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XI.14 Overview – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
To promote the efficient and prudent use of state funds and to alert businesses of procurement opportunities Article 4C of the Economic Development Law provides for regular centralized public notice of state agency and public authority intentions to contract for goods and services
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi14-overviewNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… should be treated as an allegation. unsealed today in White Plains federal court: VATTER served in the Newburgh Fire … count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. "Mr. Vatter collected over $95,000 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsLife Skills Home Training Tutorial Program for Preschoolers, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… 30, 2018, Life Skills reported approximately $19 million in reimbursable costs for the SED preschool cost-based … 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, we identified $278,815 in reported costs that did not comply with the requirements in the RCM and the CFR Manual, including: $117,807 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/12/17/life-skills-home-training-tutorial-program-preschoolers-inc-compliance-reimbursable-costKids Unlimited, PT, OT & SLP, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented … for-profit organization authorized by SED to provide Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services to … Reports were reasonable necessary directly related to the special education program and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/12/31/kids-unlimited-pt-ot-slp-pllc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualDiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… New York City is expecting to generate a surplus of $3.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 due to federal aid, better-than-projected tax revenues, and planned savings, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New York City is expecting to generate a surplus of $37 billion in fiscal year FY 2022 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-federal-aid-increasing-tax-revenues-and-savings-boost-new-york-citys-surplusOpinion 95-6
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FINES AND PENALTIES -- Disposition (fines and penalties imposed by town justice with respect to violations of traffic control signals … Concerning the proper disposition of fines imposed and collected by a town justice in a suburban town in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-6Opinion 95-4
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Powers and Duties (procedure for investigating possibility of civil liability arising from alleged criminal conduct) … Regarding the procedure which the county board of supervisors may follow in investigating the possibility of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-4Opinion 92-40
… been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. COUNTIES -- … to collect were in the nature of fees which had to bear a direct relationship to the cost of furnishing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-40DiNapoli Announces State Pension Fund's 2024 Corporate Governance Stewardship Priorities
… (DEI), workforce management, and ensuring a robust governance framework to promote high levels of … Report. “Companies that take steps to be responsible corporate citizens are more likely to be profitable, … to protect our pension fund for the future.” The Fund’s Corporate Governance Program actively engages with its …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-announces-state-pension-funds-2024-corporate-governance-stewardship-prioritiesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… reflecting net gains of nearly 2 million jobs since April 1996. The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a body blow to the State’s economy, with combined losses in March and April wiping out 24 years of job growth, as shown in the chart below. The April decline of more than 1.9 million represented the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020How the Program Works – Contribution Stabilization Program
… annual contribution according to its usual procedures. The CSP does not change these procedures or the method for determining annual contribution rates. For purposes of the CSP, the normal annual contribution is the employer’s … Explaining the New York State and Local Retirement System NYSLRS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/employers/csp/how-program-worksOpinion 89-59
… Because of certain mandatory language appearing in §§270 [ad valorem levies] and 271 [benefit assessments], it may … that it may be used "notwithstanding" the ad valorem (§270) and benefit (§271) assessment provisions of the same …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-59State Police Bulletin No. SP-254
… of the 2023 and 2024 retroactive increases to the Holiday Bonus Payment, and to provide agencies instructions … State Police employees in the State Police Investigators Unit (BCI) – BU62 who meet the eligibility criteria are … provides for an increase to the 2023 and 2024 annual holiday compensation payment. Effective Dates: The 2023 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-police/sp-254-retroactive-2023-2024-holiday-bonus-payment-eligible-employees-stateCUNY Bulletin No. CU-704
… agencies of the implementation of the New York State Paid Family Leave. Affected Employees As of March 11, 2021, … In 2016 the Governor signed into law a comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy. The law provides for a deduction from … section of this bulletin are required to be covered by the NY Paid Family Leave program. OSC Actions OSC has created a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-704-city-university-new-york-cuny-paid-family-leaveNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Trends New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost While all states have lost employment since the COVID-19 pandemic struck earlier … New York State Ranks Second Nationally in Jobs Lost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-october-14-2020Comptroller DiNapoli, A.G. Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Hartunian Announce Arrest and Indictment of New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough
… NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and United States Attorney for the Northern District Richard Hartunian today … breach of the trust his constituents placed in him,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “New Yorkers are repeatedly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-and-us-attorney-hartunian-announce-arrest-and-indictment-newState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… grant programs. Between May and June 2021, OCFS received $1.8 billion from the American Rescue Plan Act, plus $469 … New York State Health Insurance Program – Anthem Blue Cross: Coordination of Benefits With Medicare … the New York State Health Insurance Program, and Anthem Blue Cross administers the Hospital Program of the Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsLocal Government – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… local governments. In local fiscal years ending (LFY) in 2021, property taxes accounted for $38.1 billion, or 42.1 percent, of total revenue ($90.5 billion) for local … second largest source of local government revenue in LFY 2021. School districts were the most dependent on State aid, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/local-governmentOpinion 89-42
… security is issued, the security being evidenced only by an account master record and a description of the security … (Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures) number of the bills, as well as pertinent transaction data … Section 357.21 of the regulations contains provisions for registration of securities and provides, that, except in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Opinion 2002-15
… on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Town Charges (street lighting and maintenance of town hall as townwide charges) STREETS AND HIGHWAYS -- … ask whether the cost of expenses for street lighting in a town and for maintaining a building used as the town hall are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-15-0