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DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… $2.8 billion for minimal services for eligible members. “My latest Medicaid audit found more examples of how oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsOpinion 96-3
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … the trustee individually, or the firm of which the trustee is the primary stockholder, irrespective of whether the … a municipality in which there is a prohibited interest is null, void and wholly unenforceable (General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-3Opinion 2001-14
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST … village for the provision of services by village mechanics on town machinery and equipment. We are informed that the … the town pays the village for the mechanical work based on the mechanic's usual village hourly wages plus benefits. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-14DiNapoli: State Needs to Supercharge Efforts to Meet Renewable Electricity Goals
… and the costs of transmission projects approved by the Public Service Commission are borne almost exclusively by New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-state-needs-supercharge-efforts-meet-renewable-electricity-goalsAccounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… “Paying for the Purchase of Land”) informs State agencies how to process vouchers for land acquisition payments. … vouchers that supplement eminent domain acquisitions. It also specifies the documentation agencies must submit to … reporting and interest payment calculations. Guidance is also provided for land acquisitions completed without …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsDiNapoli Releases Guide to Federal Funding in New York
… A new online resource released by New York State Comptroller … children’s health insurance programs. It also includes a county-by-county breakdown in enrollment and benefits for … Bronx, Chemung, Kings, Montgomery, Queens, Richmond, Rockland and Sullivan. DiNapoli has released multiple …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-guide-federal-funding-new-yorkOpinion 91-25
… Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there … AND PREVENTION -- Disability Benefits (entitlement of paid firefighters to salary increments or steps based on … incurred or resulting from the performance of duty the full amount of his or her regular salary or wages until the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Opinion 94-9
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (publication not registered as second-class matter but designated as official newspaper prior to 1940) PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, §70-a; GENERAL … §60(a): A publication which was designated as an official newspaper of a village from prior to 1940 through 1970, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-9Germantown Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-3)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Germantown Central School District (District) officials identify, report and … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/03/germantown-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-3Valley Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-154)
… whether the Board of Education (Board) and Valley Central School District (District) officials ensured the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2021/06/18/valley-central-school-district-information-technology-2020m-154Opinion 93-33
… entered as second-class matter outside the municipality) SCHOOL DISTRICTS -- Powers and Duties (publication of notice … 2004 notice in a publication which is not entered at the United States post office as second-class matter, we believe … such payment. A publication which is not entered at the United States post office as second-class matter does not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-33Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… the taxpayers, but instead led to a waste of substantial public resources. Moreover, in several notable instances, … the ethics standards contained in the New York State Public Officers Law. In a follow up, auditors found ITS … was overpaid $3,398,205 over three academic years because school officials incorrectly certified students as eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-auditsDiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams
… were up 2% and revenue was up 24% over 2019, but this was not enough to make up for the loss of revenue from the … growing, portion of this amount comes from the PMT, which grew 41%, from $1.3 billion in 2012 to $1.8 billion in 2022. … a real estate market that, despite some ups and downs, has not fully recovered from the Great Recession. Another growth …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-report-tracks-mtas-shifting-revenue-streamsPandemic Planning and Care for Vulnerable Populations
… immune dysfunction that render them more vulnerable in a public health emergency, such as the COVID-19 crisis, and … of homes to ensure they were adequately prepared to manage public health emergencies. For instance, OPWDD developed and … strategies, personal protective equipment inventory, and public health protective measures. OPWDD took some steps in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/04/06/pandemic-planning-and-care-vulnerable-populationsDiNapoli Calls for Improvements to Capital Planning Process
… in the State Capital Plan as well as for a number of public authorities, and covers ten years instead of the five … including the potential use of private resources and public-private partnerships (P3). To improve New York's … Ensuring that any legislation to authorize P3s provides public oversight to guard against the associated financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-calls-improvements-capital-planning-processState Agencies Bulletin No. 948
… to perform an annual review of employees who claim to be exempt from Federal, State and/or Local tax withholdings and to provide instructions on entering tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/948-claiming-exempt-federal-state-andor-local-tax-withholdingsOpinion 89-9
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. ABANDONED AND LOST PROPERTY -- Compensation of Employees (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Compensation (disposition of unclaimed paycheck of deceased employee) SURROGATE'S COURT …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-9Opinion 2008-5
… views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … for the services of a village fire company: (1) there is no statutory requirement that any portion of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-5Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-7)
… – pdf] Audit Objective Did Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Central School District (District) officials identify, report and … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/ravena-coeymans-selkirk-central-school-district-lead-testing-andYork Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-19)
… complete report - pdf] Audit Objective Did York Central School District (District) officials identify, report and … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/18/york-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-19