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DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for March 2016
… to Blackmon Farrell Electric Inc. $6.9 million for 32 emergency construction contracts at state facilities. Department of … in Buffalo. $95,000 to the Village of Hoosick Falls for restoration of the village’s water tank. Empire State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-march-2016Opinion 98-1
… clients) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§99-r, 103; SOCIAL SERVICE LAW, §365-a: Pursuant to General Municipal Law, … Under the proposal, a county would contract with a regional transportation authority ("authority") which would … any state agency including any department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, committee, or officer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-1Opinion 2002-5
… preservation) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW §§6-c, 11, 247; LOCAL FINANCE LAW §11.00(a): A town may provide in its proposed … rights in land for open space preservation. A bond resolution to authorize the issuance of such obligations … 25-aaa). A reserve fund is a device that permits a local government to finance certain local government expenditures …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-5DiNapoli: Heroin, Opioid Overdose Death Rates Rose Faster in New York Than in Most States
… the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. This number represents a jump … Budget provides additional funding of $25 million to help localities develop, expand and/or operate treatment, … state-funded treatment facility expected to open in 2017 near Plattsburgh will bring detoxification and outpatient …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-heroin-opioid-overdose-death-rates-rose-faster-new-york-most-statesDiNapoli and Montgomery County DA Pearson: Former Executive Director of the Fulton-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Arrested for Embezzling Over $440K
… DiNapoli said . “My thanks to Montgomery County DA Pearson and State Police Superintendent James for their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-and-montgomery-county-da-pearson-former-executive-director-fulton-montgomery-county-chamberNew York State Health Insurance Program – Payments by CVS Health for Pharmacy Services for Ineligible Members
… To determine whether CVS Health paid pharmacy claims for Empire Plan members who were not eligible. The audit … The Empire Plan is the primary health insurance plan for NYSHIP, serving about 1.1 million members. Since 2014, … Civil Service maintains eligibility and enrollment records for NYSHIP members in the New York Benefits Eligibility and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/09/29/new-york-state-health-insurance-program-payments-cvs-health-pharmacy-services-ineligibleState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today … Waiting Lists (2016-S-46) The majority of sampled new admissions, internal transfers and successions were … consisted and $15,428 in excess personal service costs. New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF): Incarcerated and Death …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 91-17
… Section 2803-a authorizes "hospitals", under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Hospital Review and Planning Council (see 10 NYCRR 400.4), to enter into … the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of human disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical condition .... There is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-17Opinion 92-53
… subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. [Edited for Publication] SALES TAX -- … Distribution of (necessity of State Comptroller's approval in absence of sales tax agreement) TAX LAW, §1262(c): In the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-53DiNapoli: Former Mechanic at State Police Garage Pleads Guilty to Felony
… employee of the New York State Police. While not a police officer on the road, Mr. Relyea was a member of the law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-former-mechanic-state-police-garage-pleads-guilty-felonyOversight of Private Career Schools
… reports showing required job placement, enrollment and graduation data. The Bureau did not follow up with any of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/08/07/oversight-private-career-schoolsPublic School Safety – Incident Reporting and Unauthorized Student Departures
… limits are designated “Persistently Dangerous” (PD) or “Potentially Persistently Dangerous” (PPD). Officials of PD schools are required to notify parents of their option to … another school within the district that is not designated PD. Key Findings Our review of 10 sampled schools found that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/29/public-school-safety-incident-reporting-and-unauthorized-student-departuresOpinion 88-72
… sewer district that would connect with facilities in a nearby city. You ask whether it is permissible for the town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-72Oversight of Select High-Technology Projects
To determine if Empire State Development ESD adequately monitors selected hightechnology hightech economic development programs and projects it oversees a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/21/oversight-select-high-technology-projectsWage Subsidy and Transitional Employment Programs
… as intended and whether program contractors accurately report performance outcomes, including the extent to which … 18, 2015. Background The federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides assistance and … Program (WSP) and Transitional Employment (TE) program. For State fiscal years 2011 through 2014, federal funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/03/29/wage-subsidy-and-transitional-employment-programsOpinion 90-7
… the scope of his or her responsibilities. Subdivision 2(b) of section 18 of the Public Officers Law provides as … The provisions of this section shall apply to any public entity: * * * * (b) where the governing body of a municipality, for whose benefit the public entity has been established, has agreed by the adoption of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-7Renewable Electricity in New York State
To carry out the goals and directives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York is pursuing an aggressive campaign to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to levels identified by climate scientists as necessary to limit the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/renewable-electricity-in-nys.pdfBusiness Owners in New York State
While New York exceeds the nation in the share of business owners that are female and minority-owned, they are underrepresented relative to their share of the population.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/business-owners-in-new-york-state.pdfHousing Production in New York City
Over the last 14 years, housing supply growth in New York City outpaced that of the state, even as it lagged the nation.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/report-24-2025.pdfHousing Production in New York City
Over the last 14 years, housing supply growth in New York City outpaced that of the state, even as it lagged the nation. The growth was driven, in part, by more recent housing production.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-24-2025.pdf