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DiNapoli Releases Report on Municipalities Close to Exceeding Tax Limits
… cities, counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more … “These 20 local governments are in a challenging financial position and have no room for error,” said DiNapoli. “The … position.” New York has two primary mechanisms that limit how much a municipality can raise in property taxes. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-releases-report-municipalities-close-exceeding-tax-limitsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2236.1
… Bulletin 2236 Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to notify agencies of changes in maintenance rates for … B-300 and B-300A, issued April 26, 2024, maintenance rates have been increased. Note: Items B-0300 and B-0300A include … an employee and the IRS nontaxable criteria for housing is not met, the value of the housing is considered taxable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/22361-change-maintenance-rates-employee-housing-and-mealsState Agencies Bulletin No. 1016
… USPS. For each address compared, if no change of address form has been filed with the USPS, the address will be certified as Move Updated . If there has been a change of address form filed … the PayServ file, the address will be certified as Move Updated. If there has been a change of address form filed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1016-maintaining-date-employee-addresses-payserv-systemDiNapoli Releases New Tool for Monitoring NYC 311 Complaints
… service requests over the past five years. “New Yorkers are increasingly contacting 311 to report lack of heat and … by neighborhood. Being able to see where complaints are heaviest by type and location should make it easier for … Neighborhoods like Downtown Brooklyn and Long Island City are seeing triple-digit complaint growth as residents report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-new-tool-monitoring-nyc-311-complaintsOversight of Procurements and Loan Programs
… in accordance with the Public Authorities Law (Law) for the period April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2015. … housing. DANC spent $21.6 million and $15.2 million for all procurements during fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14, … received payments on a total of 70 loans it had awarded for various purposes, including affordable housing, business …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/08/04/oversight-procurements-and-loan-programsMedicaid Program – Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2013 Through March 31, 2014
… Purpose To determine whether the Department of Health’s eMedNY system reasonably ensured that Medicaid … 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014. Background The Department of Health (Department) administers the State’s Medicaid … 112 million claims, resulting in payments to providers of about $25 billion. The claims are processed and paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/21/medicaid-program-medicaid-claims-processing-activity-october-1-2013-through-march-31-2014State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District To Support Community Banking in South Bronx
… BDD, covering the neighborhoods of Bronx River, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Park Stratton, … community banking in the Soundview, Parkchester and Castle Hill neighborhoods of the Bronx,” New York State Comptroller … for District 18 . Bronx Community Board 9 District Manager William Rivera said , “Bronx Community Board 9 is proud to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newOpinion 98-1
… section 99-r must be given meaning and effect. We do not find that the express language of section 99-r leads to an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 88-35
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … services (see, e.g., People ex rel. Smith v Flagg , 17 NY 584). Generally, professional services which fall within … is no possibility of competition ( Harlem Gas v Mayor , 33 NY 309; Williams v Bryant , 53 AD2d 229, 385 NYS2d 425; 1986 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-35DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… year as well as details about the incidents. DiNapoli’s auditors reviewed incident records for seven schools outside of New York City for the 2011-12 school year, identifying a total of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawDiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… New York City forecasts a surplus of $965 million in the fiscal year ending in June 2022 (FY 2022), based largely on the receipt of $750 million in unrestricted federal aid, and projects outyear gaps to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Congressional Testimony
… to demonstrate to its customers and its investors that it is taking steps to uphold its terms of service. It needs to … proposal asking Facebook’s board of directors to explain how it enforces its terms of service to prevent election … than one million state and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries. The Fund has a diversified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-congressional-testimonySecurity and Effectiveness of Division of Criminal Justice Services' Core Systems (Follow-Up)
… that ITS did not have established policies and procedures for backup of key Division systems. Also, ITS does not have … regional backup site, and Division systems are at risk for total data loss in the event of a regional disaster. We … policies and did not establish adequate processes for monitoring and oversight of user access of Division …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/04/07/security-and-effectiveness-division-criminal-justice-services-core-systems-followXII.7.D Expedite Requests – XII. Expenditures
… process is to approve vouchers within two business days after agencies have entered the vouchers in the Statewide … process is to approve vouchers within two business days after agencies have entered the vouchers in the Statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii7d-expedite-requestsState Agencies Bulletin No. 415
… processing and highlight the changes, resulting from the Payroll System upgrade, in the procedure for recovering overpayments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/415-automatic-processing-overpayments-inactive-employeesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2137
… with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2023, are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to certain … provided a spreadsheet of all current position pools that are affected by lapsing. A link will be posted on the PayServ … that any position pools that appear on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2137-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2030
… with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2022, are affected. Background Appropriations allocated to certain … provided a spreadsheet of all current position pools that are affected by lapsing. A link will be posted on the PayServ … that any position pools that appear on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2030-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2238
… with appropriations due to lapse on June 28, 2024, are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to certain … provided a spreadsheet of all current position pools that are affected by lapsing. A link will be posted on the PayServ … that any position pools that appear on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2238-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsState Agencies Bulletin No. 2346
… agencies with appropriations due to lapse on June 30, 2025 are affected. Background: Appropriations allocated to … provided a spreadsheet of all current position pools that are affected by lapsing. A link will be posted on the PayServ … that any position pools that appear on the spreadsheet are updated with valid chartfield strings. If an agency does …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2346-updating-payserv-chartfield-strings-june-lapsing-eventsNew York Children in Need
Nearly one in five New York children live in poverty, and rates are significantly higher in some of New York's largest cities.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/nys-children-in-need.pdf