Program Federal and State laws …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/06/03/medicaid-program-improper-payments-sexual-and-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-procedures-andNY Common Retirement Fund Announces New Measures to Protect State Pension Fund From Climate Risk and Invest in Climate Solutions
… Mobil Corp., after a review of the companies’ readiness to transition to a low-carbon economy, State Comptroller Thomas P. … it has determined are not transition-ready. In addition to Exxon, the companies to be divested and restricted in the … Exxon Mobil Corp after a review of the companies readiness to transition to a lowcarbon economy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/ny-common-retirement-fund-announces-new-measures-protect-state-pension-fund-climate-risk-and-investDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… agency (ESD) has not been meeting statutory requirements to provide accurate, annual reports of its real estate … about the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. “ESD has to be more transparent about the real estate transactions it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowOversight of the Practice of Funeral Directing
… Objective To determine if the Department of Health is effectively … make the necessary preparations, and move the body to the cemetery or crematory. DOH’s Bureau of Funeral … firms, investigation of consumer complaints related to the practice of funeral directing, and continuing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/11/26/oversight-practice-funeral-directingUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-250
… Purpose To inform agencies of OSC’s automatic processing of the … a uniform and equipment allowance or maintenance allowance to all eligible members in June and December. In addition, … detailed in Labor Relations memorandum are extended to Management and Confidential Employees (NU86). In addition, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-250-december-2017-unified-court-system-ucs-uniform-and-equipmentSUNY Bulletin No. SU-321.3
… No. SU-321.2 Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … opt into a pilot program for employees in certain titles to establish a temporary overtime rate up to 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay. The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3213-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-321.1
… No. SU-321.2 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … opt into a pilot program for employees in certain titles to establish a temporary overtime rate up to 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay. The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3211-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesSUNY Bulletin No. SU-321.2
… No. SU-321.3 . Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information and processing instructions regarding … opt into a pilot program for employees in certain titles to establish a temporary overtime rate up to 2.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay. The new …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-3212-pilot-program-establishing-temporary-overtime-ratesOpinion 88-29
… development agency, consideration should be given to whether the relationship between the village and the … Prior opinions, including Opn No. 78-614, are superseded to the extent inconsistent. You ask whether a prohibited … however, holding that the "contract for sale, although in form concerning only the county, by implication also involves …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-29Opinion 90-57
… -- Powers and Duties (need for referendum on contract to receive fire protection from village with service award … award program) -- Villages (authority and procedure to establish service award program) FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS … -- Service Award Program (authority and procedure to establish for village fire department) REFERENDUM -- …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-57Improper 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.pdfOpinion 96-20
… 1970 by a resolution of the village board adopted pursuant to former Village Law, §188-a may be abolished pursuant to Village Law, §8-800 by local law subject to permissive … police department: The board of trustees of a village may submit to the qualified voters of the village at a general or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-20DiNapoli, Wharton, Myrie Op-Ed: Putting the Public Back Into Campaign Finance
… and diminishes the power of special interests by beginning to take big money out of politics. This is a victory for the … democracy, enable more candidates from diverse backgrounds to run for office, and create deeper accountability to … With the PCFP, candidates who apply for public funds must submit to financial review, creating a greater degree of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-wharton-myrie-op-ed-putting-public-back-campaign-financeXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… of certain State contracts. This section provides guidance to State agencies in determining whether a contract-related … Agency Submission of Contract Contract Amendments Subject to OSC Review Timely Submittal of Contracts Submission and … prior to processing the transaction in SFS the agency must submit a Helpdesk Ticket to SFS identifying the reasons an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewOpinion 92-1
… securities); (submission of securities in excess of amount to be withdrawn); (substitution of certificates of … §§106, 109-b: (1) A municipality does not have discretion to refuse to permit the withdrawal of retained percentages when proper … with withdrawal of amounts retained from payments to contractors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-1