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New York City Contract Spending Trends
New York City spent $22.7 billion on expense contracts in FY 2023 excluding contracts for COVID-19 and asylum seekers. This compares to $10.6 billion in FY 2010.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-10-2025.pdfOSC 3 - Contributions by Vendors to Elected Officials
This bill prohibits vendors from directly or indirectly contributing to a statewide elected official, a candidate for a statewide elected office, or their authorized political committee, during an active government procurement.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/legislation/pdf/osc-3-contributions-by-vendors-elected-officials-memo.pdfCVS Caremark: Accuracy of Empire Plan Commercial Rebate Revenue Remitted to the Department of Civil Service (2023-S-42)
To determine if CVS Caremark appropriately invoiced drug manufacturers and remitted corresponding rebate revenue to the Department of Civil Service for prescription drugs provided under the Empire Plan.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s42.pdfDiNapoli: Queens Economy Takes Off
… the number of residents age 55 and over has increased by 31 percent. Queens had the lowest household poverty rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-queens-economy-takes-offOpinion 93-23
… v Town of Gardiner Planning Board , 184 AD2d 937, 585 NYS 2d 571, lv denied 80 NY2d 761, 592 NYS2d 670; Cahn v …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-23State Agencies Bulletin No. 2091
… in 2023. An additional deferment is also available to CUNY (NYT TDA code 414 only) employees qualifying for the … contribution limit of $33,000 in 2023. Affected Employees CUNY employees electing one of the following deductions are … in ‘ Background’ section above. Contributions resume the first paycheck of the following calendar year. Agency Actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2091-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform agencies of the implementation of Paid Parental Leave for certain State government employees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2126-paid-parental-leave-fullState Agencies Bulletin No. 2126.1
… are affected. Background Governor Hochul announced that New York State will provide 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/21261-paid-parental-leave-fullState Agencies Bulletin No. 2185
… in employees’ Savings Plans panel and update Before Tax Investment/After Tax Investment reflecting employees’ new biweekly deferral …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2185-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tdaState Agencies Bulletin No. 1776
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to explain why the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 of Form W-2 must be … Service (IRS) Instructions for Form W-2 require that the Retirement Plan check box in Box 13 be checked for every … employees have been identified, agencies must send an email, with an Excel spreadsheet, to the Tax and Compliance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1776-retirement-plan-checkbox-form-w-2-wage-and-tax-statement-tax-year-2019Prohibits Campaign Contributions During an Active Procurement
Makes it unlawful for a vendor to make either directly or indirectly any contribution to a statewide elected official a candidate for a statewide elected office or their authorized political committee during a certain restricted period
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/prohibits-campaign-contributions-during-active-procurementHousing Trust Fund Corporation: Internal Controls Over and Maximization of Federal Funding for Various Section 8 Housing Programs and the COVID Rent Relief Program (2022-S-28) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Homes and Community Renewal has established and maintains adequate internal controls to oversee and monitor the federally funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, the Section 8 Performance-Based Contract Administration Program, and the COVID Rent Relief Program to ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22s28-response1.pdfAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021 (2021-M-2)
To ascertain the total expenses incurred in administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (collectively, Acts) for the three State Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21m2.pdfOpinion 89-1
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (authority to convert employee's accumulated leave time into cash upon death in service) -- Leave time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-1State Comptroller DiNapoli: Former Corrections Officer Used Fake Pay Stubs to Seek $237,000 Mortgage Loan
… A former New York state corrections officer and his wife were arrested Friday for allegedly giving false pay stubs to "boost" their family income to qualify for mortgage loans from KeyBank and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-former-corrections-officer-used-fake-pay-stubs-seek-237000-mortgage-loanOpinion 92-9
… -- "Court or Other Tribunal" (meaning for purposes of General Municipal Law, §72-o - appearance at attorney's … in compliance with a subpoena for pre-trial questioning is making an appearance before the court for purposes of … Burrill, Law Dict. Lord Coke describes it to be 'a place where justice is judicially administered.' Referring to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-9Opinion 94-31
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS -- Vacations … that embodied by certain "statutory imperatives" (Board of Education v Yonkers Federation of Teachers, 40 NY2d 268, 386 … the year. December 31, 1994 Meredith Capobianco, Village Administrator Village of Massapequa Park … Whether a village …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-31DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that … on taxpayers. This time, failure to effectively monitor money allowed $701 million worth of improper spending, and … government financial records, track state contracts, and find commonly requested data. … Hundreds of millions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsXIV.13.A Overview – XIV. Special Procedures
… a General Ledger Journal Entry (Journal ID beginning in 'LP') to reclassify the charge from the clearing account …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv13a-overviewI.1 Introduction to the Guide to Financial Operations – I. OSC Guide to Financial Operations Overview
… The New York State Guide to Financial Operations (GFO) acts as a reference source for statewide accounting … at https://www.sfs.ny.gov/secure/ . In this regard, the GFO serves as a single source for agency information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-i/i1-introduction-guide-financial-operations