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State Contract and Payment Actions in July
… Comptroller approved 1,451 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.2 billion and approved nearly 1.9 million payments worth more than $8.7 billion. The office rejected 178 contracts and related transactions valued at $180 million and more than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyState Contract and Payment Actions in December
… Office of Cannabis Management $1.2 million with Bio-Tech Medical Software Inc. for a cannabis seed to sale tracking … Paving Corp. for parking lot pavement at the Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center in Suffolk County. Office of Information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/state-contract-and-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli: Dormitory Authority Overstated MWBE Contract Participation
… four years overstated the amount of business it did with minority- and women-owned business contractors (MWBE) and … have not properly set annual participation goals for minority- and women-owned businesses and need to improve the … and public authorities to promote the participation of minority- and women-owned business enterprises in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-dormitory-authority-overstated-mwbe-contract-participationOpinion 95-2
… PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES -- Fees (exemption from cable television franchise fees) PUBLIC HOUSING LAW, §52; EXECUTIVE LAW, §§818, 819: The amount billed by a cable television company to a municipal housing authority as … to the customer of a franchise fee imposed upon the cable company by a city is not a municipal "fee" falling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced
… used to pay down Hoffman’s debt. “Mr. Hoffman attempted to game the system and collect pension payments on top of a … by filing a complaint online at [email protected].ny.us , or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State … of Investigations, 14th Floor, 110 State St., Albany, NY 12236. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-acting-nassau-county-da-singas-pension-scammer-sentencedAccounts Payable Advisory No. 72
… Subject: Updated Guidance for Land Acquisition Payments Reference: Guide to Financial Operations Chapter XII.6.B – Land Acquisition Payments Guidance: Guide to Financial Operations Chapter XII.6.B – Land Acquisition Payments (formerly “Paying for the Purchase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/72-land-acquisition-paymentsOpinion 90-2
… town within which the village is located (see 1970 Opns St Comp No. 70-502, unreported). Although a village may … services provided to village residents (see 1983 Opns St Comp No. 83-117, p 146). In the instant case, however, the … villages (see Education Law, §§255[1], 259[1]; 1972 Opns St Comp No. 72-918, unreported) and town residents who also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-2Opinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) … and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20County Medicaid Costs
… not have insurance on their own and who have incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. Although the takeover provides … annual growth rates have reached double-digits, ranging as high as 16 percent. In comparison, total county general fund …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/county-medicaid-costsDiNapoli Op Ed in Times Union
… an op ed by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on the need for tougher oversight of governments use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems: … be put in harm’s way. That is why my office has called on New York’s leaders to enact robust oversight over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-op-ed-times-unionDiNapoli: NYC Department of Buildings Meets Critical Goals but Lags on Lower Priority Issues
… review milestones. For jobs submitted through its public portal, in 2025, the department completed its first plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/07/dinapoli-nyc-department-buildings-meets-critical-goals-lags-lower-priority-issuesOpinion 88-26
… is currently provided by the State Police from a station outside the town. You further state that the town is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-26Opinion 90-43
… laws of [1978] .... Read literally, this provision would permit the payment of the death benefit to the member's … during their widowhood. This amendment was intended to permit the widow or widower to remarry without having the … Laws of 1982 amended subdivision (a) of section 208-f to permit the payment of the death benefit to the deceased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-43XI.18.G Workers’ Compensation Coverage and Debarment – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… shall be void and of no force and effect unless the contractor provides and maintains coverage during the life of … submitted to OSC for approval. Contracts will not be approved without such proof. OSC may immediately reject any … is accepted from, or contract or subcontract awarded to, a vendor or any substantially owned affiliate of a vendor, that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi18g-workers-compensation-coverage-and-debarmentOpinion 89-22
… in light of its actual operation. A town has no similar duty with respect to the intersection of two county roads … a municipality is under a "continuing" and "non-delegable" duty to maintain its roads and highways in a reasonably safe … such traffic-control devices, conforming to the state manual and specifications, as they may deem necessary to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-22DiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of dollars each year for New … for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, sports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: MTA Weekend Ridership Recovery Outpaces Weekdays Across the Board
… weekends to meet the ongoing rise in demand. The authority can also work with its partners in government to address fare … on fare revenue, and focus on improvements in those areas where ridership recovery continues to fall short.” Overall … York Police Department, resulted in the rate dropping to an average of 46% in 2025. DiNapoli recommends the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/04/dinapoli-mta-weekend-ridership-recovery-outpaces-weekdays-across-boardHiring Public Retirees – When Employees Retire
Summary of laws governing postretirement public employment Sections 211 and 212 retiree earnings limits restoring membership and reporting retirees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/when-employees-retire/hiring-public-retireesNew York City Tourism Industry Hit Hard by Pandemic, Visitor Spending Drops by 73%
… targeting relief funds to workers and to hotels, venues, restaurants and other businesses that are unlikely to recover … until visitors return.” DiNapoli said the state and city’s near-term focus remains getting more people vaccinated and … a show, they also patronize parking garages, hotels, restaurants, bars and much more. Bringing back the theatre …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/new-york-city-tourism-industry-hit-hard-pandemic-visitor-spending-drops-73DiNapoli: County Jail Inmates Received Improper Welfare and Unemployment Insurance Benefits
… fraud and delays providing the state Department of Labor (DOL) with information about inmates receiving UI benefits. … the New York State Sheriffs’ Association provides the DOL with a monthly listing of jail inmates obtained from county jails. DOL matches this listing against its records of those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/10/dinapoli-county-jail-inmates-received-improper-welfare-and-unemployment-insurance-benefits