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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits

… system processes Medicaid claims submitted by providers for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible recipients, and it generates payments to reimburse the providers for their claims. During the six-month period ended Sept. 30, … had not collected about $3.8 million in fees and penalties for the Public Work Enforcement Fund, the boiler inspection …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits

Affidavit for Benefit Payment (1310.4) (RS4139)

To make a written statement for the purpose of receiving a deceased NYSLRS retiree’s death benefit when there is no executor, administrator of the deceased's estate, surviving spouse, minor child, or beneficiary use form RS4139.

https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/forms/pdf/rs4139.pdf

Opinion 98-18

… and the transportation of sick or injured persons by motor vehicle, aircraft or other forms of transportation to, from, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-18

Payroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-001

… to make changes to their system processes. Background The Payroll Improvement Project will upgrade PayServ to … in Spring 2020. Questions Questions may be directed to the Payroll Improvement Project mailbox. Please include this bulletin number in the subject line of all emails pertaining to this …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-001-changes-payserv-master-file-nhrp501-layout

State Contract and Payment Actions in October

… of Motor Vehicles $30.3 million with Bloomingdale Road Investors LLC to lease office space in Westchester … with Bette & Cring LLC for bridge replacement on Sitterly Road over I-87 in Saratoga County. $6.2 million with Vector … Corp. for bridge replacement on Sentinel Heights Road over I-81 in Onondaga County. $2.0 million with Economy …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/state-contract-and-payment-actions-october

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era

… in February, reflecting net gains of nearly 2 million jobs since April 1996. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a body … million represented the State’s largest monthly loss of jobs on record. New York City lost 944,000 jobs from February to April, and recovered 12.9 percent …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020

Comptroller's Oversight of State Contracts

… Procurements Provide the Highest Value to New Yorkers For more than a century, the Comptroller’s Office has … resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers each year. As government contracting expands in … For more than a century the Comptrollers Office has conducted …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversight

DiNapoli: Expansion of Farm-to-School Programs Depends on Innovation and Collaboration

… programs, but the growth of these programs may be limited by various challenges, according to a report … the students exclaim with delight and ask what they will be tasting that day,” said Jamie Lovato, education director … and competing in school food procurement. Farmers may not be aware of the publications in which schools post their …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-expansion-farm-school-programs-depends-innovation-and-collaboration

Disability Retirement – Divorce and Your Benefits

… Instead, the pension is a fixed percentage of the member’s final average earnings. This means there is no “service” … accrued to the date of the disability award (without reductions for early retirement). This calculation would …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/divorce/disability-retirement

Red Creek Protective Fire Company, Inc. – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-271)

… for the 2013 fiscal year. Key Findings The Treasurer does not maintain a record of daily cash balances in the … perform monthly reconciliations without it. The Treasurer does not file required annual written financial reports to … to the Village, as stated in the bylaws. The Treasurer does not maintain a cash receipts journal. Additionally, the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2015/01/09/red-creek-protective-fire-company-inc-controls-over-financial

Opinion 93-29

… the village, without regard to whether the newspaper is published within the village. You ask whether a village is required to designate as its official newspaper the only newspaper which is "published" in the village. The Village Law contains no …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-29

Opinion 88-45

… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … You ask whether, in our opinion, the proposed program is legal. The Local Finance Law is the exclusive law governing … Whether a line of credit between and the county is legal …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45

DiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop

… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) proposal to reduce budget gaps through 2028 by an average of $915 million annually by paying down debt raises questions on how it will find additional savings and revenue to fund … The Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys MTA proposal to reduce budget gaps through 2028 by an average of $915 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-drop

Opinion 89-5

… notice of pendency serves as constructive notice of the litigation and avoids the hardship of the common law rule …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-5

Audit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract

… in 2014. Auditors noted that the inductees for 2013 had all died prior to 1940 in contrast to the attention generated …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contract

State Agencies Bulletin No. 2143

… of Transportation, the Division of State Police, and the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation who meet the eligibility criteria … Services Unit Agreement between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), employees …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2143-2023-csea-tool-allowance-payment

DiNapoli Urges NYC to Shore Up Rainy-Day Fund

… Thomas P. DiNapoli urged New York City officials to better prepare for financial downturns by evaluating the … city’s rainy-day reserve fund, establishing targets for how much should go into the fund each year and setting the … law enabling the use of these funds, called on the city to define how these resources are accumulated and used. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-urges-nyc-shore-rainy-day-fund

DiNapoli: New York City's Government Workforce Expected to Increase for First Time Since Pandemic

… New York City’s full-time government workforce is expected to increase for the first-time year-over-year since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York Citys fulltime government workforce is expected to increase for the firsttime yearoveryear since the COVID19 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-new-york-citys-government-workforce-expected-increase-first-time-pandemic