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Comptroller DiNapoli: Positive Financial Indicators in Middletown
… trends have created a healthy outlook for the city of Middletown, according to a report issued today by State … said DiNapoli. “The proximity to New York City has enabled Middletown to develop a diverse economic base and experience … the future. While the city has typical urban challenges, Middletown should remain on solid financial footing as long …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-positive-financial-indicators-middletownXI.12.C Surety Takeovers – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… contracts may include provisions that require a surety to complete or arrange for completing the contract should the … action by the contracting agency and notification to the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) as specified … System (SFS), allowing future payments under the contract to be appropriately directed to the surety. Through the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi12c-surety-takeoversDiNapoli: Syracuse City School District Employees Pay Over $31,000 for Submitting False Timecards
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, United States Attorney … stolen money is recouped,” said Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller. “The settlement announced today, as well as the related state prosecutions, hold Mr. Cecile and Ms. Murray … State Comptroller DiNapoli announced that Syracuse City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-syracuse-city-school-district-employees-pay-over-31000-submitting-false-timecardsXI.2 Comptroller Approval of Contracts and General Contracts Processing – XI. Procurement and Contract Management
… Financial System Contract Business Unit / Department ID list . If an agency identifies a need to use a Business Unit / Department ID not included in the Statewide Financial System Contract Business Unit / Department ID list, prior to processing the transaction in SFS the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xi/xi2-overviewDiNapoli: Wyandanch Public Library Audit Reveals Missing Cash, Excess Benefits
… Officials of the Wyandanch Public Library in Suffolk County failed to notice $4,600 in missing … Officials of the Wyandanch Public Library in Suffolk County failed to notice $4600 in missing cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/dinapoli-wyandanch-public-library-audit-reveals-missing-cash-excess-benefitsNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… the Northeast Are at Pre-Pandemic Levels New data from the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) by the Bureau of … from June but 98,000 above those of July 2019. Reported job openings of more than 1.1 million in July were the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020DiNapoli: 82 School Districts in Fiscal Stress
… classified in “significant stress” were: Hempstead Union Free School District (Nassau County); Sachem Central School District (Suffolk); Wyandanch Union Free School District (Suffolk); West Seneca Central School … Central School District (Herkimer); and Copiague Union Free School District (Suffolk). The Hempstead Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-82-school-districts-fiscal-stressCost-Saving Ideas: Minimizing Unemployment Insurance Costs
… You can take steps to reduce the cost of unemployment insurance, which provides short-term financial assistance to people who become unemployed through no fault of their … and potential charges. You’ll have an opportunity to comment and specify the circumstances that resulted in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-minimizing-unemployment-insurance-costsColesville-Windsor Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-74)
… oversight of the District’s financial operations to help ensure public funds are managed with accountability, … transparency and integrity. This critical function can help maintain public trust, prevent mismanagement, waste, … and employees. Adopting a procurement policy that can help achieve cost savings through competition and waste …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/12/24/colesville-windsor-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-74East Bloomfield Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-10)
… One: September 6, 2016 to October 31, 2016. Cycle Two: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (extended to June 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, … were not adequate for eight of the 31 water outlets (26 percent) that exceeded the lead action level. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/east-bloomfield-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)
… One: September 6, 2016 to October 31, 2016. Cycle Two: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (extended to June 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/08/01/tupper-lake-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-14DeRuyter Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting(S9-25-4)
… One: September 6, 2016 to October 31, 2016. Cycle Two: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 (extended to June 30, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/06/06/deruyter-central-school-district-lead-testing-and-reportings9-25-4DiNapoli: NYRA's Future Uncertain
… profitable, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also noted … as strongly, especially as new casinos open up across the state,” DiNapoli said. “NYRA needs to come up with a plan to … titles and interests in racetrack properties to New York state. In return, the state forgave nearly all of NYRA’s debt …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/dinapoli-nyras-future-uncertainDiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million
… nearly $40 million was paid for Medicaid recipients with Medicare Part D coverage and for covered medications provided … scenario that is very likely the responsibility of Medicare, not Medicaid, and that should have been refunded to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-may-have-cost-taxpayers-nearly-300-millionDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report … in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli Releases Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… today announced that five villages were designated in fiscal stress under his Fiscal Stress Monitoring System … year local governments and designated one village in “moderate fiscal stress” and four villages as “susceptible … The village of Coxsackie (Greene County) was classified in “moderate fiscal stress.” The four villages classified as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-releases-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… arrive less than six minutes past their scheduled arrival. For 2023, LIRR reported 93.9% of its trains were on time, or … action. DiNapoli’s report also notes that LIRR’s measure for late trains may not reflect some riders’ experience as a … can result in a missed connection or other problems. For example, if trains had to arrive within four minutes of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priorityDiNapoli: Troy's Proposed Bond Financing for Its Lead Pipe Replacement Program Is Lawful and Constitutional
… P. DiNapoli today issued an advisory opinion finding that the city could lawfully issue bonds in connection with … to lead from water service pipes is a public health crisis that poses serious risks to New York's children and needs to be immediately addressed. Our legal opinion is that the City of Troy’s proposed bond issuance to address …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-troys-proposed-bond-financing-its-lead-pipe-replacement-program-lawful-and-constitutionalState Agencies Bulletin No. 286
… Bulletin 201 in relation to the processing and taxation of educational assistance benefits for 2001 Affected … condition fringe benefit." To meet the requirements of the "working condition fringe benefit" exclusion, the … Specifically, the course: Must not be for the purpose of satisfying the minimum educational requirements of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/286-educational-assistance-benefitsPayroll Improvement Project Bulletin No. PIP-003.1
… by January 25, 2021. The migration will be effective at Go Live on March 15, 2021. Background OSC is preparing to … their designated queries in a test database prior to Go Live as some of the queries may not work in version 9.2 and … Testing and Training and update as necessary after Go Live. An updated Query Data Dictionary* listing PayServ …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/payroll-improvement-project/pip-0031-payroll-improvement-project-ps-query-updates-and