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Pandemic and Recovery: Local Government Finances and Federal Assistance - Lessons from the Mid-Hudson Region
The case studies described in this report provide insight into some of the fiscal challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic presented to individual local governments in 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/pandemic-and-recovery-lessons-from-the-mid-hudson-region.pdfControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (2018-N-3) 180-day response
To determine whether the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) has appropriate oversight and adequate controls over the capital improvement process at City-owned homeless shelters.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-18n3-response.pdfImproper Medicaid Payments involving Fee-for-Service Claims for Recipients With Multiple Client Identification Numbers (2019-S-22) 180-Day Response
To determine if improper Medicaid payments were made on behalf of recipients with multiple Client Identification Numbers (CINs) where at least one CIN was enrolled in fee-for-service.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19s22-response.pdfQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up) (2017-F-2) 30-Day Response
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f2-response.pdfQuestionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician (Follow-Up) (2017-F-2)
To determine the implementation status of the four recommendations made in our initial audit report, Questionable Payments for Practitioner Services and Pharmacy Claims Pertaining to a Selected Physician.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2017-17f2.pdfDryden Central School District – Information Technology (2020M-106)
Determine whether the Dryden Central School District’s (District) Board of Education (Board) and District officials adequately safeguarded personal, private and sensitive information (PPSI) from abuse or loss.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2021/pdf/dryden-2020-106.pdfEmployment Trends for People with Disabilities in New York City, October 2019
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, only 41 percent of working-age people with disabilities in New York City were in the labor force in 2017.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-7-2020.pdfHDT (Magtape) File Layout
The Unclaimed Funds record layout within an HDT text file should have a length of 384 characters. Please note that although this format is acceptable, we do not
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/reporters/pdf/hdt-magtape-file-layout.pdfSmall Estates Affidavit (S.C.P.A. Section 1310)
If the account owner is deceased and there was no estate representative appointed by the courts, the surviving spouse or child of the deceased or the unreimburs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/unclaimed-funds/claimants/pdf/small-estates-affidavit.pdfComptroller’s Update: State Fiscal Year 2015-16 Revenue Trends through the Mid-Year, October 2015
The State’s cash position continues to improve, as illustrated by the $10.7 billion balance in the General Fund through the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 20
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-update-mid-year-2015-16.pdfHousing 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.pdfDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Department Treasurer Stole Nearly $50,000 in Public Funds
… Village of Le Roy (Genesee County) stole nearly $50,000 in public funds by pocketing cash, writing unauthorized … grand larceny (class D felony), 42 counts of forgery in the first degree (class C felony) and two counts of falsifying business records in the first degree (class E Felony). “This official …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-department-treasurer-stole-nearly-50000-public-fundsDiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report
… improved fiscal position, thanks to financial settlements and personal income tax gains, provides an opportunity to … the fiscal year, $277 million below the latest projections and $5.8 billion higher than last year for the same period. … spending growth has come primarily from Medicaid and other public health costs as well as education. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-releases-february-state-cash-reportInvestors: Exxon Needs to Step Up on Climate Change
… publicly recognize that a lower carbon future is not only inevitable but rich with opportunity. While Exxon has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/investors-exxon-needs-step-climate-changeOpinion 90-42
… recording or filing fees due the county. October 16, 1990 Angelo Patti, Deputy County Clerk County of Rensselaer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-42DiNapoli High-Tech is on the Rise in NYC
… High-tech is one of the fastest growing industries in New York … this report highlighting New York City’s growing high-tech industry, one of our city’s most vibrant and vital … IT firm in which the State Pension Fund has invested . “Access to ridiculous talent, amazing neighborhoods to work, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-high-tech-rise-nycOperational Advisory No. 33
… Mail Services and should be used when shipping any type of package using any carrier. Account 55203, Postage, now … Mail Services and should be used when shipping any type of package us …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/operational-advisory/33-gfo-updates-postageshipping-account-codesExistential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA
… Authority (MTA) is the largest transit system in the nation, providing nearly 40 percent of the nation’s … bus, and commuter railroad services. The pandemic led to a dramatic drop in riders – and ridership revenue – for … service is especially critical to the economic health of New York City and its residents. More than half of City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/existential-questions-facing-national-public-transit-systems-create-new-fiscal-pressures-mtaState Agencies Bulletin No. 2398
… deferment is also available to CUNY (NYT TDA code 414 only) employees qualifying for the 15-year catch-up. These …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2398-supplemental-retirement-annuity-sra-and-tax-deferred-annuity-tda